Pro-casino group names executive director
The Kentucky Equine Education Project, which favors legalizing casino gambling in the state, has named Patrick Neely as its executive director. Neely was a campaign manager and congressional staff member for former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup. KEEP’s chairman, former Gov. Brereton Jones, confirmed Neely’s appointment in an interview Wednesday afternoon. The move places a Republican in a key position …
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- In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.
- Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.
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