Bingo battle may shape upcoming elections
By M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau Alabama politics have never seen a disagreement over an issue such as electronic bingo cause so much division between a governor and an attorney general, say people who track politics.
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Gambling history facts:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.
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