Category: Gambling and Casinos

Casinos rise and fall faster than you can blink an eye. The first casino was opened in 1941 on the Los Vegas strip; however by 1992 all of those casinos had been demolished to make way for new modern casinos. Online it has been the same evolution with casinos sprouting around every corner of cyberspace. These have come and gone faster than the click of your mouse. But how did this start?

Let’s start with Google the internet search engine. Type in online casino and it brings back more than 27 million websites. The shear volume for the term online casino reflects how many people have vested interests in the gaming industry and how popular online casinos have become. The first online casinos first made their appearance during 1996 and a mere US$17 million was wagered, compared to US$3 billion by 2000.

It is estimated today that more than a trillion dollars gets spent online each year with online casinos worldwide. Bear Stearns, a leading worldwide investment banking and securities trading and brokerage firm, estimates that during 2003 more than US$ 6 billion had been spent on online casinos by US gamblers alone! With the growing adoption of broadband internet this online pool of gamblers increases each year.

With online casinos there has also been the expansion of online advertising to gamblers, which according to the BBC places gambling advertisers as the fifth largest advertisers on the internet. Online casinos make use of two types of software. Those that you can download and install onto your computer and the true online casinos where you gamble on the interface of the online casinos web page. Each party makes their choices of how they wish to interact online. With all this sophisticated software, how do online casinos compare to your average brick and mortar casino? Each has their advantages. In an online casino you can play more than one poker game at a time or even gamble on more than one game at a time. In a normal casino this would not be physically possible. The advantage of any real casino compared to an online casino is that you can always judge the physical reaction of the players around the table.

With an online casino it is impersonal and you would never be able to guess the cards the other person is holding. Online casinos have made great strides in trying to mimic the feel of a real casino in the fashion of the bricks and mortar casinos. They have flashy web pages and music to lure you to play. Domain names in it self have become a big issue with the purchase of misspelled domain names for online casinos.

A recent dispute with the domain name of Sportsodds springs to mind. This domain name was registered by their competitor to drive traffic to the competitor’s webpage’s. This ended in a legal dispute. Online casinos are big business judging from the amount of money that gets placed on bets and by the amount of money being spent on it. Where there is big money, there will always be disputes.

Online casinos are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and they are accessible from anywhere in the world. Casinos use to be down the road or in your next big town. That has changed in the 21st century. With the advent of online casinos the casino is now in your home. Better yet, if you are reading this, you are already at the casinos doorstep. What is stopping you from placing your bet at an online casino today and joining millions of others?

The principal instrument due to which a casino systematically wins is an in-built mathematical advantage in all the games. Either you play in slot machines, roulette, baccarat or dice – it is all the same, firstly, you play against a gambling establishment, secondly, it must still be in the black. It charges a fair price for satisfaction of a human game need, in particular a gambling need.

However, there are gambling games in which you can gain mathematical advantage thanks to your abilities. These are black jack, poker, slot machines, for example, some types of videopoker.

As regards black jack, videopoker, then, in point of fact, you play against a casino, so to say, dive into the pocket of a commercial enterprise. Do you think a gambling establishment likes it?

Surely, not. Therefore, a casino will always counteract such gamblers. As a result, even if you win, yours will be rather a hard toil.

What is left afterwards? As you have probably guessed – it is poker. Poker is a game in the variety of types of which there are both the factor of luck as well as the factor of abilities, mixed in different degrees.

For example, in a tournament poker the factor of luck is rather considerable – here a super champion can get the knock after the first round. Here a person who has got a gambling experience of just one year, more than that, on-line, can win the largest tournament and get a check for a seven-digit sum. It happened just this way last year at the World Series of poker.

To understand poker’s rules is not difficult. It will take you hardly a few hours. To thoroughly understand and effectively use a number of strategies, it will take you a few weeks. Even on this stage one can gain the result which will at least come to zero. It is already great – to satisfy one’s gambling need free of charge. If you are a football fan, then it is just the same as to visit all the matches of your favourite team free of charge!

To become a master of poker you will need several years. In this case, again sticking to a football analogy you will not simply watch your favourite team play, but become its full member and get money for it.

There are not so many real professionals. Generally speaking, I would not personally recommend to become a full-blood professional. It is my belief that for the majority of people it is quite enough to become a successful poker player, regularly to gain, and then you will decide for yourself if it is worth “getting mad” and in the course of many years playing one and the same game.
How is it still better to play: off-line or on-line? Much can be said about it, but if you are a beginner and would like to try yourself, then I am sure it is better to start with on-line games.

You need a computer priced at more than 300 dollars. You need a stable access to the Internet. You need a lifelong gambling bank the size of 500 big stakes or the so called sessional one the size of 200-300 big stakes. I won’t go into detail – to begin with 100 dollars will be more than enough, also, having opened an account on-line, be sure that you will get a bonus from 50 to 100 dollars on average. It will be enough to start with.

The basic advantages of an on-line game are as follows:
1. a possibility to play “for papers”;
2. a possibility of free instruction – there is a great deal of forums, books, handbooks;
3. a higher speed of the game;
4. a possibility to play with the players from all around the world at any convenient time for you;
5. a smaller size of minimum stakes;
6. absence of extra expenses (transport, tips, a hotel, meals);
7. a possibility to evaluate one’s level of game very accurately due to various statistical programs;
8. you can play in your underwear, swear – nobody takes any interest.

Also, a very important moment to remember: you can play without any strategy and use poker as an ordinary slot machine, to play at random and at a venture.

At this you can surely win something like jackpot, that is to win some big on-line tournament and the chances for it are not less than let’s say while playing on the ordinary slot machines.

Nowadays poker is played by dozens of millions of people all around the world, I advise you to start playing this interesting game which can considerably add to your budget as a result or even become your profession and principal earner!

The online casinos are the online versions of the real/traditional casinos and are called Internet casinos or virtual casinos. Online gambling and online casinos are fast growing, since the boom of the Internet. It is possible to play poker or any chosen gambling games online. All it needs is an Internet connection for the players. A novice must do all the necessary research before visiting any of the online casinos, to prevent cash loss on unfamiliar games. Moreover gain insight about the game and all the rules of the online casino. Avoid overlooking any rules to hinder loss of hard earned money. Online casinos often offer an array of card price ranges, suitable to the players budget. They also provide side games for winning extra money. Players can use credit cards, NETeller and FirePay to make payments.

Online casinos have several attractive features and fewer rules than real casinos. These include less expertise, are technically easy and have convenience like avoiding travelling long distances. While playing online, it is possible to relax in a comfortable, peaceful atmosphere. This helps to put the players in a good frame of mind, thereby preventing them from losing money. The players don’t have to worry about dress code, crowd, unpleasant personalities, smoking problem, time schedule and many such issues. Many online casinos offer multiple currency facilities. The biggest benefit is that a number of online casinos allow you to play with free money so that you can win real money or offer sign up bonuses. The negative aspect is that there is no huge jackpot to win. But the bonus bucks help to raise the bets and frequently allow the players to complete.

Types Of Online Casinos:

Online casinos are classified on the basis of the web interface. There are three groups:

1. Web based online casinos: Online games using browser plugins with browser support. No need to download any software.
2. Download-based online casinos: Software client need to be downloaded for playing and wagering. They are much more faster than the web based online casinos, as all the programs like sound and graphics are inside the software client itself. No need to download it from the Internet.
3. Live-based casinos: The players can have interactive communication with live dealers in real world casino studios.

Variety Of Games Offered In Online Casinos:

* Online poker
* Online slot games
* Roulette
* Blackjack
* Baccarat
* Craps
* Coveralls
* Progressive jackpot games
* Regular bingo and other variations.

Before visiting any online casino, look them up in the law books. It is easy to find the current law and the commentary on it, from the Internet. Furthermore, refer the online casino’s credentials, licensing aspects, software provider record and information, security features, gambler reviews, clear bonus rules and the eligibility of the international gamblers. Many rogue online casinos refuse to pay withdrawals or use cheating software. Usually a rogue casino deliberately delays the withdrawal, in the hopes that the player will lose money by continuing to play and thus the house can avoid payments. Many fraud players do multiple sign ups with different false identities, to claim the bonus offers multiple times. Frauds also use graphics to create false images to claim a jackpot. While playing maintain the pace of the game, use advance options as much as possible, be alert, abstain from being rude, offering advice or dragging the game and always interact using proper etiquette.

So you have read about playing bingo online, or maybe heard an online bingo site mentioned in the bingo hall, and you’re gonna give it a try. Okay, on your mark, get set – wait!

Before you rush out and sign up with the first online bingo site that you can find, read these tips for new players at bingo sites:

What is a bingo site download? How does it affect me?

One of the first questions you’ll be faced with if you decide to play bingo online is whether you want to play games that require you to download and install software – these are called “download” games – or perhaps you’d prefer games that simply run over the web – called “no download” games. A bingo site may offer either both options, or just one.

Most players prefer to not download any software, since this often take up a huge amount of system resources and can interfere with other programs that you are running. You will also have to check for updates if you have not played in awhile, and things can get very messy & confusing very quickly.

With no-download games it’s pretty obvious what you need to do to start the action but with download games it may not be so obvious. You could go back to the bingo site and read their instructions, they all have them, but if you’re impatient like me you just want to get to it!.

Hey Bingo site, I want my winnings!

So you have won big at online bingo and you’re ready to hit the mall. All you need to do is cash out, right? Wrong! Most bingo sites have policies about how much you can cash out and when. In most cases a bingo site will only allow you to withdraw as much to your credit card as you deposited in the bingo site in the first place. So what about the rest?

Bingo sites vary widely, but generally you will need to be patient. There are a few sites that seem to want everything including your Social Insurance number and a fax of your fingerprints. It’s up to you to decide if you can live with this invasion of privacy but it’s best to know what they’re gonna want from the get-go: read the site’s info on withdrawals, it should all be spelled out pretty clearly there. If you don’t like what you see, try another website.

The very best payout plan we have seen lately is the Instant Withdrawals via Neteller. This option is only available at a very few online bingo sites but we expect to see this payout option becoming much more popular with all bingo sites in the future.