Nothing wrong with permitting sportsbook betting in our casinos

It’s time to move the discussion about changing the rules that would allow what is known as casino sportsbook betting from the political backrooms and into the open -and to get the approvals needed to change those rules. By most accounts, the provincial government has been prodding its […]

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Fri, July 4th, 2008

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    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
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