Project Graduation plans Children’s Bingo

Spotswood High School Project Graduation 2007 will sponsor a Children’s Bingo Night beginning at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Memorial School, 115 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. Admission is $5 and includes 10 playing cards. There will be 10 games played. Refreshments will be available for purchase.Save

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Thu, November 30th, 2006

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Gambling history facts:

  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • The El Rancho Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas was known for a few firsts. It was the first casino/resort on the Strip opening in 1941 with 63 guestrooms. It was also the first to offer a buffet. The cost of the buffet was only $1.00! The El Rancho burned down in 1960 and fortunately no one was hurt.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • The Great Wall of China was financed, in part, by a lottery. The Bible is replete with references to drawing lots. Lot casting was a favored means of communication between man and god.