The Online Casino Gambling Blog

Craps players are a league unto their own for the most part, dealing with a game that requires only luck and no skill. Only the very lucky win at craps, everyone else gets left with well crap. However there are constant rumours circulating about players at casinos who can control the dice and I don’t mean telepathically. Players who have devised a method to holding the dice, the angle at which they throw them, the speed at which they fly through the air and bounce off the opposite side of the table. If this is true these players must have a fantastic grasp on the physics of moving objects.

Stanford Wong a notable gaming expert even claims that this technique exists. Wong is the writer of many gambling books, coaching inexperienced players into becoming experts through his words so it’s hard to dismiss his idea as rubbish. So maybe you can consciously control the way the dice fall. Maybe you can mentally estimate the angle and speed needed to throw the dice so they don’t come up snake eyes. Then again maybe you can sink a basket from across a room or strike out a batsman. I’m not saying these aren’t possible, I’m saying that it’ll take years of training like athletes go through to eventually have that kind of grasp on the dice. Not to mention that this skill is mostly useless if you play craps at online casinos! Good luck if you’re willing to try I say.

How do you win a multi-table poker tournament? For both online and real time poker games there are many different strategies and most will not work at every game but there are some universal basics that when applied correctly should always help you in bringing home the pot. Having a strategy is definitely a step in the right direction as so many players don’t ever bother to think of a plan so you’ll already be ahead of most of your opponents.

In the first few hands of the poker tournament play only your best cards, this may mean you fold a lot in the early games but this strategy will keep you from being thrown out of the tournament by being overconfident in your hands. Bet low to begin with, you don’t want to run out of cash halfway through the game. Some experts might even suggest only going all in if playing with Aces, Kings or Queens. This is up to you to decide but be very careful in any respect.

Once you’re all warmed up and you’ve got a better idea of what your fellow players are like you can get a little more comfortable and open up your betting. Bet higher, take a few risks and hopefully start raking in the chips.
Don’t bet against the ‘big dogs’ on the playing field though, the ones with the largest stacks of chips as you can tell at this point that these are the people who really know what they’re doing and will be able to smell a bluff a mile away. Be careful in all your choices after all we want to see this right through to the end.

Assuming you make it all the way to the final table, we know now you’ve got the focus and the discipline to beat the other players at the table as you’ve outlasted all the others. At this point you don’t want to get over confident though, focus your attention on taking out the players with the smaller stacks of chips. Stay aggressive however you don’t want your opponents to pressure you into folding early.  You want to put the pressure on your opponents as most rounds are won by the aggressor at this point.

So remember bet smart and good luck!

Kenny Rogers says you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away but he forgot the most important part of poker - knowing when to bluff!  Now bluffing may not be the most universal skill as it’s not useful in a lot of gambling games besides poker and brag and a lot of people are actually horrible at it because they’re just unable to tell a believable lie. However most people can be taught to be reasonably good at bluffing, especially when playing with people who don’t know them well.

The first step to bluffing then is actually to develop a poker face, the idea is to keep your fellow players always guessing as to what kind of hand you might have. If you’re always fake frowning when you have a good hand and smiling when you have a bad hand they’re going to pick up on that. So you want to remain as neutral as possible regardless of the type of hand you have. Once you’ve developed your ‘poker’ or neutral face you want to become aware of any ‘tells’ you may have, like one gambler I know habitually scratched the left side of his nose when he had a good hand, tapping your fingers on the table when you have a bad hand etcetera. These are all ‘tells’ that you need to get rid of before you can bluff successfully.

Bluffing is tantamount in situations where you may have a hand that most likely isn’t a winning hand but you need the other players at the table to believe it is. You want them to think your hand is so great they have no choice but to fold. However if you do this every round and keep showing average or even bad hands then someone’s going to call your bluff for sure. You need to bluff sparingly so that people don’t pick up on the fact that you’re bluffing. You want to bluff subtly so people don’t realize you’re faking them out. So don’t all of a sudden start smiling over how great your cards are, you want to maybe grin a little and then stop, say something really positive unrelated to your hand like you’re all of a sudden in a good mood. But remember whatever you do has to be something you might normally do otherwise people will get suspicious and think you’re bluffing.

Of course the ideal time to bluff is when you’ve read your fellow players body language and know that they have bad hands so be sure to pay attention to their tells also. Knowing when to bluff and how to decipher body language is useful both in real time poker and poker via webcam.

So we all know that roulette is a game of chance meaning that there is no way to predict where the ball will fall red, black or 0 or 00 and all 32 numbers in between as each spin is completely independent of the previous spin. Yet still there’s a whole slew of software out there that claims to be able to beat the online roulette wheel and while it may work after twelve spins who’s to say you’ve got the money to bet twelve times and lose eleven?  

The Break Roulette System however is different – it’s designed to break the system without breaking your wallet and it works because it was designed by an online casino programmer. What’s an online casino programmer you ask? Why a person who created the code for and thus built your online casino games. So obviously if you can create the program you can create a way of beating it no? The Break Roulette system is different than most because doesn’t predict results based on the spins of the past but is able to predict the spins of the future and while it might not win every time most gamblers who’ve tried it say they’ve always come out ahead regardless of if they’ve lost more times than they’ve won.

Recently players at online gambling casinos have devised programs that function much in the manner of a gaming robot, these ‘gaming bots’ press the button to play the slots rather than have the player sitting in front of their computers and actively pushing the spin button themselves until they get a win.

Online casinos have counteracted this advancement in making game play easier by banning these gaming bots citing that they are an unfair advantage to the player. While it’s true that some gamblers do make more mistakes and thus lose more when they have to play for themselves this seems to me to be a banning that is staunchly in favor of the casinos! After all if a player has honed his or her skill to play as reliably as a robot the casinos could not ban that player, these game bots save players both time and money while cheating the casinos of very little if any money they might win if a player happened to make a mistake. Two thumbs down on this rule online casinos, two thumbs down.

So you’re making your first foray into the world of online gambling, you download the software, install it and now there you are faced with flashing lights and bright text encouraging you to make a choice. Where will you dive in?

Slot machines are actually probably your best bet, they require almost no skill and yet their payoff with the bells and the whistles and the clinking sound effect of coins rattling into your cup when you win is so worth it! The slots work well for a first time player online or in person, plus it gives you a chance to really experience what winning or losing will be like in real games. Some people just can’t handle losing, not even at 25 cent slot machines and that’s an important fact to know about yourself.

However, if Slots don’t sound like your thing then here are some tips - choose a game that interests you, choose a game you can afford to play, more importantly choose a game you can afford to lose at because beginners luck won’t run that far. Ideally as a new player whatever game you choose check it out and see if there are trial games that let you play without actually having to bet money as it will take a few rounds of anything before you get the hang of it.

Have you ever been fortunate enough to visit a casino while a slot tournament was in progress?  Well these slot tournaments are very exciting the area is surrounded by ropes will all the players banging away at their slot machine spin buttons. Playing at slots tournaments is a fantastic way of interacting with other players, have some fun and win some fantastic prizes.   There are lots of fantastic prizes offered at slots tournaments which make it all the more enticing to players. Prizes can include anything from cash, to parties and door prizes, and even raffles and banquets, there are no set rules to what these prizes should be. 

Most casinos have free slot tournaments to promote their casinos and attract more players.   You might be surprised to know that these free tournaments payout some very big jackpots.    Each casino has its own entry fee standards, some are under $20.00 while some can be as high as thousands of dollars, it all depends on the individual casino. The entrance fee for a slot tournament determines the amount of money a player stands to lose, if the entrance fee is $30.00 then that’s the amount of cash you stand to lose, that’s why players love these slot tournaments. Many casinos reward their regular players and high rollers by holding private slots tournaments, which are strictly by invitation only.

Curious as to how slot tournaments really works? That’s easy.  All slot tournament machines are programmed with a predetermined number of start credits or time limit.   Each player has to accumulate as many credits as they can in the given time. Starting credits and time limits are totally dependent on the particular slot tournament.   

The most common type of tournament format is the one thousand starting credits play time of twenty minutes. Normally each time you hit the spin button the maximum bet is played.  Starting credits are deducted from your credits for each spin.   As you play all your credits earned are usually displayed on an individual meter. You cannot replay any earned credits.   Game ends when either your credits run out or you reach your allotted time frame.   All unused starting credits will be lost. Now you understand why players keep hitting away at the spin button in such a frenzy.  The more you hit the spin button the more starting credits are used.

In slot tournaments all tournament machines are numbered and players are randomly paired to their tournament machine by a special drawing where numbers are drawn to determine which machine a player is allotted. All tournament machines are exactly the same.   Slot tournament machines are usually preprogrammed to generate more jackpot payouts combinations that regular slot machines. Obviously this enhances the excitement of the tournament. 

When you machine has stopped, all the credits you have earned will then be duly recorded by an official of the casino.  Because most slot tournaments usually consists of more than one round, even if you were to be ahead of your round there is no guarantee that you will be going home a winner.  The player who earns the highest amount of credits for all of the rounds in the tournament is the winner. Many slot machine tournaments offer prizes for various high ranking positions. One of the most common prize structure used in most casinos would be First Place $25,000.00, Second Place $10,000.00 and Third Place $5,000.00. Judging by these generous jackpot payouts one can easily understand why these slots tournaments can be so exhilarating and satisfying. 

Push the lever or spin the button?   It doesn’t make a difference which you prefer, at least not to the slot machine anyways, it will spin either way. 

No matter how many coins you play it will not alter the results of your spin, but it can however influence your overall payout. Set a limit to how much money you can afford to spend before you start playing at the slot machine. Once you reach your limit and exhausted all your funds, it is time to quit.   If you have been playing a slot machine and have not received a single hit after the first half dozen spins or so, now would be a good time to try a different machine. Chances are you might end up losing all your cash back to the machine. Loose machines keep you winning steadily.  The loosest slot machines are easily identified, usually in plain sight for all to see; casino foyers, near payout booths, places where there is plenty activity, etc.  Contrary to popular belief casino owners want players to easily identify loose paying machines; this is imperative for their business as a happy winner will keep coming back for more. 
 
 Need a break, no problem simply ask a casino worker to hold your machine.   Many casinos offer this service, referred to as a “cap” in the casino world.  Don’t forget to take your cash with you.  Use your player’s card whenever possible. There’s lots of free stuff to be had with a player’s card.  Haven’t got one no fret it only takes a few minutes. Player’s card can easily be replaced, including correct balance and all.  Make it a habit of ensuring your player’s card is in your possession, when you check out. 

Don’t play progressive slot machines.   Although the payouts are large and enticing these machines generate more reels and symbols, drastically reducing your chances of winning. The return percentages of maximum value slot machines are usually very high.   Avoid playing quarter slot machines (3 coins required) you’d be better off playing one dollar slot machines (only requires 1 coin). 

Most people don’t realize the most important thing about slots - each spin of the slot machine is unique, because the results depends solely on how fast the machine generates randomly selected numbers and not by the number of spins. Even if you played for hours at a machine and not receive any hits, then soon after quitting, someone else played on that same machine and won, does not guarantee you would have gotten a hit, had you continued playing.
No one can tell for sure when a machine is going to hit a jackpot.   Some machines have been know to hit the jackpot twice in succession, while others have gone for days without generating a single hit.   Anyone has a chance at hitting the jackpot once they have a spin at the reel.
If you seriously want to get ahead of the game, try the three-reel slot machines with the single payline, they offer the best payouts.
Steer away from multiple payline slot machines. Athough there are more paylines to increase your chances of winning, the payouts are much less than the single payline machines.