Frog Jump Bingo pays off in laughs, prizes

SPRINGFIELD Approximately 120 people of all ages packed into the Senior Citizens Center in Springfield Tuesday night for the third annual Frog Jump Bingo Party.

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Thu, April 5th, 2007

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • 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.
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.