Allen Cunningham’s Weird Knack - A Serious Student of the Game, One…

Around the time Allen Cunningham turned 11, he got a wild idea in his head. The kitchen-table poker games he played with his family with wild cards and high spade in the hole gave him visions of scooping up …

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Sun, November 13th, 2005

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    2005: Las Vegas celebrates one illustrious century on May 15.
  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • 1993: Steve Wynn buys the Dune Hotel, then implodes it to make way for the Bellagio. The new MGM Grand is completed, once again becoming the world's largest hotel. On December 31, Barbra Streisand stars in the inaugural concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.