Mastering the Sales Game

There’s more to winning at poker than knowing the rank of hands. A great poker player pays close attention to his opponents’ behavior.

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Tue, December 6th, 2005

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Gambling history facts:

  • 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
    1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
  • The major differences between regular poker and video poker is that you are playing against a machine rather than real people, and your goal is to achieve particular hands rather than beat opponents hands.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
  • The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.