Police in smaller N.C. towns learning to spot criminal gangs
Chapel Hill town officials are using a $50,000 state grant to pay for training, extra payroll and community outreach sessions to recognize and counter criminal gangs.
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- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.
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