Casinos Austria One of the Largest Operations Worldwide Austria is a highly respected German-speaking country in Western Europe. The country is part of the European Union and has legal gambling and gambling venues. There are 13 cities in Austria where gambling facilities can be found, many of which are tourist orientated. Austria is home to…
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Origins of Caribbean Stud Poker The game of poker, as we know it, developed from many ancient games played in Europe and Asia, such as Primera in Spain, Poque in France, Pochen in Germany, and Brag in England. In the early three card game, you had hands like three of a kind, pairs or three…
Bouillotte Dates From the French Revolution Days Bouillotte is a French gambling card game that dates from the eighteenth century and the Revolution. It was based on Brelan, and was extremely popular during the nineteenth century in France, and again for a few years from about 1830. It also became popular in America. Influenced the…
Basset – The Gambling Card Game For many casino enthusiasts, card games offer the most authentic casino experience. In fact most casinos separate their gaming floors into slots/electronic games and classic casino games. As opposed to slots, most casino card and table games usually require a lot of concentration and skill in order to play…
The Lady Gambles Production and Cast The Lady Gambles is a 1949 melodrama directed by Michael Gordon. The screen play was written by Roy Huggins and adapted by Halsted Wellles. The story was developed by Lewis Meltzer and Oscar Saul. The movie was produced by Michael Kraike and music was developed by Frank Skinner. Cinematography…
The Hot Shoe Plot The Hot Shoe is a documentary about the skill of card counting. Card counting is used to beat the house’s advantage in Blackjack. For this documentary, many experts were consulted and their techniques highlighted The Hot Shoe Cast Andy Block is the first card player to be featured in The Hot…
1979’s The Champ Movie In the world of cinema, it is not uncommon for movies that have fared really well at the box office to be remade. This is exactly what happened in the case of The Champ. Described as one of the most heart-wrenching, emotional storylines of all time, it was originally produced in…
Street of Chance Production Street of Chance was released in 1930 and directed by John Cromwell. Writers for this film include Lenore J Coffee, Howard Estabrook, Oliver H.P. Garren, Gerald Geraghty, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. The producer of this film was David O. Selznick and the music was done by John Leipold. Cinematography was…
Snake Eyes Virtually everyone is familiar with the term snake eyes, which has become synonymous for meaning a total and complete loss, or landing up in a situation that there is no reasonable way out of. The origin of the term, of course, comes from diced based games, and dates back as far as ancient…
Rounders Production and Cast Directed by John Dahl, Rounders was originally released in 1998. This movie was written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman. It was produced by executive producers Bobby Cohen, executive producer Kerry Orent, executive producer Bob Weinstein, executive producer Harvey Weinstein, associate producer Tracy Falco, associate producer Christopher Goode, and producers Ted…