Shooting Stars: ‘Csi’ cameras to cruise the Strip

“The South Point exhibit halls are so film-friendly”

Cruising the Strip is a time-honored Vegas tradition — one CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” plans to follow in the wee small hours Tuesday morning. via Las Vegas Review Journal

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Mon, October 15th, 2007

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Gambling history facts:

  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • 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.
  • By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.