gubernatorial debate: candidates spar over Casino gambling
Welcome to our gubernatorial debate. Each week, Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Democratic challenger Steve Beshear will answer two questions on the same general topic. This week’s topic is casino gambling. The first question each week is posed by the Herald-Leader. The second question for each candidate comes from the opposing campaign. The candidates have 100 words to answer each question. …
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Gambling casinos history:
- The El Rancho Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas was known for a few firsts. It was the first casino/resort on the Strip opening in 1941 with 63 guestrooms. It was also the first to offer a buffet. The cost of the buffet was only $1.00! The El Rancho burned down in 1960 and fortunately no one was hurt.
- Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
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