Asians find casinos a losing proposition

Lonely and overworked Asian immigrants are throwing away their hard-earned wages on the lottery, scratch tickets and glitzy East Coast casinos that tap into gambling’s allure in their culture, according…

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Sun, March 18th, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
  • In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
  • In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
  • 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.