Horse track, casino plans may test state’s gambling strategy
LANSING, Mich. — Potential changes to Michigan’s casino and horse track lineup are renewing the debate over the expansion of gambling in the state.
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Gambling casinos info:
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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