Malaysian Firm Wins Casino Bet
Malaysian gambling firm Genting International has struck a multi-million takeover deal with UK casino operator Stanley Leisure. As expected, Genting is to pay 860p a share for Stanley Leisure and its 45 casinos, valuing the the company at £639m.
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Do you know that:
- By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
- Las Vegas is a testament of the powerful ability of gambling to foster economic development. Because of gambling, Las Vegas has shown impressive job growth, developed into a major city with a low tax burden that many state and local governments look at with envy.
- It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
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