On the 2nd day of our stay at Thunderbird Resorts Rizal, the management accompany us on a little tour inside their Fiesta Casino building, here in Rizal, they opened 32 gaming tables and 455 slot machines as soon as they opened last 2004, that's 17 Baccarat, 4 Roulette, 3 Ponton, 2 Draw Poker,2 Paigow Poker, 2 Three Cards Poker, and 2 Texas Hold'em, and I just learned that on 2006, at Poro Point branch, they have 29 gaming tables and 285 slot machines.
Casino gaming is a growing industry here in the Philippines, and in Asia it is a multi billion dollar industry growing in Macau and Singapore, here in our country, casinos are managed by hotels, resorts and PAGCOR. They have 500 casinos, 400 Indian casinos and bingo halls, and about 280 hotel casinos with annual revenue of 90 billion dollars, most popular they have is the MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment and FoxWoods Resort Casino. In the Philippines we have low number of casinos, and one of it is the Fiesta Casinos at Thunderbird Resorts Rizal and in Poro Point.
more story and photos below
It was nice that the management tour us and even gave us a short tutorial on how to play casino games, here we learned on how to play Baccarat, Black Jack and some Poker. I find Baccarat and Black Jack enjoyable and easy to play, I remember that I played all these in video games and I don't even have a clue on how to win, all I do is click and click and wait for the computer to generate a winning result, here in my experience, the tutorial started in telling us the rules about each game, and the do's and don't at the casino. Our table dealer Irish Michelle is such a hustler in doing the math so fast and an expert in handling cards and chips, she is a pioneer employee at Fiesta Casino for 6 years and I say it was an honor to be taught on how to play casino, because all I know is slot machines, and I'm glad that I understand Baccarat and Black Jack, playing Poker is so difficult, I think I'll get more training for that.
After the tutorial, they gave us a P300 matchplay coupon, we played Baccarat that night and it was the real deal, I felt so nervous and excited while sitting on the table, from the 3 of us, I was left on the table winning on some part, but later on got lost. It was a fun event, and it is a game of chance in winning to get rich or ..poor ahhaha.
Thanks ThunderBird Resorts Rizal for the tutorial, and for allowing us to take pics in our table.
The first game was Baccarat, all you need to do is bet for Banker (the dealer) or for you the Player, and let the cards decide who will win, in this game, you are going to compete with other players as they will bet on for themselves or against you.
A short intro flyer about Baccarat, and some training chips on the table
we were taught on how to look and peak at cards, about the 1 line, 2 line, the horns and no line. This will add more excitement when you play the Baccarat game.
Black Jack time!, I love this game, Dealer Irish Michelle taught us on how to use our hands in doing signals like for Deal or Stay, tap the table to deal and get another card or just wave your hand like a Jedi mind trick to tell the dealer to stay.
Dealer Irish Michelle showed us on how they shuffle the cards, wow! its like watching a magician doing some tricks.
you can order drinks or food and then eat it while you play
Poker game, hmmm i need more training on this
We have limited time that day and we skip on playing the roulette,
I'm very curious on this game, because on TV it is the most playable game ever. maybe next time!
Here's a peek what's inside the VIP room of Fiesta Casinos. You can enter here for free, but the betting here is high, and the lowest bet in every game starts at P1000. Here you see some facilities that you can use if you are inside the VIP room, you can surf the internet using a desktop PC or try that massage chair.
the massage chair and living room - like area with cable tv
more Baccarat table games.
Fiesta Casino is big!, they have two floors and below is where the tables and slot machines are located, they have the Cabana bar were you can order your drinks and food, there are also live entertainment on stage by live bands and singers every night, and a daily raffle that gives you a chance to do a free roll of dice and win lots of money, the other night I heard that a guy won P70,000 and a blogger friend's mom won a pick up truck during the raffle.
Fiesta Casino is open 24 hours a day
kids and minors are not allowed
Visit http://www.thunderbird-asia.com/
Makati Office Rizal Poro Point
24F Salcedo Twr, 169 H.V. Dela Costa
Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227
Tel. No. (+632) 886.5555
Fax No. (+632) 894.3333
Email : info@thunderbird-asia.com
