Bill for casinos, slots passes House; awaits Senate vote.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Casinos in four areas of Kansas and slot machines at dog and horse tracks in three cities were approved Monday by the House, but its uncertain whether there is enough support in the Senate to end 15 years of legislaive failures and make expanded gambling a reality.
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Interesting gambling information:
- The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
- Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
- The first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.
- Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
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