NCAA gambling may be legalized
Gambling on the NCAA Tournament would become legal if legislation proposed by a state representative passes. Rep. Kim Meltzer, R-Clinton Township, is drafting legislation that would legalize gambling in NCAA basketball pools.
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Gambling casinos history:
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- 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. - It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
- 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.
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