Dinner, bingo held at temple

EDISON THE SISTERHOOD OF Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Boulevard, will host a Chinese Dinner and Bingo Party at 6:15 p.m. on March 26.

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Tue, March 13th, 2007

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  • Charles Fey invented the first slot machine way back in 1895. He went on to perfect his initial innovation in 1907, when he teamed with Mills Novelty Company who manufactured the "Mills Liberty Bell".
  • Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
  • 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 term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.