Super Bowl XLI Facts & Figures

Serious bettors will be looking at the handicapper matchups (and I’ll be providing a tip sheet right here on Friday). But as my girlfriend keeps telling me, not everyone is…

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Thu, February 1st, 2007

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Casino gambling facts:

  • Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
  • 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
    1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel.
  • Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
  • Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.