A New Jersey state senator has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal law banning sports betting in 46 states.
State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, a Democrat representing portions of Union County, filed the suit Monday, arguing the 17-year-old law is unconstitutional because it treats four states differently than the other states.
Under the law, sports betting [...]
What a shocker.
Underground sports gambling rings are often associated with the mafia.
Ok, maybe it’s not such a surprise.
Location in this story is Atlantic City in New Jersey, home state of Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show The Sopranos.
The casino sting operation
23 people have been charged with taking part in a high-stakes poker room with [...]
Did you know “Baccara” in Italian means zero?
And since the worst hand you can have in Baccarat is zero, well, it makes for an unusual choice for the name of the game.
By the way, it’s spelled B-A-C-C-A-R-A-T. Not bacarrat. Or baccarrat. Or back-a-rat.
History of Baccarat
Baccarat is thought to have been brought into France from Italy [...]
Atlantic City is getting the MGM Mirage.
Plans have been announced to build a $5 billion dollar complex in 2012 which is currently nicknamed City Center East. This place is going to be HUGE. It’s going to have the biggest casino in the state, restaurants, spa, convention center, 1,500 seat theater and a 3,000 room hotel. [...]
