So here’s the first tip I’m going to provide you with: shop around.

There are so many online casinos in operation. Many of them are licensed, regulated and are responsible gaming operators. However, there are several online casinos that are not. In addition it is imperative that players shop around because everyone is competing for their patronage. In this vein, only the very best offers should be accepted. We’re talking about sign-up bonuses and promotional offers. If you’re going to deposit your hard-earned cash with an online casino –at least make sure that you’re getting your money’s worth.

This brings me to my next point: check out the wagering requirements. Just because they say you’re getting $500 with your first deposit of $200 or more, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s so. There are aspects involved in the fine print that need to be taken seriously. These include the fickle rules regarding which games you can and can’t wager on. It also tells you how many times you need to wager the bonus and/or deposit amount before you can claim the ‘free money.’

Another tip: practice, practice, practice!

I can’t stress it enough but play for free as much as possible. All top-class online casino operators offer their punters the option of flash (no-download) gaming as well as real-money gaming. The benefits of this are that you can actually gain invaluable experience by not spending a cent. It’s quick and easy and you don’t even have to provide any personal information and there’s no need for registration either.

My final tip is this – know your hand values

If you’re a poker, blackjack or baccarat player make sure you fully understand the hand values, the betting stakes and the rules of the games before you wager for real money. It’ll save you a mint in the long term.

Enjoy the gaming!

In case you haven’t discovered backgammon before (and I realise that it is more popular in some parts of the world than others), it is a basically a board game for two players. The basic idea is to move your pieces around a board according to the roll of a dice. The player who removes all his pieces first from the board is declared the winner.  It is true that luck is a large portion of the game (as what numbers the dice roll can’t be influenced) but your strategy also plays a role in the outcome of the game. After each roll, you have a choice to make about how you will place your pieces and you have to be able to think ahead about how your opponent might react.
You can choose to play either for free or for real money and I’m sure you will find it as engaging as I do.

Here’s a short tutorial from Party Gammon.

Whilst he got lucky (actually extremely lucky), I’d say there are at least two reasons why he’s a bit of an idiot (not mentioning the most obvious being that he bet every penny to this name!).

First, he apparently placed a wager of US$138,000 on normal American roulette rather than European roulette.  In case you’re not a roulette player, there is a major difference between the two roulette variants. That is, European roulette has only one zero (0) whereas the American roulette wheel one additional green pocket market double zero (00).  And there is a very simple, mathematical reason why you should never place a bet at an American roulette table.  The odds paid are 35 to 1 for both European roulette and American roulette even though there are more pockets on the American wheel!  So it’s obviously a much better deal to play European roulette.  Let use this guy as an example – he placed an even money bet (which is black/red, high/low even/odd) on a wheel with two zeros which has a house edge of 5.26%.  However if he had he simply gone to another casino that offers European roulette he could have reduced the house edge to 1.35% because when playing European roulette you can receive back half an even money bet (which he placed) if the ball lands in zero. In European roulette, you have a 1 in 37 chance of winning but when you place the same type of bet in American roulette, you have a 1 in 38 chance.  European roulette offers a lower house edge. In fact, that extra pocket on an American roulette wheel nearly doubles the house edge meaning that in the long run you’ll lose money nearly twice as fast compared to playing European roulette!

Plus, as I noted in last week’s post, the lad probably should have also made a trip to Canada to pull this stunt so that his winnings were tax free.

Also in this edition news about gambling operations moving to Gibraltar, and news about Gary K. situation in the US.

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A Summary of the latest casino bonus offers along with some interesting news about the progress in the US Policy towards removing the online gambling ban, and hot opportunities for sports bettors and jackpot seekers.