Police: Gambling Couple Left Infant In Car

LA CENTER, Wash. — A Portland couple visiting a casino was arrested after police said they left their 4-month-old daughter in their car. Alfonso Pardo Carillo, 33, and Ramona Rodriguez Blanco, 25, face charges of reckless endangerment and leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.

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Fri, March 23rd, 2007

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Gambling history facts:

  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).