BJP flays govt policy to allow more off-shore casinos

Panaji, Sept 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party today strongly opposed the policy of the government to allow a maximum of 10 off-shore casinos in the state and said that the decision would not only worsen the already deteriorated law and order situation in Goa, but also introduce other related vices like sex trade, money laundering, Hawala transactions and rampant use of weapons.

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Mon, September 4th, 2006

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  • 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
    1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
    1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time.
  • Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.