What's a Casino, Really?

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One question I AM GETTING asked often is "WHAT'S a Casino, Really?" Personally I always thought a spot was just a casino in the event that they had both slots and table games, however the mini-casinos in Washington State were only allowed 15 "table games" where the unique thrust of the argument for brand new gambling was that the state already allowed poker rooms, so the brand new casinos would just be card games. In fact those card games soon had 21, Let it Ride, Caribbean Stud etc.

The reason people inquire from me about casinos is because they would like to understand why many locations should not have craps (think most of California and Arizona), or roulette. Same story. The bill was easier to get undergone the local legislature if it only included "card games," as silly as that may be. I BELIEVE the casinos in both states are terrific. Among the casinos are true resorts, and so they have slots and table games, but I ACTUALLY miss a standard craps game or roulette with an actual dealer.

Many of the Native American casinos in California have tried both craps and roulette using cards to indicate rolls or spins. Sorry, can't get into that, without reference to what my New Year's Resolution is! Arizona doesn't even offer the cardboard craps, but they do allow "video" roulette and craps. The roulette is as close as you may get to the actual thing, with a full-size wheel and a spinning ball, but all bets are made on a video terminal. That's almost the same.

As for craps in Arizona, sorry, the most well liked games are the Organic games with a couple of large dice clumping around in a plastic-domed hopper to indicate rolls. Bets are again made on a video terminal, and it's alright, but I miss shooting the dice! After all both the roulette and craps games will let you stay on budget. If you wish to take a cheap casino trip, there are many stuff you can do without gambling. And, in case you still wish to gamble, Keno and video craps and roulette are less expensive than the usual table varieties. Many of the games are set-up for $1 to $29 wagers, so a buck at the pass line is okay. That's a bargain, even supposing the game's not quite the same!

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