Baccarat
In American casinos two types of the game are played. The first
is punto banco, a game for 12 to 14 players with relatively
high betting ranges. The second is mini-baccarat, and adaptation
of punto banco for 6 players and lower betting ranges. Both
games follow the same basic rules and strategies.
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Blackjack
This game originated in France, and is therefore also known
as vingt-et-un (French for twenty-one). It is by far the most
popular casino table game around, because with a little skill
you will able to turn the odds in your favor, or at the very
least, minimize the house edge to less than 1%.
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Caribbean Stud
A relatively new game, that has it's roots in the Caribbean
islands. The game starts with each player placing an ante bet,
prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets". In
order to participate in the progressive jackpot, a player may
also place a $1 side bet at this time.
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Poker
Let It Ride Poker
This game was introduced by ShuffleMaster, Inc., in 1993, in
an effort to promote their automatic shuffle machines. It's
based on the five card stud poker game. The players do not play
against the dealer or any other player. Each player is dealt
3 cards, and the remaining 2 card are community cards, that
every player uses to complete his or her hand.
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Pai Gow Poker
This game combines elements of the ancient Chinese domino game
of Pai Gow and the American game of Poker. The game is played
with a standard deck of 52 cards plus one joker. The joker can
typically be used only as an ace or to complete a Straight,
a Flush, a Straight Flush or a Royal Flush, but in some casinos
the joker is completely wild.
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Online Poker
There are more variations of Poker than any other game available
online, yet by far the most popular poker game in the world
is Texas Hold’em. If you want to know more about the rules,
strategies and odds of online poker then please, this is the
place to start.
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Slots
Charles Fey created the first three reel slot machine, the Liberty
Bell, back in 1898. Nowadays all machines still work according
to the same basic principle of the original Liberty Bell, except
for the fact that all mechanical functions are now performed
by a computer program.
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Roulette
This game is of French origin. The European wheel has 37 numbers,
including the numbers 1 to 36 and a 0 ('zero'). A typical American
wheel has 38 numbers, including the numbers 1 to 36, a 0 ('zero')
and a 00 ('double zero').
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Video Poker
The objective of this game is to get a hand that is listed in
the payout table of the machine, not much unlike playing a slot
machine.
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Craps
A few decades ago the most popular casino game was Craps. At
that time Blackjack was nothing more than a marginal game locked
away in a dark corner of the casino. While Blackjack has beaten
Craps in popularity, this doesn't change the fact that Craps
was, and still is, a very exciting and fast game to play
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More Gambling Strategy Resources
Learn everything about house
edge and risk, and play the game that suits your risk tolerance.
Check out our section on money
management to maximize your fun at the casino.
Avoid a couple of common gambling
errors that are made by all gamblers, from novices to
experts.
Play some of our free
casino games, including Craps, Slots, Roulette, Blackjack
and Video Poker, to improve your skills at gambling.
Ask the GameMaster any additional
question you might have about gambling strategy that isn't
answered here.
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