Cecil Fielder denies gambling problem
He was one of baseball’s most feared sluggers, a home run-hitting terror for the Detroit Tigers, and a key cog in the New York Yankees’ run to the 1996 World Series championship. But Cecil Fielder’s fortunes took a downward turn after he stopped playing, including casino gambling losses of more than a half-million dollars.
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Interesting gambling information:
- 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.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
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