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***ALL ABOUT ONLINE CASINO GAMES *** |
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Tips, rules and strategies for the most popular casino games on the Web. When you play Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, Video Poker, Baccarat, Craps, Slots, Keno, Pai Gow and more, you'll find the information you want here. Find the facts without searching through the detail.
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| BACCARAT |
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Baccarat (also known as Punto Banco) usually has its own casino area. It uses a table similar in size to Craps and has three casino dealers and up to 14 players. It is very easy to play and has a low house edge. You can choose whether to bet on the player, the bank, or a tie. If you bet on the player, the house edge is about 1.36%, whereas if you bet on the banker it is 1.17%. In every case these are very good numbers, making baccarat one of the best choices for online gambling.
Tip: You don't need to be an expert to play. Just decide which hand you think might win, and then bet on it.
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| BLACKJACK |
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Blackjack, or '21', offers the player among the best odds in casino card games. You need to end your hand with a higher numerical total than the Dealer, without going over 21. Face cards (King, Queen, Jack) score 10 and the Ace scores 11. So a 10 or face card plus an Ace scores 21 and gives you Blackjack. When you win with Blackjack, the Casino pays 3:2 odds (i.e. $15 win for $10 bet). If both you and the Dealer have a Blackjack, the bet is a Push (no money changes sides).
Tip: Get familiar with basic Blackjack strategy about when to Hit and when to Stand. It can help you play on nearly even terms with the House.
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| CRAPS |
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Craps is a fast-paced and exciting table game. Your first toss is called the Come Out roll. If you roll a 7 or 11, you win and the round is over before it started. If you roll a 2, 3, or 12 it's called Craps and you lose: again, the round is over before it started. Any other number becomes the Point. The purpose of the Come Out roll is to set the Point, which can be 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. You want to win by tossing the Point again before you toss a 7. Dice rolls can continue for several rounds.
Tip: In Craps the best odds on the table are Pass, Don't Pass, Come, and Don't Come because they give the house the smallest edge.
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| KENO |
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Keno is similar to Lotto. It is easy to play and offers the possibility of winning large payouts on relatively small wagers. You select a minimum of 4 but no more than 10 numbers between 1 and 80. Each selection is called a 'Spot', so if you select 10 numbers you are playing a 10 Spot game. Twenty numbered Keno balls are then drawn at random from a barrel containing 80 numbered balls. If enough of your selected numbers are drawn, you win. In many Casinos, 'multi-race' Keno is featured, where you can play a number of consecutive Keno races at one time.
Tip: Be careful. The chances of hitting one number in 80 is 0.25%, which is unfavorable for you. The House advantage is always around 30% or more.
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| PAI GOW |
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Pai Gow Poker is a mixture of the ancient Chinese game with classic American Poker. You use a standard 53 card deck, including a Joker, which can serve only as an Ace or to complete a Straight or a Flush. The cards are arranged into two hands: a 2-card hand and a 5-card hand. The object of the game is for you to have both hands ranking higher than those of the Banker. Any Player can request to be the Banker. Due to a rather slow pace and a lot of ties, Pai Gow Poker is less intense than most casino games and a modest bankroll can usually last a long time.
Tip: The simple basic strategy for setting your hand is to make your 2-card hand the higher one and score less than your 5-card hand.
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| POKER |
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Poker has hundreds of variations, the most popular varieties being Five-Card Draw, Seven-Card Stud and Texas Hold em. One or more players place an initial amount of money into the pot before the cards are dealt. The first betting round begins, with players asking for additional cards from the Dealer or getting existing cards replaced. Everyone bets equal money. Further betting rounds into the same pot usually follow. When two or more players remain at the end of the last betting round, they have a Showdown where they reveal their hands and evaluate the value. The player with the best hand (according to the poker variant being played) wins the pot.
Tip: The time to call a bet with the best hand is when you want other players to call behind you (usually when you have a Flush, Full House or Four of a Kind).
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| ROULETTE |
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Roulette online, like its live equivalent, is all about predicting the ball's final resting place when the wheel stops spinning. Its an exciting game that is easy to play. Your wager on the roulette table can be placed on a single number, or be used to cover 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, or up to 18 different numbers during one spin. After you place your bets, the Dealer spins a small white ball. Once it comes to rest in one of the slots, the Dealer calls out the winning number and settles all bets.
Tip: When zeros are hit, all bets lose. American wheels have 38 numbers with a zero or double zero (and a 5.26% House advantage). European wheels only have a single zero (and a 2.7%26 House advantage). So play European whenever you can.
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| SLOTS |
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Slots are mechanical games that are very easy to learn and play and therefore extremely popular. You press a button, wait for the dials to line up and see if you win. Your strategy involves knowing what the payline is and how much money you need to insert into the machine. Some slots games feature 3, 5 or even 7 paylines.
Many casinos offer "progressive jackpots", which increase the size of the payout as more people play the machines. The first person to hit the winning combination (often 777) wins the total jackpot.
Tip: You can only win the jackpot if you play the maximum number of coins. To start, choose a machine that accepts lower-value coins so you can play the maximum.
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| VIDEO POKER |
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Video Poker is a combination of Stud Poker, a slot machine and a few wild cards. It's fast, almost like playing Stud, and you've got a huge range of options. You can choose Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, All American, Joker Poker or a number of other variations. Each game has its own personality and rewards a particular kind of play.
The machines let you play anything from 1-5 coins, with the payoffs improving at the high end of the scale. As you learn your game, youll find that Video Poker becomes faster, more fun and more rewarding.
Tip: Make sure that you get a good understanding of Poker rules. If you try to wing the game and dont follow an optimum strategy, youll end up losing.
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