Former sheriff Bill Young has new job
Former Sheriff Bill Young has a new gig. Young is Station Casinos’ new corporate vice-president of security. He will oversee the security and surveillance departments. Young says he’s excited to start his second career.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- 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.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker. - The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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