US state allows firm to offer mobile gambling

(Associated Press via Newsedge) Slot machine giant International Game Technology was approved by Nevada regulators to compete in an emerging market for hand-held, mobile gambling devices.

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Thu, August 24th, 2006

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  • 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.
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  • The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.