Casino Games Guide

Most poker players will only ever play one or two poker games when they play in an online poker room. Texas Holdem is easily the most popular poker game that’s played by basically everyone in the world.

With the exception of Texas Holdem, the next most played poker game in the world is Omaha / Omaha Hi/Lo. Quite a few poker players will only play these poker games, but there are plenty of other poker games that can be played in the top online poker rooms.

List of Online Poker Games

• Texas Holdem is the most popular poker game in the world and is played by millions of poker players in every country around the world. If you’re going to be a poker player in today’s industry you’re going to need to master Texas Holdem.
  
  
• Omaha / Omaha Hi/Lo Poker are two popular poker games available in most online poker rooms. Most Omaha poker games use pot limit betting rules and the pots can become massive due to each player at the table having 4 cards.
  
  
• 7 Card Stud / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo are only available in poker rooms with lots of player traffic. These two poker games aren’t that popular amongst online poker players, but they can still be fun to play. If you master these games, you can make money off of the beginners that are trying to wing it like they are still playing Texas Holdem.
  
  
• 5 Card Stud / 5 Card Draw can both be played at the top online poker rooms including Carbon Poker. Many old school poker players still enjoy playing these two popular poker games that have been around for a long time.
  
  
• HORSE / HOSE/ HA are three mixed poker games that are perfect to play in online poker rooms. The mixed poker games keep your sessions fresh and more entertaining than playing a single poker game for hours on end.
  
  
• Badugi is a popular poker game in Korea and other parts of Asia, but the game has also become more popular across the world due to the biggest online poker rooms spreading Badugi poker games.
  
  
• Razz is another fun online poker game where the objective is to try and have the lowest possible hand. Razz isn’t widely available yet in online poker rooms, but there are a couple poker sites that spread Razz poker.

The best poker rooms for playing a wide selection of poker games are PokerStars and Carbon Poker. You’ll find over a dozen poker games at each of the poker sites and both poker rooms also have excellent traffic levels.

In order to spread a lot of poker games a poker room needs to have diversified traffic to fill-up the poker tables. There aren’t many poker players looking to play a poker game like Badugi, but since Carbon Poker is one of the only poker rooms to spread Badugi the tables are active.

Badugi is a four card version of triple draw and lowball poker. The object is to have four different ranked cards of four different suits. This is called a Badugi. You will have a chance to draw three times (hence triple draw) with the object of getting the hand shown on the right.

The lowest Badugi at the end of the showdown wins; if no player has Badugi, then one card in the pair or same suit is not counted and the best three or two card hand wins.

While Texas Holdem and Omaha are two poker games that every poker player should learn how to play well, you also need to learn how to play other poker games in order to have the best success possible online. The more games you know how to play well the easier it will be for you to find weak games with soft competition.

Since my posts have kind of been all over the board recently, I wanted to quickly make a guide for the different games of online bingo. Bingo sites are very closely related to online casinos. Some of the all-in-one online gambling sites will offer four basic categories: Casino, Bingo, Poker and Sports betting.

For Bingo players, they will see that a majority of online bingo rooms will offer side games like slots, blackjack, roulette and so on. But, this guide isn’t going to be how to play the normal casino games offered at a bingo site. Rather, I am going to explain how to play the different versions of online bingo as well a couple of good bingo sites.

How to Play Online Bingo

First, you will have to understand the rules of the game. Depending on whether you live in the United States or UK/Europe, you will be talking about two similar but different games. These two main games are called 75 Ball Bingo and 90 Ball Bingo.

75 Ball Bingo – This is the traditional style played in the States. You will be purchasing bingo cards which consist of a 5×5 grid. The bingo card is broken into columns with the letters B, I, N, G and O at the top of the column. The letter corresponds to the numbers that can populate the column. In the B column, you will receive 5 number between 1 and 15. I – 16 through 30; G – 31 through 45; N – 46 through 60; O – 61 through 75.

When a number is called, it will be called with a letter/number combination (ex. I-29). If you have the number 29 in your I column, you will cover it with a marker. In online bingo, this is done for you automatically which is helpful for players with multiple bingo cards. Normally, the object is to cover a line of 5 numbers (in any direction) and call out bingo.

The best site that I have found for American online bingo is called Big Time Bingo. You can get a $5 free trial if you are interested in playing there.

90 Ball Bingo – This is the style of bingo traditionally playing in England. You will be purchasing bingo tickets. These tickets have a 3×9 grid on them. The 9 columns correspond to which numbers can be included in the column. The first column on the left can consist of numbers between 1 and 10; the second column can consist of numbers between 11 and 20 and so on. The ticket you receive will have 15 numbers out of the 27 available spots on the grid. On each row of 9, there must be 5 numbers and 4 blank spots.

When a number is called, you will search your bingo tickets for that number and “daub” it with a bingo marker. The online bingo games have an “auto-daub” feature that will do this for you when you are playing with multiple tickets. The object is to cover all 5 number is a row first. This is called winning a Line. There are also prizes for winning 2 Lines and calling House, which mean you covered all 15 numbers on your ticket.

UK bingo players know that there isn’t just one best site for playing 90 ball bingo. There are literally dozens of competing sites that advertise on UK televisions as well as in every other media. The most important thing is that the place you check is up-to-date with the bingo bonuses and promotions. That is why I recommend the European bingo fans to check out BingoBonuses for all of the best deals and latest promotions.

Ladbrokes Casino is going to offer new players a £25 free chip with no deposit to play roulette. This bonus will only be available to customers from the UK. The Roulette Bonus will be available from 1st February until the end of the month (28th Feb). This will allow you to play with £25 for free on any of 7 different styles of Roulette games (American, European, European Gold, French, Premier Online, Premier Gold and Wheel of Winners). Ladbrokes also offers a live dealer online who will spin the marble on the wheel just like you would see at a casino.

In addition to the Roulette bonus, Ladbrokes Casino is also extending their €/£200 Welcome Bonus for the whole month. The bonus can be used together with the no deposit roulette bonus. The Welcome Bonus can be claimed in by players from most countries that Labrokes allows to play for real. In order to receive the bonus, you need to purchase between €/£5 and €/£200 in casino chips. Then bet the amount that you deposited one time and claim your bonus on the Ladbrokes promotion page.

If you like to play online bingo, you should investigate what Ladbrokes online bingo is like. They also offer their new customers a free bonus. Ladbrokes free bingo bonus is worth £20. All you have to do is deposit a minimum of £5 into your account and purchase at least £5 worth of Bingo tickets. Then you will be given £20 free to play bingo games. Some of the favourites bingo games are Penny Bingo and Deal or No Deal.

You should not just choose any online casino at random because you need to know a couple key things before you sign up and deposit money into a new account, like wagering requirements for a casino's bonus or restrictions on games. The Ladbrokes Casino bonus has a 20x rollover before you can request a withdrawal from your account. They will not count low risk wagering like betting on both red and black or both odd and even in roulette.

Christmas time is one of those times where sports betting gets ramped up a little bit. Now that it is getting colder outside, many people are looking for things to do and betting on their sports teams is one of those things.

If you are interested in placing a bet on a sporting event, you will first need to know how to bet on sports. This includes being familiarized with the different types of bets and how to read the bookmakers odds.

In the US, we are closing in on the college football bowl season. Many fans of their alma mater are going to be wagering on these games. For those fans, this may be a once in a while type of bet.

For other people, this is the beginning of the real sports betting season. Not only are their college football bowl games, but the NFL playoffs are almost a month away and the Superbowl is the sports event that is the most gambled on during the whole year.

Even the NBA will be coming back around on Christmas, so basketball fans will be back to betting on teams again. This will extend the season all the way to March Madness and the NCAA basketball championship.

So the point of this post is to give you some quick pointers to making your betting experience an enjoyable one.

Keeping a Bankroll and Managing your Money

This is the most important thing to maintain if you are even a moderate sports bettor. If you are a good handicapper, all you have to do is manage your bankroll correctly and you won’t ever bust out.

The first thing you need to do is determine how much money you are going to start with in your bankroll. This is however much you are comfortable investing and possibly losing.

Poor money management is the number one cause of people busting out. This means if you have $1000 in your bankroll, you shouldn’t be betting $200 per game. The rule of thumb that I have always used is that you should never gamble more than 5% of you bankroll on any 1 bet and don’t gamble more than 15% of your bankroll in a night of games.

A lot of people will be perfectly fine winning small amounts and building a bankroll; but many people start chasing once they start to fall behind. This is called the “I’m due” effect. You may get lucky doing this, but you are setting yourself up to fail if you don’t have patience, self-discipline and self-control to stay the course.

One rule that you must learn is when to stop betting for the day. You must be strict on this no matter how much you want to make your money back. Everyone will have that one day where they bet on 6 games and lose 5 of the 6. If you don’t call it a bad day, it can become a horrible or unforgivable day really quickly.

If I ever lose 15% of my bankroll in one day, I am done betting for that day. If you are running into bad luck, try waiting a week or more and come back with a fresh mind and attitude. Chasing almost always leads to busting out. It’s just so tempting try to play double or nothing on one bet to make up for a bad day. That’s why I always limit a single bet to 5% of my bankroll at most.

Are you a fan of UK sports like the Premiere League football and cricket? You can bet on these sports and most professional leagues around the globe. Just take a look at Mobile Betting for more information. Sorry USA sports fans, but current laws won’t allow bets to placed over the smartphone.

I think that it is pretty obvious that I like playing slots since about half of the posts on this site are about this subject. Being from the US, I am somewhat limited in the online slot games that I can play from real money. This is because all of the copyrighted themes will not allow their online slot machines to be played by American players.

Of course, this isn’t a problem when you drive to your local Indian reservation casino or the big name casinos in large cities like Las Vegas, Altantic City and even Detroit. You will find many brand name slots. The most popular of these are Wheel of Fortune©, The Price is Right© and Monopoly Slots©. The reason for this is that playing online games like slot machines for real money currently isn’t 100% legal; but these land based casinos are 100% legal so these name-brands are allowed to make money there.

However, you will see brand name slots based on movies, game shows, cartoons and lots more at online casinos that serve European customers. That’s my disclaimer for these latest slots themes, which are based off of some of the top Hollywood movies. If you are from the United States, you may be able to play these slots for fun; but you won’t be able to actually bet money on them … yet.

Hollywood Slots

The different online casino software providers will create slot games based off of a specific popular Hollywood movies:

Cryptologic Software – Online casinos that use this software, like Intercasino, offer a new section of Hollywood Jackpots. There are currently only two slots in this group: Braveheart and Forrest Gump. These two slots share a Hollywood Jackpots feature which you will see below.

Forrest Gump is a Hollywood classic about the underdog that unexpectedly excelled at life as he describes his unbelievable life to a stranger on a bench.

This slot displays icons that are synonymous with the movie. There are two features that can be activated with this game. The first is a bonus round game where you try to score a touchdown with Forrest. The second is a free game bonus that features the Box of Chocolates.

You can also activate the Hollywood Jackpots feature. You will be able to select 4 out of 9 boxes and reveal the amount of points behind the Star. Based on the number of points that are revealed, you will receive the equivalent Hollywood Jackpot bonus.

The Braveheart slots is very similar. There is a bonus round and free games feature with this slot machine as well. You will also be able to win the Hollywood jackpot while playing this game.

Other Hollywood Slots casino software

Party Gaming – The only online casino that uses this software is Party Casino, the online casino side of the very popular poker site Party Poker. You will be able to play slot machines based off of Knight Rider, the Godfather, Alice in Wonderland, the Naked Gun, High Noon, Wheel of Fortune, Monopoly, Fantasic Four, the Terminator, the Incredible Hulk, Spiderman, Rambo, Top Gun, Mission Impossible and even more!

Microgaming software – Online casinos that use Microgaming, such as All Slots Casino, offer popular Hollywood slot themes such as the Lord of the Rings, Lara Croft Tomb Raider and Hell Boy.

Playtech Software – Online casinos that use Playtech, such as Golden Palace, offer other Hollywood themed slot machines such as King Kong, Pink Panther, Iron Man 2 and Rocky.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, of course. As these slots get more popular, you will see more and more Hollywood movies make the move to the reels. This will especially be true if the US government gets with the times and fully legalizes playing slots online.

I’ve written a lot about slots games and slot machines on this site.  So much so I looked into the history of the first slot machines and where they came from.  This is what I found.

In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of New York City developed the precursor to today’s modern slot machine. Based on the popular poker game, the machine contained five drums that carried 50 cards each. Players would insert a nickel and pull the lever in the hopes of a good hand.

During this time, there was no numerical payout value. Bars and clubs would offer players pitchers of beer, food, and other items in the event of a spin. However, these occurrences were slim and none because establishments would remove the ten of Spades and the Jack of hearts which would cut the odds dramatically.

The invention of automatic payout came with a new series of the invention five years after Sittman and Pit. Charles Fey created the first one-armed bandit. By replacing ten cards with five symbols, diamonds, hearts, horseshoes, spades, and a cracked liberty bell, and using three drums instead of five he created a machine capable of automatic pay-out. Three bells was the big winner, players would receive fifty cents. The machine was later named, Liberty Bell. Five years later, Fey invented a machine called 4-11-44. Fey only gained more success after this and developed other machines after transitioning to a larger factory.

In 1910, slot machines could be found anywhere. This was the year of fruit symbols and a more fitting neck coin entry. By World War I, the Mills Novelty Company was producing five variations on Fey’s design and were moving their industry to Europe. When the United States declared prohibition, this only increased the popularity of slot machines.

In 1978 Atlantic City legalized gambling. Pinball manufacturer, Bally, had 90% of the slot machine market. They added reels, raised maximum bets, and hired a computer programmer to increase the size of jackpots without losing profits. This brought slot machines in to a new era of production and profit making.

Slots can sometimes be an easy game to start losing a lot of money while playing. The main reason is because a slot machine can go cold. You might not win on any bets for more than 10 straight spins. The one time you get a moderately good payline hit doesn't make up for this. While this isn't always the case, many slots players will know exactly about the type of night I'm talking about.

So what should you do if you only want to spend a little money on slots? One method is to play in a slot tournament. The slot tournament is a game where you compete against other players to get the highest score in a set amount of time or spins. These tournaments are fun to play in and don’t cost much money per tournament, so you can have fun, learn and maybe win some money as well. And if you want something that costs even less money you could play free slots online.

Another option are penny slots. Penny slots are slot machines that will allow you to play as little as one penny per spin; but usually you will bet on more than just one payline. These are a good option for the frugal player but don't allow you to get the really big payout that slots players are looking for.