Schwarzenegger signs more gambling deals

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who once opposed unlimited expansion of gambling on Indian lands, has signed deals with several tribes allowing them to install tens of thousands of new slot machines.

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Thu, August 31st, 2006

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Do you know that:

  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
  • One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.