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		<title>How to Play Casino Poker in 5 points</title>
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		<pubdate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:09:10 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Vernon Fray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There is one thing to remember when playing casino poker.
The first rule when playing casino poker is to have fun. There are many different sites that offer different types of games, and it&#8217;s often daunting for a beginner to join an online poker room where everyone seems more experienced.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is one thing to remember when playing <a href="http://www.onlinepokerlabs.com/">casino poker</a>.</p>
<p>The first rule when playing casino poker is to have fun. There are many different sites that offer different types of games, and it&#8217;s often daunting for a beginner to join an online poker room where everyone seems more experienced.</p>
<p>Showing other <a href="http://www.onlinepokerlabs.com/types.html">players</a> that you are new to the game can sometimes help in giving you a better advantage. If a person sees an inexperienced player, some will tend to be lenient towards you. This is the key to having fun, and of course winning the money.</p>
<p>Even if you do know how to play the game, it might also be beneficial to act as though you don&#8217;t so that players will help you where they can, thus enabling you to take control of the situation.</p>
<p>In truth however, most players are only looking at what they are doing, and will tend to ignore any others that are in the room. Therefore, there is no need to concentrate on any other player during a game other than your own <a href="http://www.onlinepokerlabs.com/pokerhands.html">hand</a>. This way, the game will run smoothly, and you&#8217;ll be guaranteed to have fun.</p>
<p>The second rule to follow when playing Casino poker is to pay attention to the turns in the game. While not specifically concentrating intently on other players, it is wise to take care of how your game is played. Following small rules is beneficial to the playing of the game, as it is often difficult to forget when it is your turn, or when to make a bet, or play the cards. Simply paying attention to the way the other people are playing can help improve your timing immensely. It has been noted that in a group of players, people taking too long to place a bet can irritate some of them.</p>
<p>People taking their turn too quickly can also mean that a player cannot be thinking of their game in a way that is fair to all. It is quite common in a game of poker to wait a few seconds, but no more than a minute or two before you place a bet. This is to build up suspense while still maintaining the speed of the game, and also to determine that the game is played correctly. Before you take your turn, think about the players who went before you to ensure that you are playing correctly, and the game should be pleasant, fun and entertaining, as well as highly competitive.</p>
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		<title>Skip the Buffet and Go Straight to the Slots</title>
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		<pubdate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:55:04 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Vernon Fray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why so many people flock to casinos? Rarely is it the food, and it is definitely not the drive it takes to get to the casinos which are buried somewhere in the desert. No, it is usually the game itself or the potential a player believes he or she has at winning large [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wonder why so many people flock to casinos? Rarely is it the food, and it is definitely not the drive it takes to get to the casinos which are buried somewhere in the desert. No, it is usually the game itself or the potential a player believes he or she has at winning large jackpots. Clearly, that is a draw that is big enough for anyone-professional casino player or not.  What you can count on when you choose to start a healthy hobby of playing casinos online is the game of slots online. Slots are an amazing way to introduce yourself into the wide world of gambling. It&#8217;s safe, secure, easy and a load of fun. You won&#8217;t be able to contain yourself when you see just how exciting slots online and other <a href="http://www.topslotscasinos.com/skip-the-buffet-and-go-straight-to-the-slots.html">casino games online</a> are. Whatever your skill level or style, you will be able to see for yourself once you take a chance on becoming a casino games player online.  Top Slots are easy to find when you know where to look. These &#8220;top slots&#8221; are simply the slots that offer more bang for your buck. Progressive and otherwise. So, yes. The drive to the <a href="http://www.topslotscasinos.com/">casino</a> is worth it if you already know what is waiting for you. But now you know, you don&#8217;t have to drive anywhere. Get the action from home!</p>
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		<title>Blackjack history</title>
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		<pubdate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:09:25 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Vernon Fray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am skeptical of much of what Scarne has written about  blackjack, so I&#8217;ll quote from Mickey MacDougall&#8217;s MacDougall on Dice and Cards, which was published prior to any of Scarne&#8217;s books: &#8220;Many professionals dress up the game by giving prizes for certain hands. A favorite stunt is to offer ten times the size [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am skeptical of much of what Scarne has written about  <a href="http://www.blackjackencyclopedia.com/blackjack-rules.html">blackjack</a>, so I&#8217;ll quote from Mickey MacDougall&#8217;s MacDougall on Dice and Cards, which was published prior to any of Scarne&#8217;s books: &#8220;Many professionals dress up the game by giving prizes for certain hands. A favorite stunt is to offer ten times the size of the wager to anyone holding a natural twenty-one with a <a href="http://www.blackjackencyclopedia.com/">black jack game</a>. This adds interest to the game, but it also tempts a player to increase his stakes.&#8221;In an honestly dealt single-deck game, this gimmick bonus would give the player a substantial edge over the house, assuming the player knew basic strategy (an unlikely assumption). I would also assume that a gambling house that offered this bonus would be using any number of illegitimate methods to assure the house a healthy edge.</p>
<p>But the most important addition was Harvey Dubner&#8217;s Hi-Lo counting system, which Thorp called the Complete Point Count, with a computer-optimized strategy devised by Julian Braun. To the casinos&#8217; frustration, this was a system that could more easily be applied to multiple-deck games.</p>
<p>Thorp was keeping the casinos on the run.</p>
<p>Still, the casino&#8217;s fears were mostly unfounded. The Complete Point Count was easier to use than the ten-count, but it was not a lot easier. It required players to keep two separate counts. In addition to the running count of the cards&#8217; point total, the player had to keep a count of the exact number of cards remaining to be played. And in order to play his hand, he had to memorize a chart of 158 different strategy changes to be made according to the count.</p>
<p>Thorp also included a Simple Point Count in this new edition of his book, but at the time that strategy seemed way too simple to most players to gain much of an edge, or to be taken seriously by players who wanted to beat the game. Later, the power of Thorp&#8217;s simpler method of adjusting the running count, without keeping a separate count of the exact number of cards played, would be shown.</p>
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		<title>PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO QUITTING WHILE AHEAD</title>
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		<pubdate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:12:35 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be aware that, psychologically, casinos want nothing more than for us to play away our winnings. Winning is so much fun that, having won, we almost always want to do nothing more than win again.
&#8220;There&#8217;s only one rule to winning at the slot machines,&#8221; says regular player Rita Benson. &#8220;Quit while you&#8217;re ahead.&#8221;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be aware that, psychologically, casinos want nothing more than for us to play away <a href="http://www.antioch-coc.org">our winnings</a>. Winning is so much fun that, having won, we almost always want to do nothing more than win again.<br />
&#8220;There&#8217;s only one rule to winning at the slot machines,&#8221; says regular player Rita Benson. &#8220;Quit while you&#8217;re ahead.&#8221;<br />
Say you&#8217;re playing a quarter machine. The modern slot machine will accept $20 bills and automatically allow you to play that amount by transforming the cash into credits— in this case 80 credits.<br />
However, if you hit for, say, $100 on your first pull of the arm, you can&#8217;t press a button and get five $20 bills. The machine will transform your winnings into fresh credits so that the easiest thing to do is continue playing.</p>
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		<title>THIRSTY PLAYERS PAY HEED</title>
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		<pubdate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:18:48 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who are casino veterans know that you can&#8217;t sit in at the craps table or the roulette wheels or the blackjack table for very long before a beautiful waitress offers you a complimentary drink. That&#8217;s because these are considered &#8220;thinking&#8221; games, so the casino is going to do everything it can to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those of you who are casino veterans know that you can&#8217;t sit in at the craps table or the roulette wheels or the blackjack table for very long before a beautiful waitress offers you a complimentary drink. That&#8217;s because these are considered &#8220;thinking&#8221; games, so the casino is going to do everything it can to alter your ability to think. Thus, the free alcohol.<br />
Go into a major casino and play the slots and you could be at one machine for days before a casino employee will notice. Wait for a free drink and you&#8217;ll die of thirst.<br />
If you want to play the slot machines yet be catered to as if you were a blackjack player, you have to go to some of the smaller slots parlors, perhaps in Reno or downtown Las Vegas.<br />
In the smaller establishments, a greater percentage of the income comes from slots players, so the slots players are treated more nicely. Even so, don&#8217;t count on champagne. Beer and house liquor is about the best you can hope for.</p>
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		<title>Slots` Bankroll</title>
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		<pubdate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:48:43 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Vernon Fray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[These people go to play slots with a bankroll which is far less than what is required even to start any kind of play on even the lowest-of-the-low slots. Not only that, these people take that meager bankroll and go for the big, expensive slots. They start with the $5 and $10 machines, or even [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These people go to play slots with a bankroll which is far less than what is required even to start any kind of play on even the lowest-of-the-low <a href="http://slotspro.reciter.com/">slots</a>. Not only that, these people take that meager bankroll and go for the big, expensive slots. They start with the $5 and $10 machines, or even higher. Or the ones that take 45 coins or 90 coins per pull. That&#8217;s like going to the top of that bungee jump, then unhooking themselves from the bungee cord, and tying a short shoelace to themselves instead, then smiling at the people around them as they jump off the tower to their inevitable doom. As silly as this sounds, so many people are guilty of this that it is unfathomable how this can continue. Not only once, these people do this again and again. It becomes a self-defeating cycle for them, and they wonder why they &#8220;never seem to have enough&#8221; to win. Another catchphrase of the perennial loser.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be like that. When you go to the casino, take enough money with you so <a href="http://www.slotsya.com/">slots articles</a> that your starting bankroll is at least sufficient to support your expected action. Like the bungee cord, don&#8217;t jump off if your action is designed for $200 and all you have is a $150 lifeline.</p>
<p>The amount of your bankroll should be determined by several factors. First, it depends on what this money means to you at that time. If this money is truly unencumbered, you will feel a lot better about making it a true bankroll. If this money is not completely unencumbered—such as when a portion of it should be used for something else, but that something else is not one of the essentials to survival— then maybe you will not handle the bankroll as well, or it may not be big enough. As a general rule, a gambling bankroll should be made up only <a href="http://www.blackjackencyclopedia.com/">Exclusive blackjack</a> of money which is entirely unencumbered. No part of it is needed, or could even be considered as being needed, for something else. Unencumbered money is free, and not scared. Encumbered money will always be scared money, and in gambling, scared money will fly away quickly. Playing with scared money means you are afraid to lose it. This doesn&#8217;t mean that you have adopted the defeatist attitude we discussed earlier. It simply means that you have allocated at least some part of your bankroll either as an inadequate amount, or being encumbered upon something else—borrowed from a credit card, perhaps—which means you will have to pay it back, probably at great stress to you or your family. This is a very bad way to start your bankroll. Always start your bankroll with free money, which will become a solid gambling stake and not frightened at the prospect of being lost.</p>
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		<title>Keno example</title>
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		<pubdate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:57:48 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For example: Say you wish to play a 6-spot as your main number selection. Pick your six numbers on Card A. Then, on Card B, pick the same six numbers, but add one more, for a 7-spot. On Card C, you can add, say, two more numbers for a 9-spot, and on Card D you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For example: Say you wish to play a 6-spot as your main number selection. Pick your six numbers on Card A. Then, on Card B, pick the same six numbers, but add one more, for a 7-spot. On Card C, you can add, say, two more numbers for a 9-spot, and on Card D you can add one more number for a 10-spot. So now you are playing one 6-spot, one 7-spot, one 9-spot, and one 10-spot on all the four cards, with the original six-spot combination <a href="http://www.yahoo.com">casino games</a> being common to all four cards. If you hit any of those original six numbers, these also count on all the other cards, thereby multiplying your wins. Once you try this you will get the hang of it very quickly. You can experiment by yourself, and you will find that picking 9- and 10-spot combinations is usually the best, with at least six numbers of each group being common to the others. The bad news is that the payoff program on some of these machines is not nearly as liberal as on regular slots or video keno games, so you will need to keep in mind that you are facing a very large house edge on these games. However, on the Four Card Keno game this can be somewhat offset by the fact that you can get paid several times for a hit. And <a href="http://www.slotsya.com/">offering a Progressive Jackpot</a> too. It&#8217;s fun, and I&#8217;ve had some nice hits on this game.</p>
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		<title>Keno</title>
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		<pubdate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:14:08 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the games I like most on these machines is а game called Four Card Keno. This video keno game has four cards, and you can play all four at the same time. You don&#8217;t have to, but the whole point of this game is that you can and because of this, you can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the games I like most on these machines is а game called Four Card Keno. This video keno game has four cards, and you can play all four at the same time. You don&#8217;t have to, but the whole point of this game is that you can and because of this, you can quadruple your hits.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how it works:</p>
<p>First, you select the amount you wish to wager per credit. You do this by selecting the denomination icon of your choice on the main screen. Next, you touch the Four Card Keno icon, and this takes you to the game. Then, you choose how many credits you wish to play per card. You do this by touching the bet-one icon once for each credit per card. For example, say you want to play one credit per card. This means you will touch the bet-one credit button four times, and this will wager one credit for each of the four cards. Or you can touch the &#8220;bet max&#8221; button, and this will play the maximum wager per card, which is ten credits, for a total wager of forty credits per game. If you are playing the one-penny-per-credit, this means you will be wagering 10 cent per card, for a total bet of 40cent per game and sometimes he <a href="http://www.slotsya.com/">wins the Jackpot</a>. And so on for all the other denominations available.</p>
<p>Once you have selected the amount of the wager, you then touch Card A, and select your numbers. Then you go to Card В and repeat the process, then Card C, and finally Card D. Now you have selected numbers on all your cards You then press the &#8220;deal&#8221; button, and the game draws the numbers. As in all keno games, the more numbers you have the more you win. But on this Four Card Keno game, tn best advantage you have is that you can &#8220;wheel&#8221; your nu bers. Wheeling numbers has been possible in lotteries to long as they have been available, but until now it was possible on video keno games. Wheeling your numbers means that you can select the same numbers on more than one card, so that when they hit you will be paid more than once for that hit. It is therefore a very good idea to pick few core numbers, and then use these same numbers on multiple cards, along with whatever number extensions you choose.</p>
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		<title>Slots profit</title>
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		<pubdate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:57:52 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we &#8220;like&#8221; something, usually it&#8217;s  because it does something for us which is pleasing, such as being entertained  by the experience with the slot machine. Whenever we think that something was  &#8220;good,&#8221; this usually means that the entertaining experience we liked  so much also proved rewarding in some way Admirals [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we &#8220;like&#8221; something, usually it&#8217;s  because it does something for us which is pleasing, such as being entertained  by the experience with the slot machine. Whenever we think that something was  &#8220;good,&#8221; this usually means that the entertaining experience we liked  so much also proved rewarding in some way <a href="http://www.slotsya.com/">Admirals Inn</a>. This leads us to the part which we call  &#8220;profitable,&#8221; and although this normally means that we made some  money, with slot machines this could be as simple as having received a pay. Any  pay. Even a small pay which, in reality, meant an overall loss. But just the  act of getting it, with the other factors combined, often results in our perception that this was &#8220;profitable,&#8221; in which case we usually think of  &#8220;profit&#8221; as something in addition to mere money. The casino  experience, for example. Or the camaraderie among players. Or the fact that we  were there with a loved one and shared a happy time, overall, which had little  to do with the act of profiting from this particular slot machine. Maybe we  reached the comfort factor after having lost money <a href="http://www.slotsya.com/types.html ">Multi Spin Slots</a>, but we got some play for  it, and therefore the other factors in this human equation were satisfied, and  consequently we thought about this as the &#8220;payment&#8221; for that series  of experiences. Even though we lost money, we still feel okay about it because  it &#8220;didn&#8217;t hurt that much.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>ovice players</title>
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		<pubdate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:56:37 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever such really novice players have a streak  of luck, most casino people will explain to them not only that they have won,  but that such a large win is extremely rare. Then they will usually refer them  to some more information about gaming, and about the games provided in casinos.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whenever such really novice players have a streak  of luck, most casino people will explain to them not only that they have won,  but that such a large win is extremely rare. Then they will usually refer them  to some more information about gaming, and about the games provided in casinos.  Even the most rudimentary information, such as that provided by most major  casino resorts in the hotel rooms, is better than nothing at all. Although most  of this information isn&#8217;t exactly helpful, because it talks mainly about how to  play the games that the casino happens to offer (and not necessarily about how  to play these games well), nevertheless even this information is more  knowledge than most novices have. Unfortunately, many people ignore even that  little knowledge.</p>
<p>Although this  example of the really &quot;green&quot; novice may be extreme, it serves to  illustrate a wider problem among slot players. Even players who have been to  casinos several times, who are now familiar with how slots work and may even  possess some of that rudimentary knowledge from the inroom pamphlets or  information obtained through conversations with other players - even these  people do not necessarily behave, or play, in any more profitable manner than  did those very &quot;lucky&quot; novices. Just because you have been to a  casino and have played slots before, doesn&#8217;t mean you know all you should know.  Maybe you have won. Maybe you have lost. Perhaps you have won and lost, and are  about even. What if you only lost a little? Does that make you feel comfortable  about your casino slots expertise?<br />
Being  &quot;comfortable&quot; is an important concept. </p>
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