Legends Bay Casino opened its doors for business on May 15, and is owned and managed by the Yakama Nation.
This facility boasts more than 1,200 slot machines, a sports book from Las Vegas-based Circa Sports, restaurants and a 13-story hotel. This casino marks the first casino in Northern Nevada with such services.
Athleticians are among the most competitive individuals. Unfortunately, this competitive drive can often lead to gambling issues.
Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything
Alvin Clarence Thompson (1892-1974), better known by his nickname Titanic Thompson, was the gambling scion Damon Runyon used as the inspiration for Sky Masterson in his classic musical, Guys and Dolls. Titanic Thompson would travel across America playing and cheating at poker games and golf tournaments before filling his hat with cards from across a pool hall – eventually even killing someone when the stakes got high enough.
Titanic was home to a gambler who always carried a gun, as well as an unscrupulous grifter who bet his friends he could catch a farmer driving by with their truck full of watermelons within one minute – and was often successful! Though he never hit Babe Ruth with golf ball or bottom dealt Amelia Earhart directly, he could win big bets nonetheless and was America’s version of Robin Hood – taking from those rich while keeping everything for himself.
Radical Blackjack: The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Blackjack Players
Blackjack is one of the most beloved casino games both online and off. Arnold Snyder takes you beyond basic strategy and card counting in Radical Blackjack by unveiling powerful advantage-play techniques that allow players to beat it at this game – such as shuffle tracking, hole-carding, edge sorting, card steering and front loading techniques to name just some. He shares his experiences in these advanced strategies; additionally spooking and warp techniques (which were first introduced by him in Winning Without Counting) as well as comprehensive treatment of loss rebate hustling are discussed.
This book on advantage playing is one of the most impactful to come out recently. An original member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, Snyder is an expert at his craft and writes in an engaging yet accessible manner that makes readers want more. His stories cover everything from entering casinos barefooted and homelessness to winning $100,000 bets at casinos.
The Bellagio: The World’s Most Luxurious Casino
Bellagio Hotel and Casino stands as an icon of luxury on Las Vegas’ strip, famed for its extravagant fountain shows set to music across a 12-acre lake. Additionally, this five-star property houses Michelin star restaurants as well as an art gallery, conservatory, and botanical garden – an experience for which Vegas visitors are famous!
As it’s inevitable that many athletes develop gambling issues upon becoming wealthy due to their ultra-competitive mindset, these books provide an in-depth examination of the gambling habits of professional athletes ranging from bizarre to tragic.
Archie Karas is a beloved name in casino gambling, holding the record for longest winning streak ever with $50 turned into over $40 Million at blackjack, poker and craps tables. Other iconic gamblers such as Stu Ungar (one of the greatest gin rummy players ever), Doyle Brunson and others serve as reminders of the thrill, risk and potential rewards gambling can offer.
The High-Roller: The Life and Times of Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer, son of Sir Frank and owner of Nine Network, was an aggressive gambler with huge gambling bankrolls. As a philanthropist he made many donations for cancer research, children’s hospitals, and the NSW Ambulance Service. Unfortunately his harsh personality often interfered in programming decisions for his stations; for instance in 1992 he demanded that Naughtiest Home Videos be removed immediately due to its “shocking content”.
Packer was an ardent gambler, often generously tipping casino staff generously when gambling. Once, his generosity allowed a cocktail waitress at MGM Grand to pay off her mortgage of $130,000! Such was his free-spending ways; no casino where Packer was present went without receiving at least a six-figure tip even when he lost big, as was often the case given that his wagers had significant impacts on companies which owned casinos.