A Legal Battle: Card Counters vs. Nevada Casinos

Casino History, Flamingo (Las Vegas, NV), Gamblers: Card Counters: Kenneth "Ken" S. Ulston, Gamblers: Card Counters: Mark Estes, Gambling History, Gambling: Card Counting, Games / Races: 21 / Blackjack, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Commission, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: Nevada Gaming Control Board, It Really Happened, Las Vegas Hilton (Las Vegas, NV), Las Vegas--Nevada, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Nevada Supreme Court, Marina Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas, NV), Nevada, United States1 Comment

1977-1979 As Mark Estes, 28, played blackjack at a table in Nevada’s Las Vegas Hilton casino one day, he counted the cards. This involved remembering the cards dealt during each game and using a mathematical formula to calculate the odds of success of betting on any given hand. Suddenly, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas…

MGM Grand’s Gamble on Jai Alai

Casino History, Casino: Financings: Teamsters Pension Fund, Events: Strikes / Protests, Gambling, Gambling History, Games / Races: Jai Alai, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: National Labor Relations Board, Governing / Regulatory Bodies: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, It Really Happened, Las Vegas Strip / S. Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas--Nevada, MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas, NV), MGM Grand Hotel (Reno, NV), Nevada, Reno--Nevada, Sin City (Las Vegas), United States2 Comments

1974-1983 A revolt of the performers — athletes in this case — threatened to close a popular attraction at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas — jai alai. Unique to the Strip at the time, it was designed as part of the Nevada resort’s entertainment package to lure visitors into the casino. Jai alai…