Senate panel advances proposal to crack down on illegal gambling

INDIANAPOLIS - A Senate committee approved a proposal Monday that supporters say would crack down on illegal gambling statewide by stepping up enforcement and enacting stricter penalties.

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Mon, April 2nd, 2007

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Casino gambling information:

  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
  • Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
  • Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.