Man Blames Molestations On Wife’s Bingo Habit

A man who pleaded guilty to molesting two girls told a judge he did it because of his wife’s excessive bingo playing. “My wife was never home,” Floyd Kinney Jr. said during his plea hearing Friday. Kinney’s explanation did not sit well with Northampton County Judge F.P. Kimberly McFadden. Save

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Sun, December 3rd, 2006

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Interesting gambling information:

  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • 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.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
  • 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
    1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.