Archive for 2011

1. do not take the Insurance option (as Insurance is one of the ways the house takes its income from, it is applicable only for professional counters, that know exactly when the croupier has got a ten in the hole);

2. always split 8’s (as the hand of 16 is a stiff hand, it is highly probable to lose and not likely to win);

3. ignore splitting tens (as all the ten valued cards are thought to be of the same rank) Read more »

One way of looking at it is to calculate the expected value for each hand. There are 52 cards in a deck, there are 2,598,960 possible five-card poker hands, but because the order of the cards nor the suite is important in poker, as for example, an K-Q-J-7-7 of diamonds is the exact equivalent of K-Q-J-7-7 of spades the possible unique hands comes down to 134,459. Read more »

Craps is a dice game which is very much accepted in the casinos of the USA. But at present, craps game is acquiring name and popularity in various other casinos of the world.

The craps game can be either enjoyed by the players either in the land based casinos or also online. In the online casino craps Read more »

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Gamblers today have technology to thank for a lot of the conveniences of the modern day. Not just for online casinos, although they certainly rank highly on the list of most utilized conveniences of the modern day, but advancements all through history have provided gamblers and gambling establishments with many technological wonders that advance the craft and the technical specifics of the art. Read more »

There are people in the world that have no problem making decisions. No matter what the decision, the difficulty or subject matter, they are more than willing to toss their hat in the ring and dive right in. As an online casino player, you might not be this type of person.You might in fact, be a very cautious type of gambler, waiting for the perfect odds to roll the winning score. Read more »

Before we go any further, let me start by explaining the differences in winning odds of the different wheels. In the North American version the house has an approximate average of 5.3% whereas the European version has better payout odds with the house average sitting at round about 2.7%. Therefore European wheels with only one 0, offer the best edge.

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Often when using a basic strategy you would be required to split when you are dealt a pair. Let’s say that you were dealt a pair of 8’s, which according to a basic Blackjack strategy it would always be required that you split.

On being dealt another 8, do you have the option to split again? Read more »