Variety is the spice of
These days, most people think of poker as Texas Hold ‘Em. It’s worthwhile to remember that Hold ‘Em is only one variation of the game.
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Gambling history facts:
- Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
- 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. - The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
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