California coalition plans activities for seniors
California seniors will soon have a new place to play bingo, socialize and do the electric slide. Next week, the California Neighborhood Coalition will begin offering its California Community Senior Activities Program at the California Community Center, 1600 W. St. Catherine St.
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Gambling history facts:
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.
- French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
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