The Lists / Editor / 29 November 2007 / Leave a comment

SOME places are just synonymous with gambling: Las Vegas, Macau, Mecca...

But what about those other places? The Casino Anorak takes a look:

Ante, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
As featured on the influential www.caravansitefinder.co.uk

Baccarat, France
In 1764, King Louis XV granted permission to the Bishop of Metz to establish a glassworks at Baccarat. Burt Bacharach wrote the song What's Up Pussycat

Black Jack, Missouri
"The City's name is taken literally from 'seeds' of our heritage. The City of Black Jack was named for three, unusually large and outstanding American Oak trees that germinated and grew at the intersection of Old Halls Ferry and Parker Roads early in the nineteenth century".

A Black Jack ordinance prohibits more than three people from living together in a single family home unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption".

Call, Newton, TX
Call is in west central Newton County on the Orange and Northwestern Railroad and was named for Dennis Call, a business associate of the town's founder, George Adams, Sr. Indeed...

Cassino, Italy
Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Rapido and Liri rivers. The city is best known as the site of the Abbey of Montecassino and the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II.

Deal, Kent
Deal was named as a 'limb port' of the Cinque Ports in 1278.

Jackpot, Nevada
Jackpot was featured in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, but no actual filming took place in Jackpot. So close to fame...

Keno, Oregon
According to one version, the name Keno was adopted on account of Captain Ferree's bird-dog Keno

Pocket, Sacramento, CA
The Greenhaven/Pocket Area is a primarily residential community in the city of Sacramento. It is shaped by a bend in the Sacramento River, which borders the Pocket Area on all sides except the east.

Raise, Alston, Cumbria
Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England.

Hand, South Dakota
Hand County was named for George H. Hand originally from Akron, Ohio. It was created in 1873 by the Dakota territorial legislature. The boundaries were finalized in 1882, the year it was organized.

Roulette, Pennsylvania
The official website tells us, this town is: "Rich in history and tradition's of strong willed peoples, struggling to eke out a living for their families, in God's Country"

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