Casino workers march in A.C.
ATLANTIC CITY - Thousands of casino workers in yellow shirts with the United Auto Workers insignia marched with their union brethren from several states on one of the city’s busiest streets yesterday to make a point.
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Gambling history facts:
- 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.
- The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
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