House RollCall-Tavern Gambling
Votes Tuesday as the House, on a 53-42 vote, gave final legislative approval to a bill that would allow taverns to offer pull-tabs and other low-stakes gambling. Voting yes were 14 Republicans and 39 Democrats. Voting no were 33 Republicans and 9 Democrats.
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Interesting gambling information:
- The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
- The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.
- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
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