Las Vegas is Poker Central

Las Vegas is Poker Central Spotted in Friday afternoon Las Vegas traffic Doesn’t matter where you are in Las Vegas you’re not far from some visual reference to America’s favorite participation game, poker.
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Thu, February 1st, 2007

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Gambling history facts:

  • The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.
  • 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.
  • The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.