A look at casino gambling legislation
AUSTIN, Texas Texas legislators will consider whether to ask the state’s voters to approve a constitutional amendment allowing casino gambling. ___WHAT’S AT STAKE? Millions of dollars Texans spend gambling in other states, including neighboring Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Casino gambling information:
- Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
- 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.
- 2000: MGM Grand Inc. stages the gaming industry's largest corporate buyout with its $6 million purchase of Mirage Resorts Inc.
2005: Las Vegas celebrates one illustrious century on May 15. - The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
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