Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast are being pounded today as Hurricane Katrina moves in. Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to all those in Biloxi - may Katrina stop soon!
Casino Related Articles about Biloxi and the Casinos:
Closing coast casinos costs Miss. $500,000 a day in tax revenue - Sun Hearald
Hurricane forces Las Vegas-based companies to close five casinos - Times Daily
Fifty-five dead in hurricane; tens of thousands homeless - Miami Herald
Harrah's Entertainment announced this week that it is acquiring the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas for $370M. Harrah's will not be purchasing the Imperial Palace in Biloxi, however.
If you like to gamble, understanding chance is a good thing. Here is a nice writeup: What is Randomness
It is chock full of examples where what we thought was random, wasn't really. What if the game you are playing isn't as random as you think it is?
If you haven't seen Long Bets, and you are a gambler, you'll find it to be an interesting site. They take bets on long term predictions - 2 years minimum. They also encourage discussions of many of the bets.
The folks taking the bets are a major who's-who of Silicon Valley, including Vint Cerf (inventor of TCP), Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google), Craig Mundie (CTO Microsoft)
Next month is G2E - the Global Gaming Expo held in Las Vegas.
From looking at what is coming, its easy to see that technology and networking could be changing the face of the casino floor in a big way.
Today, when you sit down at a slot machine, you may play for a little while, but if you want a new type of game, you get up and move to it. In the upcoming casino floors, all the games will be available at every machine. No need to exercise as you saunter from one machine to another, as you'll now have the benefits of all machines without having to move a muscle.
Click here to see some of the popular casino game manufacturers.
According to this article, compulsive gamblers often relieve themselves right at the table where they are playing. Some wear adult diapers rather than having to get up for even a moment.
Fortunately, I'm not that bad yet.