Bingo games kick off Red, White & Blue Days Sunday

CHARLESTON The Red, White Blue Days festival is scheduled to kick off Sunday afternoon with annual bingo games at Morton Park.

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Fri, June 29th, 2007

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Gambling history facts:

  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
  • 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.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.