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Thanks to a record attendance of 304 participants at the 2005 Ante Up for the Kids Spring Poker Run, Yavapai-Apache Nation’s Cliff Castle Casino raised $4,560 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona.

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Sun, July 10th, 2005

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Gambling casinos history:

  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.