Bingo playing in decline in Ohio; some blame state smoking law
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Churches, veterans groups and nonprofit goups all say the same thing: no one’s playing bingo anymore. Once an important part of fundraising and socializing, the church bingo game is now an endangered species in the state.
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Do you know that:
- Charles Fey invented the first slot machine way back in 1895. He went on to perfect his initial innovation in 1907, when he teamed with Mills Novelty Company who manufactured the "Mills Liberty Bell".
- Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
- French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
- Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
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