Dutch Boyd Wins Bracelet at 2006 World Series of Poker
Dutch Boyd overpowers 2005 World Series of Poker champion Joseph Hachem to win event #5, $2,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em. The win marks Boyd’s return to major tournament poker action and this is his first …
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Casino gambling facts:
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- French mathematician Blaise Pascale is often credited with inventing the roulette wheel as a result of his experiments with perpetual motion machines.
- 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.
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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.
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