Around Franklin County
The Harry D. Zeigler Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 408 S. Washington St., Greencastle, will have a Basket ‘N’ Bear Bingo on Sunday. Doors open at noon and games begin at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 and include food and refreshments.
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Casino gambling information:
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
- A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
- Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
- Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
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