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The subject of casino gaming strategies is quite large. Our analysis here at Everygame Casino will have to separate strategies for online casino gaming and for land-based casino gaming. We will also have to separate strategies for games of chance and games of skill.
How are Online and On Land Casino Gaming Different?
We are an online casino so, naturally, we believe that we have a superior product. There are objective differences between gaming at an online casino and playing at a land-based casino.
Time and Money are Different at the Two Kinds of Casinos
This leads to a major strategy for casino gaming, namely, to set sound and reasonable time and monetary limits on gaming. Players at land-based casinos usually come for a long weekend or a day if the casino is a local, standalone casino that they can drive to.
A long weekend would be three days at the casino while a one-day excursion would mean several hours at the casino. Land-based casinos love to welcome players for a long stretch of hours or for a long weekend. Players have a very hard time stopping the gaming after 30-60 minutes. If they aren’t gambling, what will they do?
This contrasts with online casino gaming as we have stated quite often in our articles: a 30-60 minute gaming session is often enough for the gamer to get the full enjoyment and entertainment value from the gaming and then can go on that evening to other activities or responsibilities.
Land-based Casinos Want Players to Lose Track of Time
There are no clocks or windows at a land-based casino. That tends to cause players to misjudge the time and pretty soon it is really late, they are tired and hungry, need a bathroom stop, and still find it hard to leave the casino floor.
Setting a reasonable and responsible time limit on gaming is very hard to do at a land-based casino.
Online Casinos are Available All the Time
The problem players at land-based casinos face, to set time restrictions on their gaming in an environment designed specifically for gambling, is functionally non-existent at online casinos such as Everygame. That is because gamers can access our casino whenever the mood hits.
Since we are at the ready all the time to provide great gaming, players can easily set 30-60 minute sessions and come back the next day or the day after to play again.
Monetary Budgets Work Best at Online Casinos
In the same vein, it is a lot easier for players to set sound monetary budgets on gaming at an online casino. The temptation to take more money out of an ATM at a land-based casino simply doesn’t apply to gaming at an online casino.
Gamers who travel to a land-based casino should apply the cost of travel and hotel accommodations to their monetary budget for gaming. In almost all cases, the cost of travel alone will be higher than a sound monetary budget a gamer sets for playing at an online casino!
Now we have to factor in the inconvenience of traveling to a land-based casino. Travel by car is a lot more costly these days than it was a mere 5 years ago. Air travel has gotten very expensive and immeasurably more unpleasant than it was before the attack on 9-11 over 20 years ago. It seems that every year air travel becomes more of a headache than it was the previous year.
While we can’t put a dollar figure on the inconvenience factor in traveling to a casino, we can unequivocally state that walking from one’s kitchen to the sofa is a lot, really a lot, more convenient than traveling in any form!
Strategy for Playing Games of Chance
Slots are by far the most popular game of chance. The key in slots is to play slowly, to make smallish bets, and to understand the idea of volatility. This is how the winnings are spread out among players. High volatility means relatively few players share in the winnings and low volatility means that relatively many players share the winnings.
Slots are the only casino game with volatility. Volatility also means that two slots with the same return to player rate might have vastly differing volatility. So, if your gaming budget is modest, as most gaming budgets are, you might be better served strategically playing low volatility slots over high volatility slots.
Bet the Maximum When You Should
Other than betting high because you can afford to do so, there are two games in which betting the maximum is without question the correct strategy. These are progressive jackpot slots and video poker.
In progressive slots, a gamer can qualify to win the big jackpot only if he or she bets the maximum on the winning payline. This also goes back to the discussion about volatility and gaming budgets. While it is fun to go for a large progressive jackpot, it can also be expensive. So, keep that in mind when you choose to play a progressive jackpot slot.
There is a big extra payout in video poker for a Royal Flush. A gamer qualifies for this extra payout only when they bet the maximum on the hand.
Differential Payouts Lead to Important Strategies
Land-based casinos have such high operating costs that they have looked for ways to maximize their edge in casino games. One way is to calibrate slots to return less than the common 96-97% at online casinos.
Another way is to lower payouts in blackjack and video poker.
How Do They Do That?
Blackjack and video poker are the quintessential games of skill at a casino. While luck certainly plays a big role in the outcomes of all hands, gamers can increase their chances of winning with correct strategy on every hand. With correct strategy on every hand, gamers can enjoy approximately a 99.5% return to player rate in these games.
Land-based casinos cannot afford to offer blackjack or video poker with such a high return to player rate. So, they shave some returns in both games. In blackjack, while here at Everygame Casino we pay 3-2 for a blackjack, at many land-based casinos, they pay only 6-5.
Similarly, we pay 9-6 in video poker for a full house and a flush while many land-based casinos pay only 8-5 or 7-5.
Learn the Bets in Craps and Roulette
There are many bets in these classic casino games. Some bets are actually contradictory if they are placed together. So, before you play, make sure you understand al of the bets in these games fully.
European Roulette has a much lower house edge than American Roulette. Here at Everygame, we offer European Roulette while most land-based casinos in the US offer only American Roulette.
Everygame Casino Helps Gamers Learn Strategy
Here we will also talk about game play. At a land-based casino, most players will stick to one or two games. At Everygame Online Casino, gamers can go from game to game.
This is a good strategy move since it adds to the fun and entertainment value of gaming at our stellar online casino.
We also offer unlimited free play so gamers can learn a game at no risk.
Finally, we have a large library of articles many of which give gamers pointers and insights into casino gaming!
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