Gambling virus hurts community
There is a virus abroad in our town, a contagious virus that is spreading and infecting more and more of our children, youth and adults. This virus has no elaborate Latin name, just a common English one: “gambling.”
Related Gambling News:
- Bingo hall closure hurts groups
- Cup KO for Milner
- Gamblers Lose With Gaming Trojan
- Poconos a popular site for slot hopefuls
- Pro Poker Hurts
- Charitable gambling group says smoking ban hurts
- Vic community groups target gambling
- Selective enforcement of poker rules hurts library
- Smoking ban hurts bingo parlors
- Sports Bettors Invited To Create Their Own Community
- Smoke Ban Hurts Gambling Revenue
- Smoking Ban Hurts Bingo’s Future
Interesting gambling information:
- 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.
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- 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).
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