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Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/11/2012

For anyone who has been placing wagers amongst friends, colleagues or family members, to enter the real world of sports betting is going to be a mind boggling experience. It isn't about picking your favorite team on NFL Sunday and dropping $20 in hopes that your QB has good day on the turf.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/07/2012

Craps is a gambling amusement found at most live and casinos. Like all risk-based games, the odds are always in favor of the house (the casino), if only by a miniscule amount. There is no way to guarantee a win at the craps tables, but there are certain things a player can do "“ and avoid doing "“ to produce a more likely return on his investment.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/06/2012

If you've been playing online craps long enough to become a skilled player, you may wish to try it out in a live setting. However, whether you're familiar with the rules of the game or not, you should take the time to learn proper etiquette before approaching a craps table at a brick and mortar casino.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/05/2012

There are some craps specialists out there who swear by a technique known as "dice control"?. The basic idea is that by holding the dice in a precise manner and throwing them a specific way will produce a desired outcome, rather than a random exposure of numbers.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/03/2012

A virtual implosion occurred in 2004 when the United States attempted to disallow Antigua and Barbuda from permitting its online gambling licensees to accept American players. Antigua immediately filed a suit with the World Trade Organization (WTO), who sided with the island nation. This is believed to have sparked the intense push for legislation to officially criminalize online gambling in the USA.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 12/01/2012

Online gambling began in the year of 1994 with the establishment of a company known as Microgaming. The first developer of online casino software, Microgaming began programming a range of popular casino games for play on the internet.  


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Nicola Davidson on 11/24/2012

Tens or Better is one of the less common forms of video poker. Casinos don't often provide this game for the simple fact that it gives players even better odds of producing a winning hand than the more traditional Jacks or Better video poker game. However, in typical casino operator fashion, the payout ratios are reduced in Tens or Better Video Poker to offset the slight incline in winning hands.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 11/23/2012

Tens or Better Power Poker is an exact replica of the original Tens or Better Video Poker game, except that in this 'powerful' variation, players can choose to participate in anywhere from 4 to 100 hands in a single play. Tens or Better is akin to the traditional game of Jacks or Better video poker, except that the pay table is slightly reduced to offset the player's marginally better chance of producing a winning hand rank.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 11/22/2012

Joker Poker is a spin-off of the traditional 5-card draw poker game, using a deck of 53 cards instead of 52. The extra card is, of course, the Joker. The Joker is a wild card that can become any card needed to produce the best possible, highest paying, poker hand.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 11/21/2012

Jacks or Better is the classic version of video poker. Toss the Power Poker label on the end, and you've got extreme Jacks or Better, allowing true video poker lovers to play anywhere from 4 to 100 hands per game. Playing at a Microgaming casinos also gives players the chance to make a double-or-nothing bet on a simple high-low game anytime the player wins a hand. The Double feature is optional, of course.


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 11/20/2012

euces Wild is one of the most popular video poker games in existence. For avid players, the only thing better than Deuces Wild is the Power Poker version of the game. Deuces Wild Power Poker allows players to play anywhere from 4 to 100 hands of Deuces Wild per game


Nicola Davidson
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Nicola Davidson on 11/09/2012

Deuces & Joker Power Poker is a heavy-hitting variation of video poker wherein the player has a chance to be dealt up to 5 wild cards. All 4 deuces, and the one joker, are wild cards. In fact, although not highly probable, landing 4 deuces and the joker is the best possible hand. More probable is achieving a high ranking hand by combining other cards with wilds.