Although the practice of gambling and establishment of these casinos were prevalent in all societies, it is the Americans, however, who made gambling synonymous with entertainment. The casinos began incorporating more than mere gambling tools and started setting up restaurants, fancy bars, luxury accommodation, amphitheaters and many more. There are several games of chance that are adopted in a casino, ranging from classics such as the Roulette, skill based games such as blackjack, poker to the more modern gaming machines such as the slot machine and video poker. Casinos, the bigger and more famous they are, the bigger the prize money that is on offer. Some of the bigger casinos in Las Vegas offer staggering sums of money for people who are willing to risk it all. But all this doesn’t come without a catch, for every game that a casino employs, behind it all is a mathematical probability of success and failure. With concepts such as Standard deviation and Statistics, casinos, in the long run can never lose more money than they earn, although it does depend on how popular that particular casino is. Security is another issue whose importance in a casino cannot be stressed enough. State of the art alarm systems, CCTVs and physical force are an essential commodity that keeps this 30 billion dollar industry alive.

People have mixed emotions when it comes to casinos, some win and others lose, whatever the result may be, Casinos have their purpose in society, where the brave and destined strike all the right notes.