Ohio ballot initiative to address slots at tracks, proposed casinos
A referendum permitting the operation of 31,500 slot machines at seven commercial horse racing tracks and two proposed casinos in Ohio will be included on the state’s November 7 ballot, Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell confirmed on Tuesday.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- At a land-based casino, if your slot machine is malfunctioning, you won't get paid if you win the jackpot! All slot machines have this written on them but many players are not aware of this policy. The casinos have a device which lets them know if a slot machine is malfunctioning or if it's been tinkered with. Your best bet is to stop playing at it and try another.
- French mathematician Blaise Pascale is often credited with inventing the roulette wheel as a result of his experiments with perpetual motion machines.
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