Expect the unexpected
The Golden State Warriors, a barely-made-it NBA playoff team, accomplished the unthinkable. They eliminated the Mavericks, the No. 1 playoff seed in the Western Conference, from the postseason in surprisingly easy fashion. Mark Cuban’s reality show didn’t flop as badly as the Mavs. As upsets go, it’s one of the biggest in NBA history and will make a few all-time sports lists as well. But just so …
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Casino gambling facts:
- The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
- 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. - 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker. - Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
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