It’s post time … now a word from our sponsor
Ads plastered around the Saratoga track give NYRA a new source of revenue SARATOGA SPRINGS — Longtime Saratoga Race Course fans this summer are being greeted by more advertising than they’ve ever seen. For the first time, there are company logos hanging from the infield rail near the finish line, flashing across electronic betting machine displays, plastered across the starting gate and on …
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Gambling history facts:
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
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