Will consumers tune in to a tiny TV in their hand?
NEW YORK - Wireless carriers, broadcasters, handset manufacturers and content producers are betting that TV and video will become the next great mobile hotbed. The IDC research firm says that by 2010, about 24 million consumers representing 9.2% of U.S. cellular subscribers will watch TV or video on mobile handsets.
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Gambling casinos history:
- U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
- The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
- Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
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