Indiana lawmakers favor casino expansions, barges
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana As reported by the Louisville Courier Journal: “Bowing to pressure from the state’s casino industry, lawmakers have nixed a plan to charge hefty fees for expansions but let casinos abandon their boats in favor of buildings constructed on permanently moored barges.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.
- 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.
- The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
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