Star City Casino Workers Demand Pay Raise
SYDNEY, Australia As reported by the Australian: “Hundred of Star City Casino workers gathered on the steps of Sydney’s premier gambling venue today to call for better pay.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
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