Monday April 21, 2008 - 11:11 EST

AUSTIN, Texas — (PRESS RELEASE) — Littlefield Corporation (OTCBB: LTFD) announces that it has executed a lease in Corpus Christi, Texas for a new bingo hall. The new bingo hall should be open on or about the first week in May.

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Mon, April 21st, 2008

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • The El Rancho Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas was known for a few firsts. It was the first casino/resort on the Strip opening in 1941 with 63 guestrooms. It was also the first to offer a buffet. The cost of the buffet was only $1.00! The El Rancho burned down in 1960 and fortunately no one was hurt.
  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
  • Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.