Vietnam Considering Legal Soccer Betting

Vietnam is working on a plan to legalize soccer betting to generate money for the country’s sports industry and curb rampant illegal gambling, an official said Thursday.

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Thu, September 14th, 2006

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  • People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.
  • Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).