LAKE TAHOE / Gunfire in casino leaves man dead

One man died and two Douglas County deputies were injured Saturday afternoon in an exchange of gunfire inside Harrah’s Tahoe. The Stateline casino stayed open during and after the shootout, which occurred at 2:07 p.m. and lasted only seconds, Sheriff…

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Sun, December 4th, 2005

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  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.