Pa. braces for impact of gambling
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania gambling regulators plan to award licenses for standalone slot-machine casinos Wednesday, which could make Philadelphia the country’s largest city with a casino and bring gambling to the outskirts of the historic Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg.
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Interesting gambling information:
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
- If you have even seen a Baccarat player bend the cards and make a fold in them, don't be surprised. This is common because once the decks in the card shoe are finished in Baccarat, they are usually thrown away. In Baccarat, do not bet on a tie hand.
- 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel.
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