Gambling Online and Online Gambling
Gambling Online provokes many conflicting strong view points
when ever the subject is raised. Online gambling (in my opinion)
is a better financial proposition for most gamblers than land
based casino gambling.
My reasons for making this claim for online gambling are -
online casinos have substantially higher payout percentages than
land based casinos (usually about 8% or slightly more) with the
margin for slot machine players providing the greatest
difference.
When gambling online, skilled poker and blackjack players can
play at multiple tables simultaneously thus allowing them to
play many more hands per hour than what they can play in a land
based casino thus increasing their average winning rate per hour.
For skilled blackjack players using a basic strategy, it is a
way to avoid or at least limit the unwanted attention one
usually receives when identified as a highly skilled player in
land based casinos. One prominent investigation company provides
services to casinos to assist them to identify known card
counters.
Online gambling gives you the ability to play when you choose
and for as long or as short a time as you choose in the comfort
of your own home.
The skilled player is not restricted to only playing at busy
times to reduce the risk of gaining unwanted attention as often
happens in land based casinos.
No expenses are incurred in getting to or from the casino.
When gambling online, no time is wasted traveling to or from a
casino.
No time is spent getting dressed to go out.
You do not run the risk of being mugged for your winnings on
your way home.
The online player has the ability to play regularly at many
different and geographically dispersed online casinos - doing
the same at land based casinos would incur major travel expenses
and for most of us, time and budget constraints would make this
an impossible dream. This also allows the skilled player to keep
a lower profile by having accounts at multiple casinos and
playing only a limited number of times per month at each casino.
Almost all online casinos give players the option to register
and play for free so that they can familiarize themselves with
the software and hone their gaming skills before they start
playing for real. When they feel comfortable with the software,
they can, if they choose, make a deposit and play for real.
Some online casinos will give you ten dollars and a few will
give you up to twenty dollars so you can play for real without
making an initial deposit. There are published accounts of
people who have won very substantial amounts of money with their
free ten dollars.
A few online casinos offer bets as low as one cent. This allows
novices to play for real and learn to play the games properly
without risking any serious amount of money. At times when play
money is short, one can while away a few hours for the outlay of
a small amount of money, even when Lady Luck is frowning upon
you! It also allows the experienced player to test new gaming
strategies without risking serious money - no land based casino
can afford to offer such low bets because of their higher
overheads.
Large new player cash bonuses (for registering as a new player
at an online casino) on first deposits, gives the player a
substantial advantage over the casino when playing with their
combined initial deposit and cash bonus.
Both multi player poker and online bingo players have access to
live chat which provides a social atmosphere which at times also
prevails in land based casinos.
Of course you cannot order a meal or a drink at an online casino
but adding up all the pluses makes a pretty compelling argument
in favor of the online casino for most occasions.
On those occasions when you wish to dress up and go out with
friends for a nice meal and a few drinks in a pleasant social
atmosphere, the land based casino wins hands down. On those
occasions if you plan to have more than just a couple of drinks
with your meal, don't gamble or it may turn out to be a very
expensive meal.
Enjoy!