Poker variants

The card game of poker has many variations, most of them created in the United States in the mid-1900s. The standard order of play applies to most of these games, but to fully specify a poker game requires details about … Read More

Lottery

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A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Some governments forbid it, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national lottery. It is common to find some degree … Read More

Arbitrage betting

Betting arbitrage, surebets, sports arbitraging is a particular case of arbitrage arising on betting markets due to either bookmakers’ different opinions on event outcomes or plain errors. By placing one bet per each outcome with different betting companies, the bettor … Read More

Poker tournaments

A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single … Read More

Dice games

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Dice games are games that use or incorporate a die, usually as a random device. Dice Games The following are games which largely if not entirely depend on dice: Blates Cosmic Wimpout Craps Dice 10000 / 5000 / 1000 Farkel … Read More

Aladdin

The Aladdin is an Arabian Nights theme hotel and casino located at 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel has 2,600 rooms, a performing arts theatre, and a 475,000 ft² (44,000 … Read More

Movies Shot in Las Vegas

Shot Released Title Comments 1964 Viva Las Vegas 1971 Diamonds Are Forever 1984 Starman (IMDB Listing) 1986 Desert Bloom (IMDB Listing) 1991 1992 Cool World Directed by Ralph Bakshi. 1992 Honey, I Blew up The Kid 1995 Casino Locations used: … Read More

Betfair

Betfair Type Betting exchange Genre Online gambling Founded 2000 Founder Andrew Black and Edward Wray Headquarters London, United Kingdom Website http://www.betfair.com/ Betfair is the world’s largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England. Since … Read More

Movies Set in Las Vegas

Shot Released Title Comments Ocean’s Eleven 1963 1964 Viva Las Vegas! With Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starring, this was a perfect postcard from the city of shows and gambling. 1970 1971 Diamonds Are Forever With Sean Connery, Jill St. John, … Read More

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