Bingo halls want an exemption, too

A group of bingo hall operators have banded together to seek an exemption from a statewide workplace smoking ban, which they claim could snuff out their business.

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Fri, February 17th, 2006

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Gambling history facts:

  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
  • 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
    1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
    1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.