Casino Games Explained

By Author: Alexei Polotnikov
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Blackjack:
Blackjack is a card game that is also known as 21. The goal of the game is to build a hand that totals more then the dealers hand but can not be over 21. If a player is dealt 21 on their first 2 cards they have blackjack and the payout is much larger then if they use 3 or 4 cards to get a hand totaling 21. Players are dealt 2 cards then going around the table each player has a chance to take more cards or they can stay with the hand they have.

Poker:
There are many different types of poker that can be played in a casino or an online casino. Texas Holdem is the most popular poker version played today but you will also find 3 card poker and video poker as well. In Texas Holdem each player is dealt 2 cards, and 5 cards are dealt to the center of the table. These center cards are used to make the rest of your hand. 3 card poker is a fast and simple version of 5 card. The goal is the get the best 3 card hand.

Roulette:
Roulette is the most popular table game due to its ease of play. All you have to do is place a bet on the number you think the roulette ball will land when it stops rolling ...
... around the roulette wheel. Since the wheel alternates each numbers color between red and black you can also wager on the color that the willing number will be or if that number will be an odd or an even number, but it is not a 50/50 bet because there are also 2 green spaces on the top of the board for 0 and 00. Picking the ring number pays off at 18:1 but winning on a green spays pays 36:1, but since there are 38 numbers on the board and only 2 greens it is a long shot bet.

Craps:
Craps is the only game where the player has any real advantage of any online casino or land based casino game. A round begins with a new roller. The rollers first roll decides the point. The betters now bet if the roller will make the point of not. A roller can keep rolling until he rolls the same number that was rolled on their first roll. Then a new shooter begins.

Slots:
Slot machines are completely based on luck and have the least payout of all the casino games. The object of slot machines is for you to get 3 of the same symbols to appear on the pay line. The pay line is a line on the front of the machine where the symbols appear. You put in your money and hit the spin wheel button. When the wheels stop spinning the symbols that appear on the line are the final results, and if all 3 match are in a combination that pays out you will get some money. Winning combinations and what they pay are always posted on the front of the machines. The more money you bet the bigger any payout will be.

Brian Hoff writes an online casino review. He also teaches people how to play roulette online and in casinos.