Ontario May Allow Sports Betting in Casinos, Toronto Star Says

July 3 (Bloomberg) — The Ontario government is asking federal lawmakers to amend rules that would allow the province to offer Las Vegas-style sports betting in casinos, the Toronto Star reported.

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Thu, July 3rd, 2008

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Do you know that:

  • 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.
  • Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.
  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.