Deer Park bingo games

The Deer Park Community Center, 41 Homer Ave., Deer Park, is still running both of its Bingo games. Tuesday night is a $3,000 games with a $1,000 jackpot and balloon game. Wednesday morning there is a $1,125 games with a $200 jackpot and a $500 progressive game. Both games sell lines and bell jar tickets. Refreshments are available. For more information call 631-667- 6665.

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Thu, February 22nd, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • 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.
  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
  • The most popular forms of illegal games are "numbers", which is essentially a lottery, and betting with bookies, typically sports betting.
  • 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
    1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.