A few months ago we came up with a little quiz for you. Here are the answers. If nothing else, it will give you something to talk about while standing in the buffet line.

Also we had NO WINNER!

1. Who invented the slot machine?

A Bavarian immigrant, Charles Fey, invented the slot machine in 1887, while he was living in San Francisco, California.

2. What is the difference between betting the Big 6 and placing the 6 on the craps table.

The Big 6 is an even money bet while placing the 6 pays 7-6.

3. What is the average horsepower of the electric motors that spin roulette wheels in Las Vegas?

Motors or other mechanical devises are not used to spin the wheels. The wheels are all very well balanced and move with very little resistance or friction; they are spun by the dealer's hand.

4. What is the game that was once called the "Chinese Lottery"?

It is now called Keno.

5. If a gambling game (e.g. Keno or Caribbean Stud) has $100,000 aggregate per game, what does that mean?

The total pay out for each game will only total $100,000 even if more is indicated, such as two Keno tickets held for the same game that are scheduled to pay $75,000 each.

6. Asking the name of the hotel where Dan Tanna hung out would be too easy. What fictional Las Vegas hotel was owned by the nemesis of Mike Torello.

From the TV series Crime Story, it was the Lucky Lady. The late Landmark Hotel and Casino was used in some of its exterior shots.

7. Which counties in Nevada have not exercised their local option to have legal prostitution?

Clark (Las Vegas) and Washoe County (Reno).

8. Which city is farthest west, Reno or Los Angeles?

Reno

9. What is the object of Fan Tan?

A player bets on how many beads (buttons, pebbles, seeds, etc.) are left: 1, 2, 3 or 4.

10. Who are the primary users of the National Daily Reporter?

Bookmakers use it as a guide to set the odds for horse race betting.

11. What would be betting on if you were using the Western Line.

This is a betting line for baseball used by bookmakers. The Dodgers and Giants are playing and the Dodgers are the favored team. With a line of 8 to 7 you would have to wager $8 to win $10 on the Giants (underdog team) or $10 to win $7 on the Dodgers (favored team).

12. What are you betting on if you make a "place bet"?

You are betting a number will come in on the craps table or that a race horse will come in 2nd, as in Win, Place or Show.

BONUS QUESTION:

What is an astragalus and why is it part of this quiz?

Prehistoric people played a game with a sheep's ankle bone. This bone had six sides and is thought to be the first die, as in, "roll them bones." Without it we might not have craps as we know it today.