Texans back gambling on reservations, poll indicates
AUSTIN — More than two-thirds of Texas voters favor allowing gaming on Texas reservations, according to poll results a tribe announced Tuesday as legislators prepared to debate a bill that would let tribal casinos, including Speaking Rock Casino, reopen.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time. - 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.
- 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.
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