Casino could allow gambling for young players

“We don’t know what they are talking about in terms of limitations, if any”

By WILLIAM PETROSKI * bpetroski@dmreg.com * May 8, 2008 The Meskwaki Indian tribe plans to offer poker to 18-to-21-year-old gamblers next month at its Tama casino, but state regulators said the young players … via Http

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Fri, May 9th, 2008

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  • Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
  • In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.