Push to end states’ pokies habit
“It’s a national issue and that’s why I made the jump from state parliament to the Senate.”
KEVIN Rudd faces intensifying pressure from minor parties in the Senate to smash the addiction of state governments to poker machine tax revenue in what looms as a major threat to the gaming industry. via News.com.au
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Interesting gambling facts:
- In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
- By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
- Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
- During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
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