Orange County casino to have larger smoke-free area

FRENCH LICK, Ind. (AP) - French Lick Casino officials plan to make a larger portion of the gaming floor a smoke-free “casino inside a casino.” The changes will also increase the casino floor by about 2,300 feet.

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Mon, May 19th, 2008

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  • Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
  • 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.
  • French mathematician Blaise Pascale is often credited with inventing the roulette wheel as a result of his experiments with perpetual motion machines.
  • One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.