Smoke breaks reduce problem gambling

The Australian broadcaster ABC carries an interesting report this week on the possibility that anti-smoking laws may have helped curb problem gambling in land casinos.

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Tue, September 18th, 2007

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    1989: One of Vegas's most extravag-ant hotels opens. Steve Wynn's Mirage resort features a man-made volcano and over 3,000 rooms. Siegfried and Roy sign a $57 million, five-year contract to provide entertainment at the hotel.
  • Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
  • 1994: On New Year's Day Frank Sinatra gives his last Las Vegas performance at the MGM Grand.
    1998: Opening of the Bellagio. With 3,026 rooms it is the largest hotel in the world, and also the most expensive - it cost $1.7 billion to build.
  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.