Pay bingo a no-no at nuns’ fundraiser
The cloistered nuns at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Holladay may sell beer at their upcoming fundraising fair. But the Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission said no to bingo games - unless the nuns don’t charge to play. And that stance could pose a problem for the order, whose mid-September Carmelite Fair generates enough revenue to cover most of the nuns’ annual living
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Do you know that:
- Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
- Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
- At a land-based casino, if your slot machine is malfunctioning, you won't get paid if you win the jackpot! All slot machines have this written on them but many players are not aware of this policy. The casinos have a device which lets them know if a slot machine is malfunctioning or if it's been tinkered with. Your best bet is to stop playing at it and try another.
- In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn began to manufacture the first nationally known poker card machines. The machines maintained their enormous popularity until just before World War I.
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