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We all know the regular casino games like roulette, blackjack, Craps, and various poker table games... but what are some of the more obscure tables you've seen at the casino?

Thinking about obscure games makes me think of the movie, National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation when Clark goes to the rundown casino to win his money back and he's playing "Guess a Number" and the good ol' card game, "War", which tbh, I would probably play at the casino lol.

And with the recent news of UNO having social clubs, now, and started in Vegas (although not officially a casino game), I wonder if there might be more obscure or non-traditional games coming to casino floors?
 
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I think that would be fun. So far I am only finding the traditional games that you see everywhere. I would love to see the casinos putting a spin on games we all know and love but you don't normally find in a casino.
 
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I have seen War in casinos - I don't think it was Vegas though...so only other place it could have been was Reno or Tahoe. It was so tempting to sit down... but I got ahold of myself. 🤣
 
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As much as i would love to hit a big slots win - it would be equally as amazing to be in a LV Casino just to hear a bell ring when someone drops a jackpot win.
@Debi - have you ever witnessed this?
 
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As much as i would love to hit a big slots win - it would be equally as amazing to be in a LV Casino just to hear a bell ring when someone drops a jackpot win.
@Debi - have you ever witnessed this?
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I have seen people win jackpots many times - and won one myself, but very few places ring a bell when it happens. None of the Vegas casinos do that -nor does the one I go to every month.

But the casinos we went to in Aruba did - and it did make it more exciting.
 
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Debi said:
I have seen people win jackpots many times - and won one myself, but very few places ring a bell when it happens. None of the Vegas casinos do that -nor does the one I go to every month.

But the casinos we went to in Aruba did - and it did make it more exciting.
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Thanks Debi - maybe i have been watching the Danny Ocean films too much 😉
 
casino war is actually a thing in some places, which is wild to me because you're literally just paying casino house edge to play a kids' game lol.
but honestly, seeing stuff like pai gow tiles always trips me out. not the poker version, but the actual dominoes. i swear only the old heads at the back of the room know how to play it, i just stand there completely clueless watching them move those tiles around.
 
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casino war is actually a thing in some places, which is wild to me because you're literally just paying casino house edge to play a kids' game lol.
but honestly, seeing stuff like pai gow tiles always trips me out. not the poker version, but the actual dominoes. i swear only the old heads at the back of the room know how to play it, i just stand there completely clueless watching them move those tiles around.
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I always wanted to sit down and play War, but... it also just seems crazy to me. 😆 Glad I'm not the only one who has no clue about Pai Gow.
 
Sadly, our casino is too small to have obscure games. Unless I manage to go back to Canada or the States, I will be stuck with the regular games...but that is ok too.
 
I'd honestly play a casino version of War just for the laughs. 😅 I've also seen games like Casino Hold'em, Three Card Poker, Pai Gow Poker, and Sic Bo, which aren't as common depending on where you play. I wouldn't be surprised if more social or party-style games start showing up in casinos if they keep attracting younger players. As long as it's fun and the rules are easy to pick up, I'd give them a shot.
 
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I have seen War in casinos - I don't think it was Vegas though...so only other place it could have been was Reno or Tahoe. It was so tempting to sit down... but I got ahold of myself. 🤣
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I have seen tables for WAR in Las Vegas...some 30ish years ago I remember that you could play Solitaire in Vegas...you paid $52 and got $5 for every card you put up...single card turns...but I haven't seen it in years.
 
I never herd of this game called "war" but just googled it now and looks like fun. If i see it somewhere in a Lobby im going to try it out for low amounts if that is possible.
 
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I never herd of this game called "war" but just googled it now and looks like fun. If i see it somewhere in a Lobby im going to try it out for low amounts if that is possible.
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It is a pretty simple game - we played it a lot as kids.
 
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It is a pretty simple game - we played it a lot as kids.
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Ok nice. it's interesting how some of those games now made their way into casinos. I also saw some form of Monopoly the other day but didnt try it by now.
 
I would hardly risk playing a game that I see for the first time. But if one of my friends played, I would probably be interested too. In the online casino ACR there are games that I see for the first time and there are quite a few of them. I paid attention to them several times, it was interesting, but I didn’t even really understand how to play them. In my opinion, ACR has the most exotic games.
 
If there are too many games, three of them classic and the current ones, that are quite addictive and with quite juicy promotions, but with quite a few misleading ones, and that's where you end up losing everything. You just have to play responsibly and take care of the bank.
 
Do casinos still have the Big Six wheels? That was the first game I played on my first time in a casino when we went down to Atlantic City in the late 70s-early 80s. It was at the Playboy Casino and there were two Bunnies running the game. As you can see there are $1-$2-$5-$10-$20 bills arranged like spokes on it. (This is from Caesar's and the ones I played didn't have those non currency spots like this one does.) I even computed that the $5 and $20 had the best odds of winning. 🙂

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Once in awhile, I like to sit down at a computerized or mechanical Horse Racing game. Fun and creates excitement!
 
I think it woulld fun if casino made up some new game by themself like some exclusive
 
ExMoroccan said:
casino war is actually a thing in some places, which is wild to me because you're literally just paying casino house edge to play a kids' game lol.
but honestly, seeing stuff like pai gow tiles always trips me out. not the poker version, but the actual dominoes. i swear only the old heads at the back of the room know how to play it, i just stand there completely clueless watching them move those tiles around.
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Pai Gow Poker was a big thing in card rooms here in San Diego for a while . I don't see it much anymore ( and all the small local poker rooms are long gone too !)
 
I’ve never played most of these obscure casino games, so this thread was pretty interesting to read. War and Pai Gow especially caught my attention because I’d like to understand how they work.
 
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