Casinos hope for an explosion of holiday business
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - “Anemic” is one of the more colorful words gaming executives are using to describe business inside their casinos. So on this Fourth of July weekend, industry insiders are hoping the action at slot machines is as explosive as the fireworks displays outside their properties.
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Gambling casinos info:
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
- The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
- 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.
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
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