Baccarat’s winning number is the lucky 9 but Asian casino gamblers are way crazier about number 8.

Chinese gambling superstitions, like lucky number 8 and unlucky number 4, hold a key to gaining Asian casino gamblers, the newest ‘it’ group of customers in Las Vegas, Macau, and Native American Indian casinos. Combine that with popular Asian casino gambling games, like baccarat, pai gow, and sic bo, and casinos just might have a winning formula to justify their Asian dragon pits and Chinatown buses.

Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino, the world’s second largest casino, is upping its draw to Asian players with a $740 million expansion opening in summer next year. It will add 12,000 sqft of casino gaming space with 46 Asian gaming tables, and a 4,000 sqft Hong Kong style food outlet.

A new 5,000 sqft bus lobby will boost current marketing in which 50 buses transport 45 customers each daily from the nearby Boston and New York Chinatowns. For $10 round-trip, a player gets a coupon package worth $35 including a free bet and meal.

Asian & Chinese Casino Games

“20% is driven by our Asian American patrons, and that is how we run the floor. That is the same percentage of table games we are putting out there that are geared toward the Asian player,” says VP Rocco Santoro of the 2,000-plus Asian Americans gambling daily at Indian casino Mohegan Sun. Baccarat is easily the casino game of choice for Asian highrollers, but how about those who’d rather wager less? Santoro has more than a few answers.

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Ever played Pai Gow before? If there’s one game you can play on a 4AM casino bender without worrying where that big roll of twenties went to when you wake up the next morning, it’s Pai Gow. You’ll push with the dealer more than you lose, but you’ll still lose more than you win. So if a tie truly is like kissing your sister, how hot exactly is your sister? Online Casino Reports has all the instruction in Pai Gow you’ll ever need:

The player is dealt 7 cards at the online casino. Of the original 7 cards, five cards make the high hand and a two card make up the low hand. The hands are played and ranked as traditional poker hands. An exception is the following run: A2345 is the second highest straight.

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