Wednesday May 02, 2007 - 13:37 EST
Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-Mass.) proposal to regulate Internet gambling in the U.S. has received a mixed reviews from the online gambling industry. Frank’s plan calls for regulated companies to ensure gamblers are at least 18 years of age and in a jurisdiction that allows betting.
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Gambling casinos history:
- By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
- Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
- Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
- 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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