Archive for February, 2010
Singapore Casinos
Feb 28th
Singapore is one of the world’s most successful countries and until recently had strict laws on gambling that restricted the development of casinos in the small city-state. However, with recent changes in the law, Singapore casinos will soon be among the world’s most spectacular leisure developments, and plans are afoot to create what is expected to be the most expensive casino and leisure complex in the world. This can only increase the desirability of Singapore as a destination for tourists visiting Southeast Asia and bring more revenue into the country.
Until late 2004, the government of Singapore had tight restrictions on gambling, which meant that there were no casinos in the country. However, there has been a growing realization that casinos are a valuable tourist attraction bringing in welcome revenue, as well as creating jobs for the local economy, and so the rules have been relaxed, paving the way for the building of the country’s first casino. The bidding process involved companies from all over the world, and following this period, the Las Vegas Sands Company was selected to build and operate the first of two planned super casinos in Singapore.
The vision for the first of the two huge Singapore casinos is a staggering one; not just a place to gamble, but an entire entertainment district, comprising shopping and leisure amenities, convention facilities, theme parks, theaters, and even museums; an integrated vision that will cost more than $3 billion and is expected to create over 30,000 jobs. The development will be sited on over 50 acres of reclaimed land at the city’s waterfront, and it is expected to be completed by 2009. The government is keen to promote Singapore casinos to the large numbers of tourists that visit the country every year, particularly as several other Asian countries are expanding their own casino sectors to cater to visitors, as well as demand from their own public. Indeed, Chinese people are known for their love of gambling, and this applies no less to Singaporeans of Chinese descent, who make up over three quarters of the indigenous population.
A second Singapore casino development is planned for Sentosa, a tourist island off the coast of Singapore, which attracts around two million visitors every year to enjoy its beaches, golf courses, and leisure facilities, not to mention its historical sites including Fort Siloso, a fortification used by the British during the Second World War. As with the first Singapore casino, the Sentosa casino will form the centerpiece of a massive integrated resort designed to attract tourists from around the world and further cement Singapore casinos at the forefront of the Asian tourist market.
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Online Games – Casinos for Americans
Feb 28th
Recently, the US Federal government banned online casinos from operating in America by making it illegal to transfer money to them through any US bank or payment system. Because of this law, most of the popular online casino networks such as Party Gaming and PlayTech left the United States. However, new casinos starting taking root.
Most of these casinos were new ventures belonging to trusted and respectable casino networks with the difference being that these new ventures were still accepting players from the United States.
How?
By creating new names, these casinos are able to bypass the gambling law, and you can even use your Visa or MasterCard to play. Other than these, there are some online payment options such as MoneyBrokers and Neteller through which you can deposit and eventually withdraw money from your casino account.
What Difference Does It Make to Me?
Yes. There is a law. But what are those who loved playing online supposed to do? Are they to stop just because of someone in the Senate thinks that online casinos are linked to terrorism? Anyway, there will still be those that decide to play anyway, and it is for those renegades that the following list serves.
Casinos that Allow American Players to Take Part
1) ClubUSA Casino:
By offering software created and professionally managed by Real Time Gaming, one of the most trusted names in the gaming software industry, this online casino uses Wire Card to conduct all its online banking transactions with you. They also offer a nice and hefty seven hundred and fifty dollars free for playing.
2) Roxy Palace:
While the previous casino was operated using Real Time Gaming, Roxy Palace turned to MicroGaming, another firm and sturdy software gaming company. The product you get is one that is not only graphically enhanced, but also includes a random number generator far superior than any other in the online casino industry.
3) Golden Casino is rumoured to belong to the online entity Golden Palace. Yes. They are the one that used publicity stunts such as buying a pizza with a holy figure on it or paying people to run topless or naked and disrupt sporting events. Even so, this new online casino has a lot to offer. They hand out a vast number of daily free awards and the number of games that one can play increases weekly.
4) Crystal Palace:
With a platform that is as clear as crystal, this online gaming entity boasts an extra-safe 128-coding system that is far superior to those offered by most of the other online casinos. The variety of games is just about average and the download speed is quite quick, but these are not what make this casino attractive. For those looking for a super-secure playing environment, pick it. If not, I suggest you opt for one of the other casinos.
5) Any casino that belongs to the Fortune Lounge group is one that any player from anywhere in the world can safely play and enjoy. Royal Vegas Casino is the top one from this group, and to those from America, still accepting US players. It also uses MicroGaming and uses their assistance in the day-to-day running of the casino software.
Afterword:
It is not difficult to find an online casino that is willing to let you play there even if you reside in America. But, the problems might occur when you try transferring money to and more importantly from it. Preventing your hard-earned money from returning to your account is what this article hopes to guarantee by helping you select those casinos that allow such transactions to take place. In any case, I suggest that you prefer the casinos situated locally and that are legal than trying to bypass any American law especially since it has been passed by the Federal government.
Although playing online through http://www.gambling-portal.com is one of Jack Reider’s most favourite pastimes, he also loves to drop in at the local bingo halls [http://www.gambling-portal.com/bingo-halls.html] with his elderly mother and participate in a few rounds of bingo.
How to Have a Successful Casino Party
Feb 27th
Want to show your friends a good time, but don’t have a fortune to take them to a casino in Vegas? Then bring Las Vegas to your friends with a Casino Party. Casino parties are one of the most popular themes for both private parties and fund-raising events for conferences, conventions, charities and other organizations. As a result, there are dozens of vendors available now that rent genuine casino equipment, as well as the services of dealers and other staff. You can easily find a rental service to help stage your casino party through an Internet search.
When talking with your vendor about your party plans, be sure to have with you the dimensions of your party space. With this essential information, your rental service will be able to recommend the right type and mix of casino tables for your event. Usually one of the practices that make a casino party legal is to play for fun with phony money, similar to that used in a board game or available from a toy store. That way it’s clear that you’re not playing to win cold, hard cash, just to have a good time. Even a fund-raising event should have a way for players to contribute without real money being used.
The variety of games at a casino party is really up to the host, depending on the size of the venue and the number of guests expected. These days, however, one of the really popular games is Texas Hold ‘Em poker. People love to watch these tournaments on TV, so give them an opportunity to test their skill.
You can really add excitement to your casino party if you choose a costume theme for the event. Invite your guests to dress up as cowboys and dance hall girls from the Old West, or gangsters at a Speakeasy from the Roaring Twenties. You might even have someone take instant photos of your costumed guests, so they take home pictures of all the fun.
Learn how to host a casino party and get our Casino Party Atlanta Planning Guide. JP Corcoran, President of Funtastic Events Inc., has been providing entertainment, amusement rentals and casino parties for corporate and non profit organizations since 1985.
Gambling On Native American Indian Reservations
Feb 27th
It has long been known that Native American Indians were in America before settlers, but that did not prevent Native American Indians from losing the land that truly belonged to them. To prevent the extinction of America Indian tribes and cultures, the federal government created reservations.
Reservations are defined as land that is set aside by the federal government for a specific group of individuals. Indian reservations are the most well-known types of reservations in the world. Native American Indian reservations are located all across the United States.
Many Native American Indian reservations are secluded from other towns and cities. This has caused many Native American Indians to suffer financial hardships. Since reservations are secluded, many tourists or other travelers rarely passed through them. This made it difficult for a large number of businesses to operate on an Indian reservation; thus, having an effect on the unemployment rate.
After years are living on the verge of poverty, hope and financial success could be seen in the future. That hope came in the form of casinos. It is a known fact that Americans love to gamble. For once, Native American Indians could rely on Americans to generate jobs, income, and financial resources for all Indian reservations.
Native American Indians living on reservations are not ruled by state governments. Since casinos and gambling are illegal in most states, Native American Indians were still able to open and operate casinos. Since most states still don’t have any other legal casinos, a large number of Americans flock to gamble on Native American Indian reservations.
Casinos have been a large source of income for many Native American Indian reservations. In fact, many are so successful that they are able to benefit the community in a number of ways. Many reservations have taken a portion of their profits to remodel or update their casinos. Many Native American casinos are now known as resorts. Adding hotel rooms, spas, restaurants, and event centers have allowed Indian reservations to profit even more from their gambling casinos.
Updating a casino to bring in additional revenue is important, but what is even more important is what the rest of the money is being spent on. Most Native American Indian reservations use their profits to improve local school systems, housing communities, libraries, and other community facilities. In addition to reservations as a whole, gambling centers have also improved individuals on a personal and professional level.
Almost all of the casinos and other gaming centers open on Native American Indian reservations are successful, so successful that many employ hundreds of workers. Casinos have helped to reduce the number of Native American Indians who are unemployed on Indian reservations all across the country. In addition to hiring local reservation residents, many casinos must also employee other individuals. This is not only beneficial to a Native American Indian community, but to others as well.
American citizens and business developers are urging the federal government to legalize gambling in the United States. Gambling on Native American Indian reservations is popular, but many individuals have to travel hours just to reach one. It is unknown what the impact of legalized gambling would mean for Native American Indians. Until gambling laws changed, American Indians are benefiting from American’s and they are putting their profits to good use.
Edward Charkow is the administrator for American Indian History. For more information please visit: http://www.truth-is.info/native-american-indians/
Learn to Play Casino Craps – The Craps and Eleven Bet
Feb 27th
Be smart, play smart, learn how to play casino craps the right way!
The C&E (“Craps and Eleven”) bet is a one-roll bet combining Any Craps with the number 11. On the table layout, each little “C” circle (for an Any Craps bet) has a little “E” circle adjacent to it (“E” stands for Eleven). Since the dealer controls the C&E bet (keep your hands off), he puts half your chips in the Any Craps circle (the “C” circle) and half in the Eleven circle (the “E” circle).
If a 2, 3, or 12 shows on the next roll, the payoff is 7:1; and your 11 loses. If an 11 shows, the payoff is 15:1; and your Any Craps loses.
If you make a C&E bet that can’t be divided into two whole numbers, the dealer straddles the two “C” and “E” circles with your chips. Be careful making C&E bets that don’t result in whole numbers after being split. If you win and the resulting payoff includes a fraction of a dollar, the casino can’t pay you that fraction, so they keep it for themselves.
An example of where a fractional bet results in a whole number payoff is the $5 C&E. The dealer can’t split your $5 chip into whole-dollar halves ($5 divided by 2 = $2.50; the casino doesn’t have 50-cent chips), so he straddles the “C” and “E” circles with your $5 chip. If an 11 shows on the next roll, the payoff is 15:1 so you win $37.50 (i.e., 15 x $2.50 = $37.50), and you lose $2.50 for the Any Craps portion of your C&E bet; therefore, your net win is $35, which is a whole number that the dealer can pay in full. If a 2, 3, or 12 shows (i.e., Any Craps), the payoff is 7:1 so you win $17.50 (i.e., 7 x $2.50 = $17.50), and you lose $2.50 for the Eleven portion of your C&E bet; therefore, your net win is $15, which is a whole number.
C&E bets that don’t result in whole numbers after being split can be confusing, so it’s best to simply toss the dealer an even-numbered amount of chips to avoid dealing with fractions of dollars.
Now you know! Remember, learn how to play casino craps the right way.
Bill Enslen is a reliability engineer who routinely works with statistics. Having played and analyzed casino craps for more than 25 years, he has compiled his winning secrets in a new Ebook, The Secret to Craps: The Right Way to Play. He doesn’t offer false hope or prey on your blazing desire to beat the casino. Instead, he explains the reality of the game and how to optimize your fun without losing your shirt. Without fully understanding the game and the truth behind the numbers, you’re vulnerable to believing bizarre claims that you can consistently beat the casino. The plain truth is that you can’t and won’t. Don’t be a sucker. Be smart, play smart, and learn casino craps the smart way. For more information, and to read a sample chapter about the absurdity of dice control, visit his site at Learn to Play Casino Craps the Right Way.
