Revenue Falls for Ariz. Tribal Casinos

Tribal-owned casinos in Arizona saw revenue fall 13 percent in last year’s fourth quarter.

Tue, February 2nd, 2010

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.
One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.
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.
The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.

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