ONLINE GAMBLING AND CASINO GUIDE

There’s a lot of talk about Expected Value, or EV, on different games at the casino, i.e., how much you’ll win/lose on average when playing different games. Of course, it’s extremely rare that these numbers add up in any single session, but over, say, a few thousand sessions you can usually count on the numbers to be roughly equivalent with the expected value. Read the rest of this entry »

What is it that attracts so many players to online slot machines? Playing slots is hardly an exceptional experience, no matter how many so called ‘bonus features’ the software developers add to the mix, or what crazy theme is represented on the reels. Read the rest of this entry »

Lately, filmmakers and scriptwriters have more and more seized on poker as an appropriate theme for good stories and lucrative movies. Read the rest of this entry »

Whip up a card-counting system with a spoonful of Hollywood storytelling and you have the new Kevin Spacey movie 21. It’s (loosely) based on a true story about a handful of MIT students who became card counting-experts and took Las Vegas casinos for millions in Black Jack. So, how much of it is fact and how much is fiction?More…

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Playing casino games on the internet is great fun, but some people actually manage to live without a computer altogether. It makes you think Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re just getting started with online gambling, there are a few things that might be good to know before you sign up with an online casino or poker room. Are all online casinos trustworthy and responsible? Unfortunately not, but the vast majority of them are. I’ve thought of a few pointers that could help you learn what to look for and what to avoid. Read the rest of this entry »

Live casinos require that you’re there. If you live near one, that’s no big problem, but if the nearest casino is far away you’ll need some time off to go there. Besides, Read the rest of this entry »

If you follow the news here at Casino Guide, you may have noticed that the Mega Moolah slot machine in the MicroGaming platform is at a record level - more than $5 million will eventually be paid out to one lucky winner.

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Rumor has it that Al Pacino will be doing a role in the upcoming James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. Some claim he’ll take on the role as head of a terrorist organization. Read the rest of this entry »

Some people who are used to ‘live‘ gambling at the casino or in home poker games may still frown at the concept of playing online, but the fact of the matter is that the virtual tables can offer you more flexibility and perhaps even better profits than live ones. There is no risks of getting sugary drinks in your lap, and let‘s face it - people who don‘t shower much often carry unpleasant odors.

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It’s certainly true that when you play at an online casino, the odds for winning work against you. How else would casinos survive and so on and so forth. But that’s beside the point! Read the rest of this entry »

Ever noticed that online casinos look suspiciously similar? I have, and it‘s getting a little boring. There are a limited few, well known and widely used software platforms in the casino gaming industry - PlayTech and MicroGaming are the ones that come to mind immediately. Unfortunately, I can‘t complain about either of them. They have done an awesome job in developing and maintaining a nice-looking and secure gambling environment.

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The possibility of winning a big jackpot is good for you - even if you don’t win it. Now, you may wonder, how in the world could that be possible? Read the rest of this entry »

You might have thought that the online gambling boom had come to a standstill and that the number of online gamblers was slowly but certainly declining. Actually, it‘s the other way around. Although the growth has certainly been halted by anti-gambling laws and the like, poker rooms and online casinos still enjoy both a healthy influx of newcomers as well as regulars who return to enjoy one of their favorite pastimes.

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Gamblers are a superstitious lot by nature - many of us would definitely not walk under a ladder on the way to the casino, and the thought of breaking a mirror prior to gambling just makes you shudder. Although I normally fancy myself a fairly logical thinker, I can’t help but be amazed at how fortune or misfortune seems to converge into very palpable winning - or losing streaks.

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It’s crazy how things can go off when you’re at the casino. Each little coin looks the same when they enter the building, but one or two of them are destined to cause a ringing brouhaha. Read the rest of this entry »

Online poker tournaments are available in all flavors. All poker variations and betting structures are available in tournament form, and actually, this is the most popular form of poker today. The seats fill up rapidly in everything from small-stakes “sit & go” tournaments to huge money-guaranteed multi-table tournaments with hundreds or even thousands of players. You can even qualify online to big live events like the World Series of Poker by winning a smaller buy-in satellite.

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Playing online casino games with a really good casino bonus is not a bad way to kill some time. Read the rest of this entry »

If you happened to catch the latest news at Gambling-Win, you already know that MicroGaming is releasing another bunch of slot machines. That, mind you, is on top of the existing 300 or so games. Now that’s just the kind of news I like to hear.
One of the new machines is true to the season, with added werewolves and witches Halloween style. Yet another one is an old-fashioned fruit machine with the highly amusing name “You Lucky Bastard!” 

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Labeling poker as a skill game is not the best defense against a world of misunderstandings. Several other facts are more persuasive. They make poker stand out from all other games. Read the rest of this entry »