Christmas party planned

LaCrosse senior citizens will hold a Christmas party Dec. 21 beginning with a carry-in dinner at 6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. All area seniors are invited to attend. Please bring a food dish to share and table service. Bring a $2 wrapped Christmas gift to be used for bingo prizes.

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Tue, December 12th, 2006

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • Charles Fey invented the first slot machine way back in 1895. He went on to perfect his initial innovation in 1907, when he teamed with Mills Novelty Company who manufactured the "Mills Liberty Bell".
  • Gaming is now the States' favorite pastime. More individuals gamble than the combined total of those attending movies, sports, music events, theme parks and live entertainment.
  • Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.
  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).