A new law allowing expanded gambling in Kansas will provide the latest challenge for the head of the State Lottery. …
Van Petten says he knows his agency is under the gun. Opponents of the gambling bill believe the expansion creates more opportunities for corruption and will look for proof they are right.
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Gambling casinos info:
- Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
- Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.
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