Commissioner Backpedals on Bingo
Pastor Paul Holman of Greater Beulah Baptist Church is one of many area preachers speaking out against electronic bingo. “Because this is God’s country. This is the bible belt. This is not Ninevah. This is not Sodom and Gomorrah. It is definitely not Las Vegas.”
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Gambling history facts:
- 1993: Steve Wynn buys the Dune Hotel, then implodes it to make way for the Bellagio. The new MGM Grand is completed, once again becoming the world's largest hotel. On December 31, Barbra Streisand stars in the inaugural concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
- Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
- By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
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