Macau Casinos Threaten HK Racing Club

The Hong Kong Jockey Club, a 124-year-old local institution steeped in history and tradition, is facing a decidedly modern threat: glitzy new casinos being built by Las Vegas operators in nearby Macau.

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Tue, January 8th, 2008

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    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.