Illegal gambling takes a hit in the Senate
A Senate committee approved a proposal Monday that supporters say would crack down on illegal gambling by stepping up enforcement and enacting stricter penalties.
Related Gambling News:
- Summary Box: Senate panel advances proposal to crack down on illegal gambling
- Senate panel advances proposal to crack down on illegal gambling
- Senate RollCall-Illegal Gambling
- Special prosecutor proposed for Indiana gambling crackdown
- 11:41 p.m.: Senate panel advances bill to tighten gambling enforcement
- Action is urged on illegal gambling
- Senate committee votes to ban video gambling games
- Senate approves gambling compacts
- Senators work on changes to several gambling bills
- Senate Leader Wants Quick Vote on Net Gambling
- Gambling expanion passes through Senate
- Senate Republicans eye budget as way to revive casinos effort
Gambling casinos history:
- Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker. - The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
RSS feed
