[PW] Re: Nevada first state to outlaw gambling?

[Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD]

Well, you might look at 
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_341.html, but see 
http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.htm as well!  Trying to make Pi 
anything other than what it is is a clear example of ... uh ... 
noncircular reasoning?

Peter Ingerman

Dan Goodman wrote:

>I've read (in the Rough Guide to the USA) that Nevada was the first 
>state to outlaw gambling.  I would like to use this as an example of how 
>futile passing laws can be in the long run; but I'm cautious enough to 
>want a more definitive source.
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>Besides answers, I'd like to know where to find this kind of information.
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