A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Shopping is the examining of Goods or services from Retailers with intent to purchase at that time A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Today, there are more than 4000 casinos worldwide. [1]
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History of the term casino
The term "Casino" originally meant a small villa, summerhouse or pavilion built for pleasure, usually on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo. Casino da Póvoa (Póvoa Casino is a casino located in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto, in Portugal. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably A Summerhouse is a small roofed building of varying forms in Gardens or Parks designed to provide cool shady places of relaxation or retreats from summer heat In Architecture a pavilion (from French, "pavillon" from Latin "papilio" has two main significations Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For other meanings (eg the word's use in place names see Palazzo (disambiguation. There are examples of such casinos at Villa Giulia and Villa Farnese. This page describes the building For the museum itself see National Etruscan Museum. The Villa Farnese, also known as Palazzo Farnese or Villa Caprarola, is a Mansion in the town of Caprarola in the Province of Viterbo In modern day Italian, this term designates a bordello (also called "casa chiusa", literally "closed house"), while the gambling house is spelled casinò with an accent. For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. [2]
One of the first known casinos was established in Venice around 1638. [3] During the 19th century, the term "casino" came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities, including gambling, and sports took place. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar An example of this type of building is the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence
Not all casinos were used for gaming. The Copenhagen Casino was a theatre, known for the use made of its hall for mass public meetings during the 1848 Revolution which made Denmark a constitutional monarchy. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of Constitutional Government, wherein either an elected or hereditary Monarch is Until 1937 it was a well-known Danish theatre. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] The Hanko Casino located in Hanko, Finland - one of that town's most conspicuous landmarks - was never used for gambling. Hanko (ˈhɑŋko in Finnish Hangö in Swedish, and Гангут in Russian) is a Bilingual port town on the south coast Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Rather, it was a banquet hall for the Russian nobility which frequented this spa resort in the late 1800s, and is presently used as a restaurant. The Russian Nobility (Дворянство Dvoryanstvo) arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution A destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes
History of casinos
The precise origin of gambling is unknown. Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a Casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Chinese recorded the first official account of the practice in 2300 B. C. , but it is generally believed that activity of gambling, in some way or another, has been seen in almost every society in history. From the Ancient Greeks and Romans to Napoleon's France and Elizabethan England, much of history is filled with stories of entertainment based on the games of chance. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [5]
In American history, early casinos were originally known as saloons. The creation and importance of saloons was greatly influenced by four major cities; New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city It was in the saloons that travelers could find people to talk to, drink with, and often gamble with. During the early 20th century in America, gambling became outlawed and banned by state legislation and social reformers of the time. However, in 1931, gambling was legalized throughout the state of Nevada, and Las Vegas, presently known as "Sin City", spawned America's first official casinos. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Soon after, in the state of New Jersey, Atlantic City joined the Casino industry in 1978 to become America's second largest gambling city. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
Gambling in casinos
In most jurisdictions worldwide, gambling is limited to persons over the age of license (18 or 21 years of age in most of the United States and 16 to 21 in most other countries where casinos are permitted). Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [6]
Customers gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e. A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three g. , craps, roulette, baccarat) and some skill (e. Craps is a Dice game played against other players or a bank Craps developed from a simplification of the Old English game hazard. Roulette is a Casino and Gambling game named after the French word meaning "small wheel" Baccarat is a casino Card game. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France g. , blackjack, poker) (for more see casino games). Blackjack (also known as Twenty-one, Vingt-et-un (French for Twenty-one or Pontoon) is the most widely played casino banking Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into Games available in most Casinos are commonly called casino games. Games usually have mathematically-determined odds that ensure the house retains a long term advantage over the players. This advantage is called the house edge. In games such as poker where players play against each other, the house takes a commission called the rake. Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a Cardroom operating a Poker game Casinos often give out free items, known as comps to people who are gambling. In the context of Casinos, comps are complimentary items given out by casinos to encourage players to gamble. Often, in most casinos, the more money a player uses the more benefits or comps the player get.
Payout is the percentage won by players.
Playing with house money refers to the situation where a winning player is placing bets with money that has been won from the casino.
Security
Casinos focus greatly on security, considering that this is a 30 billion dollar industry. The Thousand Islands Casino is a small casino located in Gananoque Ontario. Large amounts of currency move through a casino, tempting people to cheat the system. Security today consists of cameras located throughout the property operated by highly trained individuals who attempt to locate cheating and stealing by both players and employees.
Modern casino security is usually divided between a physical security force, which patrols the casino floor and responds to calls for assistance and reports of criminal and/or suspicious activities, and a specialized surveillance department, that operates the casino's closed circuit television (known in the industry as eye in the sky) system in an effort to detect any misconduct by both guests and employees alike. Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors The eye in the sky is a term given to Casino and other commercial security closed circuit cameras. Both of these specialized casino security departments work very closely with each other to ensure the safety of both guests and the casino's assets.
When it opened in 1989, The Mirage was the first casino to use cameras full time on all table games. For the band see The Mirage (band The Mirage is a 3044 room Hotel and Casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip A camera is a device used to capture images either as still Photographs or as sequences of moving images ( Movies or Videos. [7]
See also
- List of casinos
- Casino game
- Casino token
- Locals casino
- Online casino
- American Gaming Association
- Global Gaming Expo
- Gaming Control Boards
- Gaming law
- Native American gaming
- European Gaming & Amusement Federation
Notes
- ^ American Gaming Association : Fact Sheets : General Info
- ^ Casino. A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three A list of Casinos Antigua and Barbuda St James's Club Antigua in Mamora Bay Casino Riviera in Runaway Bay Games available in most Casinos are commonly called casino games. Casino tokens (also known as chips, checks or cheques) are small discs used in lieu of Currency in Casinos Colored metal or compression A locals casino is a Casino designed primarily to attract Residents of the area in which it was built rather than Tourists or vacationers Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional (" Brick and mortar " Casinos The American Gaming Association (AGA is a United States gaming industry association Global Gaming Expo (G2E is an annual gaming Trade show held in Las Vegas Nevada, generally in November at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Gaming Control Board or " GCB " is a governmental body or agency charged with regulating Casino and other types of gaming in a defined geographical Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or Gambling industry Indian Gaming enterprises comprise Gambling businesses operated on Indian reservations or tribal land which have limited Sovereignty and therefore the ability EUROMAT is the European Gaming & Amusement Federation. It is a Brussels -based umbrella group for trade associations representing the gaming and amusement
- ^ Casinò di Venezia. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ Special catalogues in the Drama Collection. The Royal Library. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ History of Casinos & Casino Jobs - Job Monkey.com
- ^ Rose, Nelson (15 June 2000). Minimum Legal Age to Place a Bet. Gaming Guru. Casino City Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ Knightly, Arnold M. (February 2007). "Blink and you'll miss him". Las Vegas Review-Journal: 1E. The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas Nevada, United States
External links
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