Max Baer Jr., “Jethro” from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” buys Nevada land for casino
MINDEN, Nev. (AP) Max Baer Jr., who as Jethro in the 1960s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies” lived off his uncle Jed’s oil riches, is hoping to strike it rich in the gambling market. Baer purchased a 2.5-acre parcel last week for a planned casino in north Douglas County for $1.2 million.
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Gambling casinos history:
- As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.
- Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
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