Nation’s biggest unions team up to kick-start talks with Atlantic City casinos

Four of the nation’s largest labor unions are teaming up to kick-start stalled contract talks with casinos in four states, starting with New Jersey. The United Auto Workers, the AFL-CIO, the Transport Workers Union, and the Service Employees International Union…

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Mon, March 16th, 2009

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.