Slots task force readies guidelines for casino design

The Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force will brief the city Planning Commission Sept. 12 on its recommended design guidelines for the high-profile slots casino coming to Pittsburgh.

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Gambling history facts:

  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.