Don’t start bingo games just yet, lawmakers urge
By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - Despite approval last month by voters of a constitutional amendment that allows charitable bingo and raffles, people should avoid playing the games until regulations and licensing procedures have been approved by the Legislature, a state lawmaker said Friday.
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Do you know that:
- The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."
- The brand new resort, Wynn Las Vegas recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip. At a cost of approximately $2.7 billion, the Wynn Las Vegas features 2,700 guestrooms and suites, casino (table games, over 1900 slots/video poker machines, poker room with race and sports book), several restaurants, a night club, golf, a shopping esplanade and a show called Le Reve.
- Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
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