Archive: January 2008

Online Gambling Tips

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Tip # 1: Only Gamble the money you can afford to lose.

Tip # 2: Gamble only half of what you are willing to risk

Tip # 3: Try not to get greedy. If you win big or win at all walk away

Tip # 4 is pocket your winnings. But this can work two ways. If you play with your bankroll it may be more than your winnings and if you lose, you will lose your bankroll. If you play with your winnings then anything else you win above and beyond that is extra winnings plus you still have a bank roll.

Tip # 5: Know when to stop.

That Tip is very important because if you are winning you may have the bug and want to keep going until you hit a lot of money. While it sounds like a plan it is a bad one. The most important thing that separates recreational gambling and an addicted gambler is knowing when to stop. Play in moderation and just know when to stop. If you feel better gamble with a partner so they can help you walk away. Use them almost like a designated driver.

Gambling can be fun whether you do it online or in a regular casino, but the important thing is to remember that is a game. Don’t spend the money if you don’t have it. When gambling online, in places where you are allowed to bet. It can be hard to stop because you are home and you have access to credit and bank cards. When you go to the casino these are things you can leave home.

Don’t bet big right off the bat, feel out the game and your skills. If you play a few rounds and don’t win anything yet then keep the bet small. Only gradually increase the bet when you are doing well and you understand the rules and terminology.

Before logging onto an US online casino expect not to win at all. This will keep the amount of money low. If you start to win then you could increase the money but if it is your first day then try to maintain the bet level as low. You can always come back and increase the next day. Try to gamble with a realistic attitude. The chances are of winning a huge jackpot is like 1 in a million plus. So when you gamble, play to lose and when you win, it is a bonus. It is easier said to that in a brick and mortar casino then it would be in an online casino.

Play carefully and play wisely. Don’t spend money you don’t have. Gambling can be addictive and if you feel at any time that you are gabling erratically then quit. Shut down the computer and walk away before you end up in a deep hole. Some people don’t have a gamblers attitude and some have addictive personalities.

Games

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There are many games available for the online casino. Here are a few and a brief description of what each game is about.

Blackjack: This is a card game that the goal is to get 21 from the cards the dealer hands out. The dealer will deal you one card up and one card down and depending on the total you can hit for another card or stand if you like cards. You can hit until either you or the dealer wins.

Pitbull Poker: This is a game of online 5 card draw. You will be given 5 cards and you can hold or keep as many as you need. The computer will randomly give you the amount of cards you need to play 5 card hands. If you have a winning hand the computer will give you the winning credits.

Slots: These are like regular slot machine, you pull the lever or press the button and hope for three of the same icons or sometimes a machine will allow two plus a wild.

Roulette: This is the same game that is played in the casino. The computer will spin the wheel with the white ball after you place your bet on a number and call black or red. This is a fun game but very hard to win.

Baccarat: This is a fun game that has you betting whether or not you or the dealer is going to win the hand. You cannot have a hand more than a 9. Tip: Betting on the banker has been proven to be more successful. But the casino charges you 5 percent every time you bet on the banker.

Craps: This is a dice game, you throw the dice and if you land on a 7 or 11 it is good depending on what side of the table you make your bet on. The Pass line or the Don’t pass line. Fun, hard to win but it is possible.

Keno: This is a game like Lotto, you choose numbers and the computer will randomly select their own set of numbers. If you get the right amount of numbers correct you will win.
Texas Hold Em: This is a game of Poker that allows the dealer to give you two cards face down, these are called Pocket Cards. Then the dealer the places 5 cards face up in the middle of the table and all of the players can use these cards in addition to their pocket cards to create the perfect hand.

These are all games that you can find in any brick and mortar casino. The odds are not better one way or the other. The casino odds most likely match the odds for the online casino game. But if you live in the United States you are not allowed to bet money. Most online sites built here in the United States do not offer a money bet. But that makes it better because you can win and lose and still have fun.

Online Casinos

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If you are looking for a great online casinos. Here are some of the best ones.

The English Harbor they have a payout of 96 percent
The Gaming Club Casino has a payout of 96 percent
Intertops Casino/Sports book has a 98 percent
Captain Cooks Casino has a payout of 97 percent
River Belle Casino has a payout of 96 percent
Silver Dollar Casino has a 97 percent payout
Casino on the Net has a 97 percent payout
Lucky Nugget Casino has a 96 percent payout
USA Casino has a 98 percent payout

These casinos have slot machines, Blackjack, Video Poker, Keno, Craps, Baccarat and Roulette. Even though these casinos are online here are some things you should never do while you gambling.

Don’t be afraid to lose, you should go in expecting to lose; if you win it is a bonus.

Don’t try to impress your friends by showing off online or to the other online players. It will only cost you money.

Don’t drink and gamble, big mistake, it will impair your judgment and you could lose a lot of money. The same is said of Don’t gamble when you are tired.

Don’t try to increase your bets in order to make up for lost money. You will soon find yourself deeper and deeper in debt.

If you are using an online casino then buy a prepaid credit card and put the money you want to use on that card. This way you run zero risk of cleaning out your bank account or maxing out your credit cards.

Don’t be greedy, just because you were very lucky to win a hand and maybe you made a good amount of money, don’t be greedy and go for more. Stop and walk away. Change games just walk away, because before you know it you will have spent that money back into the casino.

Set limits and don’t go over them. It takes some discipline to do that.
Don’t think winning is easy, if you win once, it is so easy to get cocky that many gamblers win and think it is easy and before you know it, you have no money and to are in a negative position.

Don’t always look for the big jackpot. Win slowly and win steady it will build up.

Don’t stay after you have reached your goals. Walk away a winner.

Online gambling is very similar to casinos as we have mentioned but in terms of spending money it is worse because you can leave any extra money at home when you go to the casino and when you play online you are home and closer to credit cards and bank cards. Try our suggestion of getting a prepaid card, just put the amount of money you wish to spend on the card and then ask someone to hold all of your credit cards and debit cards. This way you are sure to only spend what you are planning to lose and if you win the money will go back onto that card and you will have extra money.

Casino Terms

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Action: The amount of money that is bet

Active Player: One who is still in the game

Add on: In Poker it means buying additional chips in a tournament play.

All In: When you are betting all of your chips on one hand.

Ante: Card game term it means a required bet must be placed.

Baccarat: A card game using 6 to 8 decks of cards, Game requires no skill at all.

Bankroll: How much cash you have to play with.

Beef: A dispute that involves a player and the bookmaker or a casino dealer.

Bet: Wager

Blinds: Forced bet in Texas Hold Em

Bump : A raise

Camouflage: This is anything that an experienced gambler does to hide their activities from the casino. This can include mixing in playing and betting behavior. Some players will even act drunk to throw off the casino’ watchful eye.

Card Counting: term used in Blackjack, it means counting the cards in your head to establish temporary probability advantage from the remaining cards the dealer has yet to deal.
Carousel: A group of slot machines that are clustered together, forming a circle.

Chips: These are used by casinos to bet with. You go to the change booth and change in your cash for chips.

Cut: Term used in card games that comes after the dealer shuffles the cards, he will split the deck in two and place the bottom half on the top of the deck.

Doubling Down: A betting option in blackjack where the players opening two card hand is turned face up and the player’s original wager but doubled. The player is then given only one additional card only to complete the hand.

Doubling Up: This basis of so0me widely used system. After a loss the players doubles in size of his previous bet and is hoping to win back the money he lost.

Draw: This is a card game term; it means to take another card.

Flop: term used in Poker Games such as Texas Hold Em. This is played where the 5 community cards are dealt. The first of three cards are dealt all at one time. The face up cards are called the flop cards.

Hole Card: term used in Blackjack or Texas Hold Em. These are the cards that the dealer gives you face down.

Laying the Odds - There are two fundamental forms of wagering, ‘taking the odds’ and ‘laying the odds’. In most forms of sports betting, some odds are so high in favor of the likely winner that winning wagers get paid an amount less than the amount wagered by some percentage, and this is what is meant by ‘laying the odds’. In most casino games the player is ‘taking the odds’ by wagering an amount that is less than they will receive if they win, that is; if you wager $1 you would win more than $1.

By knowing these terms it will help you in every game that you play. You can find a complete dictionary of terms online.

Online Casinos

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These casinos are also known as virtual casinos or online casinos; these are online versions of the traditional casino. You can choose to play Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette, Video Poker or Slot Machines. These online casinos do offer odds and playback percentages that are close to what a casino would offer you. The online casinos are run just like regular casinos their games like the slot machines are run by random number generators. The table games like Blackjack have house edges. Most online casinos say that they use random number generators to guarantee that the numbers dice or cards are randomly used.

The web based online casinos websites do not require you to download any software. You can play online on the website those are called live casinos. You cannot bet money online anymore. Everything is for fun or a learning website to help people learn how to play games so when they go to a casino they will know what they are doing.

There are online casinos you can download, but these do require the software client in order to play. The online casino software connects to the casino service provider and they handle the contact without any browser support. Keep in mind that anytime you download something from the internet you run the risk of getting malware. Be careful from which sites you are downloading from.

These games can be fun to play because the best part is that you aren’t using your money. These games are fun and if you are just learning then you can see what goes on in these games and you can learn from them. Some online casinos are interactive, you can hear the dealers speak and you can hear the instructions and when she does something you can follow it. Next time you are going to a casino you can try to play the new games you learned.

There is online Bingo, Craps, Keno you name it they probably have it. Many online casinos shut down because the new law banned money from being used. Other online casinos make their own money in other ways so they left their casinos up and running. The best part about online gambling is that you can learn all the games for free and you can play them for free as well. Some games are easier to learn than others but they are a lot of fun.

There used to be a question of legality but now there isn’t so much concern because you can’t use or bet any real money. So what would be harm be. Online gambling in other countries may be legal and you can use your money there but not here in the United States. Online casinos are fun and you can spend many hours playing without spending a dime. You would be surprised how many people actually like that better than losing so much of their money. Granted you can’t win money either but with the good comes the bad.