House OKs Elimination Of Bingo-Card Tax

The Arkansas House has passed a bill eliminating the penny tax on charitable bingo cards, after hearing promises that strict enforcement will remain in place to keep illegal bingo halls from doing business.

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Fri, February 20th, 2009

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  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • 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.
  • Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.