Patrick pitches casino gambling at tourism conference

Gov. Deval Patrick says his plan to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts would boost tourism across the state, not just where the three casinos would be built. Speaking…

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Fri, February 29th, 2008

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
  • Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.
  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.