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About the History of Gaming
- Sports Betting
A feature of many casinos are the sports books (facilities where betting
takes place on horse races and other sporting events). Frank Rosenthal, a US
horse racing handicapper who realized that bookmaking could be a huge
money-spinner for casinos, opened the first race and sports book at the
Stardust Casinos in Las Vegas. Its success resulted in race and sports books
being introduced to The Strip. The story of Rosenthal's life was portrayed
in the movie "Casino".
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