The Main Menu At the main menu, you can choose from one of two options which are both different styles of game play. Choose 'Ranking', to play a game against the computer where you have to be the first to reach a target amount of money. If you select 'Free', you will play the same games, but you will be able to play them without another player playing against you. You still have to raise a chosen amount of money, but you do not have to do it within a time limit. To navigate the main menu, you use the up and down directional buttons to scroll between the two options and you use the circle button to confirm commands. Use the start button to skip the demo screen. Once you select your style of game play, you will be taken to the data input screen... Starting a Game After you select your style of game, you are taken to a screen where you enter data about yourself and how much your target amount of money is. For all of the questions, use the directional buttons to select your answer and press circle to confirm. First of all, you are asked to enter how many people are playing. There is more about playing with other people in the multiplayer section of this guide. Decide how many will play, then press circle. You are then asked if you are sure about the number of players. Make sure you have entered the right amount of players then select 'yes'. The next screen tells you to enter your name(s), and choose a photo that looks most like you. There are six photo pictures to choose from, including an old granny, and a freckled boy. Select your photo(s) and press circle to continue. The next screen asks you to fill in your target amount of money. This can be any amount you like as long as it is between one hundred thousand dollars and one hundred million dollars. Either way, to reach your target you will need to play the game for about five or six hours, which is a long time. To make things shorter, I always try and create as low a target as possible. Make your choice to finish your details. Lastly, a casino bar-maid will appear in front of you and ask if you are finished making your selections. Select yes to start the game. The Rules of the Games For rules for the various games, check out these websites. Each gives details on the games you can play in the casino. Baccarat -------- http://www.ildado.com/baccarat_rules.html Roulette -------- http://www.ildado.com/roulette_rules.html Let it bet ---------- http://casinocity.com/rule/Letitr.htm Black Jack ---------- http://www.ildado.com/blackjack_rules.html Slot machines ------------- http://www.ildado.com/slots_rules.html All of these sites are very good and they taught me to play a number of the listed games. The Game Controls After you enter your target and choose your picture, you are taken directly to the game select screen. Use the up and down arrows to scroll between all of the games and press circle to enter a game. Each game has different controls and each have different odds of winning, so I will list them in the order they appear on the game select screen. Baccarat ++++++++ In Baccarat, the players and the banker bet on whose cards will in total be closest to nine. If both guess the same total, they can also bet on a tie. Amount you may bet - $1 - $1000 Odds of winning - 1 in 20 How to play - 1. First use the up and down buttons to decide if you will be player or banker. When you press the circle button, the Bet window will appear. Use the directional buttons to set the amount of the bet and confirm with the circle button. If you are not going to bet, press X and a coin will be placed on the 'Tie' square. 2. Press the X button to stop betting and the screen will return to the game screen. 3. Press triangle and the layout will appear. Roulette ++++++++ In roulette, there are red and black slots numbered one to thirty six. An additional 0 and 00 make a total of thirty eight. Place your bet on the spots of your choice, and the number of the spot that the ball falls on is the winner. Amount you may bet - $1 - $1000 Odds of winning - From 35 to 1, to 1 to 1, depending on where you bet How to play - 1. Use the arrows to move the cursor to the spots where you want to place a bet. Place the bet with circle button. 2. Press triangle to let the ball spin. Let It Bet ++++++++++ Deal three cards to each player and two to the dealer. You use the five cards to make a poker hand. Players remove the cards in their hand they don't want. Unlike poker, you cannot replace cards. Amount you may bet - $1 - $1000 Odds of winning - Mimimum = 1000 to 1 Maximum = 2 to 1 How to play - 1. Press circle to open the bet window. Place you bets then confirm with the circle button. 2. The cards are dealt to you. The dealers cards are face down. If you are happy with your cards, select stay. Select bet back, to cancel your bets. 3. Press the circle button. The dealers cards are shown to you. Select stay if you want a card. If you don't, select Bet back to remove a bet. 4. Once you are happy, press triangle. The dealer will flip over his other card and you will see if you have won or not. Black Jack ++++++++++ In this game you win if the total of your cards is closer to twenty one than the dealers. If you exeed twenty one, you go bust and lose the game. Amount you may bet - $1 - $1000 Odds of winning - 1.5 to 1 How to play - 1. Press circle to make a bet. Press circle to finish making bets. 2. Believe it or not, that's it! Slot Machines +++++++++++++ There are three types of slot machines, each one is slightly different. They all have different payments and have different winnings. Amount you may bet - $1 - $3 Odds of winning - 1 in 5 Amount you win - $0.50 - $3000 How to play - 1. Use the directional buttons to select the machine you want to use. Confirm with the circle button. 2. Press circle to insert a coin. You can enter one to three coins at once. The more you enter, the more chance you have of winning the jackpot. Press triangle to pull the lever and watch the rollers match up three cherries. I WON !!!!!! 3. Press the select button to exit a certain machine. Options Menu Pressing the start button on any game screen will bring up the options menu. Using this window, you can change the settings for sound, music, or card back. You can also exit to the game select screen. There are six music tunes to choose from.