NY laws touch taxes, borrowing, bingo as a crime

Associated Press - December 31, 2007 7:35 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New Yorkers will get better protection from unaffordable mortgage, under a new law to take effect tomorrow.

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Mon, December 31st, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
  • The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.