Post worker takes blame for video poker machines

In a wild day of testimony a former liquor investigator linked former Milford Selectman Doug Bianchi to an illegal gambling operation at the Milford Veterans of Foreign War post, shortly after a man working for …

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Thu, July 17th, 2008

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
  • A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.