Bodog’s Online Poker Players Take Down Bodog Pros Heads-Up

Bodog’s online poker players, including Jose “head2782″ Severino, have now won three heads-up matches in a row against the Bodog pros. via Bodog Beat

Mon, July 30th, 2007

The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.
The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.

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