Blackjack is the most popular casino game, and for good reason. The rules are pretty simple: You are dealt two cards, and the goal is to get a total of 21 or closer to 21 than the dealer. If you exceed 21 you lose.

(1) Bingo is the 1 game in the world and a reliable fund-raiser. (2) Research has proven that bingo keeps you in peak mental form. (3) Physical exercise will tone up the body, but bingo players' mental speed, observation skills and memory are enhanced by the game. Bingo keeps your mind and memory alert while providing an enjoyable social event.

Set apart from the rest of the casino floor, baccarat has long cultivated an aura of sophistication, almost as if the game is out of reach to all but the wealthiest casino patron. In reality, baccarat may be the ideal game for the less affluent, more frugal player-the house edge for the best bet is a low 1.06% and playing is about as easy as betting on a coin toss. Care to give it a try?

Whether you play roulette online or offline, without a sensible working strategy your bankroll will be quickly depleted by the casino. Therefore, what strategies and techniques can you employ to give yourself an advantage at the casino?

There’s a great passage in the updated preface of Big Deal, Anthony Holden’s account of becoming a poker pro for a year, where the author is approached in a bar some years after the book came out by a couple of young Americans. “We just wanted to say,” says one of the guys, “we read Big Deal and we left our jobs to become full time poker players.”