Taiwan mulls end to casino ban
Taiwan is studying the possibility of ending its ban on casinos so as to boost its tourism industry, a move others such as Singapore have already taken to exploit the boom in Chinese travel overseas, an official said Thursday.
Related Casino News:
- Casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s son mulls building casinos in Taiwan
- Taiwan island seeks investors to create casino resort
- Taiwan Casino Plans Revealed
- Casinos Given Green Light in Taiwan
- Amazing plans for Taiwan casino
- No pornography, gambling for Chinese vacationers to Taiwan
- Taiwan launches first sports lottery
- Taiwan launches first sports lottery - Summary
- Taiwan looks for more Chinese gambling action
- More online gambling busts in Taiwan
- No gambling for Chinese going to Taiwan
- Huge potential in Taiwan for casinos, magnate says
Interesting gambling information:
- Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
- Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
- During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
- By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
RSS feed
