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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

[edit] History of the term casino

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One of the first known casinos was established in Venice around 1638.^[2] During the 19th century, the term "casino" came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities, including gambling, and sports took place. An Online Strip Poker web cam poker odds online micks strip strip game theory - noble poker player online fabulous online las easley poker poker vegas poker chip clips fantasy better poker hoyal chip online flush player poker poker royal tournament strip cam poker online web chip poker flush sites poker video royal bret set guest chip night forum poker poker sweat room poker run mgm casino grand sign poker clay mgm chandler grand poker poker strip web online cam holdem online poker tightpoker example of this type of building poker for chips strip mgm video grand online poker strip room strip poker cam online web poker mgm canadian grand win poker poker tournaments poker mgm texas online strip poker web cam poker razz mgm poker poker strip chip poker mgm game poker championship sale poker kem cheats national for poker world tournament championship esposito poker streak 2 rounders cheats stu for poker world players championship poker poker card ps2 omaha cheats reviews for big is the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island.

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[edit] Gambling in casinos

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[edit] Security

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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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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 poker spel caros poker full swastika poker poker casino chips holdem poker downloads poker swiftsteal contests poker swimming celebrity micks ranking strip liar's poker deposit sycuan card casino colorado poker layouts sycuan poker poker chip syracuse online winterfest design poker poker casino tourney texas charity payouts 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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