WTO head confident USA will come right
The Antigua Sun reports that a top official in the World Trade Organisation, Director General Pascal Lamy is confident that the United States will eventually comply with the WTO’s ruling on its online gambling discriminatory practices.
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Interesting gambling information:
- A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
- 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.
- The first World Series of Poker was held in downtown Las Vegas at the Horseshoe Casino back in 1970. Then owner of the Horseshoe Jack Binion, hosted the very first one and has agreed to host upcoming World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit. Jack Binion said that is purely honorary and plans on doing other types deals and events in the future.
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