Fun stuff to amaze your friends on your flight
DID YOU KNOW?
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, and one of the worlds best known, is The Casino at Monte Carlo, which opened in 1861.
In Las Vegas The Arizona Club was the first resort to open in Vegas March 31, 1906.
Las Vegas was incorporated into a city in June, 1911.
The first flight into Las Vegas was by two Blythe, California newspaper men on May 10, 1920.
Gambling Sandwich? Who invented what we refer to as a sandwich? So common we dont ever think that an English gambler, The Earl of Sandwich asked for meat between his bread so he wouldnt have to stop gambling merely to eat his lunch!…True!
Gambling: What a phenomenon! Ever wonder where all this gambling stuff got started?
The first accounts of gambling were in 2300 B.C. in China
Gambling was very popular in ancient Greece, even though it was illegal.
Who were the first real Tough Guys to bet on? (Clue; Rome) Yep,...