Our view: Cahill too exuberant over gambling
“We here in New England have always been slightly embarrassed by our per-capita spending on gaming.”
Residents of Massachusetts don’t have a gambling problem, despite wagering more per capita than most of their peers. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
- Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.
- Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
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