$1.75M bet for tribe: Middleboro eyed as casino resort site
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe yesterday took a big step forward in its bid to open the Bay State’s first casino, with a deal for a large tract of land in Southeastern Massachusetts. An attorney for…
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Gambling history facts:
- Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
- 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.
- Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
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