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Jan 31 7 tweets 3 min read
Later that same month, the bone fide heavyweight Caesar’s Entertainment began a suspended campaign of removing table games from its multiple #casinos in #LasVegas.

From Harrah’s to the Flamingo to Cromwell, table games have been ripped out of the casino floor
xing.com/events/gaming-… and replaced by slots, video poker, and other electronic offerings. It’s a major change taking place at multiple locations at the same time. So where and why does such a trend come about?
teachingvalues.onlc.fr So why are so many table games being removed and replaced with machines? And why now?

The cold fact of it is machines don’t require an hourly wage. They don’t take vacations, or sick days, or breaks for a cigarette or a meal. They don’t unionize.
soundcloud.com/slotwawa/blazi… It’s just much, much cheaper for casinos to employ electronic games than it is to retain human dealers.

This is obviously bad news for the Vegas dealers who make their living at these tables. But it’s also bad news for the public!
artmajeur.com/en/slotwawa-sl… How many iconic casino movie scenes take place at an electronic table? Can you imagine James Bond going toe-to-toe with a villain bent on world domination at a neon, electronic baccarat machine? Or the Dustin Hoffman helping Tom Cruise win counting
muckrack.com/slot-pulsa-tan… cards around the glow of an automatic blackjack terminal? Sitting down at a real table, with real felt, real chips, and a real, live human being taking bets is nothing less than iconic.

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Feb 2
To confirm the identity of anyone asking to process a withdrawal. Often, before a #withdrawal from a casino account can be carried out, a #VirtualReality casino will ask the player to provide additional pieces of #identification in order to process the request.
b2b.partcommunity.com/community/grou… Since individuals have the tendency to be concerned about providing their financial data to a business that they feel is not a brick and mortar one; it’s important to understand that online casinos are a business, just like any other.
phab.mercurial-scm.org/people/manage/… However, in order to address these concerns since people make such large financial contributions at online casinos, they do use 3rd party businesses to audit their financial transactions and ensure that they are providing a safe and trustworthy
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Feb 2
Regardless of the follow mode which is deactivated by default, behind the seat players can partake in the game with splitting, following, taking insurance and doubling. The behind the seat player is prompted to take these decisions earlier, #gamblinghost
schoolnotes.com/blogs/view/132… before the main player makes his own decisions. If the main player’s decisions do not align with the behind the seat player’s, the latter’s are canceled or changed. For example, when a main player doubles after the behind the seat player split,
metooo.io/e/apa-kelemaha… the behind the seat player’s decision will be reversed and considered a Hit and Stand. Relax and Learn
The behind the seat feature allows players to enjoy a relaxed game of blackjack by overlooking the action from the back seat,
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Jan 31
Before trying to compete with other players, you need to improve your playing skills and develop a betting strategy. It is best to learn the skill of playing #slotonline machines in the free play mode. This mode provides an opportunity to try different betting strategies without
entourageedge.onlc.fr risk and understand how you can succeed and emerge victorious in any competition. However, the choice of a gambling resource must be approached wisely and evaluated from different angles. Remember that only licensed and verified online casinos deserve
phab.mercurial-scm.org/people/manage/… your attention! Like many other industries, the gambling sector has also so a new phase of development due to the advancement of technology. For the passionate players,
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Jan 26
Indeed, the growing demand for #Online slots makes sense when you consider the various benefits that they provide. Here are some advantages that are #driving demand:
buymeacoffee.com/surga55 One of the biggest reasons that people prefer online slots over their in-person counterparts is the convenience. You don’t need to drive 200 miles to your nearest casino to try your luck. All you have to do is fire up your PC or smartphone,
printable-calendar.mn.co/posts/20185299 log in to your favorite online gaming site and start playing.

This is a great alternative for people that don’t want to travel endless miles, or that don’t want to inhale smoke from the bloke sitting next to them.
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Jan 25
A company from #LasVegas called Fortune Coin manufactured the first video slot in 1976 – a predecessor to modern-day online slots widely popular today. Popularity, however, was not the word to use when talking about the very first of the #videoslot machines.
buymeacoffee.com/slotwawa Fitted inside a full-size cabinet, the father of slots came with a 19 inch Sony Trinitron TV. The usual slot machine functions and control options were operated on a series of ‘logic boards’ connected to the whopping display.
support.advancedcustomfields.com/forums/users/e… Such a contraption was a far cry from the ordinary mechanical slot machines and not everyone was a fan. General casino-loving public welcomed the new invention with a fair share of scepticism.
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Jan 22
Today, players can simply log in and #spin a few slots whenever they want. Many of the available options are free, so slots became even more popular. Slots are Easy to Play. One great thing about slots is that they don’t require any experience to play.
padlet.com/betamirasih/ez… The focus is on entertainment, and they are designed to be as simple as possible. Players only have to spin the wheel and hope that they have enough luck to win. There are no strategies involved, no complicated rules,
turnkeylinux.org/user/1668854 just a simple action that is repeated over and over again. In fact, simplicity is what made slots so popular in the first place. Back in the day when most casinos focused on table games, such as roulette,
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