History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson (1989) Edited by Francis X Hartigan History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson contains 15 articles by scholars whose expertise ranges from Nevada to the West to European History to the humanities. At page 115 we find an article from Thomas L … Read more
Pascal Solitaire – Alan D. Floeter and Vallerie A. Floeter, Micro – NO. 62 (Micro Ink,US) 1983 Las Vegas Solitaire became quite popular among computer programmers throughout the 1970s. Many computer publications wrote about Las Vegas Solitaire, most of which times in lectures to teach how to code the game with the Vegas scoring always … Read more
Videogames aren’t in the cards, Dick Reynolds, 1982Dick Reynolds on Solitaire in an article in the Palladium-Item published in Richmond, Indiana. Dick Reynolds played 100 games of Klondike Solitaire and is sharing the results with his readers. He plays Klondike and claims it’s played in Las Vegas. “Klondike” Solitaire relieves video game frustrations… The card … Read more
The Creative Cheater’s Guide to Solitaire (Wherein Virtue is Not Its Own Reward) by Bernie De Koven, Games Magazine #14, Playboy Enterprises, November 1979 Complete game description of Las Vegas Solitaire with illustrations. Also, Bernie points out the difference between Klondike and Las Vegas Solitaire. “Now my self says to me, Look here buddy. This … Read more
The Only Game In Town: An Illustrated History of Gambling by Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York 1976 A beautiful book about gambling through history with gorgeous photos and illustrations. Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt delivered a masterwork on gambling through the years. The fact that they don’t write anything … Read more
Fundamentals of Data Structures, published in the Computer Science Press 1976 Fundamentals of data structures, published in 1976 by Computer Science Press, is a computer programming lesson book to teach programmers how to program and structure data. Exercise 27, found on page 104, concerns programming a computer game. A solitaire game that is played for … Read more
Brighton Youth teaches a computer to gamble- 23 January 1975by Jack Nolan Democrat and Chronicle – Rochester, New York This article is about a young English student named R. Lesser. This young student was among the last 300 finalists of the Westinghouse Science Talent Search – the Oldest and Most Prestigious Science and Mathematics Competition, … Read more
Morning Assignment – Evansville Courier and Press by Joe Aaron – 1966 This is the first time ever that I have come across the word, Las Vegas Solitaire. The context is clearly connecting Las Vegas Solitaire to a game of chance, although the article itself is not about gambling. “Parking meters seem to feel no … Read more
Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the Basic Games and Popular Variations (1975) by Walter B Gibson Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the basic games and popular variations by Walter B Gibson was published in 1975. Both “Klondike” and “Canfield” are mentioned. About Canfield (page 329) “A popular … Read more
The Magnificent Rube: The life and gaudy Times of Tex RickardAn Autobiography of the Famous Gambler and Boxing Promoter Tex Rickard (1870 – 1929) Tex was, like Richard Canfield, a professional gambler who ran his first gambling house in Dawson City. He lost all his money but used his experiences in Dawson to his advantage … Read more