Bingo still issue in Ferriday
VIDALIA Monday nights Concordia Parish Police Jury meeting in which the license for a proposed charitable bingo hall was denied may have been seen as a victory by those opposed to the idea, but the issue is still open for the town of Ferriday.
Related Bingo News:
- Ferriday considering bingo halls By Katie Stallcup The Natchez Democrat
- Ferriday Bingo discussed
- Bingo voted down
- Council delays bingo hall vote
- Town to discuss bingo hall April 12
- Bingo call on deck
- State Sen. Smith still evaluating bingo issue
- Vote On Bingo Enforcement Expected Tuesday
- You Decide: Casino Issue 6
- Gambling addicts get help at center
- Another moral issue: gambling
- Suit tries to stop ballot issue to eliminate casino loss limits and capping of numbers of casinos
Interesting gambling information:
- People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.
- U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
- At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
- 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.
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