City firms caught in FBI gaming inquiry
At least 16 investment banks, law and accountancy firms have been subpoenaed by the US Department of Justice to hand over any documentation connected with the online gaming industry.
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Do you know that:
- The name of the game "Poker" likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen ("to knock"), but it is not clear whether the games named by those terms were the real origins of poker.
- 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.
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
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