Major expansion of casino planned
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. plans a $145 million expansion of its New Orleans-area riverboat casino complex that will include a new gambling boat and a more-luxurious hotel than the company originally intended to build.
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- Ill. Senate approves major gambling expansion
- Tribal gaming accords on the table
- Committee OKs major gambling expansion in Illinois
- Menominees Plan Casino Expansion
- Iowa Casino Expansion Approved
- Las Vegas Hilton begins massive renovation, expansion project
- City board approves Oaklawn expansion to house gambling machines
- Gambling expansion in Calif. weighed
- Madigan: Illinois Needs Casino Regulation Overhaul
Gambling history facts:
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
- Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.
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