Hypocrisy of UIGEA attacked on Nashville blog

The eclectic and informative Internet blog “Tennessee Talk.com” (http://tennesseetalk.com:80/?p=412) featured a pithy and accurate summary of the hypocrisy of US political moves against online gambling in the USA this week, helping to improve and shape public perceptions of the troublesome Act.

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Mon, April 23rd, 2007

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  • The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
  • 1994: On New Year's Day Frank Sinatra gives his last Las Vegas performance at the MGM Grand.
    1998: Opening of the Bellagio. With 3,026 rooms it is the largest hotel in the world, and also the most expensive - it cost $1.7 billion to build.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • 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.