States Bet on Risky Business of Gambling
In uncertain economic times, gambling in America’s society and culture has become more than just entertainment. Many states are becoming more dependent on revenue generated from state-regulated gaming to bolster shaky budgets.
Related Gambling News:
- Gambling on gourmet
- Risky business: Tavern games feel casino threat
- Bingo.com Sells United States Online Gaming Business
- Online Gambling Remains Risky Business
- Ore. study shows teen gambling tied to other risky behaviors
- Gambling for kids may be risky business
- Study shows teen gambling tied to risky behaviors
- States Again Ponder Space Travel Business
- An Insight into Gambling Companies, Including for Example Present and Future Investments, Opportunities and Challenges
- Risky business: Gambling on unsettled QBs the norm in NFL
- Mohawk territory gambling on a risky business
- Indiana’s risky business
Gambling casinos info:
- Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
- 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.
- Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
- 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.
RSS feed
