Bingo women guilty
Defendants Rita Tipton and Gloria Williams sat emotionless in a federal courtroom Thursday as guilty verdicts were read on each count against them of conspiracy to commit bingo fraud, tax evasion and mail fraud.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time. - The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
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