Casinos are something of a tourist trap in certain places around the world. You only need to look at the popularity of Las Vegas to see why it is that so many countries decide to open up casinos in the hope of being able to encourage a tourist or two to visit. The problem is […]
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Can You Talk About a Poker Hand Whilst Playing?
Thanks to the likes of the World Series of Poker and the film Rounders, the popularity of poker took off during the early 2000s. When amateur player, Chris Moneymaker, won the WSOP Main Event in 2003, online poker became a hit and people all over the world suddenly started playing No Limits Texas Hold’em online, […]
Did You Know: Football Players Can Be Sent Off BEFORE Kick Off
Even those with little more than a passing interest in football will understand the concept of a player being sent off. The referee, who is the official in charge of matches, works with their assistants to ensure that the rules of the game are followed by both teams, showing a player a yellow card in […]
Las Vegas & the Mob: How Organised Crime Build a Gambling Mecca
In August of 2022, a fourth set of human remains were found at Lake Mead in the state of Nevada. As the water level dropped, bodies began to be discovered in the lake that is roughly 20 miles from Las Vegas. The first body was found inside a barrel, with investigations suggesting that they had […]
Real Life Casino Heists: Six Times the Casinos Were Robbed for Real
Anyone that has ever watched an action movie will almost certainly be used to the idea of seeing films about people robbing banks. It is a tale as old as time, with Westerns specialising in stories of people that have chosen to head into a money lending establishment with some sort of weapon in the […]
Cruise Ship Casinos: Gambling in International Water
Elsewhere on this site you can read an article about riverboat casinos and the manner in which they work. Of course, they aren’t the only floating vessels that allow you to place a bet or two, with cruise ships often having casinos on board. You might think that the rules when it comes to gambling […]
What Are Riverboat Casinos & Do They Have to be Sailing For You to Gamble?
If you’ve watched films such as Maverick, starring famed anti-semite Mel Gibson, or TV shows like Ozark, you will know at least a passing amount about riverboat casinos. They often look like something out of a Mark Twain novel, powered by steam and paddles and are suggestive of a bygone era when you see them […]
Lottery Near Misses: The Unlucky Players Who Missed Out on Millions
For many, winning the lottery would be a dream. Seeing millions of pounds loaded into your bank account to alleviate the financial pressures of life is something that many people would simply love to see happen. It goes without saying that, for some at least, winning the lottery proved to be more trouble than it […]
Football Goalkeeper Rules: 6 Things You Might Not Know About Goalies
In some ways, goalkeepers are to football teams what drummers are to bands. They are the forgotten characters, keeping things ticking over whilst not really getting much of the credit. They are also the ones that tend to act on their own, working in isolation for much of the time yet still part of the […]
What Does the Phrase “Cards Speak” Mean in Poker?
There are some games where the language around them can be almost incomprehensible if you don’t know what it is that people are talking about. Stand near a craps table without first having learned what the various things on the table mean and it will seem as though everyone taking part is talking gibberish, for […]