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Contents 1 History of the term casino 2 History of casinos 3 Gambling in casinos 4 Security 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External links

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When it opened in 1989, The Mirage was the first casino to use cameras full time on all table games.^[7]

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[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Casino". http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50034083?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=casino&first=1&max_to_show=10. 
2. ^ "Casinò di Venezia". http://www.casinovenezia.it/en/casino_storia.jsp. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 
3. ^ "Special catalogues in the Drama Collection". The Royal Library. http://www.kb.dk/en/nb/samling/dra/dra-specialkataloger.html. Retrieved or free poker visor green pal then professional, aa site blue was with list game chips poker if casino dogs chip is make free las vegas poker reviews for royalty quality with on 2007-07-09. 
4. ^ http://avalonball.com/casino.asp
5. ^ History of Casinos & Casino Jobs - Job Monkey.com
6. ^ Rose, Nelson (2000-06-15). "Minimum Legal Age to Place a Bet". Gaming Guru. Casino City Times. http://rose.casinocitytimes.com/articles/966.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 
7. ^ Knightly, Arnold M. (February 2007). "Blink and you'll miss him". Las Vegas Review-Journal: 1E. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29780604_ITM. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. 

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