Category: Gambling and Casinos

Atlantic City, the East Coast counterpart of Las Vegas, is the second most popular gambling destination. The majority of its casinos are located along the Boardwalk and in the Marina District. Some of the more popular casinos in Atlantic City include Bally’s Atlantic City, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Caesar’s Atlantic City, the Trump Taj Majal Casino Resort, and the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.

First, Bally’s in Atlantic City has over 80,000 square feet of casino gambling and more than 2,000 slot and video poker machines. There are three popular attractions at Bally’s, including the Wild Wild West Casino, the Claridge Casino, and Coyote Kate’s Slot Parlor, with its delightful 19th century Victorian decor. Entertainment at Bally’s ranges from table games and slot machines to heavyweight boxing matches and live country music concerts. Harrah’s Atlantic City is a huge casino, with over 112,000 square feet, and 3,712 slot machines. A number of the World Series of Poker satellite tournaments are held at Harrah’s, as well as open blackjack and monthly poker tournaments.

Next, Caesars is one of the largest casinos in Atlantic City, with over 124,000 square feet and 3,400 slot machines, as well as all the popular table games, including Poker, Roulette, Baccarat, and Craps. Caesars is well known for its elegant environment, professional dealers, and exceptional customer service. The Trump Taj Majal is extremely popular and has been named the best casino in Atlantic City. It has over 4,000 slot machines, 210 table games, and a baccarat pit. The Trump Taj Majal features a smoke-free poker room, the first of its kind to appear on the casino gambling scene. The casino hosts the United States Poker Championship tournament here, as well. The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is one of the newest casinos in Atlantic City and is known for its exciting daily no- limit hold’em poker tournaments, the PowerPrize jackpot, and frequent cash giveaways.

In addition, Atlantic City has several other popular casinos, including the friendly Showboat, with the Mardi-Gras Casino and the highly popular House of Blues poker room. The casino at the Tropicana Hotel, the largest hotel in Atlantic City, has often been called the “luckiest casino” in the world. The Tropicana offers 24-hour entertainment, with all the authentic Asian games, slot and video poker machines, and a number of poker tables and tournaments.

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Pontoon is considered an earlier version of blackjack but with several important differences in the rules. Although the basic strategy is the same the differences in the rules affect you strategy and are important to consider before playing the game.Pontoon is played with eight 52-card decks and the cards are valued the same as in blackjack with picture cards valued at ten and aces either one or eleven.

The hand ranking is also similar to blackjack and is as follows: The highest hand is pontoon which is comprised of an ace and any 10-point card making the total 21.

Next highest is a five-card trick. This is a hand of five cards that has not busted, in other words that does not add up to more than 21. The total value of the cards does not matter as long as the hand has not busted.

Finally any non-busted hand of 21 or less. Hands are ranked based on the total point value with the highest value winning.

Each round starts with the dealer dealing each player two cards face up and two cards face down for the dealer. This is different to blackjack in which one of the dealer’s cards is face up.

The dealer then checks his own cards for a pontoon without revealing them to the players. If the dealer has pontoon then he announces his winning hand to the other players and collects all wagers. This will also end the round and the next round starts.

If the dealer does not have pontoon then play proceeds with each player either ‘hitting’ to take more cards or ‘standing’. A player may stand on any value greater than or equal to 15 or on a five-card hand. A player can double up on two to four cards but doubling is only allowed once per hand. This applies after splitting as well. Doubling is the practice of doubling a players wager and then receiving just one more card per hand.

Splitting is permitted for cards of equal rank. If a player scores 21 with a two-card combination after splitting aces it is counted as pontoon. In some casinos after splitting aces, an ace and a ten is considered 21 points but not pontoon. Also some games play a rule that split aces get only one card each Both these variations benefit the house.If the player busts by going over 21 then he loses his wager.

Once all players have finished playing their hands the dealer reveals his cards and can then draw cards to try and beat the other players. The dealer must continue drawing cards until he passes 17, gets a five-card hand, or has a soft 17 (17 made up of an ace with a six). Some casinos play a rule that the dealer must stand on a soft 17 which reduces the house edge.

Winning hands pay out 2 to 1 and the dealer wins any tied hands. In some casinos only two decks are used instead of eight. This favors the house because the more decks there are the more chances there are of making a five-card trick.

In poker , many people will win and lose at random. although this is the basic law of gambling or any game for that matter. Will you be the one to win or lose, that is the question. How much money will you win in this game verse the money you will win in the next game. Of course I did say that, “many” people will lose and win at random. Others, The Ones who are considered the experts, never lose.

Of course if you look at how some beginners play, for example me when I first started, and see a mistake I used to make when I played for money. One of the mistakes that I used to make was playing game by game and constantly putting money into the gambling casino that I played at. I don’t remember at the time where I iusd to play, but I think it was party poker . They have a pretty good casino…many secepics think its reigged…

Anyway… the mistakes I used to make had to do with the topic I want to dicuss today, which is bankroll management in poker. in addition, I want to talk about the ways to spend your money and how to do it wisely to keep playing in the long run.

When I used to play, I played game by game. I put enough money to play one game and then I lost it and put in more. This is a huge mistake and cost me hundred of dollars. luckily I was smarter then losing all my money and I quickly changed. Others doing this and getting trapped in this behavior, often will not be able to do the same and lose all there money which then is called addiction.

This is what I did, which I learned from a gambling school, I kept track of all the money I spent on gambling for the month. I used an excel spreadsheet to see when I lost, how much money I lost, how much money i put into the game, how much I won. This showed me how much money I put in and how much it actually cost me when I after all my losses and wins where figured in.

In a mater of 3 months after I started to do this I actually started making money gambling instead of losing because I organized my money. The strategies I used just seemed to be more profitable. As long as the numbers that where my winnings were possitive, I made money. Before I did this, I was always putting more money into the casino weekly. After I created my system for money management, I was able to figure how much money I needed to win.

So all you have to remember is to keep the numbers neat on a graph and you wont lose money in the long run. If you want to put in $100.00 one month, as time goes by, you will see, you won $20 today, lost $50 the next day and one $30 the next. This would mean that you broke even, when you lost $50 in one day. You wouldnt know that unless you kept track of you’re bets. Just keep track of you’re money and you can keep gambling . To learn more, visit these gambling school

The game of Texas Hold’em poker takes minutes to learn, but there’s so much going on during an actual hand that it can take many years before a player is good enough to win consistently. It all starts with the first two cards. Knowing when to play and when to skip on a hand is the first crucial step to winning at Texas Hold’em poker. Today, I am going to run down a series of starting hands and what you should think about doing when you get them. This list assumes that you are playing at a table with seven or more players and that you are somewhat new to the game of Poker.

The Big Hands

If you receive any of the following four hands, you should raise when it’s your turn to bet. If someone raised the pot already then re-raise.

The four big hands are: AA, KK, QQ and AK.

The Limp Hands

If you find yourself with an upper level pair of eights, nines, tens or Jacks, you want to limp in the pot, which means to simply call the minimum bet. However, if someone has raised the pot, you want to consider folding. You are most likely beat. Some players will limp in with any pair, some with pairs of fours or higher and so forth. This is something you will figure out for yourself.

The Connectors

There are times when you will want to limp in with hands that can possibly pay off. Normally, you will play these hands when you are in the blinds or late position (one of the last to act). If the pot gets raised, fold.

These hands are: AQ, AJ, AT, KQ, KJ, QJ, and possibly JT. If these hands are suited, their value goes up, because you gain the possibility of a flush or straight flush.

Many newer players get in trouble with some of these hands, because they get face card envy. Learn when to lay down hands and your profits will go up. If you have a hand that is not listed here, it should most likely be folded. There are times, when on the button, where you might want to play something like a 65s (suited). However, playing too many junk hands will milk away your chips. At first, you want to play tight. As you learn the game of Poker, open up and expand your playing ability.