EDITORIAL: A Way Out for Little River: Village Could Incorporate, Cut Its Own Gambling Deal
By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Apr. 8–Many folks in Little River no doubt are dispirited that Horry County Council last week announced, 7-5, its intent to ban the two casino boats that ply the village waterfront. They needn’t be.
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Do you know that:
- The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
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