The UK’s Leading Online Bingo Portal Has a Face Lift

OnlineBingo.co.uk, the leading bingo portal and review site in the UK has had a facelift, make over and some plastic surgery to help keep them ahead of the field.

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Sun, March 2nd, 2008

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Do you know that:

  • The name of the game "Poker" likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen ("to knock"), but it is not clear whether the games named by those terms were the real origins of poker.
  • Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
  • In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
  • Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.