AOL awards WSOP seats

“We are excited to continue our alliance with AOL to offer anyone over the age of 21 a shot at becoming part of poker history.”

AOL today announced that Games.com, will award six seats to this summer’s World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. via RGT Online

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Tue, May 13th, 2008

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Casino gambling facts:

  • In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
  • 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.
  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").