Brosnan joins LA casino boss for ‘The Big Biazarro’

Washington, Jan 19: Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has teamed up with Las Vegas casino owner Phil Maloof to make a gambling film ‘The Big Biazarro’.

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Thu, January 18th, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
  • At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.