Bingo generates $68,000 in first 6 months
Charitable bingo in Sherwood did quite well in its first six months, according to Bob Douglas, administrator for the Sherwood Moose Lodge 942. We are proud of the fact that we have donated $68,000 to charities, Douglas said. Thats what charitable bingo is all about.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- 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.
- The major differences between regular poker and video poker is that you are playing against a machine rather than real people, and your goal is to achieve particular hands rather than beat opponents hands.
- Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
- Las Vegas is a testament of the powerful ability of gambling to foster economic development. Because of gambling, Las Vegas has shown impressive job growth, developed into a major city with a low tax burden that many state and local governments look at with envy.
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