#Bill 98

The history of blackjack is fragmented. Like most things from centuries past, it's a composite of different ideas, trends, and cultural influences. In fact, this is why modern blackjack isn't regarded as a casino game with specific rules; they vary from casino to casino. Although the classic format remains popular, there are variants aplenty…

JEFFERSON CITY - A sweeping expansion of gambling in Missouri is likely off the table this year. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, said an ongoing impasse among the state's 13 casinos, sports betting proponents and backers of legalizing slot machines in truck stops and fraternal organizations will keep the expansion from moving…

Nevada legalised casino gambling in 1931 when Governor Fred Balzar signed Assembly Bill 98 into law. The Nevada Legislature voted to legalise gambling to help lift Nevada out from under the impact of the Great Depression, and undid a ban on casino gambling in the state that had been in place since 1909. Gambling has been legal in Nevada for over 85…

The Missouri Senate has defeated a three-pronged effort to expand gambling in Missouri while suppressing unregulated devices that offer cash prizes to players. The vote that defeated the bill may have been the last chance this legislative session to address the proliferation of devices that some prosecutors have attacked as illegal and that others…