Word: slots
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...great many other Americans seem to agree with her. By the end of 1953, 8,000,000 tourists will have visited Las Vegas, gaped at the sights, risked nearly a billion dollars gambling, and moved on. Behind them they will leave some $200 million, a quarter of it in slot machines and on gaming tables. From every statistical point of view, it will be a record-breaking year. But then, it is always a record-breaking year in Las Vegas, or at least it has been for the past eight years...
...Slot machines are far & away the most popular and lucrative form of Vegas gambling. There are 3,141 of them in the area. The other favorites, in order: craps, roulette, 21 (blackjack), bingo and poker. The town has its stories of huge winnings and losses, but individual winnings are restricted by house limits on betting, and nobody ever breaks the bank (the big houses keep week-end reserves of $500,000 and more). Marathon players are commonplace (the local endurance record: 72 hours), and they get breakfast on the house-and lunch and dinner, too, if they are durable...
...Margarita's freshmen took the return kickoff 78 yards in ten plays, with former fullback Paul Abrahamisn, switching to the tailback slot for this game, climaxing the attack with a short run. A try for the point was missed and the score remained...
...Parents and Teachers. Protestant pulpits resounded with anti-bingo sermons. Said Methodist Bishop Fred P. Corson: "Gambling is a destructive force in personal and community life. It is just as evil . . . when disguised under the cloak of charity or religion as when it appears openly in the form of slot machines and numbers rackets...
...Crimson will open the 1954 season here on Oct. 2 against the University of Massachusetts, moving Ohio University down to the position formerly held by Davidson. Cornell will replace Colgate in the second game slot, with the game played at Ithaca...