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Bingo Rules and Variations

Bingo is a party game and a relaxing, fun way to gamble. Simple to play and with lower age restrictions than most gambling games, Bingo is played in Bingo Halls, in Bingo Rooms in casinos and hotels, and now, on the internet. Bingo’s history dates back to 1530 in Italy, where it started as a lottery called ˜Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia”. Bingo then moved to France in about 1780 as “Le Lotto” where it became a favorite pastime of the rich. The modern version of bingo was brought to New York by Edwin Lowe and was originally known as…

Backgammon Setup and Play

Backgammon is played on a board with checkers and dice by 2 opposing players. Each player starts in his outer board and must move all their checkers first into their home or inner board and then bear them off the board. The first player to remove all their checkers is the winner. Each player has a total of 15 checkers to remove and each players checkers are a different color than their opponents checkers. Each player also has 2 six-sided dice and a cup from which the dice are rolled. (one does not roll the dice from the hand in…

Backgammon Strategy

Backgammon is a 2 player board game that comes from the world’s oldest class of games. Thanks, in great part, to the growth of online casinos, backgammon is experiencing a major increase in popularity with the gambling community. Both online backgammon and backgammon in land based casinos, are seeing more and more players enjoying this exciting game every day. The history of backgammon goes back as far as 3000 B.C to its roots in the Royal Game of Ur. Wooden boards dating to 2600 B.C. were found in the royal tomb of the Ur al Chaldees and a cuniform tablet…

Blackjack Strategy and Payouts

Many volumes have been written on blackjack strategy. Some are effective and many are not. It is very important for the player to do serious research into any blackjack strategy before using it in a casino. It is also important to make sure the strategy the player intends to use is legal in the casino and the state or country in which they are playing. Basic blackjack strategy follows carefully researched mathematical models and many books and online sites will have a simple chart that lists when to hit and when to stand or make other types of bets based…

All About the Casino Game of Baccarat

Baccarat is a table card game that has made its way into our culture thanks, in great part, due to it’s popularity with James Bond in many of the 007 movies. Bond favored Baccarat chemin-de-fer, one of the 3 versions of Baccarat. The other versions of Baccarat are Baccarat Banque (or Deux Tableaux), and Punto Banco (or North American baccarat). Baccarat was first introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France at the end of the 15th century and has similarities to Faro and Basset. It is a very simple game as there are only…

Advantages of Playing Poker Online

Why are there so many people who are into playing online poker games? This just bugs the mind, as many people today prefer to play poker online. People are constantly seeking online poker games for them to have a vivid experience playing poker games with the luxury of a cyber environment. The feeling of playing to one internet gaming sites gives the player an elusive satisfaction of having to encounter a virtual playing environment without the pressure of others around them while playing. Maybe this is one of the reasons why internet gaming especially playing online poker is highly popular…

Understanding the value of your suited connectors

Suited connectors are often misunderstood by poker players. They are okay hands when the pot is multiway. The obvious advantage of suited connectors is they can help you make flushes and straights which are hands that can win you a lot of money. Here are some problems though with suited connectors: Small flushes What do you expect with suited connectors but form small flushes. These small flushes can of course be beaten by the higher flushes and you might end up losing a good chunk of your stack if you assess the game poorly. Two-pairs They can also make two…

How to Play Baccarat

There is this common perception that those who follow the adventures of fictional spy hero James Bond will surely know how to play baccarat by heart. The image of this fictional MI6 spy agent will always be associated with baccarat. In fact, familiar scenes from his movies shout the undeniable fact that it is his favorite game. This popular card game is always associated with luxury, finesse and elegance. It is the game of rich souls ? known in casino parlance as the ?whales? or high-rollers. However, lower stake players can now enjoy the same opportunity as the high-rollers when…