Land deal pitched as Mass. casino site
BOSTON (AP) — The financial backers of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indians agreed yesterday to purchase 125 acres of land — possibly for a casino — from the southeastern Massachusetts town of Middleborough, a town official said.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
- Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
- Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
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