Online Slots: Easily the most popular casino offering, slots provide the most variety of choice to the player both in terms of betting amounts and game design. Games can be based around pop culture brands such as Wheel of Fortune and Wonder Woman, or they can be more exotic like Cleopatra, or whimsical as in Divine Fortune. Online casinos offer free slot play to try out games, allowing players to discover what they like or don’t prior to ever putting in $1 in real money. Given all of the options in game designs, layouts, themes and bonus games, players will have entertaining time choosing a favorite slot in the casino.
Video Poker: Taking the stress out of competing against other players, video poker slots have players complete their best possible five-card poker hand in a three card draw fashion. Players must complete a “jacks or better” hand to win on most plays, however, multiple variations of the game exist. Some feature a Joker or “deuces wild” or other such variables given the player’s choice. In any form, the ultimate hand is a royal flush which will pay the jackpot which may or may not be progressive, depending on the slot. Multiple-hand games are also available.
Online Keno: Imagine playing the lottery, but not having to wait a week to see if your numbers won. That’s keno. The player can choose anywhere from one to up 15 numbers out of the 80 possible plays. When it comes to time for the drawing, 20 numbers are pulled. Depending on how many numbers drawn the player had chosen, a payout is determined. The more numbers correctly played, the more money a player will win.
Online Blackjack: The most popular of table games, blackjack is easy to learn and play. It’s you versus the dealer. The player who’s cards total closer to 21 wins. Aces can be 1 or 11, face cards are 10, and the numerical cards are their face value. Each player is dealt two cards, then offered a chance to draw more cards in an attempt to reach 21. But be careful! Going over 21 is an instant loss. Yet if you get dealt an ace along with a face card, and you have blackjack - an instant win.
Online Baccarat: Even though this game is often associated with secret agent James Bond, don’t be intimidated. Baccarat is a simple card game, not too far removed from blackjack. There are three bets available: on the player to win the hand, on the banker/dealer to win, or a tie. Cards possess their face values, however unlike in blackjack, face cards here are zero and aces are always one. Players are dealt two cards with the possibility of drawing a third in an attempt to have the hand closest to totaling nine points (when two cards equal an amount over 10, the left digit is dropped. For example, a seven and a nine equal 16, but in baccarat, their total is six).
Online Roulette: One wheel, one ball, and 38 colored numbers. In roulette, the player has multiple betting options. Pick a favorite number (or several), choose red or black (or green), bet on odd or even, or any combination of these factors, and then watch and wait for the spinning ball to drop. Roulette is simple to learn, fast to play and great fun either when alone or in a group. Everyone has a favorite number. Yours might just be the lucky one.
Online Craps: Lucky number seven never had a greater importance than in craps. It’s the fast-paced dice game which will quickly gather a crowd whether played online or in the casino. Players bet on the total of two dice. On the first roll, seven or eleven can be an instant win with a “pass” bet while two, three or twelve is an instant loss…unless you bet against the dealer on “don’t pass.” If any other number is thrown on that first roll (the “point”), then it’s a race between the point and the next seven over the ensuing dice rolls to determine the outcome of all the other wagers.
Table Games: Other card games are available to play as well:
- Texas Hold’em is a seven-card poker game in which the player attempts to make the best five-card hand out of his two “hold” cards and the five communal cards on the table. In the table game version, the player only needs to beat the dealer – not the other players at the table as in the traditional game.
- Let It Ride is a variation on the traditional five card stud poker game. Players attempt to get the best poker hand between the two dealt cards and three communal cards. During each communal card’s reveal, players can choose to either remove one of three pre-deal bets, or continue to “let it ride.” Payouts are based on each poker hand’s pre-determined odds.
- Three Card Poker is played between the dealer and the player. Each has three cards to make the best poker hand. The dealer must have a queen or higher to qualify, otherwise the player’s bet is automatically returned. If a player folds, or cannot beat the dealer’s hand, the player loses. Otherwise, the player wins his bet plus a bonus (based on odds) if certain hands are achieved.
Live Dealer Games: Do you prefer the look and feel of real cards or a real roulette wheel compared to their computerized counterparts? Then you might just enjoy playing “live dealer” games. Here, a live person in the casino deals the cards or spins the wheel and interacts with you wherever you may be. This allows for a more intimate casino experience with the dealer interactions and conversation many people are used to and prefer.
