January, 2010

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The Five Best Casino Wagers - Part Four
In the last of our "Five Best Casino Wagers" series, we took a look at the popular casino game Baccarat, whose "Banker" bet carries a house edge of 1.17%. Next up is Pai Gow Poker, which offers a house edge of 2.30%, making it fourth in our list of the best casino bets.

Football Betting: Form Or Motivation?
A key factor which many people consider when placing a bet is form. When betting on horse races for example, a quick glance at a given horse's recent results is without doubt an action undertaken by most punters. It’s tempting to think along the same lines when betting on football matches, but there are enough other variables when thinking about a team’s starting eleven, squad members and the added pressure of performing before tens of thousands of vocal supporters to make form just one small piece of the puzzle when making an educated guess as to a match’s outcome.

Poker Patter 2
The second part of “Poker Patter”, a look at the colourful vocabulary of the poker table, covers some of the obscure and humorous nicknames assigned to Texas Hold’em hands. If you ever found yourself wondering why your opponent was talking about his “Flat Tyre” in the middle of a hand, you might not have realised he wasn’t referring to his car. Perhaps you were confused as to why the rest of the table suddenly started talking about tennis, after a player showed her AK? Read on, as the murky vocabulary of the poker table becomes that little bit clearer.

Guide To Beating Casino Craps
Like most games in the casino, be they online or bricks and mortar, craps is a negative expectation game. That means that if you play craps for an infinite period of time, you will eventually go broke. But is there anything a craps player can do to beat the house edge?

Double Hold'em - Beginner Mistakes
Reaction to the launch of PartyPoker’s innovative new game “Double Hold’em” has been mixed, with many people feeling that this exciting new variation of Texas Hold’em has potential, while many others feel that “Double Hold’em” is merely a gimmick and that PartyPoker should spend more time improving their software for the more regular poker variants.

Advice For Winning On Slot Machines
Slot machines use internal computers to generate random results each time the lever is pulled or the button is pushed. The one thing that slot players can count on is that someone has to win, or else people would stop playing! There are several tips you can use to win at the slots the next time you hit the casino.

Opening Hand Selection - Hold It or Fold It
Probably, the most influential decision you will ever make in a game of poker is whether to play or fold your pocket cards. Although there is a saying that “You have to be in it to win it”, knowing when to play the hand you are dealt, and when to fold, is vitally important.