The MIT Blackjack Team, as the name suggests, was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who attempted to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. The team and its successors operated from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century.
The plan and operation
Blackjack gives the house a low statistical [...]

A bar bet is a bet made between two patrons at a bar. Bar bets can range from wagers about little-known trivia, such as obscure historical facts, to feats of skill and strength. Some bar bets are intended to trick the other party into losing.
Famous bar bets

The annual Midnight Sun baseball game [...]

“Black Book” is the nickname frequently used to refer to a list of persons who are unwelcome in casinos. The name comes from the fact that the persons listed in the “book” are essentially “blacklisted”. The term can refer either to such a list officially maintained by a particular Gaming Control [...]

What it is
Marvel battle dice is a game that uses small figures, which are placed inside dice, and then rolled. There are currently 69 of these figures from the first Set, and can be purchased in battle booster packs, or the starter set.
Purchasing
The figures can be purchased in booster packs (listed above), or [...]

Bingo cards are used to play various bingo games, including U.S. style bingo and U.K. style Housie. Cards are usually made of cardboard or non-reusable paper, but more and more bingo halls are beginning to use computerized cards. Bingo cards are printed in various styles (see below) with randomized bingo numbers. [...]

Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. Rafael Ortiz.
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Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one other by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules.
Since its invention in 1891, it has developed to become a truly international sport. Organized league play originated in the YMCA and [...]

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The U.S. Open is a prestigious Grand Slam tournament.
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Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

Number of rooms
711

Theme

Gaming space
87,000 square feet

Permanent show(s)

Signature attraction(s)

Notable restaurant(s)
Cortez Room

Owner
Boyd Gaming Corporation

Date opened
December 1986

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)
1988
2000

Previous name(s)

Casino website
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This locals casino is owned [...]

Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn is a breach of etiquette and can negatively affect other players). When it is a player’s turn to act, the first verbal declaration or action he takes binds him to his choice of action; this is [...]

Flamingo
3555 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
3,626

Theme
Caribbean

Gaming space
77,000 ft² (7,153.5 m²)

Permanent show(s)
The Second City, George Wallace, Wayne Newton

Signature attraction(s)
Wildlife Habitat

Notable restaurant(s)
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville

Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment

Date opened
December 26, 1946

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)

Previous name(s)
The Flamingo (1946-1947), The Fabulous Flamingo (1947-1974), Flamingo Hilton (1974-1999)

Casino website
Flamingo Las Vegas

The Flamingo Las Vegas is owned and operated [...]

In poker, a bad beat occurs when a hand, which was at one time a big favourite to win, loses. Typically the term is only applied in this way when the player holding the eventual winning hand misplayed it spectacularly.Alternatively, the term is also applied when a particularly strong hand loses to [...]

Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Number of rooms
3,991

Theme
Medieval / Camelot

Gaming space
100,000 ft² (9,290 m²)

Permanent show(s)
Tournament of Kings
Thunder Down Under
Anthony Cools

Signature attraction(s)
Merlin vs. Dragon battle

Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse at Camelot
Sir Galahad’s Prime Rib House
Regale Italian Eatery

Owner
MGM Mirage

Date opened
June 19, 1990

Casino type
Land

Major renovation(s)
N/A

Previous name(s)
Xanadu project (never built)

Casino website
excalibur.com

The Excalibur Hotel/Casino is a hotel and [...]

4-Digits (4D) is a Singapore lottery. People play by choosing any number from 0000 to 9999. 23 number combinations are drawn every time. If one of the numbers match the one that the player has bought, a prize is won.
Methods of Play
Ordinary Entry
Ordinary entry refers to a specific number. Example: 1234
4-D Roll
4-D [...]

Circus Circus Las Vegas
2880 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
3,774

Theme
Circus

Gaming space
101,100 ft² (9,392.19 m²)

Permanent show(s)

Signature attraction(s)
Circus Circus Adventuredome

Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse
Blue Iguana

Owner
MGM Mirage

Date opened
October 18, 1968

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)
none

Previous name(s)
none

Casino website
Circus Circus Las Vegas

Circus Circus Las Vegas is a circus-themed 3,774 room hotel and 101,000 square foot (9,392 m²) casino located [...]

Casino Royale
3411 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas, Nevada 89109

Number of rooms
152

Theme
European Villa

Notable restaurant(s)
Outback Steakhouse
Denny’s
Noble Roman’s
Subway
Ben & Jerry’s

Owner
Tom Elardi

Date opened
1992

Casino type
Land-Based

Previous name(s)
Nob Hill 1979-1980

Casino website
Hotel/casino web site

Casino Royale is a small casino and motel located on the East side of the Las Vegas Strip, between Harrah’s Las Vegas and The Venetian. The casino [...]

Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that is, to move all fifteen checkers off the board. The oldest [...]

Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
3,348

Theme
The Roman Empire

Gaming space
166,000ft² (15,442 m²)

Permanent show(s)
Céline Dion: A New Day

Signature attraction(s)
Forum Shops
Pure

Notable restaurant(s)
Restaurant Guy Savoy
808
Bradley Ogden
Empress Court
Hyakumi
Mesa Grill

Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment

Date opened
August 5, 1966

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)
1974, 1979, 1992, 2001

Previous name(s)
none

Casino website
Caesars Palace

Caesars Palace is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip [...]

A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic used for playing card games. A complete set of cards is a pack or deck. Playing cards are often used as props in magic tricks, as well as occult practices such as cartomancy, and a number of card games [...]