ROGUE SLOTS: Measure to phase out gambling machines gets a hearing
ANNAPOLIS (AP) Lawmakers who say rogue gambling machines threaten the lottery and slot machines they hope to legalize took their case to a Senate committee on Wednesday, but charitable organizations said the targeted machines are a big help to them.
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Do you know that:
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
- 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.
- In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.
- Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
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