Sports Gambling and the SUPER BOWL - When is Too Much, Too Much?

HAMILTON, N.J., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Super Bowl is the last desperate effort to break even for the season… it can be a double or nothing event for the problem gambler. The excitement and emotion associated with the Super Bowl is often not limited to the pass that scores a touchdown or an amazing interception. It is often the money riding on the game that proves to be more important than seeing a favorite team earn themselves a victory. When does betting on sports become a

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Thu, February 4th, 2010

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Interesting gambling information:

  • 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.
  • In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.