Stumbo Says Support Strong For Casino Gambling In KY

Attorney General Greg Stumbo thinks he’s hit on a way to solidify support for casino gambling in Kentucky. Stumbo says said he’d like to see casino gambling approved and that he wants the first $100 million of revenue from it to wipe out the property tax on vehicles.

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Mon, August 21st, 2006

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Casino gambling facts:

  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • The brand new resort, Wynn Las Vegas recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip. At a cost of approximately $2.7 billion, the Wynn Las Vegas features 2,700 guestrooms and suites, casino (table games, over 1900 slots/video poker machines, poker room with race and sports book), several restaurants, a night club, golf, a shopping esplanade and a show called Le Reve.
  • It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.