A Christmas Extravaganza will be held at the Altus Community Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25. Contact

Granite Christmas Tree Lighting will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25. Daily activities will be on Main Street and will include craft booths, bake sales, Granite Lion’s Club hot dogs, Granite Fire Department Bingo, Greer County buck’s drawings, lighting of the Christmas tree and many more.Save

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Fri, November 24th, 2006

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Gambling casinos history:

  • Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
  • Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).