New Years Day Bowl Previews

6 big bowl games on January 1, including Michigan vs. USC in the Rose Bowl. Prior to these games this bowl season the determining factor has been motivation - but…

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Mon, January 1st, 2007

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Do you know that:

  • Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
  • The first World Series of Poker was held in downtown Las Vegas at the Horseshoe Casino back in 1970. Then owner of the Horseshoe Jack Binion, hosted the very first one and has agreed to host upcoming World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit. Jack Binion said that is purely honorary and plans on doing other types deals and events in the future.
  • Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.