Crown fined for short decks
“They clearly do far more harm to the community than good but they enrich government coffers and this is like being slapped with a wet lettuce for them, not a fine that would be enough for them to take it seriously”
The Commission for Gambling Regulation now needs to keep a tight watch to make sure that Crown fixes its systems,” IF YOU’VE ever felt the odds were unfairly stacked against you at the casino, it’s possible … via The Sydney Morning Herald
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Interesting gambling information:
- Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
- By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- At land-based casinos, both the player and the boxman need to be on the lookout for crooked dice in the game of craps. Each number when added together with the number on the side opposite it, will add up to 7. For example, 6 is opposite to 1. When the dice are crooked, they do not add up to 7.
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