Sportsman’s Bingo is March 26

The North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company is hosting its popular Sportsman’s Bingo March 26 at the fire hall, Route 24.

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Wed, March 19th, 2008

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • 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.
  • Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
  • 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.