Holdem Radio Debuts on Internet

Hold’em Radio has made its debut on the Internet and broadcasts 24 hours a day. Now you can listen to radio shows all about Texas Hold’em, Poker and other gaming…

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Mon, June 5th, 2006

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  • 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.
  • Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.