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Tips and Tricks to a Better Casino Experience

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. Today, there are more than 4000 casinos worldwide (2007).

Online casino:

Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional ("brick and mortar") casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet.

Online casinos generally offer odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some online casinos claim higher payback percentages for slot machine games, and some publish payout percentage audits on their websites. Assuming that the online casino is using an appropriately programmed random number generator, table games like blackjack have an established house edge. The payout percentage for these games are established by the rules of the game.

Reliability and trust issues are commonplace and often questioned. Many online casinos lease or purchase their software from well-known companies like Microgaming, Realtime Gaming, Playtech, and CryptoLogic Inc in an attempt to "piggyback" their reputation on the software manufacturer's credibility. These software companies either use or claim to use random number generators to ensure that the numbers, cards or dice appear randomly.

Tips and tricks:

Keno

1. Play WAY tickets and group your numbers.

2. Never forget to claim your prize immediately after each game.

3. KENO by far is the worst game, odds wise, of any casino games, HOUSE retains 28%.

Craps

1. Bet the PASS line with double odds.

2. Make two COME bets with double odds.

3. On the Come-Out roll bet C and E, (any craps and eleven).

4. Don't bet FIELD, BIG 6, BIG 8, HARDWAYS, or any one roll bets.

Baccarat

1. Bet the BANKER hand two times to every one time you bet the PLAYER hand.

Roulette

1. Bet SPLITS instead of STRAIGHT UP numbers.

2. Bet the first 12, second 12, or third 12, in square groups or in columns.

3. Time is your enemy, play for five minutes on black or red, or even or odd.

4. Get in, make your money, and get out.

Blackjack

1. If dealer shows a '7' card or higher, and you have 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16, always take a HIT.

2. If the dealer shows 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, STAND on 12 and over, HIT if you have 8 or less, and DOUBLE DOWN on everything else. Especially true if the dealer shows 5 or 6.

3. Never hit a HARD 17 or higher.

4. Always SPLIT ACES.

5. Always SPLIT two 8's.

6. Never SPLIT two 10-value cards.

7. Never SPLIT two 5's, instead DOUBLE DOWN, and ask for one card only please.

8. Always DOUBLE DOWN on 11.

9. Always DOUBLE DOWN on 10, unless the dealer is showing a 10-card up or an ACE.

10. Never take INSURANCE, unless you also hold BLACKJACK.

11. INSURANCE is a sucker bet. If you have BLACKJACK yourself ask for EVEN MONEY.

Video Poker

1. Never throw away a winning hand.

2. Always play 9/6 machines.

3. Only play 8/5 machines if it is a PROGRESSIVE or a BONUS POKER machine.

4. Never play a 6/5 machine.

5. Always play maximum coins.

Slot Machines

1. Play two-coin, three reels, one payline slot machines.

2. Stay away from three-coin machines unless they are PROGRESSIVE.

3. Always play the maximum coins.

4. Always play machines that show DOUBLE UP symbols.

5. Don't play nickel SLOT MACHINES.

6. Ask which machine has the best payoff return.

7. Look for 97.4% or better return.

8. Play slots between 2 am to 8 am.

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