The objective of Blackjack is for a player to come as close to 21 without goingover,
while still having a higher number than the dealer. Prior toreceiving any cards, the player must place a wager.
Once the wager is made, the player is dealt two cards face up.The dealer is also dealt two cards.
If the total value of the player's cards is closer to 21 thanthe dealer, the player wins as much as he wagered.
The player wins if the dealer goes over 21.
Baccarat
Although many people do not know how to play, Baccarat is actually one of the easiest casino games to play.
It has been played in various forms since the early 1800's. ThisInternet Casino offers the most popular version of baccarat, asfound in most casinos in Las Vegas.
In Baccarat, cards are dealt to two hands, named Player andBanker. The object of the game is to correctly pick which handwill have the higher score. You can also place a bet on Tie,which pays 9 to 1.
To play Baccarat you simply choose whether you want to bet onPlayer, Banker, Tie, or any combination of the three.
Craps
To play the game of Craps, place your bets by placing chips on the Craps table. The tableseems to have about a hundred different kinds of bets. Criticalto the understanding of craps is that it is a game of rounds.The first roll in a round is called the come out roll. Sometimesthe outcome of a round will be determined on the come out roll.In particular a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 on the come out rollimmediately ends a round. If any other total is rolled (4, 5, 6,8, 9, or 10) that number is called the point. The dealer willplace a white puck on an area of the table to designate what thepoint is, in case you forget. If a point is rolled the dice willbe rolled continuously until the same point is rolled again or a7.
Casino War
The objective of Casino War, is for a player to have a higher card than thedealer. If the player's card is higher, then the player wins 2times the amount wagered. In the case where the value of theplayer's card and the dealer's card is the same, the player caneither fold or choose to "go to war" by raising the bet. If theplayer folds, the amount wagered is automatically lost.
If the player raises, an amount equal to the original wager isadded to the bet and both the dealer and player receive threecards face down, and another card face-up. The highest face-upcard wins. In the case of a win, player receives a win 2 timesthe amount wagered plus the raise amount.
For example, a player's wager (ante) is $5 and the playerraises $5 and the player's card is higher than the dealer, theplayer would win two times the amount of the wager (ante) andwill win the raise amount, which is a total $15. However, if thecard is lower than that of the dealer, the player loses thewager (in the case above, the player would lose $10, both thewager (ante) and the raise). If after a war the player and thedealer have the same card value, then the player wins
American Roulette
American Roulette is the modern game of Roulette found inmost casinos, especially those in Las Vegas.
Roulette is one of the oldest and most popular casino games inthe world. It is also one of the simplest to play. The game ofAmerican Roulette consists of a wheel with 38 stops, and a ballthat can land with equal chance in any of those stops. Playersmake wagers by placing chips in the betting areas of theRoulette table. After all bets are placed, the ball is spun andeventually lands on a number. Wagers placed on the winningnumber or on groups that include the winning number are paid amultiple of the bet. The house collects all other wagers.
European Roulette
European Roulette is similar to American Roulette exceptthat the table is laid out in the traditional European format,and the Roulette wheel and table each have only one "0" on them.
Roulette is one of the oldest and most popular casino games inthe world. It is also one of the simplest to play. The game ofAmerican Roulette consists of a wheel with 38 stops, and a ballthat can land with equal chance in any of those stops. Playersmake wagers by placing chips in the betting areas of theRoulette table. After all bets are placed, the ball is spun andeventually lands on a number. Wagers placed on the winningnumber or on groups that include the winning number are paid amultiple of the bet. The house collects all other wagers.
Caribbean Stud Poker
Caribbean Stud Poker is standard Five-Card Stud Pokerwith a slight twist: one of the dealer's cards is alwaysdisplayed. Players compete against the dealer, rather than otherplayers. The objective of the game is to beat the dealer's hand.
There is also a Progressive jackpot available with this game. Toplay, place a side bet of $1. If the player is dealt any of theProgressive Pay Table Hand Rankings, he may win all or a portion(depending on his hand rank) of the progressive jackpot. Thecurrent jackpot is displayed at the top, which increases asplayers place these side bets.
To place a progressive bet, click on the coin slot. The lighton top of the slot will light up red to show that you've placedthe progressive bet. To undo the bet, simply click on the slotagain.
Let Em Ride
LetEm Ride is a variation of poker, except that the playerplays against the house and does not compete against the dealeror other players. The player is dealt three cards and the dealeris dealt two. The objective of the game is to get any winningpoker hand consisting of a pair of 10's or higher, using allfive cards.
After placing the ante bet, the player receives three cards faceup, and the dealer receives two cards face down. The playerdecides whether or not he wants to raise the original bet (bythe same amount as the original bet), or continue without araise to the next round of play. Once the player decides toraise or continue, the dealer's first card will be shown. Nowthe player has another opportunity to raise or continue. If hedecides to raise, the bet will again increase by the originalbet amount. After the player raises or continues, the dealer'ssecond (last) card is shown.
After the dealer's last card is shown, the player's hand isevaluated as a normal poker hand, combining the player's threecards and the dealer's two cards. If the player has a pair oftens or any higher winning poker hand, the player wins.Otherwise, the player loses.
Pai Gow Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a card game played with a 53-card deckconsisting of a standard deck of 52 cards plus one Joker. Inthis version of Pai Gow Poker, the banker (or house) alwaysplays as the dealer and covers all bets, and the player onlycompetes against the dealer. The player receives seven cards,which must then be "set" or split into two poker hands: afive-card hand and a two-card hand. Once split, the player's twohands are compared with the dealer's two hands to determine thewinner.
The bank pays the winner--minus a 5% commission--and the gameends. The commission is 5% of the bet and is rounded up to thenext quarter. For example, a minimum bet of $6 would be acommission of 50 cents. (5% of $6 = 30 cents, but since thecommission is rounded up to the next 25 cents; the commission isactually 50 cents. 5% of $11 = 55 cents, which makes the actualcommission 75 cents.)
Red Dog
RedDog is a simple game from the old West played with threecards. After receiving two cards, the player wins if the nextcard dealt is ranked between the first two cards. If all threecards are the same rank, the player wins 11 to 1. After placingthe initial bet, the player receives two cards. If the two cardsare different, the player must decide either to raise the bet(with an amount equal to the initial bet) or continue with thecurrent bet before receiving the third card.
The player wins if the third card falls numerically between thefirst two cards. Winning hands are paid based on the spreadbetween the first two cards--how far apart the first two cardsrank. The player loses the total bet--including any raisedbet--if the third card does not fall between the first twocards.
When the first two cards have consecutive ranks (for example, 5and 6), then the hand is a tie and all bets are returned to theplayer.
When the first two cards have the same rank, the third card isautomatically dealt. If the third card has the same as the firsttwo, the player wins eleven times the initial bet. If the thirdcard is different than the first two, the game is a push, andall bets are returned to the player
Keno
Kenois one of the oldest games played in casinos and is easy tolearn. Keno is a lottery style game.
There is a Keno Card with numbers from one (1) to eighty (80). .The player selects a wager amount from the top right of the KenoCard, and predicts what numbers will be drawn by selecting oneor as many as fifteen of those numbers on the Keno Card. Thewager amounts are $1, $5 and $10 and stay the same regardless ofhow many numbers are chosen
After clicking on the Play button, twenty of the numbers arethen drawn and rolled out randomly. The numbers that are drawnare rolled out on the bottom of the Keno Card and arehighlighted on the Keno Card automatically. The more numbersthat are correctly predicted, the higher the payout.
The Payout Table is shown to the upper left of the Keno Cardand displays the payouts based on the number of catches(correctly predicted numbers) from your selections on the card.
Texas Holdem Poker
Texas Holdem Poker is the most popular casino card gameby far. Texas Holdem is a "community card" game, meaning thatsome cards are dealt face-up in the middle of the table andshared by all the players. Each player has two down cards thatare theirs alone, and combines them with the five communitycards to make the best possible five-card hand.
Play begins by dealing two cards face down to each player; theseare known as "hole cards" or "pocket cards". This is followed bya round of betting. Most Holdem games get the betting startedwith one or two "blind bets" to the left of the dealer. Theseare forced bets which must be made before seeing one's cards.Play proceeds clockwise from the blinds, with each player freeto fold, call the blind bet, or raise. Usually the blinds are"live", meaning that they may raise themselves when the actiongets back around to them.
Now three cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table;this is called the "flop". A round of betting ensues, withaction starting on the first blind, immediately to the dealersleft. Another card is dealt face up (the "turn"), followed byanother round of betting, again beginning to the dealer's left.Then the final card (the "river") is dealt followed by the finalround of betting. In a structured-limit game, the bets on theturn and river are usually double the size of those before andon the flop.
The game is usually played for high only, each player making thebest five-card combination to compete for the pot. Playersusually use both their hole cards to make their best hand, butthis is not required. A player may even choose to "play theboard" and use no hole cards at all. Identical five-card handssplit the pot; the sixth and seventh cards are not used to breakties.
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