Category: offline casinos

Luxor Las Vegas. Pyramid-shaped casino
Categories: offline casinos, video 16 May 2020 661

Luxor Las Vegas. Pyramid-shaped casino

Las Vegas is known as the entertainment capital of the world, and the Luxor Casino is one of the most iconic destinations for gaming and entertainment. Located on the southern end of the famous Las Vegas Strip, Luxor is an impressive 30-story black glass pyramid that stands out from the...

Mafia impact on Las Vegas in early years
Categories: gambling history, offline casinos 20 May 2020 888
Reading time: 19 min, 3609 words

Mafia impact on Las Vegas in early years

Las Vegas, the glittering oasis in the middle of the Nevada desert, is famous worldwide for its flashy casinos, luxurious resorts, and vibrant nightlife. However, the history of Las Vegas is also intertwined with the shadowy world of organized crime, particularly the Italian-American Mafia. In the early years of Las...

Video poker bug: John Kane & Andre Nestor story
Categories: cheating, offline casinos 16 Jun 2020 2390
Reading time: 10 min, 1906 words

Video poker bug: John Kane & Andre Nestor story

In the summer of 2009, John Kane appeared in the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas. He sat down in a video poker game known as Game King, and six minutes later he won a jackpot worth $4,300. So what, huh? That is luck! Well, this is not quite so. He'd...

The Secret Underworld Of Vegas Gambling
Categories: cheating, offline casinos, video 28 Jun 2020 565

The Secret Underworld Of Vegas Gambling

During this opening episode of Cheating Vegas, we hear about the classic tricks and schemes that vegas cheaters pull for millions to get away with. We learn to spot a cheater and follow the story of match-fixing basketball, and how it ruined the life of one young man.

MIT Blackjack Team - blackjack card counting
Categories: blackjack, offline casinos 12 Jul 2020 1374
Reading time: 5 min, 1036 words

MIT Blackjack Team - blackjack card counting

While card counting has been around for a very long time, it was only in 1979 that the very first group of students was created, after a professional blackjack player approached them. What made it possible was the fact that a new law was passed by the New Jersey Control...

High Rollers - High Risk?
Categories: documentary, offline casinos, video 9 Aug 2020 527

High Rollers - High Risk?

Linton Besser explores Australia's campaign to lure overseas gamblers, and the consequences of that policy. Building casinos may be a lucrative business. The industry here is estimated to be producing about five billion dollars a year. Most of that money comes from average Australians, but businesses that operate casinos are...

Tropicana casino history
Categories: gambling history, offline casinos 24 Aug 2020 757
Reading time: 6 min, 1188 words

Tropicana casino history

Las Vegas was halfway through a recession. It was April 1957, and two years earlier the town had still come to terms with the opening of five major resorts. The Dunes, the Riviera, New Frontier, Royal Nevada and Moulin Rouge had all fought through changes of ownership, some falling into...

Top 10 Las Vegas adult shows
Categories: offline casinos, other 6 Sep 2020 740
Reading time: 9 min, 1774 words

Top 10 Las Vegas adult shows

Zumanity is a seductive twist to reality which makes the provocative playful and the banned electrifying! Leave inhibitions at the entrance, let a sexy ride full of sensational acrobatics and naughty fun loose and marvel. Part burlesque and part cabaret, you'll never forget Zumanity is one big night! Designed for...

How mob associate become a pioneer in sports betting: Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
Categories: gambling history, offline casinos 2 Oct 2020 907
Reading time: 8 min, 1543 words

How mob associate become a pioneer in sports betting: Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal

Frank Lawrence "Lefty" Rosenthal was a sports handicapper, Chicago Outfit partner, and a former Las Vegas casino executive (June 12, 1929-October 13, 2008). He had received the mocking nickname "Lefty" because at a hearing on gambling and organized crime, he had cited the Fifth Amendment thirty-seven times, even invoking his...

Top 5 biggest slot jackpots won
Categories: jackpots, offline casinos, slots 15 Oct 2020 451
Reading time: 4 min, 844 words

Top 5 biggest slot jackpots won

The creation of the progressive jackpot on slot machines can be largely credited to some of the biggest wins in gaming history. A number of slot machines can be associated with this jackpot system, and with every spin that yields no wins, a portion of the money from the spin...

$100,000 GONE! My Biggest Loss in 10 Minutes
Categories: offline casinos, slots, video 27 Oct 2020 412

$100,000 GONE! My Biggest Loss in 10 Minutes

Raja is a high roller who posts his videos from casinos around the world about slot machine victories. You'll normally find us playing IGT Black Widow games if you're looking for us at the arcade, or anywhere the bonuses take us! In this episode he loses nearly 100k.

World capitals of gambling: best casinos
Categories: offline casinos 13 Nov 2020 646
Reading time: 17 min, 3200 words

World capitals of gambling: best casinos

With the rising prevalence of online gaming and coronavirus, you might only think that offline casinos are far past their heyday. Everyone's interest, though, is still caught by the iconic land-based casino, influenced by our imaginations. There are thousands of casinos worldwide, many of which have grown into major casino resorts...

Las Vegas most expensive hotel-casino ever
Categories: offline casinos 22 Nov 2020 448
Reading time: 2 min, 404 words

Las Vegas most expensive hotel-casino ever

One of the new casino projects being built on the Strip is Resorts World Las Vegas. To come in second place among the tallest buildings in this casino area, it will stand 57 floors high. The West Tower has a 100,000 square-foot facade that is lit up as a focal...

Trump Plaza's demolition auction
Categories: gambling history, offline casinos, other 19 Dec 2020 435
Reading time: 2 min, 431 words

Trump Plaza's demolition auction

Next month, an Atlantic City casino is scheduled to be demolished and city officials are planning to turn the demolition event into a fundraiser, aiming to raise more than $1 million. Trump Plaza, and the bidding winner will be able to press and blow up the button. The demolition of the...