On Fast Track: Slots Proposed For Aqueduct
The state budget is balanced this year but next year won’t be so easy. The souring economy will have lawmakers looking for new sources of revenue, and they may have found one in the form of slot machines in Queens. CBS 2 HD has learned that the idea may be on the fast track.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
- Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
- The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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