Bingos back again in Lonoke

Numbers are being called, once again, at the Lonoke American Legion post, after several years of silence. Voters in the 2006 general election approved an amendment to the state Constitution to allow the game for charitable organizations.

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Mon, August 13th, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
  • 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.
  • Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.