Judge rules Boys & Girls Club can resume bingo operations after 1-year suspension
WATERLOO — The beleaguered Boys & Girls Club of Black Hawk County will be able to resume bingo operations in a year as a result of corrective actions it has taken over the past few months, a state administrative law judge ruled this week.
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- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
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