WGN America Set To Tee Off World Series Of Golf
WGN America will tee off its coverage of the World Series of Golf event in late June. Combining amateur golf play with betting aspects, the third annual event is slated to be played May 11-14, 2009 at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.
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- Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
- The age of electronic games began in 1964 with the Nevada Electronic's solid state "21" machines. The most successful of these was the Dale Electronics' Poker-Matic, which could be found in most Nevada casinos.
- The El Rancho Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas was known for a few firsts. It was the first casino/resort on the Strip opening in 1941 with 63 guestrooms. It was also the first to offer a buffet. The cost of the buffet was only $1.00! The El Rancho burned down in 1960 and fortunately no one was hurt.
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