Community almanac
WEEKLY BINGO Doors open at 5:30 p.m. every Monday at Congregational Agudath Sholom, 301 Strawberry Hill Ave. Early-birds start playing at 6:15; the regular session starts at 7. 358-2200.
Related Bingo News:
- Gaming Industry’S WINNING HAND
- OK casino business booming; gambling addiction on the rise
- Capitol Almanac: Tigua bingo amendment dies
- Sports Bettors Invited To Create Their Own Community
- Brownfield Community Center Library needs volunteers
- North American gambling now approaching $100 billion mark
- Community Honors Teenager with A Special Poker Tournament
- Online Bingo Community Donates to American Cancer Society
- Campus Quick Slants: 2008 CFB Preview
- Vic community groups target gambling
- Community groups hurting under smoking ban
- Volunteer seen as ‘a gift to community’
Gambling casinos info:
- 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam. - Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
- Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.
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