Country Crossing Doesn’t Cross Over Without Bingo
Thursday, local religious and business leaders held a meeting to discuss their feelings about electronic bingo coming to Houston County. A charity bingo facility is planned to be built within the Country Crossing entertainment project.
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- Houston County Charity Bingo Rules
- State Sen. Smith still evaluating bingo issue
- Local legislator says constituent calls oppose bingo center
- Gambling abuse from electronic bingo addressed
- Some antsy about large-scale electronic bingo in county
- Red Cross holding bingo to help it help those in need
- Sen. Harri Anne Smith Pulls Bingo Bill
Do you know that:
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
- Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
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