Casino Gambling: MGM Resorts and Royal Caribbean Offer Joint Perks

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MGM Resorts and Royal Caribbean Offer Joint Perks
Nov 16th 2012, 15:13

MGM Resorts International and Royal Caribbean cruise lines are now partners in offering new perks on land and sea! As new perk partners, both MGM M life members and Royal Caribbean's Anchor Society members will receive special incentives and offers to enjoy the benefits offered by both company's. Bill Hornbuckle, Chief Marketing Officer (no, not part of Fraggle Rock) for MGM Resorts International called Royal Caribbean, "the cruise industry's premier organization, renowned for its superior service and amenities." M life members will be able to take advantage of cruise specials, and MGM will be offering cruises as prizes for slot promotions and tournaments.

Lisa Bauer, executive vice president of Global Sales and Marketing for Royal Caribbean International stressed the cruise line's Anchor Society members would receive M life offers and benefits such as pre-sale access to tickets for A-list concerts and championship boxing matches as well as hotel-based incentives such as room upgrades, VIP services and other priority items, based on tier level. This cooperation between two entertainment company's should be a win-win for all loyal customers. The new offerings will be available starting in January 2013. M life card holders earn points at any MGM casino such as those found in Detroit, Mississippi, and Las Vegas.

As a player's club card holder at many casinos, the idea of using my points for a Royal Caribbean cruise is very exciting. I don't know how many points that will take, or whether the offerings will include a specific discount for each tier level, but I'm already looking forward to receiving more information from M life, and that's a first!

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Casino Gambling: What's Hot Now: Betting Roulette

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Betting Roulette
Nov 16th 2012, 11:08

Roulette is the oldest table game in the casino. It originated in France and the modern layout as we know it today was developed around 1842. Roulette tables have two betting areas. The inside betting area contains the individual numbers on the layout. The outside betting area has boxes for the columns, red/black and odd/even and different groups of numbers.

The inside betting area has the boxes for the numbers 1 รข€" 36. American Roulette wheels also have a zero and double zero. European Roulette wheels only have a single zero. The following tutorial will show you the different inside bets you can make. The house edge on most inside bets are 5.26 for games using the double zero wheel. If you are new to the game you should first read How to Play Roulette.

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Casino Gambling: What's Hot Now: Beating Blackjack with a Simple Plus Minus Count

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Beating Blackjack with a Simple Plus Minus Count
Nov 16th 2012, 11:08

The game of casino blackjack can be beaten by using a simple plus minus count. Casinos have known this for fifty years since Edward O. Thorp wrote a book called Beat the Dealer. But the game is still offered because not enough players take the time to learn how to play blackjack very well.

Some players put the time into learning basic strategy for blackjack, and they are able to play almost even with the house. However, to win regularly takes a little more work and practice.

The Count

The basis for card counting is that the house edge changes as cards are removed from a deck of cards. Sometimes the edge is actually in the players' favor. But, the player will always be at a disadvantage to the house, even if they play perfect basic strategy and count cards, if they never vary their bet. To take advantage of their edge, the player must wager more money at the right time.

To keep track of when that right time might be, a simple plus minus count is used. The player uses basic strategy, but also keeps a running total in their head of the "count". As a player sees cards in action, they assign the following numbers and keep a running count. With a new deck or a new shoe, the count will always starts at zero. Remember, if you lose track of your count, just bet a single unit, don't try to guess. If there are plenty of tables around and you are playing a shoe, you can always move to another table.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - each of these cards counts as plus 1

Aces and ten cards (tens, jacks, queens and kings) count as minus 1

7, 8, 9 count as zero - just ignore them

For example, on the first hand, the cards on the table are a ten, a 5, a 6, an 8, and an ace. You count minus 1 for the ten, back to even with the five, plus 1 with the six, the eight is zero - so ignore it, and back to even with the ace. Your running count is back to zero. As new cards are revealed you continue the count. Any time the count is a minus number or zero, make a bet of one unit.

When the count is positive, bet more than one unit. By betting more when you have the edge, and less when you don't, you can actually beat the casino at blackjack! Of course you have to practice the count before you ever play for real money!

Practice The Count

On the first hand of a single deck you bet one unit and wait. Here is the run of cards: 6, 4, 2 ace, ten, five, four, six, 9, 8. Your count should be: one, two, three, two, one, two, three, four, four, four (ignore the 7, 8, 9 - they are zero). Now the odds are in your favor, bet two or three units.

Next hand the new cards seen are: ten, 8, 2, ace, ten, 4, ten, ten, 9, ten, 3. Your count should start with four and go three, three, four, three, four, three, two, two, three. The count is still three so you should bet two or three units again.

In a single deck game you will probably get just one more hand. Your work is done and you got to bet more when you had the edge. Whenever the count is negative or even, bet one unit. If you are playing on a shoe game with more than one deck, you will need to convert your running count to a true count before making your next bet.

True Count Conversion

With a shoe, the number of cards still to be used must be factored into your bet. You still only bet one unit with any negative or zero count, but if the deck is positive (any number of +1 or higher), you need to look at the discard rack and guess how many decks have been used, and how many remain in the shoe. With a six-deck shoe, you will divide your running count by 6 at the beginning. If your running count is 12, your true count is 12/6 = 2. If four decks remain, divide 12/4 = 3. If two decks remain, you divide your running count by the two remaining decks: 12/2 = 6.

Yes, you have to keep the running count in your head - and divide the remaining decks by that running count before each bet. It takes some work. The payoff is that depending on the positive running count, you know how much to bet and when to take insurance.

Insurance

Taking insurance is a bad bet if the count is negative, but if the true count is plus 2 or higher, insurance is a good bet. Take it!

How Much to Bet

Unfortunately, casinos don't like to let card counters play. It is perfectly legal to use your brain to bet the house, but they still have the right to bar you from playing in Nevada (but not in Atlantic City and a few other places). The trick is to not be noticed. But you have to vary your bets to make any money - so walk the tightrope!

When the count is positive, you need to bet more than one unit. A simple to remember system is to bet one unit to start, and add a single unit for each 1/2 true count advantage:

  • True Count = 1 Bet 1 unit
  • True Count = 1.5 Bet 2 units
  • True Count = 2 Bet 3 units
  • True Count = 2.5 Bet 4 units
  • True Count = 3 Bet 5 units
  • True Count = 3.5 Bet 6 units
  • True Count = 4 Bet 7 units
  • True Count = 4.5 Bet 8 Units
  • True Count = 5 Bet 9 Units
  • True Count = 5.5 or more you should bet 10 units
  • Don't Get Barred

    Now pit bosses are trained to catch counters, and their main tip-off is players who rarely take insurance (except in positive counts) and who vary their bets. You have to look like the average player. If the count jumps suddenly, don't jump your bet from one unit to 10 units. That's likely to get you barred. Learn some clever cover for your player. Use a parlay when you win and the count increases. You might want to spread to two hands occasionally to help increase your bet. Be smart and you can beat blackjack!

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Casino Gambling: What's Hot Now: Map Casinos -Tunica Mississippi

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Map Casinos -Tunica Mississippi
Nov 16th 2012, 11:08

Tunica Casinos

List of Casinos

map of Tunica

To travel from one are to the oter you will need a car or yoy can use the free shuttle bus offered by many of the casinos. The casino where you stay should have a schedule.

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Casino Gambling: What's Hot Now: How to Play Blackjack - A Crash Course

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How to Play Blackjack - A Crash Course
Nov 16th 2012, 11:08

Blackjack is played on a half-circle shaped table. The players sit along the rounded edge and the dealer stands on the straight side with a tray of chips in front of them. You can purchase chips from the dealer with cash, or bring chips from other tables. Some clubs allow you to play cash.

Your bet for the upcoming hand goes inside the betting circle located in front of your chair. Your extra chips go right in front of you, next to the padded rail that goes around the table.

Table Limits

Each table has a minimum and a maximum limit for each bet. The limit sign is usually on the far left as you face the table. A limit of $5-$250 means you can bet any amount from $5 to $250 on each hand. Place your buy-in between the betting circles so it is not mistaken for a bet.

Consider sitting at a table where the other players are playing close to what you want to play. You may be uncomfortable playing $5 per hand when the other players are betting $100, and they may feel the same about having you at "their" table.

Game Conditions

Blackjack can be played with a single deck of 52-cards or multiple decks may be used. If four, six, or eight decks are used, once they are shuffled, the cards will be housed in a plastic "shoe" that allows one card at a time to come out. At some casinos, the cards are placed in a continuous shuffler where the dealer takes out one card at a time.

Once you place your bet in your own circle, the dealer will start the hand. If the game is played with your cards exposed, you do not touch your cards. If your cards are dealt face down, you pick them up with one hand. The dealer will expose just one of their cards, but will check to see if they have a blackjack.

Blackjack

If the dealer has a two-card 21, they win instantly, unless you also have a blackjack. If you both have a natural, or blackjack, then you tie, and no chips change hands. If you have blackjack and the dealer does not, expose you cards and you will be paid 3 chips for every 2 you bet. A $5 blackjack pays $7.50

There are some games where a blackjack pays just 6 to 5, so check the limit sign to see what you will get on a blackjack. On this game, a $5 bet wins only $6 and this rule makes the game very tough on the players' bankrolls.

Insurance

Insurance is a side-bet that the dealer has a blackjack. This will be offered when the dealer shows an ace-up. Insurance is rarely a good bet, skip it and you will do fine.

A winning insurance bet pays 2-1. If your original bet is $10 and you take insurance for $5, you get paid $10. If the dealer does not have a blackjack you lose your $5 insurance wager.

If you also have a blackjack, you and the dealer will tie, called a "push." If you have a blackjack and want to take insurance, you can say "even money," which works out the same as far as your payoff goes.

Hitting and Standing

After the dealer checks for blackjack, the player to the dealer's left acts first. If the cards are in their hand, they sweep them towards themselves to signify they want a card. This scratching motion lets everybody know, from the eye-in-sky to the pit boss to the dealer, that the player wants another card - a hit.

If your first two cards are dealt face-up, use your hand in a sweeping motion towards yourself to indicate a hit.

When you want no more cards, or to "stand," tuck your cards under your bet. If the cards were dealt face-up, then make a sideways motion with your hand to indicate "no-more," and your play is finished.

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