Lions Club plans bingo fundraiser at Druids Hall

The Novato 7-Uppers Lions Club will hold a bingo fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Novato Druids Hall at 801 Grant Ave. There will be cash prizes.

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Wed, April 4th, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn began to manufacture the first nationally known poker card machines. The machines maintained their enormous popularity until just before World War I.
  • Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
  • 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.
  • 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.