Senate supports video bingo limit

State Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, shows off a video bingo machine that he argued is posing as a slot machine. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

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Thu, May 15th, 2008

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  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
  • The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
  • 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
    1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.