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today Bingo 5 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. play. Chief Petty Officers Association, 514 Cardwell St., Elizabeth City. Monday Albemarle Chorale 7 p.m., Edenton United Methodist Church. Bingo 6:30 p.m. doors open; 7:30 p.m. play. American Legion Post 40, Edenton.

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Gambling history facts:

  • Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
  • The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
  • Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.