For caterers, casinos 07-07-07 is lucky

July 7, 2007, is definitely going to be a lucky day if youre in the wedding or gambling business, that is. Companies ranging from caterers to casinos are gearing up for an influx of business from those seeking to take advantage of what is thought to be an auspicious day.

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Tue, July 3rd, 2007

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Casino gambling facts:

  • 1993: Steve Wynn buys the Dune Hotel, then implodes it to make way for the Bellagio. The new MGM Grand is completed, once again becoming the world's largest hotel. On December 31, Barbra Streisand stars in the inaugural concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
  • Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.