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- Baccarat was first introduced to Las Vegas at the Dunes and Sands hotel-casino in 1959.
- In 1885 a playing card company introduced decks of cards called Tally-ho, after an attractive carriage that was in vogue at the time. A small start-up competitor chose the recently developed high-wheel bicycle as its trade mark since they felt it was newer and faster then a carriage, hence the name Bicycle Playing Card Company.
- In the early 1850’s, in the city of San Francisco, there were over a thousand active gambling establishments in operation.
- Roulette wheels are precision manufactured with separators having tolerances within 0.02 millimeters. In most states gaming regulators test wheels with 10,000 spins to assure compliance that each and every spin is a random one.
- In the Far East, slot machine players win if they line up lucky eights, not sevens, as per local superstitions.
- In June 1976 Robert Pittman won a seat on the city council of Show Low, Arizona. He had tied the mayor, David Foil, during the election. A deck of cards was than used to determine the winner. This method was based on a re-enactment of how the town got its original name. Pittman won after drawing a deuce of clubs.
- Flash -The 2006 World Series of Poker, $10,000 entry fee Main Event, now underway in Las Vegas, has 8,580 players signed up.