Editorial: Money chase runs amok

If money talks, here’s what it’s telling us about the 2008 presidential race: This will be the most expensive campaign in the history of politics, with strategists predicting that each major party’s eventual … via Salisbury Post

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Sat, April 7th, 2007

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Casino gambling information:

  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
  • 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.
  • The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
  • In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.