EU monopolies have to go
State gambling monopolies among European Union member nations came under the media microscope this week in an interesting article published by the Bloombergs business news organisation.
Related Gambling News:
- RGA rejects sports corruption as a justification for state monopolies
- State monopolies can successfully compete
- Swedish monopolies under siege
- French monopolies receive a knock
- EU court prohibits Italian gambling restriction
- Good money in monopolies
- In a Survey Conducted 59% of Companies Predict That in Europe by 2009 Gambling Will Become Liberalised
- EU Court Strikes Down Italian Gambling Restriction
- EFTA Norwegian decision in line with ECJ rulings
- Private-public clash over online gambling
- Holland has Hard time with Online Gambling
- French UIGEA won´t fly with EC
Gambling history facts:
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- 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.
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- When traveling to Las Vegas be sure to check out some of the incredible scenery outside of the city. Lake Mead is about 45 minutes away from the city and is a beautiful place to cool off. When things get really hot, give Mount Charleston a try. It\'s approximately 30 degrees cooler. Red Rock Canyon is only a 30 drive. There is also the stunning Valley of Fire which is 1 hour away from Las Vegas.
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