Patrick to meet with gambling advocates

Governor-elect Deval L. Patrick said yesterday he will meet with gambling advocates before deciding on casinos and slots for Massachusetts. “During the campaign there wasn’t time for me to give to the proponents; I have a little more time now,” he said. Patrick, who had taken a strong stand against gambling during the campaign, insisted he hasn’t changed his view. …Save

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Sat, November 18th, 2006

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  • 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
    1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
  • 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
  • One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.