Push is on for Legalized Video Gambling
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Some Indiana residents want the state to legalize video gambling in American Legion halls and other clubs. Supporters say the move would allow the state to regulate the machines and
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- 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.
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
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