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casino

(Encyclopedia)casino or cassinoboth: ks´n [key]. 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. It is a very ...

Montreux Jazz Festival

(Encyclopedia)Montreux Jazz Festival, international music festival held in Montreux, Switzerland, founded in 1967 by Chuck Nobs. Held annually for two weeks in July, it began as a purely jazz event and has evolved ...

cassino

(Encyclopedia)cassino: see casino.

Montville

(Encyclopedia)Montville, town (1990 pop. 16,673), New London co., SE Conn.; founded 1670, inc. 1786. Paper products, sheet metal, computer circuit boards, tachometers, aluminum doors and windows, and boxes are made...

East Peoria

(Encyclopedia)East Peoria, city (1990 pop. 21,378), Tazewell co., N central Ill., on the Illinois River opposite Peoria; inc. 1919. A rail and warehousing center for central Illinois, it has shifted from heavy indu...

Deauville

(Encyclopedia)Deauville dvl´ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 4,380), Calvados dept., N France, on the English Channel. A fashionable resort, it has a famous racecourse and a gambling casino. Tourism has increased ...

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Jean-de-Luz sN-zhäN-d-lüz [key], town (1990 pop. 13,181), Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, in the Basque region (see Basques), on the Bay of Biscay. It is a beach resort with a cas...

chemin de fer

(Encyclopedia)chemin de fer shmn´ d fûr, Fr. shmN´ d fr [key] [Fr.,=railroad], the most popular gambling card game in Europe. The present day versions are variations of Italian baccara which Charle...

Ledyard

(Encyclopedia)Ledyardld´yrd, town (1990 pop. 14,913), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River; settled c.1653, inc. 1836. It is a farm center. The site of Fort Decatur is marked there. A gambling casino ...

Hialeah

(Encyclopedia)Hialeah hl´ [key], city (1990 pop. 188,004), Dade co., SE Fla., NW of Miami; inc. 1925. Its industries include printing, the making of metal and plastic goods, and Spanish-speaking television...

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