A little bit of New Orleans resides in Las Vegas at the Mardi Gras themed complex, the Orleans Casino and Hotel. Opened in December 1996 in the suburb of Paradise, it contains a 1,885 room hotel and a sports and entertainment arena. The casino is a haven for serious gamblers and fun gamblers alike. There [...]

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There are many addictive behaviors with serious consequences. Smoking, alcohol, gambling and drug addictions are all dangerous to our health and can cause big troule in family life, not to mention the law. However, there are addictive behaviors that seem benign, in that we are not damaging our bodies or wrecking our lives. Nonetheless, such [...]

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With lottery games in almost every state in the U.S., just about everyone has bought a lottery ticket at least once or twice, hoping to be that one individual who cashes in, big time. After all, a lottery ticket costs you just a buck, maybe two. Who knows? Someone wins, eventually. The Powerball lottery is [...]

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I do not remember Texas poker being a big deal when I was growing up. We usually played five card draw. My dad was a big poker player, and he knew all the games, but Texas hold em poker was rarely in his repertoire. None of his friends seemed to be that in to it [...]

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You may already know you can find anything you can imagine online, and you may also know that those who love to gamble can find an outlet using their computer. There are some really great places where you can find an online casino, but you should understand how they work before you sign up. There [...]

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Growing up in the Midwest, I learned to play euchre practically before I learned how to play poker. Euchre tournaments were the event of choice for a Friday night get-together. Although in the summer I preferred to play tennis, in the winter I loved to get together after work for a euchre game or two. [...]

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I have always loved casino gaming. I used to go to Las Vegas to play casino card games every year. I live in Michigan, a state that doesn’t allow casino gaming in most places.  Although some Indian casinos have opened up in the past decade, they aren’t very good compared to the big ones. If [...]

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