Council clears way for bingo
HAMMOND The City Council opened the way for a third video bingo parlor in Hammond by voting Friday to override the mayors veto of a bowling alley zoning change that would usher in the games.
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Gambling history facts:
- During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
- When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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