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Fools Thrown Upon Russians like to play cards, especially Blackjack, Preference, Fools Thrown Upon, and a variant of Old Maid called The Witch. Last week the publication Young Communist declared flatly that "card playing is incompatible with the Soviet way of life." Reasons...
...Indianapolis, arrested by police, Alonso Burnett explained that the two-foot blackjack in his car was useful for tamping the dirt in flower beds...
Sentimental Value. In Rochester, a jury acquitted William Aaron of a charge of illegal possession of a dangerous weapon after he testified that the blackjack police found in his desk was a memento given him by his mother 19 years before...
Last week, however. Harlow had cause for real annoyance. He had a falling-out with Roommate Wepman. who had expected a small fortune, but had got only $120 for his work as a murderer's apprentice. Wepman hit Harlow over the head with a blackjack, leaving a gash which took 18 stitches to close. Worse, Wepman suffered pangs of conscience, and blabbed the story of the crime to a girl. The girl told her doctor. The doctor sent her to the police. The police arrested the pair...
Slot machines are far & away the most popular and lucrative form of Vegas gambling. There are 3,141 of them in the area. The other favorites, in order: craps, roulette, 21 (blackjack), bingo and poker. The town has its stories of huge winnings and losses, but individual winnings are restricted by house limits on betting, and nobody ever breaks the bank (the big houses keep week-end reserves of $500,000 and more). Marathon players are commonplace (the local endurance record: 72 hours), and they get breakfast on the house-and lunch and dinner, too, if they are durable...