Assignment Topic: Casino-Hotels

Submitted To:
MS. Rabia Maqsood
Submitted By:
Tooba Mukhtar

Class: PGD
Date: 25 th April, 2019

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A History Of Gambling:
Gambling, a wagering of money or something of value, also called a game of
chance is played often with the hope of winning money or material goods whose
outcome is unknown. Although its exact origins
are unknown but in one form or other gambling
has always been a part of our society.
But it has been said that gambling of different
kinds existed even before the history was
written.

 The evidence for earliest six-sided dice was found from an Egyptian tomb in
3000BC.
 The first time the dice game was mention in Greek history was in 500 BC.
 In the first millennium BC gambling houses were very common in China
and furthermore in 9th century playing cards and in 10th century lotto games
and dominoes also appeared, respectively.
 Gambling in Japan could be traced back to 14th century.
 Poker game, which is associated with gambling is derived from Persian
game As-Nas which dates back to 17th century.
 Roulette was first originated from the gambling houses of Paris. While
Napoleon took interest in the card game vingt-et-un – what is now known as
blackjack or twenty-one.
 The French are credited with inventing playing cards in 1387, and in 1440
Johann Gutenberg of Germany printed the first full deck of cards.
 The English developed a diversion called hazard, the forerunner of today’s
popular dice-throwing game of craps.
 The first gambling houses which could be compared with casinos began to
appear in Italy and the first formal casino Ridotto which provided legalized
gambling, was opened in 1638 in Venice.

Origin Of Casinos:
Casino is derived from Latin word casa meaning a small house. It was only
with the evolution of time that a casino came to be known as a house for gathering
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and socialization. A variety of functions like singing, dancing and of course
gambling began to take place in those houses, with gambling becoming more
imminent with the passing of time.
And later on, gambling took a legalized name of
gaming. Casinos all over the world began
offering the ancient gambling games in a
modern package.
Nowadays when we think about Casinos, only
Las Vegas comes into our mind. But it was only
in 1930’s after the crash of wall street and the great depression that gambling was
legalized in America so suffering people could alleviate their depression and
poverty through this game.

Casino Hotels:
As time went by people started to crave more luxury. Tourists, gamblers and
holiday seekers from all around the world began visiting famous casinos. That put
down the base of casino-hotels which would further come in future.
A casino-hotel consists of a casino and an on-premises hotel and comes equipped
with both gambling facilities provided by the casino and lodging, food and
beverages, swimming pool, spa, valet parking and many other services by the
hotel. The guest has a benefit of receiving both the casino and hotel facilities in
one location.
The first luxury casino-hotel “Pink Flamingo”
was built by a notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel
in 1946 Las Vegas. It provided lodging and
meals as well as gambling facilities.
The Golden Nugget Casino-Hotel was also
opened in 1946 and till today it is the most
luxurious casino-hotel with a total of 2,419
luxury rooms.
Over the last decade casinos have come to mean much more than gambling halls.
They’re now the biggest hotels, providing state of the art facilities and adorned

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with modern style architecture. In other words, a modern-day travelers dream come
true.

 Some of the most famous and largest casino-hotels in the world are:

1. WinStar World Casino, United States:

Found in Thackerville, Oklahoma,

about an hour south of Oklahoma City and
one hour north of Dallas, the WinStar World
Casino is the largest casino in the world. It
has more than 600,000 square footage of
gambling.

The casino was originally opened in 2003

but was given a large addition in 2013. The
casino also functions as an entertainment
venue. There is a large hotel available on-site.

2. Venetian Macao, Macao, China:

The second largest casino in the world is the Venetian Macao, situated
in the coastal area of Macao, China. It has a floor space of more than
546,000 square feet of gambling area for
the convenience of its guests.

The casino area has 3,000 gaming

machines, and 870 tables for card games
and roulette. In addition, shopaholics can
splurge their winnings in its three
humongous shopping malls.

Guests can take a break in one of its four

swimming pools, or take gondola rides just like in the real Venice in Italy.
The Venetian Macao restaurants also provides a wide offering of cuisine
choices and options. Its 3,000-room hotel accommodations are complete
with every amenity needed to satisfy its guests.

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 3. MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:

The MGM Grand is in Las Vegas,

Nevada, USA. The hotel is known for
its live entertainment and spectacular
shows, which can include boxing,
magic shows, and even circus acts.

It offers 170,000 square feet of

gambling, dining, shopping, and hotel
space for almost every size of expense
account. The casino has more than
2,300 slot machines, and also offers 20 card games tables as well.

The MGM's 5,044-room hotel's accommodations have recently received

designer interior upgrades. In fact, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is one of
the pioneers in this sort of family entertainment experience, with this Las
Vegas venue in Nevada and another on our list in Macao.

 People around the world are attracted towards the dual facility that a casino-
hotel provides. Some gamblers and holiday seekers travel a long-distance just to
visit and gamble in these casino-hotels which renders them accommodation as
well as gambling services. Here are some of the famous gambling games which
are currently played in casino-hotels and are the reincarnation of old games:

1. Poker:

Poker is a card game base on a 5-card hand.

The ranking of hands from lowest to highest
are high card, pair, two pair, three of a kind,
straight, flush, full house, four of a kind,
straight flush, and royal flush. The player with
the best hand wins.

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 2. Craps:

Craps is a high energy dice game based

on 7. The player places bets around the
table.

3. Blackjack:

Blackjack is a card game played

between the house and the player. The
dealer deals out two cards to each player
and their self.

4. Slots:

Slots are machines that play a number

of different games. In general, the player
will insert coins into the machine and
either pull a handle or press a button. This
causes the wheels to spin. When the wheels
stop, the player is paid based on the pattern
of symbols.

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 5. Roulette:

In roulette, the player places his chips on

the table where they would like to wager.
The dealer will spin the wheel in a
clockwise direction then roll a ball in a
counter-clockwise direction. The ball lands
in a numbered slot on the wheel. All bets
that correspond with the number win.

Hierarchy Of Casino-Hotels:
The hierarchy of a casino-hotel has the same hierarchy of a hotel but with
some addition of staff for the management of casino.

Casino managers includes:

 Customer service manager

 Slot machine manager

 Table games manager

 Food and beverage manager

 Shift manager

 Casino cage manager

 Floor manager

 Pit manager

 Accounts manager

 Security manager

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Casino base managerial staff includes:

 Table game dealers

 Slot machine attendants

 Food and beverage servers

 Receptionist

 Casino cashier

 Security personnel

 Valet drivers

 Bellman

 Concierge staff

 Surveillance team-The surveillance team is also a part of the base level

management of a casino and their job is to keep an eye on the ongoing
activities inside the casino.

Reference:
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling

2. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-casinos-in-the-world.html

3. https://www.jobmonkey.com/casino/brief_history/

4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino

5. https://www.hierarchystructure.com/casino-management-hierarchy/

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