Do you ever walk into your local casino and see a bunch of people hanging around the slot machines? They aren't playing any slots and they seem to be constantly looking around - what are they doing? The answer: they are likely advantage slot players, and they are looking to take advantage of u...
What is the largest casino in the world? It might surprise you to learn that the largest casino in the world isn't in Las Vegas. In fact, Las Vegas doesn't even have the largest casino in the UNITED STATES (that belongs to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.) The world's la...
If you are playing a game like blackjack, the rules are pretty universal, no matter where you are playing. Roulette, however, is a different beast. In fact, there are two VERY different roulette wheels that are used, and these two wheels produce dramatically different odds of winning for pla...
In most countries around the world, the minimum age to legally enter a casino is 18 years of age. This includes countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and France, just to name a few. In the United States and Canada, the legal age varies depending on which province or state you are i...
If you are listing off the two biggest gambling meccas in the world, you will start with Las Vegas and Macau. Macau currently has over 40 casinos operating within its "borders", including the Venetian Macau and MGM Casino. The question is - why are there so many casinos in Macau? To answe...
Do casinos have dress codes? This is one of the most common questions that I hear. The answer to this question is that no, casinos don't have dress codes, aside from requesting that you wear a shirt and shoes. You can't walk in shirtless and shoeless, but casinos won't have a problem if you a...
The Martingale Strategy is fairly straightforward. After every losing bet on a coin flip scenario, you double your next bet until you win. The biggest problem with the Martingale Strategy is that eventually you are going to go on a long enough losing streak where you bust your bankroll. It's...
If you have ever used auto-betting on a gaming site such as Stake or Betfury, you have likely encountered the "Paroli strategy" as a way to bet on the games. The Paroli strategy is hundreds of years old and was first devised by a mathematician by the name of Blaise Pascal. The strategy uses ...
Can I take chips from a casino when I leave? Can I keep them as a souvenir, or just take them home with me to use at a later time? The answer is - it depends, but you are most likely fine taking chips from a casino. If you are playing table games like blackjack or roulette and want to take so...
You've likely seen a scenario like this play out if you've ever walked the floors of a casino. A low-limit table game (like blackjack) will be packed, while a high-limit table game will be completely empty. In fact, this high-limit table will have a dealer sitting at attention, waiting for s...
Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins, and NBA superstar Dennis Rodman were certainly an odd pair of friends. The two men loved hanging out together and often found themselves in Las Vegas together. One such trip is now the stuff of legend, as it took place DURING the 1996-97 NB...
Dana White is the President of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Dana White lives in Las Vegas and loves to play blackjack. White has hundreds of millions of dollars in his bank account and loves playing blackjack at the highest limits possible. And, unfortunately for some of the cas...
Given the sheer size of Las Vegas in this day and age, it is hard to imagine a time when there WEREN'T casinos in Las Vegas. A time before there was a "strip". A time before there was the Wynn, the Bellagio and all of the other casinos that are now mainstays in Las Vegas. In 1905, there ...
Have you ever noticed that you almost never see workers (cleaners, cooks, etc) on the floor of a casino? Sure, you'll see croupiers and dealers working at their posts, but then they'll disappear, replaced by another worker. Where do they go? How come you never see a dealer walking through the...
It seemed like a simple enough scheme. Liu Changjian was in Singapore for a gambling trip and things weren't going well. In fact, Changjian dropped about S$5,500, which works out to around $4,000 USD or so. Instead of taking his lumps and heading home, Changjian concocted an ingenious pl...
