Natalie’s Triumph

It was the pre-nursery school interview, and Dad had plenty of ideas for helping his daughter. She got in anyway.

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Sat, January 6th, 2007

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  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
  • Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
  • 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.
  • During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.