Roulette comes from the French
term for “small wheel”. Variations of wheeled games have been around for
millennia. Legend has it that Roman soldiers tipped their chariots over to play games on
the spinning wheel as a diversion between campaigns, and others tell of monks bringing a
wheeled game back from China in the middle ages. By all accounts, roulette became
widespread in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in France and Monte
Carlo.
Today, the roulette wheel is
perhaps the best internationally recognized icon symbolizing the glamour, excitement and
prestige of high-class casino gaming.
American Roulette wheels are
divided into 38 evenly spaced slots numbered 0, 00 and 1 through 36. The zero slots are
green and the other numbers are either red or black. The evenly balanced wheel, usually
made of polished wood, turns on a spindle. The dealer spins the wheel in one direction and
releases a small ivory ball in the opposite direction into the outer edge of the wheel,
where it circles many times before slowing down. As the ball loses momentum it falls
toward the center of the wheel and drops into one of the slots. It may bounce around from
slot to slot but eventually it settles into a single slot to end that round of the game.
The fascination of the game
comes from the many ways to place a bet and the excitement and anticipation of watching
the ball fall into a slot.
Game
Play:
Players make bets against the
House by placing chips in various boxes or on the lines between the boxes on the layout
table.
The “Spin” button
will not become active until at least one bet is placed on the layout. Players can place
additional bets, modify existing bets or move chips from one location to another. The
“Re-bet” button will place the same amount of chips on the same bets as you had
on the previous spin. Once all desired bets are placed, players click the “Spin”
button to spin up the wheel and release the ball. After a few seconds, the ball begins to
fall toward the center as the wheel slows down. When the ball comes to rest in one of the
slots all bets are settled.
The result of each spin is
displayed in the tally board on the left side of your screen, with most recent results
appearing at the bottom.
Blackjack is a very popular
game that probably originated in 16th Century France as vingt-et-un (20 and 1),
hence its other name "21". It gained the English name Blackjack since a player
who held the Ace of Spades (i.e. a Black spade) and the Jack of Spades as the first two
cards would be paid out extra, and the gambler's penchant for easy rhymes took over (think
"chuck-a-luck", "acey-duecy").
The object of the game is to
get as close to 21 without going over ("bust").
Game Play:
Players will place their wagers in the center of the betting circle in front of their seat
at the table. The dealer will then deal two cards, face up, to each Player and two to
himself, one face up and one face down.
Our Blackjack is a multi-hand
game, meaning you can play up to 3 hands at the same time. Simply place wagers in the
betting circles to either side of the center seat if you want to play additional hands. It
makes the game much more interesting and increases your chances of winning.
Card values:
Kings, Queens, Jacks, and 10's
each count as 10.
Aces count as 1 or 11, as a player wishes.
All other cards count at their face value (i.e. 2 through 9).
Scoring:
If a Player’s first two
cards are an Ace and a 10 value card, the Player has Blackjack and will be paid one and
one-half times the wager (3-to-2), unless the Dealer also has Blackjack – in which
case it’s a push (bet neither paid nor taken). All other winning hands are paid even
money (1-to-1).
A Blackjack will beat a point
total of "21". For example, an Ace and a 10-value card will beat a 10, 5, 6
hand. Even though both hands total 21 points, the Blackjack wins.
The Player not having
Blackjack may continue to draw cards attempting to total as close to 21 as possible
without exceeding 21. He is free to stand at any point total or to ask for another card (a
“hit”) at any point total under 21. If the Player goes over 21, he busts and
loses his wager.
Dealer must hit on all totals
of 16 or less. Dealer must stand on all totals of 17 or more.
 Deuces Wild Poker Rules
Just as poker began dominating
card tables in America's Wild West, some enterprising enthusiasts added the concept of
"wild" cards. The term may have derived from the famous wildcats, or mountain
lions, that would occasionally come down from the hills at night to add a good deal of
excitement to a mining camp.
There's plenty of excitement
in our Deuces Wild Video Poker game. It's played like regular Video Poker, but the Deuces
("2"s) are wild, meaning they can take on the value of any other card to give
you a stronger hand. With a Wild Deuce, you can turn a Pair into Three-of-a-Kind, or Two
Pair into a Full House. It's easy, it's fun – and, with a wildcard in your hand,
there's always plenty of excitement!
Game Play:
When the DEAL button is
clicked, the machine will deal five cards, all face up. Since this is draw poker, you can
chose to hold or discard any of the five cards. Your goal is make the best hand you can
between your original deal and your potential draw. Any Deuces you get are wild, so they
can help you make a better hand.
To hold or keep a card, click
the HOLD button under that card or simply click the card. A pin will appear to indicate
that the card is to be held, and the Hold button changes to RELEASE. If you change your
mind, click Release or (click the card). After cards-to-hold are selected, click DRAW to
draw new cards for those which are to be discarded (i.e. not held).
These new drawn cards plus the
hold cards from the first deal constitute your final hand (always a total of 5 cards), and
the game pays according to the chart at the top of the machine. Payout is accomplished by
increasing your coin credits (shown as a CREDIT meter on the machine face).
Coins In, Coin Value and Coins
Credit
You can drop as many Casino
chips as you wish into the Insert Coins slot. Putting chips in the slot increases your
coin credits based on the coin setting for the machine and the dollar value of the chips.
The Video Poker machine can be set to play $0.25 coins, $1 coins or $5 coins. If you put a
$10 Casino chip in a machine with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If you
change the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
The minimum bet per hand is 25
cents and the maximum is $25 (5 coins times $5 per coin).
When you are finished playing,
you can click COINS OUT to exchange your coin Credits for Casino chips. As the coins come
out of the machine, the number of Credits will be multiplied by the coin value setting
($0.25, $1 or $5) and the resulting amount will be added to your Casino Account balance.
If you exit the game without clicking Coins Out, we will automatically empty the machine
and increase your Account balance by the proper amount.
Payouts
Payouts are as shown in the
chart at the top of the machine. The payout table has rows containing the payout amounts
for various rankings of poker hands (see listing below). Each rank has 5 possible payout
amounts, depending on the number in the Coins Bet meter. As you change the Coins Bet
value, the vertical column of payout amounts for that Coins Bet number will be
highlighted.
For example, if you play 1
coin in a $5 Video Poker machine and come up with a Natural Royal Flush, you will be
credited with 250 coins which represent a winning of $1,250. If you had bet the maximum of
5 coins and came up with a Natural Royal Flush, you would be credited with 4000 coins
– representing a winning of $20,000 on a $5 machine!!
Las Vegas Money Wheel Rules:
Known variously as Money
Wheel, Big 6 Wheel and Wheel of Fortune, this familiar game is based on a popular carnival
attraction that has its roots in the days of chariot warfare.
In the aftermath of battle,
victorious soldiers often contested over the spoils of their fallen enemy. Anxious to
avoid further bloodshed among their troops, commanders encouraged using games of chance to
settle disputes. Those upended chariots strewn across the battlefield served this purpose
nicely: A spear was thrust into the soil next to the wheel to serve as a reference point,
and each contestant made his mark on the rim between two spokes. The wheel was given a
good spin, and the soldier whose mark settled closest to the spear won the prize without a
fight.
As swords were beat into
plowshares, former soldiers brought their spinning game of chance to country festivals
celebrating the harvest. One adaptation lead to the smaller horizontal wheels of Roulette,
but the large vertical wheel remained a fixture of festivals because it could be easily
seen by a crowd of people gathered in the fairway. That tradition has carried on to this
day at many local carnivals and is even the centerpiece of a popular TV game show from
America now shown all over the world.
Because of its
popularity and easy-to-play premise, Money Wheel is probably the first game you'll see
when walking into most casinos. It usually has a crowd pressing in from all sides, gasping
and cheering as the wheel comes to a full stop. Part of the thrill is watching with
anticipation as the wheel slows down and each outcome passes by more slowly than the last.
Will it stop on this one? Or keep on to the next? Place your bets and join the fun!
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