Category: Gambling and Casinos

Roulette is a very entertaining casino game that has always been very popular ever since its introduction in to the casinos. The game is popular because it is very easy to play and understand. Bets are made by putting your chips on the betting table to cover one or more number, depending how you bet. When you play live roulette in a casino each player is given different colour chips so the dealer does not get confused over who has made which bet. The different colour chips also help the dealer when it comes to paying out as they can organise things quicker by colour coding. Once the chips have been placed on the table the dealer or croupier asks the players to stop betting just before the wheel is spun.

When making a bet while you play live roulette there are two basic types of bets you can make, these are called the inside and outside bets. If you choose to play on a European wheel there are also a selection of French bets you can make. The dealer will know how to make these bets and if you are unsure simply ask about them.

Thanks to the internet you don’t have to go to a land based casino anymore to play live roulette as there are more and more sites appearing each day offering live casino games. These games are played live in the casino and a video stream is relayed through the internet to you home computer enabling you to see everything that happens. These live casino sites are very entertaining and you can often join up and play for free to see how it works. To play the live games you will normally need to download and install a special piece of software to your computer so that you can see the live video streams. Before you download and install any software to your computer it is a good idea to make sure the site looks respectable and that they offer full technical and customer support. In Europe players over the age of 18 are allowed to gamble online however the law is slightly different in America so most sites will not allow US players to gamble, they can still however play live roulette just for fun.

When you play live roulette you should remember that it is meant to be fun and if you are gambling to make money you are playing for the wrong reasons. Another point to remember is roulette is not a game of skill; the results of the spin are completely random, so if your not having a lucky day then its probably best to walk away.

The game of internet poker may appear to be taking over the Internet and, frankly, it just may be! Try running the term “internet poker” through a search engine and you find over 16-million entries. It is not surprising, internet poker is fun, challenging and can, of course be profitable. However, don’t be misled, internet poker, just like any other ‘game of chance’ can be devastating to the finances of someone who doesn’t know how to play or doesn’t know when to stop.

The best advice is also the most obvious: 1) Learn how to play internet poker; 2) Find an Internet site that is reliable and comfortable for you (everyone’s taste is different) — a site that offers many different versions of internet poker is best; 3) Try several different poker games; 4) Enjoy the game but don’t gamble more than you can afford to loose and, most importantly, 5) Don’t get addicted to internet poker or to any other game of chance.

We have mentioned “versions” of internet poker. There are many versions of poker available online but the most popular are: Texas Holdem, Omaha Poker, draw poker and stud poker. Texas Holdem is currently the most popular online poker game and is the most popular in many casinos; Omaha Poker, also known as Omaha Holdem is similar to Texas Holdem but is a slower paced game and is generally more popular among the high-stakes players. Of course, the games our daddies and granddaddies used to play, seven-card stud, draw poker and five-card stud are always popular games and are available in almost any online casino. There are many others and many variants of these games but in general, the ones we have named are the most popular at internet poker casinos.

Play for Free! One great thing about internet poker is that many online casinos give you the opportunity to play some or many hands for free. This allows you to get the hang of the game, choose a game that you will be most comfortable with and develop a strategy for playing when you decide to “go live” and place some real bets.

Some of the advantages of playing internet poker, over going to a casino or even sitting down with some acquaintances in a living room or ‘back room’ are: 1) You are generally more comfortable, more relaxed at home; 2) You don’t have the constant conversation that is common at a ‘live’ game which allows you to focus better on your hand and your strategy; 3) You can take a break whenever YOU choose; 4) You can switch games when you choose or when you feel its to your advantage; and 5) Playing Internet Poker allows you to play for the stakes you choose with no outside, social pressure. Add up these advantages and you can easily see why playing poker online is as popular as it is, in one word it offers you a ‘choice.’

Every internet casino wants your business and will provide many incentives and many options to gain that business — that, of course is a good thing but perhaps the greatest thing about playing internet poker is, to get from one casino to another you do not need a taxicab — just ride your mouse or track-ball.

To the beginner, a game like Craps can be rather daunting. Once you have learned the basics and know the rules, however, you will find the game rather simple to grasp. As always, strategy plays an important role and following a calculated and intelligent strategy will assure any player of good, if not always winning, results.

A crucial part of craps is for the player to understand that it is a game of rounds. Not much can be done to manipulate the outcome at craps. Instead of trying to predict the result of a single roll, a strategically well-planned game involves riding on the outcome and accordingly varying the amount of a bet. You must bet more when you are winning and less when you are losing.

Using the Odds
Try to use high-odds bets and be mentally prepared that you will not win each time the dice is rolled. Hence, take the best odds you can manage, use them in your favor as far as possible and play cleverly. The best odds on the table, in a game of Craps are Pass, Don’t Pass, Come, Don’t Come.

Most bets can be added to, removed or deducted from, at any point of time. There are certain exceptions to this which are the come and pass bets where the player cannot go beyond the maximum bet on the odds. It is said that a Pass bet gives the house a 1.41% edge whereas a Don’t Pass bet gives a little less than 1.41%. These Line Bets form the core of a winning strategy. A part from this a player, in order to improve the best bet, must concentrate upon the Odds. He must either buy Odds in a Pass or Lay Odds in case of ‘Don’t Pass’. This plan improves your initial bet because the house takes on edge on Odds.

Place an Odds Bet by supplementing the initial Pass/ Don’t Pass with an incremental amount after the Come Out roll. Generally you must buy the biggest Odds possible for the greater the Odds bet, in betting the maximum here you minimize the house advantage.

Here’s a basic rule that you can follow: If you’re Laying Odds, let the Initial Don’t Pass bet be a multiple of $6 and then bet full on your Double Odds for a multiple of $12. Similarly, when Buying Odds, make your Pass bet a multiple of $5 so as to make the Double Odds, multiples of $10.

Don’t Pass for Success
Most players choose to play right and Buy the Odds as the paybacks appear to be larger. But here’s a piece of advice to those, playing seriously to win. The strategy is to look at playing wrong so as to take the smaller house edge and grind it out. Playing Wrong and Laying Odds is for seasoned players with a big roll and who for those who have the perseverance to spread the wins over longer play time.

When it comes to Double Odds, it may be safer to not Lay Double on each round. Let’s take a look at probabilities. You will find that there are four ways to roll a 5 and 9, three ways to roll 4 and 10 and five ways in which you will roll 6 or 8. Finally, there are 6 ways to roll a 7. Here’s the catch, when you’re betting wrong and going for Double Odds, the 6’s and 8’s will appear frequently making you lose the bet. Hence a good strategy will be to play Double Odds on the 4’s and 10’s.

Be Humble
One last piece of advice which comes direct from experience: Before you arrive at the table, try to know the rules and the basic terminology used in the game. Craps has its own language which may seem complicated to a novice but can easily be learned with practice. There is nothing more annoying than a pushy player who has no idea what he (it is usually a he) is doing. Make sure to learn the basic terminology, and be humble enough to admit that you may not know everything about the game

You can play craps 4 free online and on some gambling websites even, as long as you want. Many of these free sites have great game software as well as lots of free credits. So it’s just to start playing the craps game. On some of these sites the craps game software is downloadable, which means that once downloaded you can play craps for free off-line. Many of these free downloadable craps and other game software sites are using Flash players. If you don’t have such software installed, it’s easy to install it for free.

Before you start to play the craps game seriously, it is important to develop a gambling strategy. To be able to do that you need to study the craps game rules. Fortunately Craps rules are simple to understand. The only thing that can be a little difficult to understand in craps are the betting rules. For beginners these can cause a little confusion

The craps game contains

• a pair of dice.
• a roller.
• betting on the outcome of each roll.

When and how to place bets in the Craps game

• To buy into a craps game a player lays his money on the table and yells “change”
• The box man then hands over the appropriate amount of chips to the player.
• To place a bet the player announces his bet to the dealer on his side of the table.
• The dealer then places the bet in the appropriate location on the table.
• As soon as a shooter makes a point on the come out roll, the dealers
  place a puck on the board to designate the point. The puck has a black side and a white side. When a point is established, the dealers at the table turn the puck over to the white side and place it on the board next to the point number. The purpose of this puck is to show all betters at the table.

Craps bets that can be placed before the beginning of the game

• the pass line.
• don’t pass line.
• field bets.

Examples of Craps bets that can be placed after the come out roll.

• the come
• don’t come
• big six
• big eight

Examples of Craps Bets that can last for more than one roll.

• come bets
• place bets
• lay bets