Casino Firm in Red for Past 2 Years

A gambling company owned by Don Barden, who owns a separate company that won the state license to build a slot machine casino in Pittsburgh, has lost nearly $20 million the last two years.

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Thu, March 22nd, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
  • Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
  • The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
  • The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.