Dallas County hit the jackpot with video slots crackdown

Hulks of more than a thousand video slot machines still reeking of cigarettes and dashed hopes have found an unlikely resting place as a result of the county’s almost five-year-old crackdown on video gaming.

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Mon, December 5th, 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.
  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
  • Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
  • Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.