Repent, bishop tells gambling firms
MANILA, Philippines - Saying they are now doing to Filipinos what they did to Christ 2,000 years ago, a senior Catholic archbishop urged gambling firms Monday to repent and stop their practice.
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Gambling casinos info:
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker. - By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
- The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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