Bill to change video bingo displays moves out of Senate committee
Some state legislators are working on a bill to shut down video bingo, at least in the form it’s in now. Many parishes have video bingo machines, even though lawmakers voted to outlaw video poker. Legislators say the new video bingo machines might as well be video poker because they look so similar. WAFB’s Capitol Correspondent Caroline Moses has that story.
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Gambling history facts:
- 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam. - Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- 1994: On New Year's Day Frank Sinatra gives his last Las Vegas performance at the MGM Grand.
1998: Opening of the Bellagio. With 3,026 rooms it is the largest hotel in the world, and also the most expensive - it cost $1.7 billion to build.
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