Republicans are skeptical of plan for Chicago casino
SPRINGFIELD Republican Judy Baar Topinkas support of plans to open a casino in Chicago is not sitting well with some members of her own party. The GOP gubernatorial candidates proposal, unveiled Wednesday, goes against long-held Republican opposition to the expansion of gambling in Illinois.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
- During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
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