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Regional gaming casinos help to keep local dollars circulating throughout the region, which is a boon to local economies.  With every state in the Union tightening its belt in these tough economic times, this is a critical strategy to keep unemployment rates from soaring out of control.

Stock traders have recognized the stable growth in the gaming market and continue to reap impressive returns on their investment on these privately-held, publicly traded firms.  Columbia Sussex makes up the third of this triumvirate of casino powerhouses, with holdings in New Jersey and Las Vegas.

The Florida Retail Federation and Florida Restaurant Lodging weighed in on the project and agreed that this deal will not only benefit the Seminole tribe, but will build a strong foundation for the state’s future.  Offering first-class gambling, entertainment, food and lodging will appeal to a new echelon of vacationer, breathing new life into Florida’s destination entertainment industry.

As with other tribal gaming casinos, the Seminole-owned casino will offer gainful employment to a large contingent of the state’s Native American residents.  Gaming casinos have provided economic stability to this formerly disenfranchised group of Americans, giving hope to improving the health and living conditions of tribal members.

Casino Royale is one of Fleming’s most blatant nods to the “high life,” in which the entire plot revolves around gambling skirmishes between 007 and SMERSH operative Le Chiffre.  But for the gambling enthusiast, “Royale” offered a primer on the ins and outs of Baccarat.  In the recent remake of the tongue-in-cheek version (ca. 1967 and starring David Niven as Bond), Daniel Craig as James Bond heightened the focus on the strategies of Baccarat as an extension of the characters.  Here, we learn how they attempt to manipulate their opponent to improve their chances of success.

Other famous Bond films that employed gambling as a centralized theme are Dr. No, Thunderball, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, For Your Eyes Only and Golden Eye. Among these, Thunderball provided the most detail on how to play Baccarat and the complex playing styles and strategies.

In the past decade, however, many of the “old” casino games lost their luster as focus turned to community poker games such as Texas hold ‘em.  But history does repeat itself, and it is interesting to witness the resurgence of this Monte Carlo standard in the new Millenium.