Big Money Bingo game aims for state coverall

In the bingo world, this is B-I-G. Two area bingo halls are part of a statewide pilot project introducing a new bingo game that involves players across the state. That means big jackpots, which could reach $100,000.

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Wed, March 21st, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
  • The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.