Poker measure draws opposition
“We think there is a considerable element of chance in poker”
AUSTIN — State Rep. Jose Menendez thinks he has a pretty good hand, but Rob Kohler of the Christian Life Coalition wishes the San Antonio Democrat would fold his cards.
Menendez is pushing a bill that would allow Texas hold ‘em games at licensed bars and restaurants with the state taking a cut to help pay for affordable housing.
‘It’s a game of skill that a lot of people enjoy playing, and my bill would make sure it’s regulated by the state,’ said Menendez, whose measure, House Bill 3186, will be considered by the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee today. ‘I’m hoping the committee will look at it favorably and send it along to the full House.’ Read more
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Do you know that:
- 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel. - Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- 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.
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