THE SECRETS OF CASINOS – Las Vegas neon signs and casinos
The history of Vegas is closely linked to the history of neon. In fact, Las Vegas even has a Neon Museum (neonmuseum.org). You will find in the following article a brief history of neon in Vegas and the reasons why Neon has been one of the Casino Secrets for almost 100 years. A Frenchman made Vegas history The inventor of neon was engineer Claude Georges. Inspired by Heinrich Geissler’s ‘Geissler tubes’, he realized...
Rich Little, the man with a thousand voices
Richard Caruthers Little, Rich Little for short, is a Canadian-American impersonator and voice actor. Little has long been known as a top impersonator of famous people around the world, leading to the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices”. Youth and early career Born in Ottawa, Canada, Little was the second of three sons the Little family had. He had a talent for acting from an early age and especially loved imitating...
New technologies and future gambling. The impact of technology in the operation of gambling.
Technology in general aims to make our lives simpler, easier, more carefree. In gambling, operators are turning to technology to offer their customers a unique experience, easy access to entertainment and convenience. In addition, the new technologies of the future also offer increased security. Gambling is becoming more interesting through technology, more engaging, leading to a more immersive player experience. What was once a...
Jon Jerde – a unique vision in Las Vegas architecture
For a while now I’ve been wanting to write about the architecture of Las Vegas as an important sensory part of what draws visitors to this extraordinary place, and obviously I’ve been thinking about who were the people whose vision has contributed to the unique experience that is Las Vegas. Because what attracts us to a city is mostly about the architecture, I wanted to talk about what the name Jon Jerde has meant to the...
Casino Secrets – How luxury brands twist the minds of top players
I was recently reading a news report that a real estate development in a far-off country is going to build a residential complex that will include a casino among other things, imposing an “exclusive lifestyle”. This phrase caught my attention and I wanted to look in more detail at the link between casinos and luxury brands. After all, this symbiosis is one of the secrets of casinos... The penny can’t shoot We have to...