Online Casino Articles
Slots Tournaments
Thursday, Feb 7, 2008
Would you be interested in playsing slots competitively, just like you do in poker? Now it's possible, thanks to inventive software developers. You compete against other players, and there are even guaranteed prize pools in some cases, similar to those in poker tournaments. The big difference is that you don't eliminate your opponents - instead, you compare your results in the end to determine the winner.
How to Beat the House: Card Counting and Memory Tricks
Sunday, Feb 17, 2008
So far in the How to Beat the House series, we have looked at players who have cheated in different ways to get an advantage over the casino: Richard Marcus' past-posting techniques and the mobile-phone scam. It is, however, possible to win and still play a fair game.
One of the most classic ways to beat the house is to count cards in blackjack. In theory, it is a quite simple technique, although it's hard to pull off in a real casino environment. Not only because you need a sharp mind and stay focused all the time, but also because the casino probably will kick you out if they find out what you're up to.
In a Gambler's State of Mind - Rigged Casinos
Monday, Mar 10, 2008
To become a successful gambler, whether you play poker or casino games, you need to think as a professional player and avoid all superstitions. Luck comes and goes, but the game remains the same. You just have to deal with it.
Weird stuff happens on the Net, there's no doubt about that. You loose with 20 in blackjack four times in a row or get outdrawn in poker when you push all in and your opponent only has one out. But is this due to rigged sites?
What will a Casino Site gain on Cheating?
When you hear someone whine about his bad luck, he often claims that the site would earn money by providing unfair games. But that's really hard to believe. In poker, the site doesn't care who wins a pot. The rake will be deducted anyway. Why would a site rig a game so that one player would win more than others? That's just a case of extremely bad business.
In casino games, the house has a built in edge. In the long haul, it's impossible to beat blackjack, slots, roulette or whatever games you choose. So the casino-site owners sit on a goldmine. This makes it unlikely that they would try to temper with the odds. They win without cheating.
Why Should we believe sites are rigged?
Many think that sites actually are rigged, and one can wonder why.
One reason is the pace of the game online. If you play poker in a home game or in a brick-and-mortar casino, you play around 30 hands per hour. But when you play online, you might play 100 hands per hour; and if you play at three tables simultaneously, you play 300 hands per hour.
That's ten times as many hands, which means ten times as many unlikely situations.