Online casinos try to recreate the experience of gambling at a brick and mortar casino like you would find in Las Vegas, Macau or Monte Carlo. While in many ways they succeed, there are some differences in the game that are unavoidable and they have an impact on your strategy.
The most obvious difference in the online game is that there are no players sitting or standing around you. That has a huge impact on strategy for poker. For regular poker, strategy is equal parts playing the odds and playing your opponents by reading their reactions. With online poker, part of the strategy is gone. Those tells you look for to determine if someone’s bluffing won’t work on a computer-generated avatar.
The good news is because no one is sitting at the poker table with you, it means they can’t read your tells, either. It also means if you are newer to the game, you can look at a cheat sheet while you play. You can print a list of probabilities or, if you’re really new, a chart of poker hands, to help you play. Since you’re still playing against real people, you don’t want to take a lot of time to look over strategy, but it is an option available. Rest assured that all poker tables in Vegas frown upon such a thing.
Online blackjack is also different from the kind you play at a brick and mortar casino. Here, you’re not really playing against a dealer. The cards you and the dealer draw are determined by a random number generator. Since there is no dealer or other players at the table, you can take as much time as you want to make a decision. Again, for new players this means you can look over a basic strategy chart while you play. One disadvantage, though, is that card counting doesn’t work online, due to the RNG.
In most ways, the games at online casinos are played the same as in a brick and mortar casino. However, with the skilled games of blackjack and poker, there is different strategy involved. I have one more piece of good news, though: When playing at an online casino, you’re not expected to tip the dealer.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Making Online Casino Deposits
Okay, so you’re ready to start playing games at an online casino when you get to the deposit screen. Just one problem: You can’t use a credit card. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Maybe it’s maxed out. Maybe you cut up all of your credit cards to take away the uncontrollable temptation to order Snuggies off of the home shopping channel. Maybe you have suddenly discovered that your wallet is gone and you find yourself wondering if that woman rubbing your thigh at the bar wasn’t just being friendly.
Hey, it happens to the best of us. The good news is that most online casinos allow you to make deposits even if you don’t have a credit card. You can use a debit card, if you’re crazy, but I recommend against that because I don’t like having my money stolen. Instead, there are other secure methods of payment that don’t involve a credit card.
One thing you can do is use an online payment processor, such as PayPal, eWalletXpress and UseMyWallet. These sites allow you to transfer funds directly from your bank account to the payment processor. That processor then pays the online casino for you. That way, there is never a direct link between your account and the casino. In some ways, this makes the transaction safer.
If you don’t want to or can’t use an online payment processor, you can sometimes use a wire transfer or a money order to make your deposit. Both of those methods are slow and usually carry extra charges, though. Before joining any online casino, you should check to see what payment options they have. Or you can just get a credit card. Come on; man up. Everyone else has one.
Okay, I feel that I should apologize for pressuring you into getting a credit card. In truth, they’re pretty dangerous things to have, as my credit card debt can attest. The good news is, according to my bill, if I continue to pay the minimum payment every month, my debt will be paid off in the year 2036. In any case, it’s good to know that there are many different payment options available at most online casinos.
Hey, it happens to the best of us. The good news is that most online casinos allow you to make deposits even if you don’t have a credit card. You can use a debit card, if you’re crazy, but I recommend against that because I don’t like having my money stolen. Instead, there are other secure methods of payment that don’t involve a credit card.
One thing you can do is use an online payment processor, such as PayPal, eWalletXpress and UseMyWallet. These sites allow you to transfer funds directly from your bank account to the payment processor. That processor then pays the online casino for you. That way, there is never a direct link between your account and the casino. In some ways, this makes the transaction safer.
If you don’t want to or can’t use an online payment processor, you can sometimes use a wire transfer or a money order to make your deposit. Both of those methods are slow and usually carry extra charges, though. Before joining any online casino, you should check to see what payment options they have. Or you can just get a credit card. Come on; man up. Everyone else has one.
Okay, I feel that I should apologize for pressuring you into getting a credit card. In truth, they’re pretty dangerous things to have, as my credit card debt can attest. The good news is, according to my bill, if I continue to pay the minimum payment every month, my debt will be paid off in the year 2036. In any case, it’s good to know that there are many different payment options available at most online casinos.
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