Police official, bodyguard ambushed
TIJUANA Gunmen ambushed a top police commander and his bodyguard late Friday, killing the latter, as they drove through the heart of the Rio Zone business district of Tijuana. Police Chief Julian Leyzaola said yesterday that Hector Eligio Alcantar, commander of the city’s central district, was targeted after arresting a fellow officer suspected of ties to organized crime.
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Gambling casinos history:
- It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
- At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
- The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
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