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Back in the day, being a casino dealer meant learning to shuffle cards in specific ways – with all kinds of artful riffles and passes – that were unique to different casinos. There were  special cuts and reshuffles and a variety of techniques employed to make the cards as random as possible when they were dealt.

Las Vegas’s storied Tropicana became the latest Sin City casino to face implosion in October 2024. The site was cleared to make way for the construction of a new baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics.

Bet a little to win a lot might as well be the mantra of every gambler. However, saying it and doing it are two completely different things. Short of winning the lottery or getting insanely lucky at the World Series of Poker, how does that life-changing score drop into your lap?

When casino managers look over new table games, there are specifics they must see before offering the games to the public.

The game must be easy to learn and play. No one wants players to be intimidated and walk away. Empty tables earn no money.

Creativity, artistry, math and science come together in designing slots. Manufacturers come together every autumn at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas to show off their latest brainchildren.

Games are designed to shout "Play me!" at players and "Buy me!" to casino operators. There's intense competition to carve out floor space in live casinos and display prominence in online casinos.