Marc Allard: Kids know casinos are for gambling

I love the idea of the high school championship games coming to the Mohegan Sun although there are still some out there who harbor reservations about the idea. After all, how many high school kids know that gambling exists inside the Mohegan Sun? Its a deep, dark, hidden secret you know, so well ferry these kids in and out of the loading dock to make sure they dont see the machines that they …

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Sun, March 15th, 2009

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Casino 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.
  • 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
    1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.
  • Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
  • Many casinos in Nevada were financed by mobsters. Most notable perhaps was Las Vegas' Flamingo which was opened in 1947 by Bugsy Siegel.