Casino bigwig to dealers: Don’t discuss economy with gamblers

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dont discuss the economy with customers. Thats the recommendation from the head of the citys Casino Association, who warns that talking with gamblers about how bad the economy is can be a losing proposition.

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Wed, April 8th, 2009

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Interesting gambling information:

  • 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.
  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
  • Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.