Bodog.com Named Best Online Sportsbook by Casino Player Magazine

Online Gambling giant Bodog recognized for having the best online sportsbook and best poker by Casino Player magazine. Online betting and poker at Bodog.com. (PRWEB Jul 20, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SGFsZi1NYWduLVNpbmctSGFsZi1JbnNlLVplcm8=

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Thu, July 20th, 2006

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Interesting gambling information:

  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
  • Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.