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Today ENJOY DINNER AND A GAME What: Bingo sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2075. Where: 4563 W. 131st St., Hawthorne. When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays; home-style dinner served at 5 p.m. Information: $20 per pack for bingo cards; $6 for dinner.
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- At a land-based casino, if your slot machine is malfunctioning, you won't get paid if you win the jackpot! All slot machines have this written on them but many players are not aware of this policy. The casinos have a device which lets them know if a slot machine is malfunctioning or if it's been tinkered with. Your best bet is to stop playing at it and try another.
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1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel. - Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
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