Will Smoking Continue On Bingo Night?

EVANSVILLE - Diocese officials tell NEWS 25 after last week’s fire this is the time to make a decision on bingo and smoking. But they tell us they want to take the time to make the right call.

Read the rest >>

Thu, December 14th, 2006

Related Bingo News:

Interesting gambling facts:

  • It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
  • At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
  • 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".
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.