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The link to the Missouri gambling site is now out of date and needs to be updated.
Japan section reads as though it was written by the gambling industry - quotes of 160% returns are 'citation needed'.

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Expansion

History of gambling in Oregon
Authorized forms, and the associated rules and regulations for each
- Sports. Indian gaming? Lottery. Commercial casinos? etc.
Addiction services offered by the state's Department of Human Services

Any thoughts, comments or ideas? --Another Believer _(Talk) 23:24, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the history, for instance see Copperfield, Oregon; as there used to be more of it, though I don't know if it was legal or illegal. Aboutmovies (talk) 02:32, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Two major things

The ideas above are good. Here are a couple other things we need to cover:

Laws relating to private gambling (home poker games, gambling in bars or fraternal organizations; how these vary in different cities/counties, as well)
The history in Portland and Seattle of the Coin Machine Men, pinball rackets, the McClellan Commission etc.

-Pete (talk) 02:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see this is now a collaboration! Hopefully the article will expand quickly. I went ahead and added a table containing a list of casinos in Oregon, even though a similar table is found at List of casinos in Oregon. Also, I let WikiProject Gambling members know about the collaboration in case they wish to contribute. Looks like it is time to do some research... --Another Believer _(Talk) 03:52, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source for expansion

This 1989 story talks about the early days of video poker: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HvNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832,1233090&dq=gretchen+kafoury&hl=en -Pete (talk) 01:49, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]