Casino Boat Vote Delayed

The final vote on the casino boat ban originally scheduled for Tuesday nights Horry County council meeting will be delayed. Lisa Bourcier, Horry County’s public information officer says Liz Gilland decided not to put this on the agenda. It could be on the agenda for the May 15-th meeting.

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Tue, May 1st, 2007

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  • Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.