Group: Gambling Help Line Has Record Use
MADISON, Wis. — A group that counsels gambling addicts said its help line received a record number of calls in 2008. The Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling said that it’s 24-hour hotline received at least 12,000 calls last year — a 28 percent increase over the previous year.
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Casino gambling facts:
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- 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.
- Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
- Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
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