Weekend warriors: Party people head to the VFW
So, two punk rock kids walk into a bar with an old lady carrying a cane. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Nope, it’s just the beginning of a Friday night at the VFW Post 246 in Uptown. VFWs, if you didn’t know, are veterans clubs — the initials stand for Veterans of Foreign Wars — that usually include a bar and a banquet room for weddings and bingo. This one, near the intersection of
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Interesting gambling information:
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- 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.
- Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
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