Betting the NBA Finals: Coaching matters

Ted Sevransky is a Covers Experts handicapper. Check out his articles and picks here . Only six NBA coaches have won a title in the last 21 years. Phil Jackson has nine rings from his tenure in Chicago and L.A. Pat Riley has three rings f…

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Sun, June 1st, 2008

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Gambling casinos info:

  • In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn began to manufacture the first nationally known poker card machines. The machines maintained their enormous popularity until just before World War I.
  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
  • The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.