Behind-the-scenes changes have most impact for casinos

Since Sept. 11, Mohegan Sun has implemented a number of visible security changes, but security personnel said it’s what visitors don’t see that really matters.

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Sun, September 10th, 2006

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Casino gambling facts:

  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • 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.
  • If you have even seen a Baccarat player bend the cards and make a fold in them, don't be surprised. This is common because once the decks in the card shoe are finished in Baccarat, they are usually thrown away. In Baccarat, do not bet on a tie hand.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.