Ongoing stories
Sep 6, 2006 Go to http://www.ydr.com/local for full versions of the following stories from the York Daily Record/Sunday News. CANCER AWARENESS, AND BINGO: “Responsible Ovarian Awareness Required,” an ovarian-cancer awareness group, will hold basket bingo 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Goodwill Fire Hall, 1 S. Main St. in Jacobus.
Related Bingo News:
- Stories to watch in the Poconos in 2009
- Inside Stories
- Mark Starr: The Top Sports Stories of 2005
- Other stories from Election 2005
- Year In Review: Top Poker Stories of 2005
- Bishop hits ‘media blockade’ vs anti-gambling stories
- Online gambling stories make case for legalizing, regulating and taxing
- Getting Lucky in the Big Easy
- Dark Star in Venice
- Losers are winners
- Families can enjoy stories, bingo and chili cookoff; troubled kids need PJs
- NASA Space Station Crew Timeline 26 May 2006
Gambling history facts:
- 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. - 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.
- Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
- If you have even seen a Baccarat player bend the cards and make a fold in them, don't be surprised. This is common because once the decks in the card shoe are finished in Baccarat, they are usually thrown away. In Baccarat, do not bet on a tie hand.
RSS feed
