Gambling Finally Paying Off for Pennsylvania Property Owners

Pennsylvania has finally hit the jackpot on taxes. The gambling revenue that Governor Rendell promised would bring relief to Pennsylvania homeowners is finally arriving.

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Fri, May 2nd, 2008

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Gambling history facts:

  • The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.
  • 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.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
    1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel.