Multiple wagering options at Ferndale

Category: Sports Topics: Horse Racing Along with regular $2 win, place and show betting, fans will be offered a cornucopia of exotic wagering options at the 112th Humboldt County Fair races, which run for ten days starting on Thursday in Ferndale.

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Sun, August 3rd, 2008

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Interesting gambling information:

  • 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.
  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.