Bingo briefs
FUNDRAISING BINGO | Portage The Bonner Senior Center holds its monthly fundraiser bingo on the first Sunday of each month, except for holiday weekends, at the center, 5800 Lexington Ave. Early-bird bingo starts at 12:15 p.m., with regular bingo at 1 p.m. Setups are $15 and include lunch and door prizes.
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Gambling casinos info:
- 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.
- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
- The first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.
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