Big Bucks Bingo operators convicted of defrauding the IRS
BOISE — William J. Tway and Robert J. Ford were convicted today in federal court of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in relation to their operation of Big Bucks Bingo in Garden City, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn began to manufacture the first nationally known poker card machines. The machines maintained their enormous popularity until just before World War I.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
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