Gambling raid staged at hair salon

Gambling raid staged at hair salon Three women were arrested Thursday night for gambling when Henry police raided a Stockbridge hair salon, police said. Lt. Jason Bolton said Carol Diane Burdette of Stockbridge, Ethel Marie Stewart of Jonesboro and Kathleen Ann Sears of Covington have been charged with gambling in connection with video poker machines. Sears is also charged with a drug violation, …

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Mon, May 7th, 2007

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  • Charles Fey invented the first slot machine way back in 1895. He went on to perfect his initial innovation in 1907, when he teamed with Mills Novelty Company who manufactured the "Mills Liberty Bell".
  • The brand new resort, Wynn Las Vegas recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip. At a cost of approximately $2.7 billion, the Wynn Las Vegas features 2,700 guestrooms and suites, casino (table games, over 1900 slots/video poker machines, poker room with race and sports book), several restaurants, a night club, golf, a shopping esplanade and a show called Le Reve.
  • 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.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.