All books, articles and other resources with information about the History of Vegas Solitaire
Whether people played Solitaire in Las Vegas Casinos is one of the most frequently asked questions about Vegas Solitaire. This article will try to answer that question based on facts and “first-hand” references. Gambling was Everywhere “Every town had a game going on somewhere…casinos were as common as the corner store in most communities.” – … Read more
Some Casinos offer a Solitaire version that uses Vegas Rules by Mark Pilarski, Detroit Free Press, 27 January 2011 Questions and Answers A newspaper article that appeared in the Detroit Free Press on 27 January 2011. Mark Pilarski is answering a question from a reader: Question:“Microsoft Solitaire game has an optional setting called “Vegas rules” … Read more
Bicycle – Official Rules of Card Games – over 250 Card Games – 90th edition 2001 The 90th edition of the Official Rules of Card Games by The United States Playing Card Company makes a clear difference between Klondike and Las Vegas Solitaire. Although Canfield is also mentioned with the sub-names Fascination and Demon, it … Read more
The Art of Gambling by Arthur Flowers and Anthony Curtis, Huntington Press, Las Vegas 2000 The book The Art of Gambling is full of beautiful pictures of paintings with gambling in it. Every painting comes with information about the painter and the work. On page 174 there is a painting titled “Patience” which is painted … Read more
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
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