Internet Gambling, Port Deals Reached
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement last night on legislation to tighten maritime and port security regulations and, in a last-minute move, added an unrelated measure that seeks to ban Internet gambling.
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- U.S. Internet gambling bill gets last-minute push
- PNG legalises casinos and internet gambling
- US passes internet gambling bill
- Two more gambling ships look at Port
- Internet gambling ban added to U.S. port security bill
- Port Huron Casino Expected to Do Well
- Passenger counts down for local gambling ships
- Oceans 21 Gambling Ship Coming To Port Canaveral
- GOP aims to crack down on Web gambling
- Third Gambling Shop Coming To Port Canaveral
- No more gambling cruise dumping off Port Canaveral
Do you know that:
- U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- 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. - Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
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