Roulette is a popular table game of more luck than strategy that began in the French Riviera and Monte Carlo for the rich but can be played practically anywhere today. The table limits are lower and you can find many different types of the casino game.
The goal of roulette is to guess which numbered pocket the spinning ball will land on in the wheel. A roulette wheel is shaped like a bowl and around three feet in diameter. There are two common forms of the game: American Roulette and European Roulette. American Roulette has 38 pockets: 1-36, 0 and 00. European Roulette has 37 pockets: 1-36 and 0. Therefore, European Roulette has a lower house advantage at 2.7% rather than American Roulette’s 5.26%. Because of that, European Roulette isn’t found in many American land-based casinos, but it is widespread online. It’s another way online casinos are better than land-based casinos.
For the numbers 1-36, half are red and half are black. The 0 and 00 are green. You put your chips on the corresponding roulette layout and the dealer, or croupier, spins the wheel. Your bet must be down before the dealer calls out “no more bets.” The dealer also collects chips and distributes payouts after the spin. Each play has their own color of chips. Each table has minimum and maximum bets. The layout has 48 boxes for red, black or green bets known as inside bets. There is 11 boxes for outside bets like red/black, odd/even and high/low.
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Trying out Blackjack
Blackjack is another card game that is based on strategy and a bit of the luck of the draw. You won’t find a faster table game at the casino, so it’s the hardest game to stay in control of your bankroll. You will go on good streaks and bad streaks. You just have to learn to stomach the losses and know when to quit.
In blackjack, your opponent is the dealer, as is the case with other players at the table. You want your cards to total as close as possible to 21 without going over. Cards 2 through 10 are worth face value. Face cards are worth 10. An Ace gives you a dangerous hand in a good way. An Ace is worth 1 or 11. Hands with an Ace are called soft hands, while those without one are called hard hands, because the value can’t change. In other words, if you go over 21 with an Ace as an 11, it can change to a 1 and you can keep going in the hand.
Blackjack is a game that can be exploited by card counters, so casinos will use up to six to eight decks. It’s the same for online casinos, which use a random number generator (RNG). However, you can still find better odds for blackjack online than in a land-based casino.
When you tie the dealer in blackjack, it’s called a push and you get your original wager back. A hand worth 21 usually pays out 3 to 2, aiding the house advantage. Most dealers are required to stand on a hard 17. For a soft hand with an Ace, always hit or double down when your other card is a 2 through a 6. Don’t split hands when you aren’t sure what to do. Basic blackjack strategy says to not split 5s or 10s, but rather split 8s to avoid a 16.
The house edge in blackjack is 5%, but basic blackjack strategy can reduce that to 0.5%, so read up. Be patient. Even the professionals only turn a 1-2% profit. Card counters make up less than 1% of all players and it isn’t a good long-term strategy.
In blackjack, your opponent is the dealer, as is the case with other players at the table. You want your cards to total as close as possible to 21 without going over. Cards 2 through 10 are worth face value. Face cards are worth 10. An Ace gives you a dangerous hand in a good way. An Ace is worth 1 or 11. Hands with an Ace are called soft hands, while those without one are called hard hands, because the value can’t change. In other words, if you go over 21 with an Ace as an 11, it can change to a 1 and you can keep going in the hand.
Blackjack is a game that can be exploited by card counters, so casinos will use up to six to eight decks. It’s the same for online casinos, which use a random number generator (RNG). However, you can still find better odds for blackjack online than in a land-based casino.
When you tie the dealer in blackjack, it’s called a push and you get your original wager back. A hand worth 21 usually pays out 3 to 2, aiding the house advantage. Most dealers are required to stand on a hard 17. For a soft hand with an Ace, always hit or double down when your other card is a 2 through a 6. Don’t split hands when you aren’t sure what to do. Basic blackjack strategy says to not split 5s or 10s, but rather split 8s to avoid a 16.
The house edge in blackjack is 5%, but basic blackjack strategy can reduce that to 0.5%, so read up. Be patient. Even the professionals only turn a 1-2% profit. Card counters make up less than 1% of all players and it isn’t a good long-term strategy.
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