Casino taken to the cleaners

Two cleaning ladies working at a Slovenian casino are being investigated for using their industrial vacuum cleaner to a little bit more than just suck up leftover debris.

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Sat, November 26th, 2005

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Gambling casinos history:

  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
  • 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
    1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
  • One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.