Charity gaming events know when to Hold’em

Charitable gambling and bingo were like two peas in a pod in the 1980s, but two decades later ink daubers and good-luck charms have been replaced by poker chips and sunglasses.

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Thu, January 11th, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Gaming is now the States' favorite pastime. More individuals gamble than the combined total of those attending movies, sports, music events, theme parks and live entertainment.
  • 1994: On New Year's Day Frank Sinatra gives his last Las Vegas performance at the MGM Grand.
    1998: Opening of the Bellagio. With 3,026 rooms it is the largest hotel in the world, and also the most expensive - it cost $1.7 billion to build.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.