This blog is always up for trying its luck at casino games like roulette, blackjack and slots, and now those games are available free on Facebook with the Caesars Casino game.

Free coins do, indeed, make us feel welcome, guy-in-a-suit. Thanks.

The realistic roulette, blackjack and video slots games are completely free to play, with more games coming soon. Sorry, no craps yet! Nothing’s perfect in life.

Hmm, which game do we choose to crush first?

With the Caesars Casino app, it’s all the excitement of playing in your favorite casino, with none of the risk (or cigarette smoke), so what’s not to love? Oh, and nobody’s trying to high-five you without your permission. This blog hates that.

No nasty looks from other players if you split 10s. Yeah, baby!

We’re liking the bonuses, and as you play, you get other perks, and different game levels can be unlocked along the way, just to keep things lively. There’s a handy FAQ to quickly get you up-to-speed on the various games, but everything’s pretty intuitive if you’ve played the live versions of the games.

We're betting on red and black and green. It's not real money, so what do we care?

As you might suspect, since it resides on Facebook, the Caesars Casino is a fairly social game. You can gloat about your virtual casino accomplishments to friends, as well as being able to send them additional coins and video slot spins, blackjack hands and roulette spins. And unlike with games such as Farmville, your friends will actually enjoy hearing from you when you share your Caesars Casino updates. And if they don’t, are they really the kind of friends you want? We’re just saying.

We’re just kidding about the Farmville thing! (Actually, we’re just kidding about kidding about it. Farmville is annoying. This is a casino, not a farm. Casinos are fun. Farms smell. Moving on.)

Not annoying! Well, you might want to turn the sound off after the first six or eight hours. Just saying.

If you’re digging the Caesars Casino experience, and deplete your virtual coins, you can purchase more with real-world money. Yes, quite a few people do this, actually. Hey, fun’s fun. Twenty thousand coins for $5 is a pretty inexpensive form of entertainment when you get right down to it. But there’s no obligation. Just be lucky, and you’ll never need to purchase a Caesars Casino coin in your life. Or have lucky friends who can give you coins. That works, too.

Roman society, from what we can tell, was based largely on grapes and water features.

So, check out the new Caesars Casino. And if you’re curious: This blog is currently raking it in at roulette, having its posterior handed to it at blackjack, and holding steady at the “Road to Riches” and “Roman Triumphs” video slots.

Play in the Caesars Casino on Facebook, already.

Roulette is one of the most appealing games in any Las Vegas casino. It’s relatively easy to learn, and it’s a social game. Oh, and there’s usually free liquor involved. Like we were going to forget that one.

One of the things that makes roulette so fun is the wide variety of bets you can make. You can bet “straight up” (on one number, which pays 35-to-1), split a bet between two numbers (paying 17-to-1) or make a “corner bet” (on the corner between four numbers, which pays 8-to-1). There are also “neighbor” bets, “street” bets and “stream” bets.

Freaky roulette fact: All the numbers on a roulette table add up to 666.

Of course, in a casino, the house always has the edge (known in gambling parlance as the “vig”). In the case of roulette, the house edge is 5.26%. Not too shabby!

That percentage applies to the typical Vegas roulette table, one with both a zero and double zero. Several casinos in Vegas have single-zero, European-style tables, but those are generally reserved for high limit salons, rather than the main casino floor.

This blog loves it some roulette.

So, what’s the “worst” bet at roulette? It’s all about probability in roulette, and while just about all bets in roulette keep to that 5.26% house edge, one has an edge of 7.89%.

The least player-friendly bet in roulette is the “basket bet,” or a bet that covers five numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. Now you know!

Does that mean you shouldn’t bet it? Of course not. If you’re feeling it, go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you how to work your mojo. It’s Vegas, baby!

We aren’t completely sure we know what fanfare is, but we are sure there was a good bit of it as the much-anticipated Margaritaville Casino opened its doors at Flamingo Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2011.

Yay, Vegas newness.

What kind of Las Vegas blog would we be if we didn’t amble on over to the new casino to spend upwards of four hours taking photos of just about everything we could lay our hands on. (Complaints pending with Human Resources.)

Just the right amount of sarong.

The first thing one notices at the new Margaritaville Casino is the energy. The laughter, the enthusiasm of the dealers, the boisterous revelry.

The energy could result from the casino being brand-spanking new, or it could just be it resides on the Las Vegas Strip (built-in boister). Perhaps it’s that the fun-filled atmosphere of the adjoining Margaritaville restaurant naturally flows into the new casino and 5 O’Clock Somewhere bar.

But no matter what the reason, the Margaritaville Casino has a great vibe, and you feel right at home the second you step through the door.

Yes, that security guy wrestled us to the ground. We're fairly sure he meant it in a playful way.

The Margaritaville Casino is teeming with references to what’s commonly called the “Buffett Lifestyle,” including clever winks to Jimmy Buffett songs on custom banks of slot machines.

Next time, we go with a "Parrothead," so they can explain all the song references.

The new casino features 22 table games and 220 slot machines.

Of course, we made a beeline to the craps table. We love the smell of fresh casino felt! Even the craps table works in a reference to the Jimmy Buffet hit, “Come Monday.”

We played craps and got lucky at Margaritaville Casino! (That line's on the house, T-shirt department.)

The centerpiece of the Margaritaville Casino is the aforementioned 5 O’Clock Somewhere bar. Kind of like a shoreside shack, but with better hooch.

See? Who says there aren't clocks in Vegas casinos?

Flair bartenders get their flair on (see below), entertaining guests enjoying a variety of signature cocktails.

Beer is always top-of-mind at the Margaritaville Casino.

The drink menu has no prices on it, which is always a great sign, but they run in the $12 range, so not bad for a bar that has to be one of the best people-watching spots on the Strip. Cocktails include the Bahama Mama, Incommunicado, Shark Bite, Who’s to Blame, Woman to Blame and the Uptown Top Shelf Margarita (see below).

The Uptown Top Shelf Margarita. Photographers can do flair, too, you know.

Gambling nerds like us will enjoy stumbling (literally, in some cases) upon some high-tech aspects of the table games, including the whiz-bang chip separator machine at the roulette table (below).

We're adding this chip sorter to our list of great shows in Las Vegas.

Technically, the opening on Oct. 1 was what Vegas casinos refer to as a “soft opening.” We didn’t see any kinks to get out, but the official Grand Opening is slated for Oct. 14, 2011. Including, we assume, even more fanfare. We should probably look that word up at this point.

The Grand Opening will feature an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest margarita in history. That’s 2,125 gallons of tequila, by the way. This blog is so there. Read more.

Insert this blog's stunning, yet gratuitous, photo of the Flamingo here.

Stay in the loop about all the Margaritaville Casino Las Vegas news, including street parties on Oct. 15 and 22 between O’Sheas and Flamingo, by following Flamingo on Twitter or by liking Flamingo on Facebook.

Of course, you’ll want to skinny dip in our exclusive photo gallery of the Margaritaville Casino’s opening weekend.

Roulette is one of the most enjoyable games in a casino. No time-consuming learning curve, a variety of bets, not too much math, and a social atmosphere where fortunes can be won if Lady Luck smiles.

This painting hangs in the corporate office of Caesars Entertainment. It's pretty.

Roulette, like many casino table games, has its own set of slang terms.

For example, when you bet on an individual number in roulette, it’s called a “straight-up” bet. A bet between two adjoining numbers is called a “split.”

You can also make a “street” bet, which is a bet on three numbers in a single horizontal line. Depending upon the table’s layout, a street bet is made on the line at the end of the three numbers, either to the right or left. (Ask your dealer for help.)

Hey, we can see our street from here!

A “trio” bet is on made on three numbers at once.

A “basket” bet is a bet on five numbers, and is placed at the intersection of 0,00,1,2,3. This bet, by the way, has a house “edge” (or advantage) of 7.89%, whereas others have an edge of 5.26%, so it’s not the best bet in roulette, but hey, if you hit a lucky streak, there are no bad bets.

A “snake bet” zig-zags across the layout, covering the numbers 1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32 and 34.

We’ll see you at the roulette table!

We can just imagine the product-development brainstorming session.

“Jim, we want to develop a product that combines everyone’s favorite things into one thing.”

“Jim? Why, Jim? Not every product-development brainstorming session has a Jim involved, you know.”

“Right, Jim, any ideas?”

“Yes! How about if we combine roulette with hard liquor?”

“You mean like they do in Vegas, pretty much every day of the year, Jim?”

“Yes, and the Jim thing is getting pretty old. My name is Hannah. And I’m calling Human Resources.”

The rest is history! Behold the ultimate Vegas-friendly holiday gift: Shot Roulette.

Does anyone know how to replace eyeballs that just burst out of our head?

This incredible conjoining of two great pastimes comes from Urban Outfitters, and the instructions are simple. “To play, simply turn the wheel to see whose number is up. If your shot glass corresponds to the number played, empty the glass and spin it again.”

To sum up: Unmitigated genius. This baby is sure to put the “happy” in “Happy Holidays!”

Did you know that in Vegas casinos, roulette is the only table game where chips don’t have a denomination specified on them?

We're fairly sure this roulette chip cost us $1. The things we do for you.

Bonus roulette factoid: In roulette, a “basket bet” is a five number bet that includes zero, double zero, 1, 2 and 3.

Our winner for the most eye-pleasing roulette layouts in town: Planet Hollywood. (Proximity to the Pleasure Pit doesn't hurt.)

Take a look at more roulette trivia before your next visit to Vegas.

On the Oct. 13, 2010 episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” starring Gordon Ramsay, Rio headliners Penn & Teller made a surprise cameo, bringing their subversive sensibility to the popular reality show.

Penn and Teller drop in unannounced on the "Hell's Kitchen" contestants.

Vegas played an integral part in the episode, with a cooking challenge inspired by a roulette wheel.

Hey, Chef Ramsay, you might be a great chef, but you just violated 46 gaming regulations.

The “red team” won the challenge, and got the ultimate reward: A trip to Las Vegas. In the immortal words of contestant Nona, “We’re going to Vegas! Ve-gas!”

The lucky group of aspiring chefs stayed at Rio Las Vegas, and received the VIP treatment in one of the hotel’s 14,000-square-foot, high roller Palazzo Suites. Nona’s reaction to the extravagant suite? “The most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.” We’re liking us some Nona! (With the tat, below.)

The contestants react as they enter their high roller suite. Bonus points if you find the one getting "bleeped." (That's usually Chef Ramsay's domain!)

The contestants were each given a two-night stay at Rio at a time of their choosing, and nabbed a group photo with Penn & Teller (with the suite’s butler doing photography duty).

Bonus factoid: Penn & Teller hang out after their shows to sign autographs and have photos taken with fans. Every show.

The Penn & Teller drop-in installment marked the show’s 100th episode. Man, we love us some “Hell’s Kitchen,” almost as much as we love us some Vegas. Almost.

Think you know Vegas? Here’s today’s puzzler. Check out this super close-up of a gaming chip from one of Sin City’s most talked-about resorts. It could be a vintage chip or one currently in circulation. Think you know which resort it’s from? Post your guess in the Comments section. We’ll even give you a hint.

Hint: The denomination of this chip is $1.

What, that doesn’t help?

Roulette has a long and storied history. It’s thought to be an amalgam of the English wheel games Ace of Hearts, E.O., Roly-Poly and Reiner.

Also in the mix were the Italian board games of Hoca and Biribi. Oh, and there was also a French board game called “Roulette” that preceded the advent of roulette as we know it today.

Bonus factoid: The first time a modern roulette wheel was used in a casino was in Paris in 1796. (No, not this Paris.)

Bonus bonus factoid: "Roulette" is French for "little wheel."

We snagged that photo yesterday at Caesars Palace, which, like roulette, also has a long and storied history. Ah, the circularity of the universe.

Roulette was invented by French mathematician Blaise Pascal, a byproduct of his experiments with perpetual motion.

Around and around she goes. At least we think it's a she.

The French version of roulette has a single zero, while the American style has a double zero. (Although you can still find wheels with one zero in some American casinos, even on the Strip!)

In some forms of early American roulette, an American eagle was used instead of the double-zero.

Roulette has been called the “King of Casino Games.”

In 2004, Ashley Revell of London sold all his possessions and brought $135,300 to the Plaza Hotel in Vegas and put it all on “red.” Revell walked away with his net-worth doubled.

The cloth covering with the betting areas on a roulette table is known as a “layout.”

Roulette has been featured in a number of successful feature films, including “Diamonds are Forever” and “Casablanca.”

Perhaps not surprisingly, “roulette” is French for “little wheel.”

A bet on an individual number in roulette is called a “straight-up” bet.

The plastic marker a roulette dealer uses to signify the winning number is called a “dolly.”