New rules curb lottery delis’

In an effort to stop some deli and tavern owners from running their businesses as mini-casinos, the state has approved new rules that require lottery retailers to earn more than half their sales from sources …
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Fri, February 2nd, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • 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.