If youve got the gambling itch, Arizona is the place to be. Who needs Las Vegas when there are so many high quality Arizona casino resorts to visit? Whether youre looking for a little R&R or a hot blackjack table, here are four places you absolutely must hit when youre in the Grand Canyon State:

1 . ) Talking Stick. This Arizona casino resort has been newly renovated and is home to over 240,000 square feet of gaming, as well seven different restaurants, several of which provide luxurious fine dining experiences. The whole resort has a very high-end feel, rivaled only by the nicest hotels on the Vegas strip. The Talking Stick Resort Showroom is the place to go for hot entertainment, with different acts featured on a regular basis. As an added bonus, the resort is near future site of the Diamonbacks spring training stadium!

2 . ) Harrahs Ak-Chin. At Harrahs Ak-Chin, fun things happen 24 hours a day. After spending the night running roulette table, you can hit the links at the Southern Dunes Golf Club listed as one of Golfweeks best courses you can play. This Arizona casino resort also features a swim up bar and tons of great shopping opportunities.

3 . ) Wild Horse Pass. Out of all of the Arizona casinos to make this list, Wild Horse Pass has the most diverse entertainment. From comedy shows to R&B superstars to Muay Thai fights, the two venues here play host to a wide variety of fantastic acts. Full resort packages start at just $219, and include golf, room fees, $25 free slot play and $25 food and beverage credits. This Arizona casino is definitely a great deal!

4 . ) Fort McDowell. This Arizona casino doesnt just have bingo and card rooms, it also features one of the most jam-packed events calendar in the entire state. Over the weekends, the Lucky 7 Saloon offers free live entertainment the perfect compliment to the sound of slot machine winning bells!

ScienceDaily (July 28, 2011) – How can an organization detect the onset of an attack on its computer network giving it time to respond quickly and block any intrusion or compromise of its data? Modern firewalls and other technology are already in place, but these have not prevented major attacks on prominent networks in recent months. Now, information technologist Heechang Shin of Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, has used game theory to develop a defense mechanism for networks that is more effective than previous approaches. Writing in the International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, Shin explains that with the tremendous growth in numbers of computing and other devices connected to networks, information systems security has become an issue of serious global concern. He points out that each incident might not only cause significant disruption to services affecting many thousands of people but for a commercial operation can take as much as 1 percent of annual sales, per incident. That number amounts to tens of millions of dollars for the average publicly listed company, Shin says.

Shin has now developed an effective anti-hacking tool based on a game theoretic model, called defensive forecasting, which can detect network intrusions in real time. The tool, by playing a “game” of reality versus forecast, wins when reality matches its forecast and it sends out an alert to block the intrusion.

Importantly, the tool works on real-time data flowing in and out of the network rather than analyzing logs, an approach that can only detect network intrusions after they have taken place. The game theoretic model continuously trains the tool so that it can recognize the patterns of typical network attacks: denial of service attacks, such as a syn flood, unauthorized access from remote machines in which login passwords are being guessed or brute-force tested, attacks by insiders with “superuser” or system root privileges or probing attacks in which software carries out surveillance or port scanning to find a way into the system.

In order to measure the effectiveness of the tool, Shin compared the approach using the semi-synthetic dataset generated from raw TCP/IP dump data by simulating a typical US Air Force LAN to a network intrusion system based on a support vector machine (SVM), which is considered one of the best classification methods for network intrusion detection. Experimental results show that the tool is as good as or better than the one based on SVM for detecting network intrusion while the tool adds the benefit of real-time detection.

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Does bingo count as gambling, especially from a moral standpoint? Some people believe that gambling is wrong, but many people who believe that still play things like bingo and card games and don’t believe that it is wrong to do so.

So is playing bingo a form of gambling? Well, some would say that any game you play where the stakes including winning or losing money counts as gambling. These same people may believe that if you play such games (like poker) but don’t play for actual money that you are not gambling. More extreme conservative types, on the other hand would say that even playing bingo just for fun with no money at stake is still wrong.

Bingo is played in schools and at parties for fun (no money), and most people are accepting to this. But if you are unsure whether you feel comfortable gambling or playing games that are normally associated with gambling, what criteria do you use to decide whether to play or not.

The first thing to ask yourself is whether playing a game like poker or bingo is enjoyable to you. If you have tried and liked it, then obviously it is worthwhile for you to put some thought into the morality of it.

If you believe in the Holy Bible, you should try looking up gambling and see what it has to say. Then pray about it and follow your heart! Most believers would say it’s best to err on the side of caution, if anything. But some more liberal Christians would say that as long as your heart is in the right place, you should be able to live somewhat freely.

Whether it is bingo, poker, gambling in general, or anything else – this is a personal decision you have to make for yourself. Make your decisions based on your beliefs and your relationship with God!

Remember that it’s OK to have fun, but there is a multitude of things you can do to enjoy yourself! If you’re unsure about anything, refrain from it until you are sure or find an alternative! Who knows, the alternative could wind up being more fun, without any potential guilt!