The Las Vegas Strip is renowned for its high concentration of casino resort hotels.

Casino da Póvoa, a Portuguese casino that opened in early 1930s.

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. Today, there are more than 4000 casinos worldwide.^[1] A casino is a gambling establishment. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1744x1240, 4250 KB) I shot the picture myself from the 108th floor of the Stratosphere Tower. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1744x1240, 4250 KB) I shot the picture myself from the 108th floor of the Stratosphere Tower. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... Casino da Póvoa. ... Gamble redirects here. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...

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. There are examples of such casinos at Villa Giulia and Villa Farnese. 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.^[2] The Albertian Villa Medici in Fiesole: terraced grounds on a sloping site. ... 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. ... A free-standing garden pavilion, Hofgarten in Munich, Bavaria In architecture a pavilion (from French, pavillon) has two main significations. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Sarcofago degli Sposi : the sarcophagus of the married couple The Villa Giulia is a magnificent villa built by Pope Julius II on the edge of the city of Rome, 1550–1555. ... The famous Scala Regia in the Villa Farnese. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

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. An example of this type of building is the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue Newport, Rhode Island ( 41° 28′ 58″ N 71° 18′ 29″ W). ... Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city 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. Until 1937 it was a well-known Danish theatre.^[4] The Hanko Casino located in Hanko, Finland - one of that town's most conspicuous landmarks - was never used for gambling. 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. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... (Redirected from 1848 Revolution) —Alexis de Tocqueville, Recollections The European Revolutions of 1848, in some countries known as the Spring of Nations, were the bloody consequences of a variety of changes that had been taking place in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A constitutional monarchy or limited monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state, as opposed to an absolute monarchy, where the monarch is not... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word Hanko may refer to Hanko, Finland, town and municipality Hanko Peninsula Hanko, a Japanese signature stamp Hanko is sometimes a misspelling of Hankou (汉口), China This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Color photograph taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii of a Russian noblewoman in 1905. ... A destination spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal health, life enhancement, fitness, personal care treatments such as massages, facials, in a resort setting. ... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools. ... // Invention of the Jacquard loom in 1801. ...

History of Casinos

The precise origin of gambling is unknown. 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.^[5] For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

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. 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. Soon after, in the state of New Jersey, Atlantic City joined the Casino industry in 1978 to become America's second largest gambling city. Saloon can mean: Any bar, especially in the American Wild West. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... For other uses, see Las Vegas (disambiguation) and Vegas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ...

Almost anyone today can experience the feelings and excitement of a casino in the online world of gambling. These days, American casinos are just as likely to be hosted in the real world with a web server, and existing in a virtual format on the Internet. Online casino gambling is one of the 21st century's biggest phenomenons.^{[6][neutrality disputed]}

Gambling in casinos

Baccarat casino, Edmonton, Alberta

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).^[7] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 3764 KB) Summary myke waddy, edmonton alberta canada, downtown casino bacarat. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 3764 KB) Summary myke waddy, edmonton alberta canada, downtown casino bacarat. ... This article is about the city in Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ...

Customers gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e.g., craps, roulette, baccarat) and some skill (e.g., blackjack, poker) (for more see 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. Casinos often give out free items, known as comps to people who are gambling. Often, in most casinos, the more money a player uses the more benefits or comps the player get. Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English), or poker machine (Australian English) is a certain type of casino game. ... Craps (previously known as crabs[1]) is a casino dice game. ... Roulette is a casino and gambling game named after the French word meaning small wheel. In the game a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular surface running around the circumference of the wheel. ... This article is about the card game. ... This article is about the gambling game. ... For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ... Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. ... The rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a casino operating a poker game. ...

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

The Atrium at the Crown Casino, Melbourne

Security is tight at the Thousand Islands casino.

Casinos focus greatly on security, considering that this is a 30 billion dollar industry. 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 313 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 313 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Crown Casino is the largest casino in Australia and it relocated to the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex at Southbank in 1997. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... The Thousand Islands Charity Casino is a small charity casino located in Gananoque, Ontario. ...

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. 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. Closed-circuit cameras are often used to discourage crime Closed-circuit television (CCTV), as a collection surveillance cameras doing video surveillance, is the use of television cameras for surveillance. ...

When it opened in 1989, The Mirage was the first casino to use cameras full time on all table games.^[8] For the band, see The Mirage (band) The Mirage is a 3,044 room hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada (though like most hotels on the Strip, it uses a Las Vegas mailing address). ... A camera is a device used to take images (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ...

See also

Slot machines are commonplace in casinos

• 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

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Notes

1. ^ http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/general_info_detail.cfv?id=12
2. ^ Casino.
3. ^ Casinò di Venezia. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
4. ^ Special catalogues in the Drama Collection. The Royal Library. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
5. ^ http://www.jobmonkey.com/casino/html/brief_history.html
6. ^ http://www.casinoroom.com/history/
7. ^ Rose, Nelson (15 June 2000). Minimum Legal Age to Place a Bet. Gaming Guru. Casino City Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
8. ^ Knightly, Arnold M. (February 2007). "Blink and you'll miss him". Las Vegas Review-Journal: 1E. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. 

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External links

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