Voters to decide on video bingo
HAMMOND A nine-month effort comes to a close Tuesday with a referendum before Hammond voters to either prohibit or continue to allow video bingo. Voters can cast a yes vote to ban electronic video bingo in the city limits on Jan. 1, 2009, or a no vote to keep the games.
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Gambling history facts:
- Las Vegas is a testament of the powerful ability of gambling to foster economic development. Because of gambling, Las Vegas has shown impressive job growth, developed into a major city with a low tax burden that many state and local governments look at with envy.
- Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
- 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.
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