Monday November 14, 2005
Kyle Hess of Waynesboro, Pa., and Shook Home Auxiliary member Donna Hawk were at the Nov. 6 Shook Home Auxiliary Basket Bingo at the Moose Club in Chambersburg, Pa. Auxiliary, staff, Shook Home Board members and staff’s family members assisted with the Basket Bingo to raise money for a new wheelchair-equipped vehicle.
Related Bingo News:
- No new Missouri casinos till at least November
- Bruning: Casino, keno petitions should not go on November ballot
- GSN High Stakes Poker Lovers Marathon Airs Monday
- Arkansas Casinos?
- Repealing casino loss limits will be on November ballot
- Miss. casinos set November revenue record
- Nebraska Mulls Casino Petitions
- Nevada Casinos Win Big in November
- First Pa. Slots Casino To Open November 14
- Official says several casinos could open by November
- Casino-backed measure makes November ballot
- Monday November 06, 2006 - 14:57 EST
Gambling casinos history:
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.
- Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
- The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
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