At one time a 700-foot-wide river flowed through Las Vegas Valley. That was only 40,000 years ago.
William Shakespeare, in 1610, is the first one known to use the term “deck” to describe what was commonly known then as a “pack” of playing cards.
When gambling casinos were allowed in Atlantic City in 1978, the New Jersey Casino Control Act specified that casinos had to have at least “500 first-class hotel rooms.”
Mathematically, in 100 hands of blackjack, the dealer will win about 48 hands, the player will win about 44, and about 8 will result in a tie. The reason for those numbers that favor the dealer is because the dealer plays last.
Bill Harrah was credited with creating the “eye-in-the-sky,” the overhead crawl space with one-way glass to observe the casino activity below. This was the first known instance of casino surveillance.
The Luxor Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas has the world’s largest atrium.
