Strictly speaking, FengShui is not a proper phrase to use when talking about decorating your living space. Feng means the wind and Shui the water. FengShui is used when trying to find the best location to bury the ancesters so that the descendants could enjoy the good fortune. When talking about the same concept for living people, it should be "DiLi", which means the logic of the earth.
Anyhow, Casinos in Chinese culture are the most superstitious spaces Chinese could ever design. For example, in the biggest Casino in Macau, the building was made to be the shape of a bird cage. So no one can escape. There is a picture of 12 cannons hung on the entrance, no matter which direction you look, they all point directly at you. That's the Casino's attempt to keep you in and rip you off, spiritually.
There are ways to deflect the evil spells. You have got to walk in side way, to avoid the cannon pointing. You have got to go between 11am and 1pm, which is the time the evil spirit is the weakest. When being dealt the card, you should shout "black jack" to scare off the money ripper. Other things such as wearing scarlet undies could also be heard.
Do they work? I really don't know. Just imagining a group of Casino visitors all walk in the door side way like crabs is quite entertaining.
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