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With the holiday’s upon us, a lot of companies and individuals will start to throw Christmas parties for their employees and friends. One alternative to the traditional Christmas party is a casino themed Christmas party. Nothing is more fun than getting together as a group and playing a bunch of casino games. You can also incorporate all the different traditions of a Christmas party. Take it from someone who has successfully hosted a few casino themed parties, it is something everyone can enjoy. It is just one idea to help make your Christmas party a little more exciting.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving so that means Christmas is coming up soon. If you have no idea what to get for your friends or family there are tons of poker supplies out there that you can get that are relatively inexpensive, like a deck of cards or even just some quality poker chips. But if you know someone that is a serious poker player there are all kinds of impressive poker tables or professional grade poker chips that they could add to their poker collection. So don’t fuss too much over what to get someone, there are plenty of poker supplies you can look into getting, even something as small as a universal size dealer visor would be a great gift for a poker player, and it’s the thought that counts.

Out of all the card games out there, Blackjack is by far one of the most popular, if not the most popular. I think that one of the main reasons for this is due to ease of play and the overall enjoyment and fun it brings. Adding to the popularity is the seemingly increased odds of winning. When playing against a dealer, your chances of beating the house are greater than that of other casino card games. Also, blackjack can be played almost anywhere, all you need is a deck of cards and you are set to go. There are even blackjack table tops that you can buy to make your playing experience at home that much more enjoyable and convenient, you can trasform your generic kitchen table into a casino style felt playin surface. Blackjack is by one of my favorite games, try to work it into your next family game night.

The World Series of Poker is almost over, don’t miss out on the final event tonight at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on ESPN or ESPN3.com. The November Nine started playing on the 6th and the nine quickly dwindled down to three phenomenal poker players. Pius Heinz, Ben Lamb, and Martin Staszko are going to compete for the final prize and will be known as the next World Series of Poker champion. Pius Heinz is the current chip leader he has almost double the amount of chips that Ben Lamb has so he is off to a good start, the odds are in his favor at the moment. Ben Lamb has 55,400,000 poker chips putting him in second out of the three and Martin Staszko has the shortest stack but isn’t to far behind Lamb with 42,700,000. It should be an exciting match up all three poker players are good at what they do.

Technology is making it easier and easier for gambling. I just recently read an article about how Cantor Gaming,  a sports book in Nevada, has launched an Android compatible application that allows for sports wagering via you Android phone or tablet. This application will only work within the state of Nevada, but this is just one example of how technology is advancing and helping the gambling world.

 These technologies are evident if you have recently set foot in a casino. Casinos stay on top of technology in order to have the best games and for security reasons. These technologies generally make for a better experience at the casino as the games become better and more in-depth. Technology will make the gambling and casino experience much more enjoyable.