Gambling fraud costs us $100m
VICTORIA has topped the nation for gambling related frauds research released today shows.
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- New anti-card fraud team launches
- Fraud rampant on the web
- 888 joins anti-fraud info pool
- Iovation improves anti-fraud system
- Young and old affected by gambling and fraud
- Sisters get 63 months in prison for bingo fraud
- Poker sites used in fraud scheme
- Siblings of fugitive betting boss deny fraud
- Casinos rein in high costs via early prevention
- Experts say state underestimates social costs of slots, inflates gain
- Delayed Aqueduct Casino Costs Soaring
Do you know that:
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
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