Going Out Guide 01/01

Legion Bingo. The American Legion Post 40 will host Bingo Night every Monday at the post home. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Play starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Mon, January 1st, 2007

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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".
  • Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.
  • Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
  • Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.