For some, luck resides in a rabbit’s paw, a certain shirt or a ritual blow on the dice. Others find luck in numbers themselves. What makes a number ‘lucky’ depends on many influences, some personal, some cultural. In China, the number eight is particularly revered because, when spoken, it rhymes with the word for ‘wealth’. […]
Do you remember the first time you went into a casino? It all seemed so confusing, and everyone else seemed to know exactly what was going on. A little bit of research ahead of time can you save you from potential embarrassment. The colour of a casino chip, for example, is quite specific, and, while […]
Gambling is widely thought of as a form of gaming in which everything is down to pure chance. This is certainly true of some games, but there are others in which skill and strategy can make all the difference. A prime example of this is the game of blackjack. With blackjack, points are key, and […]
