Bingo and Jackpot: tips & tricks

Baccarat tips

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:21:42 +0000

The following baccarat tips are meant to provide some basic tips for intermediate baccarat players. The tips are based on the experience of seasoned professionals. These basic baccarat tips can provide a nice supplement of information to players that have a grasp of baccarat but little actual experience.

    - Establish a bankroll of 20 to 50 units. Baccarat is usually a high limit game and you should be prepared to risk a fair amount of your bankroll.

- Get a scorecard when you begin a baccarat game. Chart each decision using the notation B for bank and P for players.

- Bet single units for the first 20 to 30 hands of the shoe.

- Look for obvious trends during the first 20 to 30 hands of the game.

- Avoid standoff or tie bets regardless of the circumstances.

- If the commission is less than 5%, it is in your advantage to bet with the house.

- If the commission is more than 5%, it is in your advantage to bet on the player winning.

- Don’t bet against a streak of either Banco or Punto. After a streak of three consecutive Banco or Punto, stop betting until the streak chops or bet with the streak.

How To Play Craps

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:54:13 +0000

Most people who have been to a casino know that the craps table always looks like the place where the action is. People crowd around the craps table, calling out bets and yelling for good rolls. But, how exactly do you play craps? The table itself looks like a confusing mess of lines and numbers. The game is fast paced and exciting, but it’s honestly not hard to learn to play craps. There are a few simple bets a novice can start with and build upon as their comfort level grows.

Craps is played with a standard pair of dice, each with the numbers 1 through 6. The objective of playing craps is for the Shooter to establish a Point number and then roll that number again before rolling a 7 (craps). The Shooter is the player currently rolling the dice. Only the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be a point number. There are a variety of bets for you to choose from, but it is in your best interest to first understand the basic concepts of the game before placing more complicated bets.

The game is played by tossing the dice from one end of the table to the other. Both dice should hit the far wall to be considered Fair. Occasional short throws are usually no big deal, especially if the shooter is obviously a novice. The payoffs for each wager are based on the probability of a number combination being rolled versus the probability of the seven being thrown. For instance, the probability of the 4 being rolled is 3 out of 36 while the 7 will appear 6 out of 36 rolls. Therefore the true odds for the 4 are six to three or two to one. The 4 is actually paid under the house odds at nine to five. This is where the house gets its edge.

Bingo games: how to play

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:50:16 +0000

One of the fun things about bingo is that there are a number of different variations and types of bingo games you can play. The game is basically very easy but you should review the different types of bingo games out there so you can get the most out of your experience. The variety of bingo games is discussed in this course.

When people think of bingo they usually think of the traditional bingo game, or regular bingo. A classic bingo card has 5 columns and 5 rows with a total of 25 number spaces. The letters B-I-N-G-O are listed at the top of the card with one letter above each column. The numbers usually range from 1 to 75. The object of the game, and virtually any bingo game, is to match your combinations of letter and number with those being called. In order to win the game you need to get matching numbers in a certain pattern on your card. In traditional bingo the winning patterns are usually five spaces aligned in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row.

Pattern bingo games are like traditional games except the patterns are more complicated. The pattern may be all four corners, x-patterns, blackouts, or some other variation. A blackout pattern is where every space on the bingo card is filled.

Sometimes players can play variety of games using the same bingo card. There are called combination bingo games. Once a player wins the first game in the combination, a new type of game is then started with no change in bingo cards.