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ABOUT KENO
2008-02-26 09:06:00
Keno is a lottery-like or bingo-like gambling game played at modern casinos. A traditional live casino keno game uses a circular glass enclosure called a "bubble" containing 80 ping pong-like balls which determine the balldraw result. Each ball is imprinted with a number 1 through 80. During the balldraw, a blower pushes air into the bubble and mixes the balls. A "caller" presses a lever opening a tube, where the balls lift one at a time into a "V" shaped tube called the "rabbit ears". The caller and a "verifier" record each of 20 balls drawn, and the computerized keno system calculates all wagers based on the numbers drawn. Players wager by marking an "X" over the "spot" choices on a blank keno ticket form with 80 numbered selection boxes (1 to 80). After all players successfully place their wagers, the casino draws 20 balls (numbers) at random. Some casinos automatically call the balldraw at preset timed intervals regardless of whether or not players are waiting to place a wager.E...

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2008-02-24 13:07:00
Casino Games EntertainmentBlackjack, poker, and slots have undoubtedly established their prominent popularity at the casino. However, games like backgammon, roulette, video poker and craps have shared a respectable place in the hot lists of gamblers worldwide. We've compiled for you some of the best tutorials in the industry; how-to guides and strategies that can be applied in Vegas no less than they can help you out in online casinos.This is the perfect place to play free games and then translating your success to real money. Practice the most fun casino games and become a part of the ever growing gambling community.Take your study at your own pace. Start from the basics and master advanced strategies to sharpen up your game and take it to the level of the big leagues. Remember, the pros weren't born pros, and a gambler's success depends mostly on hard work, concentration, and dedication. Now crack the books.
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Bodog ? Watch the Hottest Shows at Bodog TV
2008-02-24 07:11:00
Bodog TV is where it’s at for the edgiest and hottest in world–class visual entertainment. With a number of already successful shows ranging from music to poker to mixed martial arts, Bodog TV is constantly upping the ante by producing new, cutting–edge shows to add to its roster. Bodog Music Battle of the Bands: Partnering with Bodog Music, Bodog Music Battle of the Bands gave unsigned bands across the U.S. a chance to win a $1 million record deal with Bodog Music. Starting March 2006, 7,500 signed up to participate and fans began voting online for their favorite band. From there, 10 bands went on the road to see if they could live up to the rock star lifestyle. Cameras followed as bands were given challenge after challenge, including penning a score for the soundtrack to horror flick Saw III, by the judges, which included Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, Canadian punk–rock princess Bif Naked and Billy Duffy of the Cult. The finale of the show saw three rem...
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About Bodog Casino Review
2008-02-23 08:11:00
Bodog – Play Hard in the Casino Step into a full Vegas-style online casino, and play more than 80 flash and downloadable games. In 2006, Casino Player Magazine ranked Bodog No. 1 for customer service and casino promotions in the online gaming industry. See Bodog Casino. The Bodog Casino is one of the most dynamic online gaming sites in the world. Offering both free-to-play and cash games, the casino has games to fit the needs of all customers – be they novices or veterans. In addition to Bodog Casino’s downloadable games, it also provides the opportunity to play seven of the most popular Las Vegas games without having to download a thing. Just click to play Bodog Casino’s Flash games and players are ready to go. On call 24/7, customer support staff adheres to a strict policy that demands e-mail inquiries are replied to in 15 minutes or less, and that telephone calls are answered on the first ring. A...
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Baccarat - 1.History - 2.Rules - 3.Strategy
2008-02-22 07:05:00
Baccarat History The word baccarat is derived from the Italian word baccara, meaning zero, and refers to the zero value given to all of the face cards and tens. In Europe, the elegant game of baccarat is one of the most popular casino games. The game baccarat has long held the attention of gamblers and an early version was played with cards from a Tarot deck back in the Middle Ages. The game may have originated in Italy around 1490, but by the early 1950's baccarat had become the game of choice for the French nobility. Eventually baccarat evolved into European baccarat and the French game chemin de fer. What is known as American baccarat actually originated in England and spread to South America. The version of baccarat that is played today came from the Capri Casino in Havana, Cuba.When baccarat was introduced to Nevada in the late 1950's, casino's tried to instill the glamorous aura associated with the European game. In most casinos, baccarat is played in a roped-off area, is cl...
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Slot Machines - 1.History - 2.Rules - 3.Strategy
2008-01-15 12:57:00
1-Slot Machines History The term slot machines was originally used for automatic vending machines as well as for the gambling devices, but in the 20th century the term became restricted to the latter. The first such gambling devices in the United States were mere novelties that did not return coins but presented gambling opportunities, such as two toy horses that would race after a coin was inserted. Such devices set on a bar in a saloon attracted wagering between patrons.The first actual slot machines were built by Charles Fay in 1887 in a small machine shop in San Francisco. He built nickle slot machines by hand and rented them to the local gambling halls. His first machine was not, as some believe, cruder and bulkier than modern slot machines, nor did its reels carry the fruit symbols commonly used today. His original slot machine, called the Liberty Bell, was somewhat smaller than modern machines, and operate basically the same way.Fay's slot machines were a huge success, and he...
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Video-Poker - 1.History - 2.Rules - 3.Strategy
2008-01-14 06:11:00
1-Video Poker History The game of video poker is a fairly recent phenomenon, dating back to only the mid-'70s. Although early slot machines used cards and poker hands as payoff symbols, players had no choices to make; the reels stopped wherever the machine determined they would.The increasing popularity of video poker can be traced to several factors and characteristics it has in common with many of the more popular casino games. For instance:video poker is fast (like craps).video poker gives players the opportunity to make decisions and a reasonable control over the results (like blackjack).video poker is similar to poker (like many of the newest casino games).video poker gives the possibility of a large payoff and is not intimidating (like slot machines).Play Free Videopoker EntertainmentVideo Poker Rules How to Play Video PokerVideo Poker is what you get if you cross Stud Poker with a slot machine and throw in a few wild cards. It's fast, almost like playing Stud, and you've got...
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Blackjack History - Rules - Strategy
2008-01-12 08:03:00
1-Blackjack History The History of Blackjack & Calculating Odds BLACKJACK HISTORY Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 AD. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations. In China today, the general term for playing cards means "paper tickets". The contemporary 52 card deck used in the U.S. was originally called the "French Pack" (circa 1600's) which was later adopted by the English and subsequently the Americans.The history of the blackjack card game itself is still disputed but was probably spawned from other French games such as "chemin de fer" and "French Ferme", although blackjack is also claimed by both Italy and Spain as well. The game blackjack originated in French casinos around 1700 where it was called "vingt-et-un" ("twenty-and-one") and has been played in the U.S. since the 1800's. The game is named blackjack because...
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Poker rules :Rank of hands
2008-01-11 12:18:00
Play Online Poker Royal Flush:Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. Straight Flush:Straight with all five cards in the same suit. Four of a Kind:Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads"). Full House:Three cards of one number or face value and two cards of another number or face value. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with the highest ranking three of a kind ("trips") wins. Flush:Five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins . Straight:F...
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Texas Hold'em
2008-01-11 07:59:00
Hold'em poker (also known as Texas Hold'em) is the most popular poker game in the world. In Hold'em, players get two down cards and five community cards (which are face-up in the middle of the table). Your hand is determined by using the best five of those seven cards (in any combination) and the best hand wins the pot. Click here to see Rank of Hands. (The pot may also be won by someone betting and no one calling prior to getting seven cards.)There are four rounds of betting in Hold'em. In Limit Hold'em, one bet and three raises are allowed for each betting round. To continue to play, players must call all action to them on each betting round (unless they are "all-in").Here is the procedure for Hold'em:1) Prior to dealing the cards, two blinds (the Small Blind and the Big Blind) are placed in the pot by the two players to the immediate left of the dealer (indicated by the dealer "button").2) Everyone is dealt two down cards ("hole cards"). The action begins with the player to...