Casinos’ revenue, customers increase

The Kansas City area’s four casinos’ aggregate revenue rose 4 percent in August from the same month last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Monday.

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Mon, September 11th, 2006

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  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
  • The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
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