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Situated in the western region of the United States, Nevada is known as the silver state, not because of its rich gambling history but originally because of the large silver lodes discovered there in the late nineteenth century. A state that is largely comprised of desert, it is an interesting fact that more than eighty percent of Nevada’s land mass is controlled by the US military, and there are some immense bases there. When you consider that the total population of Nevada is less than two and a half million and the land mass is almost three hundred thousand square kilometers, then you will understand that the average Nevadan has a lot of space, and most of it empty, surrounding them.
Although Nevada has its share of industry and agriculture, by far and away the largest share of its income is in tourism, and particularly from those people who flock to the vast gambling centers in Reno and especially Las Vegas. Over 85% of the population of Nevada lives in and around these two centers, and the majority will be involved directly in the gambling industry or in the services surrounding it. One wonders what would have been the fate of Nevada if their early legislators had not possessed the vision and foresight to legalize gambling. In truth, gambling was illegal in Nevada from 1909 till 1931. Legal gambling was reintroduced, not really due to public demand, but because the state’s government felt that they had nothing to lose, such was the sorry state of Nebraska’s economy due to the grim depression era of that time. It would be unfair to say that the gambling industry in Nevada was an overnight success and in fact it wasn’t till the post war boom years of the fifties and sixties that gambling in Nevada began to make the massive step forward that it did.
This was due to the foresight and daring of a few pioneers of the gambling industry in the state, who were prepared to invest in the long term future of the state and the gambling industry that they believed could be established there. The state of Nevada played no small part, and their liberal laws based around many forms of popular entertainment acted as a major incentive in drawing visitors to the state. These visitors brought with them valuable tax dollars as well as much needed jobs.
Initially Nevada attracted gamblers from its neighboring states, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah and most prominently California. People would catch an early flight from Los Angeles to spend a long weekend in Las Vegas or Reno and enjoy all the latest entertainers as well as spending time gambling at their table favorites such as blackjack, craps and roulette. For those who loved to watch the slot wheels spin, there were rows and rows of machines available wherever you went, even at the airport when you arrived. Not that gambling was illegal in any of these states, just that it was nowhere as well developed as it was in Nevada.
Over the years the gambling industry has developed to such fantastic proportions that the state has become a global tourist attraction. In recent years, the casino resorts and hotels have fought to exceed themselves both in the luxurious surroundings they provide as well as the innovative attractions they provide for their visitors.
Some of the major attractions Las Vegas has provided over recent years are the huge live televised Texas Hold’em poker tournaments, with the jewel in the crown being the final of the World Poker Tour, with a first prize of one million dollars in cash. Many of the contestants taking part have won their seat at the table through winning a major online texas hold’em poker tournament, and some of them have even taken home one of the major prizes that are there to be had. Gambling in Nevada continues to go from strength to strength and there is no reason to expect that it will ever go backwards. Nevada is an example of a forward thinking state that realized that gambling is entertainment to the majority and should be encouraged.
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Las Vegas when you hear these words the first image comes to your mind is that of casinos. If you really want to let your hair down, really enjoy yourself as if there is no tomorrow and have lots of money to spend then Las Vegas is the destination for you. Las Vegas is surrounded by mountains with different colors You can see the shades of pink rust and even gray. The city of Las Vegas is situated in the basin of these mountains. Since it is a part of Mojave Desert you can visit Las Vegas all year round. Las Vegas gets abundant sunshine so want some tan on your body Las Vegas is the city for you! Although winter snow is usually visible on the surrounding mountains from December onwards till May it rarely snows in the city so even if you think of visiting Las Vegas in winter you can pack your woolies in your storage and go with just a light sweater. No snow jackets and snow boots for you. If you are planning to visit during summer you will need Sunscreen lotion for sure.
If you want to know what does Las Vegas means then it means The Meadows or The grasslands. Las Vegas is the name given to this area by a Spaniards in the Antonio Armijio party. They used the water in the area; heading north and west along the Old Spanish trail from Texas. In the 1800s the area had extensive green meadows so the name Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a major tourist destination. Millions of people come for a visit all year round. Very few people are original residents of the city. Most of the people come there from neighboring cities to work and to visit.
Once you are in Las Vegas you will find accommodation easily. As it is the Mecca of gambling, casino hotels are there for you. Las Vegas is the only city where gambling is legalized, you do not have to gamble looking over your shoulder! With your head held high you can play and keep your date with lady luck. As they say whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. You can gamble your days and nights away. Alcoholic beverages are available through out the day. It is said that the lights outside of a casino are never switched off.
To attract tourists, the entrance of a casino is often made very attractive. People often gather outside to watch the shows that are on. The concerts are normally free for all. You do not have to pay anything to watch it. To avoid the chaos on the road, the civic administration had erected footbridges. That move has become very successful.
In Las Vegas there are very big casinos. Some of them are Fremont hotel and casino, Golden gate casino, Las Vegas club, Golden Spike etc. These hotels are very big and not only they provide you the Casino experience, it gives you the complete family experience too. As there is no restriction you can go from one casino to the next one. Each casino has its unique décor. You can play on the slot machines or play Poker or many other games or just watch others play. There are many good restaurants and you can shop till you drop in the shopping malls.
In a nutshell the ultimate destination for gambling or shopping you head to Las Vegas. If you want to just relax, may be try your luck go gamble or just put your feet up and enjoy the resort experience do what you want because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
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People begin having gambling problems when they start gambling more than they should, getting debts and having problems in the relationships with those they love.
The addictivity of gambling is a known fact. The fact that you can win, and the risks that you need to take influences people, making them irrational and unreasonable.
Recognizing that you have a problem is the first thing you should do if you want to get rid of your gambling problem. The questions below have been made by Gamblers Anonymous and will tell you if you have a problem with gambling.
1. Did you skip going to school or work so you could gamble?
2. Did you have any problems at home because of your gambling?
3. Did your reputation ever took a hit because your gambling?
4. Did you feel remorse at any time because you were gambling?
5. Have you ever tried gambling when you needed money to solve financial problems?
6. Was your efficiency or ambition affected by gambling?
7. Have you ever felt like you should go back to gambling to recover money you lost previously?
8. When you won, did you want to go back to win even more money?
9. How many times did you gamble until you lost all your money?
10. Have you gambled using borrowed money?
11. Did you sell anything so you could use the money to gamble?
12. Do you have a problem using money set aside for gambling to pay normal expenses?
13. Has your family welfare sufferred because you are gambling?
14. Do you go gambling for longer periods of time than previously planned?
15. Do you gamble when you have troubles or worries?
16. Did you ever think or did something illegal to get money to gamble?
17. DO you have problems sleeping because you gamble?
18. When you\’re frustrated, disappointed or have fights, do you feel the need to gamble?
19. Did you celebrate good news by going to gamble for a few hours?
20. Did you consider suicide or self destruction because of gambling?
You are a gambler with problems if you answered Yes to seven or more questions.
Below you can find some tips for those that are problem gamblers:
* When you go gambling, don\’t carry ATM cards or credit cards with you, just the money you want to spend.
* Gamble for small periods of time.
* Don\’t forget that there is a higher chance of losing than winning.
* When you get some victories and have money, make a pledge not to use them.
* Don\’t get into debt when you don\’t have money to gamble.
* Don\’t hesitate to ask for help from friends.
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Las Vegas Vacation Fun Stuff, Did You Know?
Fun stuff to amaze your friends on your flight
DID YOU KNOW?
The word “casino” originally meant “a public hall for music and dancing”. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, and one of the world’s best known, is “The Casino” at Monte Carlo, which opened in 1861.
In Las Vegas The Arizona Club was the first resort to open in Vegas March 31, 1906.
Las Vegas was incorporated into a city in June, 1911.
The first flight into Las Vegas was by two Blythe, California newspaper men on May 10, 1920.
Gambling Sandwich? Who invented what we refer to as a “sandwich”? So common we don’t ever think that an English gambler, “The Earl of Sandwich” asked for meat between his bread so he wouldn’t have to stop gambling merely to eat his lunch!…True!
Gambling: What a phenomenon! Ever wonder where all this gambling stuff got started?
The first accounts of gambling were in 2300 B.C. in China
Gambling was very popular in ancient Greece, even though it was “illegal”.
Who were the first real “Tough Guys” to bet on? (Clue; Rome) Yep, Gladiators.
Dice: Who used dice first? Craps? Who thought that one up? The Egyptians. They carved dice from the anklebones of antelope to roll. Hence, “Roll them Bones”! The Egyptians wagered on a game originally called “atep” a game of guessing the number of upheld fingers.
( I wonder if this is also the origin of the now so common middle finger salute? Ed.)
Playing Cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various denominations and combinations.
Baccarat is the principal of card games in the United Kingdom and most of Europe.
Blackjack is a fixture in all American Casinos.
Golf is believed to have started in Scotland (records show 1400 A.D.) but a stained glass window from 1340 A.D. shows a duffer throwing his club in the Loch! I guess the first golfer/gambler was a sore loser then, like today! {Ed.}
Ever wonder who the heck those “Kings” are on your deck of cards?
King of Spades - King David
King of Hearts - Charlemagne
King of Clubs - Alexander the Great
King of Diamonds - Julius Caesar
In doing my research to satisfy my curiosity I thought there might be others wondering about some of these hard to find answers. And at the same time enjoy a chuckle at this form of Las Vegas Entertainment.
You may feel free to reprint this article for use on your flight or on other websites. But you must leave this link intact.
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While many of the gambling facts you may have picked up in Las Vegas can be useful in online gambling it’s important that you realize there are some critical differences. But with a knowledge of the facts surrounding your chosen game, and armed with some gambling tips from experienced online players, you will find online gambling not only a fascinating and exciting adventure bit also an opportunity to turn your gambling hobby into a profitable venture.
Critical Rules for Every Game
1. Never chase after your losses. Don’t increase your bets because you’re losing and want to get even; only increase your bets as part of a pre-determined strategy.
2. Don’t gamble at any game that you don’t understand. Learn it first.
3. Don’t gamble and drink at the same. It’s hard enough to win at gambling even without dulled senses.
Money Management - General Guidelines
4. You will lose more often than you win and the longer you play the more likely that fact is. And it’s true whether you’re talking about hands of blackjack, rolls of the roulette wheel or throws of the dice.
5. The key to winning is to maximize your wins and to minimize you losses.
6. Learn and memorize the odds at the particular game you have chosen to play as well as the best strategies to use in an effort to maximize your winnings at that particular game.
7. Never gamble with “dear” money; only gamble with “excess” money. In other words, never gamble with money that you will need, or may need, to pay your everyday living expenses.
8. If you’re playing against other players online this is doubly important. The minute you start gambling with “dear” money the other player will sense your heightened stress and play accordingly - often bullying you out of a bet because they know you are more tentative with your “dear” money.
9. Set a stop loss amount and stick to it. Divide your total gambling bankroll into four separate amounts. Divide each of those amounts into four smaller amounts. If you lose one of the smaller amounts, change tables or games or just take a break. If you lose your entire first allotment, stop gambling for the day.
10. Be disciplined and avoid the gambler’s demise of going into your next allotment because you feel like your luck “just has to turn around.”
11. Plan ahead. When you start a gambling session determine the amount that you want to win (be realistic) and when you reach that point put the money away and walk.
12. When you are winning, draw some money occasionally from your gambling bankroll and put it into a “do not touch” bankroll to protect that portion from further risk.
13. No money management system will ever overcome the house advantage over the long term. You will always lose more often than you win. The key is that you must win more big bets and lose more small bets.
Money Management - Positive Progression Systems
14. A Positive Progression System is one in which you increase the amount of your bets when you win and decrease the amounts of your bets when you lose. To use this system properly you must establish a “standard” betting unit.
15. Your “standard” betting unit should be a comfortable percentage of the gambling bankroll that you will be working with for a particular gambling session. For example, if your session’s bankroll is $100, you might make your “standard” betting unit $10.00. This way you would be able to play at least 10 betting events before running out of funds even if you lost all 10 events in a row.
16. These systems allow you to win relatively large amounts during a hot streak while helping to minimize your losses during cold streaks.
17. A common example of this strategy is to add one-half of the amounts you win to your next bet. For example, at blackjack if you win a hand with your “standard” betting unit of $10.00 you would add $5.00 to the bet on the next hand for a total bet of $15.00. If you win that hand you would add $7.50 to the $15.00 for a bet of $22.50 on the next hand. When you eventually lose a hand, return to your “standard” betting unit of $10.00 on the next hand and start the system all over. Of course in practice these increases of 50% will be approximate.
18. Another more complicated system is to always keep your bankroll divided into a certain number of units and then bet one unit on each event. As you win, your total bankroll becomes bigger so each unit will grow and you’ll be betting larger amounts. As you lose, your units, and bets, become smaller.
19. Establish a system for drawing some of the winnings from your gambling bankroll occasionally to put it into your “do not touch” bankroll. For example, when you double your bankroll you might take one-half of the winnings to put into the “do not touch” bankroll. If you experience a long winning streak using a Positive Progression System the winnings can grow dramatically.
Money Management - Negative Progression Systems
20. A Negative Progression System is one in which you increase the amount of your bets when you lose and decrease the amounts of your bets when you win. Again, to use this system properly you must establish your “standard” betting unit.
21. The most common negative progression system is the Martingale System. Here you double the amount of your bet if you lose and return to your “standard” betting unit when you win. For example, at blackjack if you bet $10.00 and lose you would bet $20.00 on the next hand. If you win that hand you would then reduce your bet to the “standard” $10.00 bet for the following hand. In all gambling, the Martingale system will always fail in the long run.
22. This system can be very frustrating because during a hot streak you are winning only your “standard” betting unit. And during cold streaks you are continually losing bigger and bigger amounts.
23. Remember, draw some money occasionally from your gambling bankroll winnings and put it into a “do not touch” bankroll.
Playing Roulette
24. American roulette is one of the worst casino games that you can play because the house advantage under standard rules is 5.26% or higher.
25. European roulette offers a lower house advantage under standard rules of 2.7% because there are fewer slots with only one “0″ as opposed to the “0″ and “00″ in American roulette.
26. All bets on in American roulette give the house an advantage of 5.26% with one exception: the “0″, “00″, 1, 2, 3 combination bet gives the house a much larger 7.89% advantage.
27. All roulette betting systems rely on the inaccurate assumption that the result of previous spins can predict future results. Unless the system is defective or fixed, each spin carries the same odds as every other spin.
28. The most popular betting system at roulette is the negative progression system known as Martingale (see #17). As in all other games, the Martingale used in roulette will always fail in the long run. 29. Because of the heavy house advantage if you are playing not just for amusement but to win money you might as well take a shot at the higher payoff bets and hope that you get lucky.
30. Try a modified positive progression system at roulette. Divide the amount you are willing to lose at one roulette session into 35 “standard” betting units. Pick one number and bet one unit on that number (must be at least equal to the table minimum bet). Continue playing one unit on that same number until you either win or run out of your 35 unit bankroll. If you win, bet two units on the same number and continue betting two units on that number until you either win or lose your bankroll. If you win again, walk away!
31. Roulette is a relatively slow moving game compared to other online games, so it should take you a longer time to lose your bankroll.
32. Do not play roulette as a way to win money; the odds are too heavy in favor of the house. Play roulette only as a way to have fun and pass the time without losing a lot of money quickly.
Playing Baccarat
33. Baccarat is one of the easiest casino games to play and offers a relatively low advantage to the house of just 1.06%.
34. There may be as many as 12 to 14 players at a table, with the role as dealer passed around the table much as the dice are passed around a craps table.
35. All players may bet on each hand and the bets are either on the “player”, on the “dealer” or on a tie. With the exception of the tie bet, baccarat is much like betting heads or tails on the flip of a coin.
36. Neither banker nor player can make any decisions regarding play; the rules of the game stipulate what must be done with every hand and a house “dealer” supervising the game will direct the play accordingly.
37. Winning bets on the player or the dealer both pay even money, minus a 5% commission paid either at the time of the bet or when the player leaves the table.
38. Winning bets on a tie usually pay 8 to 1, again minus a 5% commission.
39. In an 8-deck game, the house advantage is slightly less for a “banker bet” and dramatically higher for a “tie bet”, so it seems most logical to bet only on the banker.
40. As in all online gambling, card counting is meaningless because the deck(s) is usually shuffled after each hand in baccarat.
Playing Blackjack
41. Blackjack offers one of the lowest house advantages at around .60%, but expert players can actually create situations where the player has an advantage.
42. For the serious player there are many complex strategies that require time and dedication to master.
43. Never just sit down cold at a table. Blackjack tends to be a game of streaks, so watch a table for a few hands to determine if it is a hot or cold table for the players.
44. A “soft” hand is a hand with an Ace that can be counted as either a 1 or an 11 in value and still keep the hand’s total at 21 or less.
45. A “hard” hand is a hand with an Ace that must be counted as 1 in value in order to keep the hand’s total at 21 or less.
46. A beginning or social player should stick to the generally accepted rules of the basic blackjack strategy.
47. Never be afraid to take a card that might bust you. Always play the odds; don’t let the fear of a bust stop you from taking a card when you know it’s the option with the highest probability of success no matter how small that probability may be.
48. Read one of the many excellent books on counting cards if you are serious about blackjack and willing to spend a lot of time practicing and perfecting your play. As in all online gambling, card counting is of little value because the deck(s) is usually shuffled after each hand. In blackjack, however, with many players at a table it may be beneficial for that one hand.
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49. Always split Aces and 8s as the odds are good that the two new hands will be dramatically better than either the soft 12 or hard 16.
50. Stand with a hard 12 or higher when the dealer is showing a 4, 5 or 6. The odds are good that the dealer may bust on the next card or that you will bust if you take another card.
51. Take a hit on anything below a hard 17 when the dealer is showing a 7 thru an Ace. Don’t be afraid to bust!
52. Always double your bet when you’re dealt an 11.
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