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“FIVE years ago, Londoner Ashley Revell sold his house, all his possessions and cashed in his life savings. It raised £76,840. He flew to Las Vegas, headed to the roulette table and put it all on red.
The wheel was spun. The crowd held its breath as the ball slowed, bounced four or five times, and finally settled on number seven. Red seven.
Revell’s bet was a straight gamble: double or nothing. But when Edward Thorp, a mathematics student at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, went to the same casino some 40 years previously, he knew pretty well where the ball was going to land. He walked away with a profit, took it to the racecourse, the basketball court and the stock market, and became a multimillionaire. He wasn’t on a lucky streak, he was using his knowledge of mathematics to understand, and beat, the odds.
No one can predict the future, but the powers of probability can help. Armed with this knowledge, a high-school mathematics education and £50, I headed off to find out how Thorp, and others like him, have used mathematics to beat the system. Just how much money could probability make me?
When Thorp stood at the roulette wheel in the summer of 1961 there was no need for nerves - he was armed with the first “wearable” computer, one that could predict the outcome of the spin. Once the ball was in play, Thorp fed the computer information about the speed and position of the ball and the wheel using a microswitch inside his shoe. “It would make a forecast about a probable result, and I’d bet on neighbouring numbers,” he says.
Thorp’s device would now be illegal in a casino, and in any case getting a computer to do the work wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. However, there is a simple and sure-fire way to win at the roulette table - as long as you have deep pockets and a faith in probability theory.”
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Las Vegas is not the only city in the world know for its gambling. Here is a list of five sites throughout the world that are home to casinos:
Macau, China - Home to the largest casino in the world, The Venetian.
Monte Carlo, Monaco - Elegance and class, casinos are filled with men in tuxedos and women in full-length dresses.
Lyon, Nice, and Paris, France - France is the home of Roulette.
Venice, Italy - The site of the western world’s first known gaming house.
Baden-Baden, Germany - Is known for its thermal baths and therapeutic healing powers, but is also home to a casino.
(PRWEB) October 22, 2007 — International Casino Dealers Academy, a group of veteran casino executives, has developed a program on DVD that allows individuals to find a job as a casino dealer by learning these skills at home in their free time. Previously the only option available to those seeking a lucrative career opportunity as a casino dealer was to attend a brick and mortar dealing school. These schools typically charge hundreds to thousands of dollars to teach these skills. International Casino Dealers Academy ‘s Dealer Training DVD’s finally brings all the information necessary to those interested in becoming a dealer in an easy to follow, step by step, program. International Casino Dealers Academy reveals the secrets and techniques that others charge thousands of dollars for.
Allen Karol, one of the developers of the career opportunity program states, “Being a casino dealer is a great job, many experienced dealers make over $100,000 per year plus benefits, your job skills are portable, there are no educational, age, race or gender barriers, you just have to be good with people. There are also excellent opportunities to move up into management if you choose.”
Allen left a high pressure job as an investment banker over 20 years ago and became a casino dealer, he quickly moved up into management, working for many of the top casinos. He was responsible for opening one of Las Vegas’ premier poker rooms at the MGM Grand Casino, as well as MGM’s own school to train their dealers.
“It was a real problem finding people that were qualified for the job coming out of the exiting ‘brick and mortar’ schools,” he said. “I had one guy that applied who had paid over $2,000 to learn to deal poker and I couldn’t even hire him to go through our course at the MGM because his skills were so lacking.”
The Casino Industry is exploding worldwide. Over $600 Billion was wagered in U.S. casinos alone last year. Now is a great time to take advantage of this career opportunity in the rapidly expanding industry. Casinos are desperately seeking qualified dealers. New casinos are opening up across the country. This is a great opportunity for retirees or first time job seekers or anyone looking to find a job with great pay and benefits. Positions are available for full time or part time work at virtually all casinos. Work options include land based casinos, riverboats, cruse ships, or even one of the many companies that run charity casino night events. Being a casino dealer is an easy job and the skills needed are not hard to learn, it just takes determination and practice. International Casino Dealers Academy reveals the secrets to mastering these skills with an easy to follow DVD program.
International Casino Dealers Academy was founded by a group of veteran casino and production executives who thought there was a better way to inform the public about the advantages of a career in the gaming industry.
Company president, Philip Ittleson, states: “The dealing school industry needed to be revolutionized and demystified. It is currently a hoge poge of mom and pop operations that charge a lot of money to show you the skill sets on our DVD’s. Our industry experts made it simple and straight forward, follow our techniques and practice and you will have the skills necessary to apply for a job.”
Casinos hire by an audition process, you sit at a table with other applicants and deal the game while a casino supervisor looks on, and if you have the “chops” you’ve got the job.
For further information on how to find a job by utilizing the International Casino Dealers Academy, visit the company’s website at DealersAcademy.com. DVD’s are also available at Amazon.com and at select Barns & Noble Retailers. There are three DVD’s currently available: Poker, Blackjack and Roulette, MSRP is $59.95 each.
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