1. Unusual No Trump Bid

Trump World's Fair at Trump Plaza was a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey that occupied 280 feet (85.3 m) of the Atlantic City boardwalk and was 21 floors in height. It had 500 guest rooms. It opened on April 14, 1981 as the Playboy Hotel and Casino,^[1] then changed its name in 1984 to Atlantis Hotel and Casino.^[2]

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History[edit]

Playboy: 1981-84[edit]

The hotel/casino project was initiated by Playboy Enterprises, which later took on Elsinore Corporation (owner of the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas) as a partner in order to obtain financing. The hotel/casino originally opened with a provisional gaming license, but the licensing process was slow due to questions about the suitability of both partners. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission finally granted a permanent gaming license to Elsinore Corporation, but not to Playboy Enterprises (due to concerns about the company's London casino operations, as well as payments made by the company to New York officials in the early 1960s in order to get a liquor license for its New York Playboy Club). Playboy agreed to sell its share of the hotel/casino to Elsinore and the property's name was changed. Boxing matches were held at the casino.^[3]

Atlantis: 1984-89[edit]

The complex was split into two sections divided by Florida Avenue. The main building housed the multi-level casino, 500-room hotel tower and restaurants. The other building, accessible by a skybridge from the second floor, housed the 800-seat Cabaret and shops. The Cabaret featured acts such as Bobby Vinton, David Copperfield, Vic Damone, Lola Falana and The Captain & Tennille. The 5th Dimension was the last act to perform in the Cabaret, finishing out its engagement after gaming operations had ceased on the casino floor.

In 1985, the casino filed for bankruptcy and then continued to struggle financially. In April 1989, the state rejected renewal of its gaming license,^[4] and then placed the Atlantis into conservatorship.^[5] The casino closed on May 22, 1989, though the hotel continued to operate.^[6]Donald Trump purchased the Atlantis in June 1989 for $63 million,^[7] and renamed it as the Trump Regency.^[8]

Trump Regency: 1989-96[edit]

In July 1992, ownership was transferred to the property's mortgage holder, Chemical Bank.^[9] Trump bought back the Regency for $60 million in June 1995.^[10]

Trump's World Fair: 1996-99[edit]

On May 15, 1996, Trump reopened the casino and the property changed its name again to the Trump World's Fair at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. However, it was permanently closed on October 3, 1999 and torn down in 2000. The hotel's problems included a pool that leaked into lower levels forcing guests to use the pool at neighboring Trump Plaza. The land was sold at auction to Bruce Toll of Toll Brothers.^[11]

References[edit]

Unusual No Trump Bid

1. ^'THE REGION; Atlantic City Casino Opened by Playboy', The New York Times, April 15, 1981.
2. ^'The Playboy Casino Is Now The Atlantis', The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 1984.
3. ^'Boxing is making a comeback in Atlantic City'. pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
4. ^David Johnston (April 8, 1989). 'Atlantis loses bid for new license'. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
5. ^Daniel Heneghan (April 14, 1989). 'Attorney appointed as conservator for Atlantis'. Press of Atlantic City. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
6. ^'Atlantis closes casino with little fanfare'. UPI NewsTrack. May 22, 1989. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
7. ^'Trump deal for Atlantis is completed'. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 30, 1989. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
8. ^Daniel Heneghan (July 8, 1989). 'Atlantis renamed Trump Regency'. Press of Atlantic City. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
9. ^Iris Taylor (November 15, 1992). 'Betting on non-casino hotels'. The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
10. ^Daniel Heneghan (June 14, 1995). 'Trump buys back Regency, now for a casino'. Press of Atlantic City. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
11. ^http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/Bunny_on_the_Boardwalk

General

• 'New Trump Spectacular in Atlantic City' (Press release). Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts. July 9, 1999. Archived from the original on February 9, 2001.
• 'Donald Trump on losing end in land auction'. NBC News. September 13, 2005.

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OBJECTIVE OF FIVE HUNDRED: Reach 500 points first.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-6 players

NUMBER OF CARDS: 43 card pack

RANK OF CARDS: A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4

RANK OF SUITS: NT (No Trumps) > Hearts > Diamonds > Clubs > Spades

TYPE OF GAME: Trick-Taking

AUDIENCE: Adult

INTRODUCTION TO FIVE HUNDRED

Despite Five Hundred being the official card game of Australia, it was actually developed in the United States and copyrighted there in 1904. The game’s name is a reference to its objective- be the first player or team to reach a score of 500 points. It is a variation of Euchrewith these following changes:

• Players are dealt 10 cards as opposed to 5,
• trump is not turned up, rather it is chosen by the player willing to contract for the greatest number of tricks,
• the pack size is adjusted to allow all cards to be dealt to players except three to the kitty, which can be used by the highest bidder.

Add more packs of cards to accommodate games with large groups of players. Below are the rules for the more popular Australian version of the game in addition to variations.

SET UP

Players & Cards

Most games have four players with teams of 2 sitting across from each other.

a 43 card pack is used that contains:

• A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 in red suits,
• A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 in black suits,
• One Joker referred to as a bird. (Australian card decks depict a Kookaburra as opposed to a Jester)

In the trump suit the highest card is the joker, then the jack of the trump suit (the right bower or rb), then the other jack that is the same color (the left bower or lb). The ranking is therefore Joker, RB, LB, A, K, Q, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 or 4. Trump suits outrank the others.

The word bower is an Anglicization of the German word Bauer, which means farmer, peasant, or pawn. Bauer is often used to refer to jacks in German card games.

The Deal

The deal, bidding, and play moves clockwise. The initial dealer is chosen randomly. Cards are shuffled, cut, and then 10 are passed to each player and 3 face-down in the middle of the table to create the kitty. The pattern of dealing is as follows: 3 cards to each player, 1 card to the kitty, 4 cards to each player, 1 card to the kitty, 3 cards to each player, 1 card to the kitty.

The Bidding

Bidding begins with the player to the left of the dealer and moves clockwise.

A trick refers to a round or unit of play on a hand within a trick-taking game. Tricks are evaluated to determine a winner or taker.

The potential bids are:

• The number of tricks (minimum of six) and the trumping suit, this bid indicates the total number of tricks them and their partner will take and the trumping suit for that hand.
• A number, of at least six, of “No Trumps,” referred to as “No-ies.” This bid indicates a player and their partner will try to win with that number of tricks without a trumping suit. No Trumps means the Joker will be the only trump card.
• Misere (Nullo, Nello, Nula), it is a contract to lose all tricks. Play alone, a partner drops out. The bid means the player is not attempting to win any tricks. Misère is French for extreme poverty.
• Open Misere is similar to a misere but the contractor’s hand is displayed face-up after the first trick.
• Blind Misere is the same bid as Misere but occurs before a player looks at their cards.
• Bids can be made Sans Kitty, meaning they players will fulfill the contract of their bid without the kitty.

A player who does not bid can pass. If all players pass the cards are thrown in and the hand ends.

After a bid, each subsequent bid must be higher. A higher bid is either more tricks or an equal number of tricks in a higher suit. The suit rankings outlined above apply. The lowest bid is 6 Spades and the highest possible bid is 10 No Trumps.

A Misere is higher than a bid of 7 and lower than a bid of 8. It can only be bid after someone has bid 7.

An Open Misere is a bid higher than the 10 of diamonds and lower than the 10 of hearts. One does not need to wait for any particular level of bid, it can even be the first bid.

If you pass you are not permitted to bid again. The bidding continues until all but one player has passed. The highest bid becomes a contract the bidder (or contractor) has to make.

GAMEPLAY

The contractor starts by picking up the three cards in the kitty, without showing them to other players, and discarding three cards in their hand in their place. Cards in the kitty may be included. If the bid was Misere or Open Misere the contractor’s partner does not participate in game play and places their cards face-down on the table.

The contractor initiates the first trick and other players follow suit if possible. A player without cards in the leading suit may play any card. The highest trump wins (takes) the trick. If there are not trumps played, the highest card of the leading suit wins. The winner of a trick leads in the next. After all 10 tricks are played the hand is scored.

If the contractor bid Open Misere after the first trick their hand must be exposed on the table. The rest of the hand is played in this fashion.

Play of Joker

The joker is the highest trump if there is a trump suit.

If the bid is No Trumps, Misere, Open Misere, or Blind Misere the joker can be used either:

• The contractor who holds the joker nominates the suit it belongs to. This must be done before gameplay. Joker is then high card of that suit, OR
• In the even the contractor does not hold the joker, or holds it and does not nominate a suit for it, it does not belong to a suit. It acts as the highest card as the pack and beats the trick it is played in. However, there are restrictions on when it may be played:
  • If the trick was led by another player you can only play the joker if you have no cards in that suit.
  • If the contract is any Misere you must play the joker if you have no cards of the leading suit. However, in No Trump this is not necessary, you may discard any card of any suit and play the joker in a later trick.
  • Lead with a joker and nominate the suit. The suit must have not been previously led in a trick.
  • If all four suits have been led the joker can only be played in the last trick.

If you are a contractor in Misere you may nominate the Joker as belonging to any suit. The Joker may then be played in a trick led by a suit not in hand. If you forget to nominate the suit the misere automatically fails, that is because the Joker wins the trick when you play it.

SCORING

Teams keep cumulative scores which are added to or subtracted from with each hand.

The scores for the various bids are as follows:

TRICKS SPADES CLUBS DIAMONDS HEARTS NO TRUMPS MISERE

SIX 40 60 80 100 120

SEVEN 140 160 180 200 220

MISERE 250

EIGHT 240 260 280 300 320

NINE 340 360 380 400 420

TEN 440 460 480

OPEN/BLIND MISERE 500

TEN 500 520

If the bid was a suit or no trump contract, the contractors win if they take at least the number of tricks the bid. Contractors score the corresponding number of points above. There are no additional points if they take more tricks than bid unless they win every trick, this is called a slam. If a contractor is able to make a slam they score 250 points if their bid was worth less than that. If the points corresponding to bid is worth more than 250 points there are no special points, they win their bid as normal.

If a contractor does not take enough tricks for their bid they score minus the point value of their contract. The other players score 10 extra points for every trick they win.

If the contract is a Misere and the contractor loses every trick they accumulate the points for that bid, if they win a trick they subtract the value of the bid from their points. Other players do not gain extra points.

END GAME

The game ends when a team scores 500 or more points or with a winning a contract. It can also win if a team scores negative 500 points and loses. This is called “going out backward.”

Reaching 500 points alone is not sufficient to win the game if the opponents are stilly playing their contract. If this happens hands are played until a team wins under the stipulations described above.

VARIATIONS

• Misere bids are not permitted whatsoever.
• Misere may be bid without a 7 bid.
• The Joker may only be led in the last trick.
• You may not raise your bid after everyone else has passed.
• If you are at a score of 490 (or 480) you can not get points for winning a trick against a contractor.

REFERENCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_(card_game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game

http://www.newtsgames.com/how-to-play-five-hundred.html

https://www.fgbradleys.com/rules/rules4/Five%20Hundred%20-%20rules.pdf

https://www.pagat.com/euchre/500.html