Ex-pol Garcia surrenders in gambling ring case
FREEHOLD, N.J. - Former state assemblyman and Union City mayor Raul “Rudy” Garcia surrendered to authorities Friday morning to face charges in a $500 million gambling ring broken up earlier in the week.
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Gambling history facts:
- 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time. - The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
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