Weblogs and iPods make dictionary
“Weblogs”, “iPod” - and “bingo wings” - are among new words making it into the Chambers Dictionary this year.
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Gambling history facts:
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
- 2000: MGM Grand Inc. stages the gaming industry's largest corporate buyout with its $6 million purchase of Mirage Resorts Inc.
2005: Las Vegas celebrates one illustrious century on May 15. - The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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