Casino Cash Cow

Before the internet came along and invaded our homes, gambling was the pastime of the old man down the street with his flat-cap and dodgy limp, off out of his door at the same time every day to go to the bookmakers all day in a smoky room full of other old men.

Now that there is a multitude of gambling websites we have seen the age of those now regularly gambling tumble downwards.  No longer is gambling seen as the property of the old or the rich, if you have a computer and an internet connection you can be logged in, registered and playing within a matter of minutes, and this is the reason that I see online casinos as the way of the future.  We live in an instant society, we want everything available to us 24/7 and we can certainly access gambling whenever we feel.

Think about it; you can wake up, shower, change and eat and then be playing poker against someone from around the other side of the world in a matter of minutes.  If you are particularly skilled you could be making enough money each week against real people to be able to make a very decent living out of online casinos, and believe me when I say there are thousands who do exactly that.  Can you imagine never having to go to work, never having to answer to your boss, never having to sit in boring meetings again?  Now can you see why I believe that Online Casinos will be the way of the future?

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Gin rummy which is also called “Gin” for short, is said to have been created back in the early 1900′s by Elwood Baker, this game evolved from what was called “Whiskey poker” in the 18th century, basically this is a two player game which was thought to be faster than the standard rummy (a similar card game) and in which the aces which are supposed to be the cards with highest value in other card games, in Gin they are actually the lowest value, they have the following order: A-2-3…10-J,Q,K

But the actual history of this game goes much deeper that that, the game rules have been known to go way beyond the 18th century, in fact the earliest known rule book was first published in the tenth century which at the time described a game called “Gin Poker” which was very similar to the Gin Rummy game known today.

Now going even deeper, the origin of Gin Poker as stated above may have been Whiskey poker which is a variant of Poker; and Poker as we know it was an adaptation of the ancient Persian game “As-n as”. Now, coming back to mid 1800′s we find that according to the American Hoyle Whiskey Poker’s rule establish that five cards should be dealt to each player and an extra hand to the table which is called the widow. The person with the first hand decides that if he has a strong hand based upon the cards he has, he may choose to pass otherwise he should take the widow (table cards). As it is, every player has a chance to take cards from the “widow” but once he takes cards from the widow he should place his set of discarded cards facing upwards on the table. This last part is of high relevance to the origin of rummy games since all of them have this in common, the discarded hand is always facing upwards at the center of the table.

As for the origin of the name “Whiskey Poker” it has been said that the name was given during the late 1800′s because this particular game was played to get drinks or refreshments. mostly liquor. Most of these card games were played in saloons where a lot of gambling took place so according to the drinks many games where given to variations of Rummy for instance we know of Whiskey Poker because of the drink “Whiskey”, there was Gin Poker because of the alcoholic beverage “Gin” and we also know of Rum Poker, name given by “Rum” drinkers. So because certain drinks were the “prize” given to the winner, the name of the games were changing and adapting accordingly. Other interpretations even suggest that the Mexican game “Conquian” might have proceeded the family games of rummy, thus lending its roots and origin to rummy.

Today we have a variety of “Rummy” games which were directly derived from it such as: ten step, anarchy, “Bing” rummy, contract rummy, Florida rummy, shanghai rum, between many, many others.

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Plans include a 4,000-room hotel and casino, three 400-room boutique hotels, 1,650 condominiums and 550,000 square feet of a retail, dining and entertainment area.

The “Project CityCenter” as MGM officials call it, will stand on the 66-acre site located between Belaggio and Monte Carlo, on Las Vegas Strip. The Boardwalk hotel now occupies part of this area.

The project will be developed in phases. The first phase, to begin in 2010, is expected to create over 7,000 construction jobs and 12,000 permanent positions. This will be the largest employment opportunity in the history of Las Vegas.

For comparison, “Project CityCenter” is the size of New York City’s Rockefeller Center, SoHo, and Times Square combined.

The history of Las Vegas began a hundred years ago, with a land-parcel auction. With MGM Mirage laying down the cards for its future project, the next question to arise is: How long will it be before a competitor puts forward a similar scheme?

“We hope they do, but I doubt it,” says Jim Murren, president and CFO of MGM Mirage. Having the idea is one thing. It is far more important to have access to this kind of capital outlay, and a suitable property. Today, an acre on Las Vegas Strip is valued at $20 million. The estimated cost of the project is $4 billion.

The “Project CityCenter” seems to have put an end to themed resort-building in Las Vegas, and to open a new era in the history of Sin City. It is now clear that Las Vegas is moving towards becoming a major urban center in the US. “It’s changing lifestyles,” MGM Mirage chairman and chief executive officer Terry Lanni said.

Over the next 18 months, MGM Mirage will look around the world for a master architect, as well as for residential and hotel partners.

Iulia Pascanu writes for http://www.bestlasvegashotels.info where you can find more information about the most famous Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos.

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Do You Know the Best and Worst Roulette Bets?

The outcome of every spin of the roulette wheel is independent of any other and is not influenced by prior spins.

Even if you have ten black numbers after ten spins, the chance of getting red in the next spin is the same as to get black.

As roulette is a game of pure chance, you need to know the odds of the bets and place the ones with the best chance of success

American & European Roulette

The odds in Roulette are very easy to calculate.

The wheel is divided into either 37 or 38 slots, depending on whether you are playing the European version (single zero), or the American version which has an extra space in the double zero slot.

The zero space(s) represent the house edge. The house advantage in single zero Roulette is 2.7% and is 5.26% for the double zero game

How to Calculate Roulette Odds

European Single Zero Game American Double Zero Game

(35 – 36)/37 x 100 = -2.70% (35 – 37)/38 x 100 = -5.26%

Bets to Avoid

The bets to avoid in this game are probably all single number bets and the five number bet (only found on double zero wheels) because these types of bets have the largest disparity between true odds and actual payouts.

Bets to Place

If you plan to play Roulette, stick with the bets whose odds almost mirror their payouts. These “even money” bets include betting on Even, Odd, Low (numbers 1 through 18), High (numbers 19 through 36), Red, or Black. All of these wagers pay out at 1 to 1.

Roulette Odds: Best Bet on the Table

Look for a European single-zero wheel that offers the rule ‘en prison.’

If you make an even money bet and the ball lands on zero, the croupier doesn’t rake in your wager. Instead, your bet is ‘imprisoned’ or held hostage, and you are forced to keep it on the table until the next spin. If your bet wins, you can remove it from the table.

This bet cuts the house edge on even money bets in half, down to just 1.35%.

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