NBI might revive probe on casino employees abduction

UNTIL Charlie “Atong” Ang, alleged gambling buddy of deposed president Joseph Estrada, came back to the Philippines a few weeks ago, the trail of missing casino employee Edgar Bentain had gone cold.Save

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Mon, November 27th, 2006

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Interesting gambling information:

  • In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.
  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.