Republican leader seeks Internet gambling law
Aides to Senate Republican leader Bill Frist said he was still trying to find a way to pass a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but offered no guarantee that a deal could be struck before lawmakers recess at the end of September, a Reuters report said.
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1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino. - Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
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