Pa. to become big casino state in 2007
HARRISBURG, Pa. The hectic and historic year 2006 saw Pennsylvania move closer to becoming one of the nation’s biggest commercial gambling states.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
- The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.
- 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."
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