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The History of Online Gambling

Mito — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:24:02 +0000

Over the past two to three years, the online gambling industry has grown in leaps and bounds. However, online gambling began in 1994 with the Free Trade and Processing Zone Act passed by the government of Antigua Barbuda. Many online casinos today still operate under this legislation. This article will present the highlights in the history [...]

Video Poker - an Introduction

Mito — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:27:30 +0000

Video poker represents the attractive middle ground between the slot machine and the table game but unlike the slot, video poker requires knowledge and skill: Unlike the table game, video poker does not require a steel nerve or gambling with a high payroll. Developed in the 1970s video poker has been appearing more and more [...]

Why Texas Hold´em is my favorite casino game

Mito — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:20:21 +0000

With all the bright lights and excitement in a casino, it´s hard to get a chance to play everything. It´s even harder to choose a favorite. A lot of people like craps, because they feel that they can control the dice. Lots of people enjoy blackjack, because you can play with a good strategy, and [...]

The Random Number Generator in Slot Machines

Mito — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:38:55 +0000

The most popular form of gambling today is the slot machine and it generates up to 70% of the casino’s income. The slot machine has now been around for more than 100 years and has seen many changes. While the basics of the machine and the objective of the game remains the same, the technology [...]

The Status of the Card Counter

Mito — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:36:03 +0000

To be a true professional Blackjack player one must master a certain degree of card counting. As is evident by the players that have become famous for their skilled gaming, a good head for math makes a good card player. A good counter shares his skill It has become quite popular among the true professionals to [...]

What to watch for when playing Craps online

Mito — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:32:42 +0000

Some of the online casino games that people play are more easily adapted from their traditional table top venues to the online world than others. In these cases players have to be extra careful when choosing to play a game that they might love playing in a real casino, but that might not be necessarily [...]

The social aspect of online poker rooms

Mito — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:19:08 +0000

Many online poker rooms are endorsed as online gambling havens, forgetting the fact that poker, in itself is a social game. It requires a player to involve himself not only mentally, but psychologically and socially as well. One has to have the knack or rather skill of getting along with the other players in the [...]

So you want to win at roulette

Mito — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:14:38 +0000

The first thing to do is to remember the cruel facts of life. No casino is set up to let you win. I mean lets face it, they are a business like any other business. They have over- heads and are there to make a profit. So before you even walk inside, I strongly recommend [...]

Trend of Women in Online Poker

Mito — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:41:34 +0000

Since time immemorial, gambling has largely been a game of men. Either women have not had the fascination for Poker or have been offered limited opportunities to try their hand at the game. However, the trend of women in poker has changed over the last few years. The explosion of online gaming has marked a [...]

Online Gambling: Thou Shalt or Thou Shalt Not?

Mito — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:40:05 +0000

For the most part, monotheistic religion frowns on gambling; the Judeo-Christian morality on which most English speaking countries have founded their laws, all be it via various degrees of separation, considers gambling, online or otherwise to be a big no-no; a Thou Shalt Not, in other words. But why? A sport is a sport, and [...]

Should NBA referees be allowed to gamble?

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:23:34 +0000

NBA Commissioner David Stern recently ran into an interesting conundrum. Apparently, NBA league rules do not allow any gambling by referees. This rule was probably put into effect to eliminate the possibility of referees placing bets with sportsbooks, which might, in turn, lead the referees to favor one team over another. It’s a clear temptation. [...]

So you think you know poker

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:20:40 +0000

If you play poker online, you probably think you know all about poker. Certainly, you’ve played five-card draw, either as a game with other players or as video poker. You’ve also probably played seven-card stud. If you’ve spent time in regular casinos, then you’ve probably played the table games – the ones that aren’t really [...]

Development of Slot Machines

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:19:12 +0000

Slot machines are easily the most popular form of gaming today. Today, slot machines are big in casinos, both online as well as brick and mortar ones. They rake in almost 60% of the profits a casino generates. However, this was not the case when slot machines first came into the picture. Casinos first introduced [...]

Gambling online: A historic overview

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:36 +0000

The history of online gaming is short but sweet; the story really begins in 1994 when the governing body of Antigua Barbuda passed the “Free Trade and Processing Zone” act. This act essentially allowed for the issuing of gaming licenses to any persons or companies who wished to open an internet casino. Although the law was [...]

Ways to spice up the Sunday game

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:15:05 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of people worldwide that watch various sporting events simply for the excitement of watching a favorite team score points, however, what many of these people are missing out on is the opportunity to cash in when their team is victorious. Online sports betting is another way for people that enjoy [...]

Caribbean Stud – Introduction

Mito — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:12:34 +0000

Caribbean Stud is the new rage in online gaming. It came into vogue only a few years ago but is showing no signs of diminishing in popularity. The basis of Caribbean Stud is a 5 card stud poker game which uses poker hands. However there are striking similarities between Caribbean Stud and blackjack including the size [...]