Slots to cut 10 percent from Pa. property tax bills

Most homeowners in Pennsylvania could get an average $169 reduction on their next school property tax bill as the state begins to distribute its take from slot-machine gambling in casinos.

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Tue, April 15th, 2008

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Casino gambling facts:

  • 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.
  • Gaming is now the States' favorite pastime. More individuals gamble than the combined total of those attending movies, sports, music events, theme parks and live entertainment.
  • Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
  • 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.