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A Winning Prince

A winning streak helped to make Bad Homburg’s reputation as one of Europe’s elite gambling resorts. In September 1852, the Prince of Canino, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, won more than a half-million francs from that spa town’s casino. The big win gave the casino plenty of “free” publicity, though, and in the end helped draw more visitors to the town.

You can learn more about Bad Homburg and other 19th century spas in Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling

Go here to read an excerpt from the book, or learn where to buy your copy.

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This period image shows roulette play at Bad Homburg, one of the…

This period image shows roulette play at Bad Homburg, one of the most important casino spa resorts on the 19th century. 

Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling has plenty of fascinating detail about the evolution of European spa casinos like Bad Homburg. 

Go here to read an excerpt from the book, or learn where to buy your copy.

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Volatility in practice

Interesting story on the M resort a few days ago in the LV Sun. My eyes lit up when I saw this bit, because it answered a crucial question: what’s been going on with the Boulder Strip’s roulette hold percentage since March? Marnell says he doesn’t shy away from volatility because he knows the casino

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Casino manager murdered in AC

This story is just appalling: a disgruntled patron shot a Trump Taj Mahal casino executive in cold blood, allegedly because he was frustrated by his roulette losses. From the AC Press: Despite his claims that he racked up millions of dollars in gambling losses, the accused killer of a casino supervisor actually won $1,100 this

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It isn’t cheating…yet?

Here’s an interesting story about roulette cheating from the UPI: London casinos are bracing for a possible onslaught of gamblers equipped with a device that claims to provide a big edge to roulette players. The gadget uses software to calculate where the little white ball is most likely to land. However, it has not yet

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