Below you will find a list of the most popular casino games that we've profile here at GamblingPlanet. Click on any name below for more information regarding the rules, strategy, history, probabilities, and the most popular online casinos for that particular game. Check back often to see what new titles we're adding to our list and what new casino games are making waves online.
Baccarat
A game with very few decisions made by the player, Baccarat is a relatively simple - yet immensely popular - card game in which players place a bet and then watch the action unfold.
Backgammon
A timeless classic involving substantial strategy as well as chance, backgammon has witnessed a revival in popularity and has recently evolved into a fixture of the online gambling community.
Bingo
From town halls to your computer screen - Bingo has arrived online and is making quite a splash. Check out the increased options, prizes, and ease of use - as well as the traditional fun and excitement - of the online variety of this popular game.
Blackjack
One of the games which allows for the most player control - and thus, lower house edge - this fun and popular classic can be found virtually anywhere and has spawned several spin-offs.
Caribbean Stud Poker
Popularized on Cruise Ships, this version of poker pits the player vs. the dealer, is easy to learn, and is readily available at most online casinos.
Casino War
Want a break from the "adult" casino games you play so often? With Casino War you'll feel like a kid again, have little need to contemplate probabilities and numbers, and just might walk away with a pretty substantial payday.
Craps
Its table is the source of so much noise at land-based casinos and 'Craps' remains one of the most popular casino games amongst amateurs and high-rollers alike. Learn the rules and start taking part in the excitement.
Keno
Like playing your local lottery, Keno can be exciting and fun to play with friends. Learn more about the rules and setup and see if this may be the game for you.
Let It Ride
With no real opponent and no way for your actions to affect the outcome for other participants, this poker variation is one of the few non-threatening casino table games around.
Online Poker
The online activity that everyone's talking about, online poker has taken the world by storm and brought the game into the mainstream. Strategy and probabilities vary depending on your favorite variety but whatever your preference or skill level, it's a great game to learn and play.
Pai Gow Poker
An interesting form of poker combining skill and luck, in which the player must manage two hands of cards instead of only one, and bets on whether those hands are better than the dealer's.
Poker Dice
Recently introduced, "Poker Dice" is an interesting dice adaptation of traditional poker-based games and is fun to play and easy to understand; especially for those people already familiar with poker rules in general.
Poker Three
One of the simplest poker-based games, "Poker Three" is actually 2 games combined into 1 and players have the option of betting on one or both games.
Punto Banco
In Punto Banco the only decision that the player needs to make is where to place his bet. Once this has been done, the game unfolds and the result is either: win, lose or draw.
Red Dog
If you can remember the no.7, and are familiar with basic subtraction, then you can play Red Dog pretty much as well as anyone in the world! Learn more.
Ricochet
Ricochet is a dice game using 3 dice and is played on a small table with chairs. A large selection of bets is available with some that are decided in one roll while others exist which may require several.
Roulette
This popular game of chance remains the favorite of many casino-goers online and on-land. With a few variations and the presence of several different choices, roulette can be an exciting and fun experience for most types of players.
Sic Bo
With a name that means "two dice" and refers to the sum of the higher paying bets that a player can place, "Sic Bo" is a game using three 6-sided dice and a variety of betting options.
Slots
Anyone who has ever been in a land-based casino is familiar with the sight and sounds of these popular machines. With possibilities seemingly endless in terms of software design, slots have now become a commanding presence online as well.
Solitaire
More or less everyone has played a hand or two of this game on their personal PC or even while at work. But, have you ever considered playing it for money at an online casino?
Spanish 21
A variation of traditional Blackjack with added special bonuses for players, Spanish 21 has increased in popularity recently and can now be found in most land-based and online casinos.
Video Poker
Video poker, or draw poker, allows the player to bet anywhere from $0.25 to $5 per hand and eliminates much of the intimidation and tactics associated with traditional and even online poker games.
Wheel of Fortune
If you like the excitement of roulette, you should try out this increasingly popular - and incredibly simple - table game popping up at casinos everywhere.
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What is online casino?
An online casino is a website which allows you to gamble on the Internet. An online casino, also called an Internet casino or virtual casino, let's you play multiple chance games and win or lose money.
Some sites and games you are playing the odds against the online casino, in other games you are playing such games as Poker against other Internet users.
Some sites and games you are playing the odds against the online casino, in other games you are playing such games as Poker against other Internet users.
Blackjack strategy
Generic basic strategy is designed to be used against the baseline rules of blackjack. With basic stategy the number of decks used in a game have no bearing on the situation. Each recommended play does not guarantee that you will win, but offers the highest odds of winning with any particular hand. Understanding basic strategy can make the difference between winning and losing, and blackjack is the only casino table game where players can employ skill to affect the outcome of their play against the house.
The foremost important and prevalent decision a player has to make is whether to hit or to stand on their hand. There are a few straightforward rules for both hard and soft hands.
For hard hands, if the player's cards amount to 12 or higher, there are three rules:
• Hit if the player hand totals 12 through 16 and the dealer has a seven or higher.
• Stand on any hand totaling 17 or higher.
• Stand if the player cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer has two through six.
For soft hands there are only two:
• Always draw to soft 17 or less.
• Only draw on soft 18 if the dealer has an eight, nine or ten.
Doubling down is the main method by which a player can eliminate the house edge so it is very important to remember when to utilize this option.
For hard hands, there are three basic rules:
• Double down when the player's cards total 11 and the dealer has a ten or less.
• Double down when the player's cards total 10 and the dealer has a nine or less.
• Double down when the player's cards total nine and the dealer has a four, five or six.
For soft hands, there are also three basic rules:
• Double down with a soft 13 and soft 14 when the dealer has a five or six.
• Double down with a soft 15 and soft 16 when the dealer has a four, five or six.
• Double down with a soft 17 and soft 18 when the dealer has three through six.
There are six easy rules that apply to splitting pairs in basic strategy:
• Always split a pair of aces or eights. A pair of aces totals either two or twelve but when you split them each card is worth eleven. When you split eights you are breaking up 16 which is the worst hand to have.
• Never split fours, fives or tens.
• Split twos and threes only when the dealer has four through seven.
• Split sixes when the dealer has three through six.
• Split sevens when the dealer has three through seven.
• Split nines when the dealer has two through six, eight or nine.
The other major blackjack strategy is known as card counting. In this system, the player keeps track of how many high cards remain in the deck in order to play hands according to the makeup of the cards that remain to be dealt. The theory is that high cards are good for the player, so the counter looks for a higher percentage of aces and 10s. Players who count cards can usually gain a short-term advantage over the casino, but basic strategy is much easier to use and requires only memorization of a few key rules.
The foremost important and prevalent decision a player has to make is whether to hit or to stand on their hand. There are a few straightforward rules for both hard and soft hands.
For hard hands, if the player's cards amount to 12 or higher, there are three rules:
• Hit if the player hand totals 12 through 16 and the dealer has a seven or higher.
• Stand on any hand totaling 17 or higher.
• Stand if the player cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer has two through six.
For soft hands there are only two:
• Always draw to soft 17 or less.
• Only draw on soft 18 if the dealer has an eight, nine or ten.
Doubling down is the main method by which a player can eliminate the house edge so it is very important to remember when to utilize this option.
For hard hands, there are three basic rules:
• Double down when the player's cards total 11 and the dealer has a ten or less.
• Double down when the player's cards total 10 and the dealer has a nine or less.
• Double down when the player's cards total nine and the dealer has a four, five or six.
For soft hands, there are also three basic rules:
• Double down with a soft 13 and soft 14 when the dealer has a five or six.
• Double down with a soft 15 and soft 16 when the dealer has a four, five or six.
• Double down with a soft 17 and soft 18 when the dealer has three through six.
There are six easy rules that apply to splitting pairs in basic strategy:
• Always split a pair of aces or eights. A pair of aces totals either two or twelve but when you split them each card is worth eleven. When you split eights you are breaking up 16 which is the worst hand to have.
• Never split fours, fives or tens.
• Split twos and threes only when the dealer has four through seven.
• Split sixes when the dealer has three through six.
• Split sevens when the dealer has three through seven.
• Split nines when the dealer has two through six, eight or nine.
The other major blackjack strategy is known as card counting. In this system, the player keeps track of how many high cards remain in the deck in order to play hands according to the makeup of the cards that remain to be dealt. The theory is that high cards are good for the player, so the counter looks for a higher percentage of aces and 10s. Players who count cards can usually gain a short-term advantage over the casino, but basic strategy is much easier to use and requires only memorization of a few key rules.
Gambling
In most jurisdictions, gambling is limited to persons over the age of license (18 or 21 years of age in most of the United States[citation needed] and 18 to 21 in most other countries where casinos are permitted)[citation needed].
Customers gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e.g., craps, roulette, baccarat) and some skill (e.g., blackjack, poker) (for more see casino games). Games usually have mathematically-determined odds that ensure the house retains a long term advantage over the players. This advantage is called the house edge. In games such as poker where players play against each other, the house takes a commission called the rake.
Payout is the percentage won by players.
Playing with house money refers to the situation where a winning player is placing bets with money that has been won from the casino.
Customers gamble by playing slot machines or other games of chance (e.g., craps, roulette, baccarat) and some skill (e.g., blackjack, poker) (for more see casino games). Games usually have mathematically-determined odds that ensure the house retains a long term advantage over the players. This advantage is called the house edge. In games such as poker where players play against each other, the house takes a commission called the rake.
Payout is the percentage won by players.
Playing with house money refers to the situation where a winning player is placing bets with money that has been won from the casino.
Slot machine
A person playing a slot machine purchases the right to play by inserting coins, cash, or in newer machines, a bar-coded paper ticket (known as "ticket in/ticket out" machines), into a designated slot on the machine. The machine is then activated by means of a lever or button, or on newer machines, by pressing a touchscreen on its face. The game itself may or may not involve skill on the player's part — or it may create the illusion of involving skill without actually being anything else than a game of chance.
The object of the game is to win money from the machine. The game usually involves matching symbols, either on mechanical reels that spin and stop to reveal one or several symbols, or on a video screen. The symbols are usually brightly colored and easily recognizable, such as images of fruits, and simple shapes such as bells, diamonds, or hearts.
Most games have a variety of winning combinations of symbols, often posted on the face of the machine. If a player matches a combination according to the rules of the game, the slot machine pays the player cash or some other sort of value, such as extra games.
There are many different kinds of gambling slot machines in places such as Las Vegas. Some of the most popular are the video poker machines, in which players hope to obtain a set of symbols corresponding to a winning poker hand. Depending on the machine, players can play one, 100, or more hands at one time.
Becoming more popular now are the multi-line slots. These slots have more than one payline. Reel slots commonly have three or five paylines, while video slots have 9, 15, 25, or even 100 different paylines. Video slots are themed slots, with graphics and music based on popular entertainers or TV programs (The Addams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, etc.) with a bonus round. Most accept variable amounts of credit to play with 1 to 5 credits per line being typical. The higher the amount bet, the higher the payout will be. Of course, there are the standard 3 - 5 reel slot machines, of various types. These are the typical "one-armed bandits".
One of the main differences between video slots and reel slots is in the way payouts are calculated. With reel slots, the only way to win the maximum jackpot is to play the maximum number of coins (usually 3, sometimes 4, or even 5 coins per spin). With video slots, the fixed payout values are multiplied by the number of coins per line that are being bet. In other words: on a reel slot, it is to the player's advantage to play with the maximum number of coins available. On video slots, it is recommended to play as many individual lines as possible, but there is no benefit to the player in betting more than one credit per line with regards to calculating the payout amounts. (There are some isolated cases where a video slot machine requires the maximum number of credits per spin to be inserted to win the largest payout, but those are the exception.) An example: On the "Wheel of Fortune" reel slot, the player must play 3 coins per spin to be eligible to trigger the bonus round and possibly win the jackpot. On the Wheel of Fortune video slot, the chances of triggering the bonus round or winning the maximum jackpot are exactly the same regardless of the number of coins bet on each line.
Larger casinos offer slot machines with denominations from $.01 (penny slots) all the way up to $100.00 or more per credit. Large denomination slot machines are usually cordoned off from the rest of the casino into a "High Limit" area, often with a separate team of hosts to cater to the needs of the high-rollers who play there.
Slot machines common in casinos at this time are more complicated. Most allow players to accept their winnings as credits, which may be "spent" on additional spins.
In the last few years, new slot machines commonly known as "multi-denomination" have been introduced. In a multi-denomination slot machine, the player can choose the value of each credit wagered from a list of options. Based upon the player's selection, the slot machine automatically calculates the number of credits the player receives in exchange for the cash inserted and displays the amount of available credits to the player. (For example, a player could choose to wager one dollar per game on a nickel slot machine.) This eliminates the need for a player to find a specific denomination of a particular slot machine; they can concentrate on simply finding the machine and setting the denomination once they decide to play.
Recently, some casinos have chosen to take advantage of a concept commonly known as "tokenization": 1 token buys more than one credit. A casino can configure slot machines of numerous different denominations to accept the same type of token. (For example, all penny, nickel, quarter, and dollar slot machines could be configured to accept dollar tokens.) This significantly reduces a casino's inventory costs and coin handling costs. A tokenized slot machine automatically calculates the number of credits the player receives in exchange for the token inserted and displays the amount of available credits to the player. When a player chooses to collect his credits (by pressing a "Cash Out" button), the slot machine will automatically divide the number of credits on the credit meter by the value of one token and return the result to the patron. Any remainder is known as "residual credits" and cannot be collected. Residual credits must be either played or abandoned.
The object of the game is to win money from the machine. The game usually involves matching symbols, either on mechanical reels that spin and stop to reveal one or several symbols, or on a video screen. The symbols are usually brightly colored and easily recognizable, such as images of fruits, and simple shapes such as bells, diamonds, or hearts.
Most games have a variety of winning combinations of symbols, often posted on the face of the machine. If a player matches a combination according to the rules of the game, the slot machine pays the player cash or some other sort of value, such as extra games.
There are many different kinds of gambling slot machines in places such as Las Vegas. Some of the most popular are the video poker machines, in which players hope to obtain a set of symbols corresponding to a winning poker hand. Depending on the machine, players can play one, 100, or more hands at one time.
Becoming more popular now are the multi-line slots. These slots have more than one payline. Reel slots commonly have three or five paylines, while video slots have 9, 15, 25, or even 100 different paylines. Video slots are themed slots, with graphics and music based on popular entertainers or TV programs (The Addams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, etc.) with a bonus round. Most accept variable amounts of credit to play with 1 to 5 credits per line being typical. The higher the amount bet, the higher the payout will be. Of course, there are the standard 3 - 5 reel slot machines, of various types. These are the typical "one-armed bandits".
One of the main differences between video slots and reel slots is in the way payouts are calculated. With reel slots, the only way to win the maximum jackpot is to play the maximum number of coins (usually 3, sometimes 4, or even 5 coins per spin). With video slots, the fixed payout values are multiplied by the number of coins per line that are being bet. In other words: on a reel slot, it is to the player's advantage to play with the maximum number of coins available. On video slots, it is recommended to play as many individual lines as possible, but there is no benefit to the player in betting more than one credit per line with regards to calculating the payout amounts. (There are some isolated cases where a video slot machine requires the maximum number of credits per spin to be inserted to win the largest payout, but those are the exception.) An example: On the "Wheel of Fortune" reel slot, the player must play 3 coins per spin to be eligible to trigger the bonus round and possibly win the jackpot. On the Wheel of Fortune video slot, the chances of triggering the bonus round or winning the maximum jackpot are exactly the same regardless of the number of coins bet on each line.
Larger casinos offer slot machines with denominations from $.01 (penny slots) all the way up to $100.00 or more per credit. Large denomination slot machines are usually cordoned off from the rest of the casino into a "High Limit" area, often with a separate team of hosts to cater to the needs of the high-rollers who play there.
Slot machines common in casinos at this time are more complicated. Most allow players to accept their winnings as credits, which may be "spent" on additional spins.
In the last few years, new slot machines commonly known as "multi-denomination" have been introduced. In a multi-denomination slot machine, the player can choose the value of each credit wagered from a list of options. Based upon the player's selection, the slot machine automatically calculates the number of credits the player receives in exchange for the cash inserted and displays the amount of available credits to the player. (For example, a player could choose to wager one dollar per game on a nickel slot machine.) This eliminates the need for a player to find a specific denomination of a particular slot machine; they can concentrate on simply finding the machine and setting the denomination once they decide to play.
Recently, some casinos have chosen to take advantage of a concept commonly known as "tokenization": 1 token buys more than one credit. A casino can configure slot machines of numerous different denominations to accept the same type of token. (For example, all penny, nickel, quarter, and dollar slot machines could be configured to accept dollar tokens.) This significantly reduces a casino's inventory costs and coin handling costs. A tokenized slot machine automatically calculates the number of credits the player receives in exchange for the token inserted and displays the amount of available credits to the player. When a player chooses to collect his credits (by pressing a "Cash Out" button), the slot machine will automatically divide the number of credits on the credit meter by the value of one token and return the result to the patron. Any remainder is known as "residual credits" and cannot be collected. Residual credits must be either played or abandoned.
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