AbsolutePoker.com Is Looking for a Pretty Face

AbsolutePoker.com is looking for some beauties. Today marks the beginning of the “Absolute Poker International College Model Search,” a competition to find the new face to represent the extensive college …

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Wed, May 31st, 2006

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  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • 1973: The MGM Grand opens on the Strip, becoming the world's largest hotel.
    1989: One of Vegas's most extravag-ant hotels opens. Steve Wynn's Mirage resort features a man-made volcano and over 3,000 rooms. Siegfried and Roy sign a $57 million, five-year contract to provide entertainment at the hotel.