CT Threatens to Sue NY Over Internet Gambling
Connecticut’s attorney general threatened Wednesday to sue the New York Racing Association over plans to allow online betting on New York horse races. The New York State Racing and Wagering Board last week approved plans for the gambling Web site, which Blumenthal said would initially take bets over the Internet from gamblers in Connecticut and New York.
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Casino gambling information:
- French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
- The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
- By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
- Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
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