"Many novice gamblers avoid baccarat because they think it is some sort of confusing, high-class game while in reality, baccarat is probably the easiest table game to play in the entire casino.'

"Casinos are smart, they know that luck alone will get you nothing in the long run. That's why they trust the math of casino games while losing players rely more on luck."

"The first slot machine got the nickname 'The Bell', after the winning symbol. It was very profitable since there were a total of 10 symbols with1000 different combinations but the jackpot was only 750 coins."

"A typical big six wheel breaks down the following way: two special symbols which pay $40 or $45, two $20 stops, four $10 stops, eight $5 stops, fifteen $2 stops, and twenty-three $1 stops."

"Each card in blackjack is worth its number value, two through ten. Jacks, queens, and kings are worth ten. Aces are worth one or eleven, so an ace and a three is four or fourteen."