Casino Hotels in Las vegas

Archive for January, 2011

When you think of casinos you immediately think of blackjack and poker.  So okay we know poker, but what is blackjack, and how do we find out how to play blackjack online? First you need to know what the game is and what better way than to get a book telling you all about it including strategies, or, go online and put how to play blackjack into the search engine and there you go, and you did not have to waste petrol going to the library.

So, what is blackjack? Blackjack is a casino card game involving a dealer and players in a game of chance to outwit the dealer by not going over 21.  The value of the ace is 1 or 11, and picture cards are worth ten. The value of each other card is their number.  The aim is to not let your cards go over 21 or hope the dealer does not deal himself 21. If you get 21 you win.  The game is played the same online as it is in the casino except online you do not see anyone, just the cards, a more focused way to play. No distractions.

You receive two cards each while the dealer has one card showing and the other one hidden until the end of the game.  If you want another card you say ‘hit’ or ‘stand’ if you want to keep what you have.  If you go over 21 you are bust and the dealer wins regardless. If of course Lady Luck smiles and you get a 10 and Ace first shot you have blackjack.  What is cool with this game is that if you get doubles, you can split into two hands this way you get double but only on the first move although there are certain conditions depending on the casino you play with so check it out first. Otherwise you can double, triple or quadruple your hand from a split.

Through all this the cards are never touched except when pulled out of the shoe or card dispenser, so no cheating can take place.  This gives the assurance of a clean game, as for online, well you have no idea if the program is rigged or whether it is an actual game in play where you get to participate by virtual gaming.  In the end though, the thrill is the turn of the cards.

You cannot deny Las Vegas shines above most as the place to go if you want fun.  And where else would you go for the best gambling place in the world - Las Vegas, of course.  Nothing compares to the gambling city of cities.  Some come close, but not on the same level as Las Vegas whose whole creation was to be the place to let go of the world and just chill, a fairyland imagination, holiday get-away, all part of the ambience that Las Vegas has to offer.

Everywhere you look you see glitzy glamour.  Bright lights, stunning billboards, party fare everywhere.  Even the hotels fit perfectly into the concrete and glass jungle of temptations and lucky draws.  You can chill, relax and have fun in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of let your hair down.  And you can bet your bottom dollar, that when you get there, it is not for shopping, well, maybe a cool winning pair of silky boxers before hitting the casinos. Each one of these babies is calling your name.  Some even have your name high on the lit up billboard over the entranceway.

When we get real we see that Las Vegas is the world’s sin city, and if we get a bit more cynical we can liken it to Sodom or Gomorrah of man’s early history.  After all everywhere you look, you see the temptations and taunting of power, greed, lust and gluttony, all wrapped in a pretty bow called ‘lucky tonight’.  Whatever you may regard of Las Vegas it is the place to be if you just want to get lost for a while.  Maybe you want to let your hair down and do something crazy, spontaneous, but be sure it is legal, you want it to be memorable not regrettable.  Las Vegas is the place.

Bask in the bright city lights and glamorous lifestyles, elegance and luxury all rolled together to create this glistening care-free, no worries, no burden living; well for a moment anyway; world where dreams can come true, well temporarily but who cares.  All you care is that you are in Las Vegas and whatever comes you will have the best time of your life, for only a fool would waste such an opportunity to bathe in opulence and millionaire living, rubbing shoulders with the stars what more could there be.  Fun is where Las Vegas is.