Raising awareness on problem gambling in Oregon
2,300 Oregonians sought treatment last year for pathological gambling
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- “Problem Gambling Awareness Week”
- Sanford proclaims March 6-12 as Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims Problem Gambling Awareness Week in California
- Maine Holds Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- New study says Oregon has 75,000 problem gamblers
- Agencies Join Together to Promote Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- County commissioners declare ‘problem gambling awareness week’
- Anti-gambling calendar features students posters
Casino gambling information:
- In Cuba, during the 1950's, the blackjack shoe was first introduced. The dealers in Cuba handled the cards really well and management thought that the dealers may be being a little too good to their friends. So, to curb their suspicions, management decided to use a "dealing box" which is currently known as a shoe.
- The first games that we would recognize as modern roulette were introduced in Paris casinos around the end of the 18th century. In the mid 19th century the single zero game was invented in France, this reduced the casino's edge thereby increasing the odds of the player.
- 2000: MGM Grand Inc. stages the gaming industry's largest corporate buyout with its $6 million purchase of Mirage Resorts Inc.
2005: Las Vegas celebrates one illustrious century on May 15. - In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
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