A Vegas casino playing card deck only lasts about 4 hours before being trashed or sold. This helps prevent cheaters from telling what cards are being played from wear and tear markings.
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(Not So) Fun Fact: Arrest of Bruno Mars
While many celebrities fall into some kind of controversy throughout their careers, Bruno Mars was definitely not immune. In 2010 he walked into a bathroom in Las Vegas with a bag of a white powdery substance of an illegal nature. The police were ready to confront him as soon as he was done. Despite such…
(Not So) Fun Fact: Michael Jordan Being a Bad Tipper
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky was enjoying a night in Las Vegas in the 90s with Michael Jordan, among others. He embarrassed the basketball great when he noticed Michael Jordan had given the waitress a very small tip. Wayne Gretzky ended up giving her a very generous tip.
Fun Fact: The Shipping Corporation Saved By Blackjack
When his company FedEx was facing bankruptcy in its early days, the founder of FedEx went to Las Vegas with $5,000 and won enough money playing Blackjack to save his company.
Things I Like: Vegas Vacation (1997 Film)
I remember Vegas Vacation being the first of the Chevy Chase vacation films that I ever saw. I randomly watched it on cable TV years ago and I watched it the other day on Netflix. Clark Griswold gets the idea to bring his whole family on a Vegas vacation trip. Despite his two kids being…
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