Critics Decry Pennsylvania Gaming Law Loopholes
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania As reported by the Associated Press: “Lobbyists and lawyers hired to represent the groups vying for slot-machine parlor licenses have made more than $750,000 in political contributions this year in Pennsylvania.
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Casino gambling facts:
- In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
- Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
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