Sports bring attention to U.
I live in Big Ten-Notre Dame country, Evanston, Ill. - the home of Northwestern, to be exact - and after more than 50 years here, I have finally earned the respect deserving of any graduate of Rutgers. In 1958, when I moved to Chicagoland, Rutgers was virtually unknown, so much so that I made a few bucks betting on RU versus anyone, especially in football.
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Do you know that:
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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