A Gambling Economy
A USA Today report says nationally casinos aren’t doing so hot. But here in Billings the gambling industry isn’t slowing across the board.
Related Gambling News:
- Casino Business Good in Bad Economy
- Casino Workers Advised: Don’t Talk Economy
- Economy deals losing hand for gambling nationwide
- Poor economy could increase gambling problems
- Casino bigwig to dealers: Don’t discuss economy with gamblers
- Casino big: Don’t discuss economy with gamblers
- Keating: Government is gambling with our economy
- uticaOD.com - The Observer-Dispatch - Gambling economy a bad bet
- Rough economy fires up gamblers
- Gaming Official: Casinos Can Help Economy
- Casino Head: Don’t Talk Economy With Gamblers
- Obama stimulus plan not sure bet to heal economy
Do you know that:
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time. - Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
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