“Early Bird” Raffle Deadline Nears in One Million Dollar Oak Park Home Raffle

The public has until November 30 to purchase tickets for the “early bird” drawing in the $1 million Oak Park Dream Home raffle sponsored by the Conejo Jewish Day School. Raffle tickets purchased before November 30 will be entered into a December

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Tue, November 22nd, 2005

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  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
  • In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.