Spoiler alert! - Betting halted on Rock Star Supernova

Today a significant number of accounts were opened at Sportsbook.com to wager solely on reality television. All the new bettors were from California and all placed the maximum wager on Lukas Rossi to win Rock Star Supernova. The show has a live finale, so the winner should not be known. Sportsbook.com has decided to halt betting for fear that the band including rock legends Tommy Lee, Jason

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Wed, September 13th, 2006

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • 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.
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.
  • At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.