Casino boss sues over bad gamble

It’s a classic tale of corporate intrigue. Audrey Oswell, a prominent casino executive, admitted in a lawsuit to helping a competitor, Morgan Stanley, negotiate a land deal for a billion-dollar gambling resort in Atlantic City.

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Thu, January 11th, 2007

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Casino gambling facts:

  • Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
  • French mathematician Blaise Pascale is often credited with inventing the roulette wheel as a result of his experiments with perpetual motion machines.
  • Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.