• 23Jan

    There are some ways you can help stay on the casino security’s good side, such as never touching and cards or dice with two hands. You should try to avoid touching things at all if possible, but if you need to for something like blackjack or at the craps table only use one hand and keeps the cards and dice in full view of the dealer at all times. If you’re not playing a game it is OK to watch, but you should be careful not to disturb the players. You’ll want to make sure you don’t touch your chips after you’ve placed your bet, and don’t reach in to collect your winnings until all bets have been paid up.

    You also shouldn’t reach all the way across the table to make a bet, especially if you risk knocking over another player’s chips. You can ask the dealer to place the bet for you. Never place any items other than chips on the gaming table. If you’re constantly breaking these written and unwritten rules you’re going to annoy the dealer for one thing, and more than likely you’re going to have the casino security on your back watching to make sure you’re not trying to cheat, and of course if they suspect you ARE trying to cheat you will be kicked out of the casino, or worse if you are found cheating.

     

    If you want to learn more about the intensity of casino security watch this video I found on youtube. It shows just how serious they take the security at casinos in Las Vegas.

     


  • 02Jan

    Almost everywhere across the United States you’re likely to find a casino nearby. Casino gambling has been established in places like Atlantic City since 1978 and in addition to the land casinos of Nevada and New Jersey, riverboat casinos have been opened in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri while slot casinos are waiting on final approval in Pennsylvania. Low-limit land-based casinos are operating in Colorado and South Dakota, and New Orleans has one large full-service land-based casino.

     

    Native American tribes bring casino gambling to pretty much the rest of the country.  Tribal casinos or bingo halls have been opened in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. A survey conducted in 2005 found that in the previous year, United States patrons made 319 million casino visits, which is about seven times what the total was in 1990. More people visited casinos then went to major league baseball games or attended any other professional sporting event or attended any arena concerts or went to any Broadway shows. It would seem that casino gambling is quite quickly becoming one of America’s national pastimes.