Learn to deal casino Craps, Blackjack, Baccarat and Carnival Games.
The best route to Harrah's parking is to exit the Pontchartrain Expressway at Exit 11C Tchoupitoulas St/South Peters St.
When you reach the I-10/Pontchartrain Expressway split be sure to be in the second lane from the left.
The Superdome/Claiborne Ave Exit lane must exit, so do not get in the right lane.
Once past the Superdome/Claiborne Ave Exit the Pontchartrain Expressway becomes two lanes. Stay in the right lane in preparation to take Exit 11C which is Calliope St.
Stay in the left lane in to turn left at Convention Center Blvd.
Stay in the left lane to be ready to take the left turn lane in to Harrah's garage.
Due to construction at Causeway Blvd and I-10 in Metairie it is a good idea to have alternate routes to get to Harrah's New Orleans from Baton Rouge. The map below is the most direct route under ideal conditions.
The routes listed below are in order from the best, most direct route to the worst case scenario, having to exit I-10 at Williams Blvd in Kenner. The Clearview exit is the last exit before Causeway Blvd, where the worst traffic is likely to be.
Also see alternate routes taking I-12 to I-55 to I-10:
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Tennessee does not have casinos. However, there are casinos in Northern Mississippi and North Carolina.
The casinos in and around Tunica, MS are very near Memphis, TN. In Knoxville, Tennessee is close to the only casino in Western North Carolina.
In a new survey of California Indian Gaming Casinos' customer satisfaction rate Barona Casino & Resort topped the list for the second consecutive year.
The top 5 Southern California casino were;
Read the full article 2009 Indian Gaming Casino Satisfaction Study or view Northern California and Southern California survey results.
The following video demonstrates the pressing of Place Bets 6 & 8.
To "press" a Place Bet means to double the original bet, usually by using the payout of the bet. Doubling a Place Bet may also be referred to a "full press", as opposed to pressing by one unit. e.g. $12 pressed one unit to $18 instead of a full press from $12 to $24.
Generally, when performing a full press, the cap of the Place Bet is handed off to the player and the full amount of the payout is added to the remaining portion of the original bet.
Usually, procedures, rules or concepts are taught in absolute terms, "always" do "A" or "never" do "B". However, there is almost always an exception to the general rule. For the most common 6 & 8 Place Bet presses handing off the cap is the correct way to do it.
A good method to measure if handing off the cap is going to work is to determine if the cap is equal to the number of units of 6 in the bet. $6 divided by 6 equals 1. A $6 Place Bet does have a $1 cap, therefore, handing off the cap does work.
Generally, if the bet doubles, the cap should double too.
1 - Does not include exclusively bingo or pull tabs properties.
2 - Includes states with day cruise ships exclusively, land based and/or river boat casinos.
3 - Includes states with exclusively bingo or pull tabs properties.
Also see U.S. Casinos by State image map or Casinos in the USA in Google Maps (incomplete listing).
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The map below features Southern California casinos. View the list of California casinos and cardrooms.
Santa Ysabel Casino is the only SoCal casino known to not appear on this map.
On May 23, Patricia Demauro set a new "world record" for the longest known craps roll of four hours and 18 minutes. The New Jersey grandmother declined to disclose the amount of her winnings.
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The following Google Map is a work in progress and will, eventually, replace the original All U.S. Casinos by State post as the primary map of casinos. The original image map and the associated lists of casinos by state will remain on this site. Also see U.S. Casinos Listed by State.
Please note that official addresses of casinos frequently differ from the actual physical location. GamingInstructor.com's Casinos in the United States of America map intends to place users at the entrance to the casino property from the street.
The traditional method of card placement dictates that the top card is positioned where it covers the lower left quarter of the card beneath. Some may say to cover about a postage stamp sized portion of the lower left bottom card or the lower left corner pip. In either case, the principle is that by being able to see at least three-quarters of the bottom card its value can be determined by the visible pips. Although that concept is true in itself, in real world dealing the combination of speed and human inaccuracy often leads to far more than desired amount of pips being obscured resulting in an unreadable view of the value of a hand.
To account for human error and to provide better game protection it is recommended that all pips be exposed as often as possible. Rarely will a situation occur where a player splits and/or Doubles Down making it necessary to show less than the entire face of all the cards.
Some dealers resist this idea of showing all their pips because they were originally taught different and people tend to not like change. More often than not, when there is a beef on Blackjack over the dealer taking an alleged push or pushing a winner it almost always going to be a difference of one in the value of the disputed hand. The ability of surveillance to provide the correct decision as to who actually won, lost or pushed comes down to proper card placement. When the dealer is absolutely certain they were correct, but, surveillance cannot read the hand it will be deemed "inconclusive" and the player will receive the benefit of the doubt, i.e. get paid.
It does matter, and is pointless to argue, that every card dealt to the players is initially fully exposed and therefore the value of every hand can be determined by "rewinding" back to the beginning of the hand and totaling the hands. The decision will be based on the view of the cards at the end, after the dealer has acted on their hand. So protect yourself and your game by showing all your pips.
Sometimes the player is taking a shot. Sometimes it is an honest mistake on the player's part. Sometimes it is your fault. Everyone makes mistakes. Call surveillance with confidence in the correct decision being made because of your excellent card placement.
The following video is an example of proper card placement. Click the annotation link on this video "Incorrect Card Placement" to see what a hand should not look like, but, too often does.
The following video clip demonstrates how to press both 6 & 8 Place Bets from $12 each to $18 as well as pressing from $60 each to $90 each.
The physical procedure, the mechanics, for both presses is exactly the same. The only difference is the color of the cheques.
It is good practice to set up four players, two with $12 each on the 6 & 8 and two with $60 each on the 6 & 8. Alternate the players' bet amounts, as done in the video, to re-enforce the fact that the move is less about dollar amount and more about the number of cheques.
Base dealers' hands are not referred to as "left" and "right", but, rather "inside hand" and "outside hand" in relation to the dealers' position at the table. The hand closest to box person is the inside hand as it is also closest to the inside or middle of the table. Obviously, the outside hand would be the hand farthest away from the box person, closest to the outside of the table.
The base dealers' working stacks of cheques are always positioned in front of the dealer the same way they are in the bank with the lower denomination cheques towards the outside and the highest denomination cheques on the inside for game protection.
In the video the student has the $1 white cheques on her left which means she is on third base where her right hand is the inside hand and her left hand is the outside hand. If on second base the dealer's left hand would be the inside hand and the dealer's right hand would be the outside.
The repetitive use of the terms "inside" and "outside" can make the explanation of the moves sound wordy and confusing. So, if you get confused know that it is perfectly normal and just keep replaying the video and re-reading the explanation until you get it. If you feel the need to take a break and rest your brain, do so. Multiple short practice sessions are more productive than one long cram session. As with everything, practice makes perfect. Giving up only makes you unable to do it.
For this move it does not matter which of the two bets wins because they both pay the same $14. We need to use $12 of a $14 payout to press two bets $6 each. So $14 minus the $12 we need is $2. The end result is the player gets $2 change and their 6 & 8 Place Bets are pressed from $12 each to $18 each.
To press the 6 & 8 from $12 each to $18 each cut out the $14 payout directly in front of you in the Come by picking two red cheques with your inside hand and four white cheques with your outside hand. The two stacks of cheques should be cut out in the Come reasonably close together, if not actually touching. Yes, the student in the video does have her payout spaced a bit too far apart for my liking.
With the $14 cut out in the Come, do the following:
As you practice this move, say "take one, leave one" as you take one, leave one. Your words should be in sync with your hands.
It is very important to strive for slow and accurate in the beginning. Speed will develop naturally with experience. Fast and sloppy is ugly. Smooth and controlled is your goal. To the beginner's inexperienced eyes everything appears to be moving much faster than it really is.
"Control, control, you must learn control!" - Yoda
One of many humorous lines heard around a crap game is, "What killed Jesse James?" This question is asked by someone hoping to see the dice roll a hard 8, a pair of 4's. A 44, as in .44 caliber, that is.
Even funnier than that line are the people who ask that question when the Point is 9 because they claim Jesse James was shot with a .45. Those people are wrong.
In November 2003, the "gun that killed outlaw Jesse James sold at auction for $350000." And as reported, that gun was a .44 caliber nickel-finished Smith & Wesson, not a .45.
So, what killed Jesse James? A forty-four!
Despite the disastrous national economy Louisiana is doing surprisingly better than most states. With an official national unemployment rate of 7.6% (updated for January) and a real unemployment rate of 13.9% (updated for January), Louisiana comes in 16th out of 51, 50 states and D.C., with an official unemployment rate of 5.9%.
The alternative measures of labor underutilization, not seasonally adjusted, Table A-12, measure U-6, is a whopping 15.4% for January!
As of this posting, 10 out of 15 casinos in Louisiana have Table Games jobs posted at their web sites. Positions vary from property to property, but, include both full and part time Dealer positions, Dual Rate Dealer/Floor Supervisor positions, Full Floor Supervisor positions and Poker Dealer positions.
Keep in mind, just because a position is posted does not necessarily mean you have the required amount of experience for the job. On the other hand, you won't know if you don't try.
If you would like a casino dealer job but have no experience consider a job in a different cash handling department with guest contact such as the cage, slots or food & beverage. Eventually, the casino will likely have an in house dealer school which will cost you nothing. In the meantime, you enjoy the benefits of casino employment.
With statewide layoffs hitting the Mississippi casinos now is probably not a good time to try to break in to the business. According to Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway, "about 10 percent of the workforce" has been laid off. Break-ins would stand no chance competing against experienced workers with years on the job.
If you have not received your W-2 or 1099-R from a former employer and you are looking for information on how to file income taxes without a W-2 you should follow the steps below which are quoted from the IRS web site.
IRS Topic 154 explains what to do in the event an employer fails to send or even refuses to send you your W-2. IRS.gov has recently "upgraded" their site which resulted in this information being moved from its previous location http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq-kw205.html. That link is no longer good. Should the new location of Topic 154 change again, you can find it by Googling "Topic 154 W-2 What to Do if Not Received Form 4852 site:irs.gov".
Topic 154 - Form W-2 and Form 1099–R (What to Do if Not Received) If you do not receive your Form W-2 or Form 1099-R by January 31st, or your information is incorrect, contact your employer/payer. If you do not receive the missing or corrected form by February 14th from your employer/payer, you may call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 for assistance. You must provide your name, address (including zip code), phone number, Social Security Number, dates of employment, your employer/payer's name, address (including zip code), and phone number. The IRS will contact the employer/payer for you and request the missing form. IRS will also send you a Form 4852 (PDF), Substitute for Form W-2 or Form 1099-R. If you do not receive the missing form in sufficient time to file your tax return timely, you may use the Form 4852. If you receive the missing or corrected Form W-2 or Form 1099 after you file your return and a correction is needed, use Form 1040X (PDF), Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For additional information on filing an amended return, refer to Topic 308, Amended Returns. More Tax Topic Categories Page Last Reviewed or Updated: December 22, 2008
Topic 154 - Form W-2 and Form 1099–R (What to Do if Not Received)
If you do not receive your Form W-2 or Form 1099-R by January 31st, or your information is incorrect, contact your employer/payer.
If you do not receive the missing or corrected form by February 14th from your employer/payer, you may call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 for assistance. You must provide your name, address (including zip code), phone number, Social Security Number, dates of employment, your employer/payer's name, address (including zip code), and phone number. The IRS will contact the employer/payer for you and request the missing form. IRS will also send you a Form 4852 (PDF), Substitute for Form W-2 or Form 1099-R.
If you do not receive the missing form in sufficient time to file your tax return timely, you may use the Form 4852. If you receive the missing or corrected Form W-2 or Form 1099 after you file your return and a correction is needed, use Form 1040X (PDF), Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For additional information on filing an amended return, refer to Topic 308, Amended Returns.
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