Bingo bonus for Ebony

THE faith of an 11-year-old in bingo has been restored thanks to the kind-hearted nature of local players. Last Monday morning at the Catalina Country Club Ebony Bray accidentally left her handbag behind after visiting the club to play bingo with her grandmother.

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Tue, January 15th, 2008

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  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
    1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel.
  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.