If the dealer holds two 9s, for instance, that is a value of 18, and the dealer may not draw any more cards. A player facing the dealer’s 18 must hold cards valued at 19, 20 or 21 in order to win, such as a pair of Jacks, or an Ace plus an 8, or [...]
- Posted in Blackjack
In similar fashion, the old biribi board evolved to become the roulette table patterns seen today. All roulette layouts display 36 numbers divided into 12 rows and three columns. On the “outside” are zones for betting the columns, sequential dozens, red, black, low (1~18), high (19~36), odd and even. On the “inside,” numbers may be [...]
- Posted in Roulette
Although jobs in the casino industry are plentiful, they are also highly sought after. When the new MGM-owned City Center complex in Las Vegas began recruiting for some 12,000 positions in January 2009, it was at the time the largest employment opportunity available in the United States in any industry. By September, when MGM management [...]
- Posted in 07. Casino Industry Gaming Operations
How many people does it take to operate a bricks and mortar casino? A few dozen? A few hundred? More? And what do they all do? Let’s take a sneak peek behind the scenes of casino operations to see how the house turns its gaming advantage into jobs. Who is the low man on the [...]
- Posted in 07. Casino Industry Gaming Operations
In casino lingo, the term “whale” refers to a gambler capable of playing at the highest stakes allowed. This is not your ordinary big-betting “high roller,” who drops a few thousand quid in a sitting. Whales are among the wealthiest men and women in the world, to whom £50,000 represents not a bankroll but a [...]
- Posted in 05. Gambling & Casino History