Panel won’t take new Iowa casino applications

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will not authorize new casino licenses and will seek a study on the impact of new casinos.

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Thu, March 6th, 2008

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Gambling casinos history:

  • Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
  • The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.