Sports betting a sure thing

Excuse the pun, but it’s a safe bet that it’s only a matter of time before sports gambling becomes available to the good people of Ontario. A published report says the federal and Ontario governments are moving toward allowing gamblers to wager on individual sports games in casinos […]

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Fri, July 4th, 2008

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Gambling casinos history:

  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
  • 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.
  • 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
    1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
    1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time.