Choosing Reliable Online Poker Rooms

The online poker boom is in full swing. Keep yourself safe and be very selective about where you’ll play online. via What’s new on Launchpoker.com

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Sat, May 26th, 2007

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Casino gambling facts:

  • In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.
  • Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.