Attorneys argue gambling deal before Supreme Court
Gov. Charlie Crist, who sometimes recalls his days as a college quarterback, simply “called an audible” under a blitz from the federal government when he signed a casino gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, his lawyer told the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Interesting gambling information:
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- The first World Series of Poker was held in downtown Las Vegas at the Horseshoe Casino back in 1970. Then owner of the Horseshoe Jack Binion, hosted the very first one and has agreed to host upcoming World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit. Jack Binion said that is purely honorary and plans on doing other types deals and events in the future.
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
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