St. Joseph to host Basket Bingo event

Fayette — St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayette is hosting a Basket Bingo event on Saturday. For $20, attendees can get 20 games of bingo to win a number of Longaberger items, including baskets, pottery and home decor. Extra bingo cards are $10.

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Tue, April 10th, 2012

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  • Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
  • Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
  • In Cuba, during the 1950's, the blackjack shoe was first introduced. The dealers in Cuba handled the cards really well and management thought that the dealers may be being a little too good to their friends. So, to curb their suspicions, management decided to use a "dealing box" which is currently known as a shoe.
  • 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.