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THE MINISTER for Youth and Sports, Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has denied rumours that the Marshall Belieb Committee set up to investigate the February 8, 2009, stadium disaster was meant to witch hunt opponents of the government.

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Tue, April 14th, 2009

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  • The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.