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Gambling Equipment 101
By Mansi gupta | Published  11/28/2005 | Games | Unrated
Gambling Equipment 101
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The most common and perhaps inexpensive of the gambling equipments is the dice. Dice games are so ancient that their inventor is unknown by the historians. However, that the dice games prevailed in almost all the early civilizations is an established fact. the initial dice were animal bones, fruit stones, small pebbles or ivory. Today, dice has acquired much more precision with its cubical shape. While the standard dice is crude and used in households games, casino dice is more accurate and perfect. The casino dice, also called the ‘perfect dice’ is made in a manner that each side weighs equal after the holes have been punctured on each side. This enables equal probability of either side being the outcome. Serious gamblers use casino die in their games. Casinos have dice tolls available with them like the dice punches and dice vices.

Cards have been played by many civilizations. The first pack of cards was made of thick paper with hand painted figures on them. The modern cards got their suits and faces in France. The French deck consisted of 78 cards. The deck comprised of both gaming and tarot cards. The tarot cards were then separated to reduce the number of cards in the deck. The cards were adopted by the Europeans and traveled to America where the joker was added to them. Cards are inexpensive to procure. Many people are fond of collecting various casino cards. These cards have the casino’s logo imprinted on them. The casino cards can either be bridge size or poker wide.

Casino tables vary according to the style game one is playing i.e. poker has different table than the blackjack. One table can cost the buyer some thousand dollars. The table can either be a standard one or customized. The tables differ in quality according to the price. The table face has a woolen felt surface with the game’s name marked. The odds and the areas for placing the bets is also demarcated. A person interested low on budget or keen on building his own table can do so with the help of various blueprints available.

Poker has gained momentum over the years. The game was given a tremendous boost when the televised tournaments were organized by sports channels a few years back. Since then every poker player dreams to make it big. Online tournaments are also conducted. The basic poker requirements consist of grade cards, heavyweight chips and dice sets. Enthusiasts can also buy automatic card shufflers.


Bingo a famous and simple game popular among all age groups consists of simple equipment. The entire requirements are contained in the bingo kit, which can be bought from the market. The kit usually comprises of bingo cards, hand cranked ball cage, bingo balls and markers. The players can diversify and go for other instruments like the daubers.
The thrill and excitement of gambling has found players every where. Legalized gambling in cities like the Las Vegas and state owned lotteries boost the gambling economy. Poker groups are formulated in colleges, workplaces and are a perennial source of recreation. All these trends ensure a promising future to the gambling industry
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