September 28th, 2008 by Beat Casinos, How To Beat The Casinos, www.howtobeatthecasinos.com

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September 5th, 2008 by Beat Casinos, How To Beat The Casinos, www.howtobeatthecasinos.com

It’s not uncommon to get “stiff hands” in Blackjack like 15 or 16. In fact, that probably happens about 30-40% of the time. Some casinos will give you the option to surrender your hand, losing half your bet. Should you do it? That all depends on the circumstances, and most importantly, the dealer’s up card.

Normally, being a macho male, I don’t like surrendering at anything. Surrendering means “I give up”, “I throw in the towel”, “I don’t want to try any more” – and all of these thoughts are against my nature. And, to my mind, surrendering is not something you want to get in the habit of doing everytime you see a good dealer upcard – as it will cost you money.

The only times that I will surrender my hand are when I have a 15 or 16 only, and the dealer has a 10 or an Ace showing (assuming the casino allows surrender against an Ace – some don’t). On these combinations only, it is better to surrender than to hit… potentially saving you some cash. Yes, even though I hate surrendering, it’s better to lose half on a bad hand than to lose it all.

Read the plaque on the casino blackjack table to find out whether or not your casino offers surrender – or ask the dealer. Most online casinos clearly state in their game rules / plaques if surrender is available.

September 4th, 2008 by Beat Casinos, How To Beat The Casinos, www.howtobeatthecasinos.com

Littlewoods Casino offer a great slot machine called Roamin’ Gnome. It’s a lot of fun to play. There are 30 lines of action available, and you can bet from 1p to 20GBP per line… yes, you really can bet 600GBP per spin if you want to! The game is based around a common Garden Gnome going travelling around the world.

There are two possible bonus features in this slot machine. The Roamin Gnome Feature is triggered when the Roamin Gnome appears above a reel displaying the substitute symbol. The reel expands and all positions on that reel become substitutes – which can lead to very large wins indeed!

The Holiday feature is triggered when 3 or more scattered planes appear. At that time, a user chooses 3 destinations for the Gnome to visit on holiday.

Prizes can be credit values, or a number of free games to be played. All prizes are doubled during the free games. The Holiday Feature and Roamin Gnome Feature cannot be re-triggered.

Wins can be large on this game – and it’s great fun to play. Outside of the two possible feature games, a single line bet can win 5000 credits (with 5 substitutes), 2500 credits (5 passports), or 1500 (5 suitcases) – so this game is worth playing even if the features do not appear. Play Roamin Gnome now!

September 3rd, 2008 by Beat Casinos, How To Beat The Casinos, www.howtobeatthecasinos.com

Virgin Casino have recently launched 3-Wheel Roulette. This game is played just like normal roulette, with the same European Roulette Odds (single zero), however it enables the player to spin and bet on 3 independent Roulette wheels at once. The game is copyright to IGT, who own WagerWorks, who produce the software which powers Virgin Casino.

In addition to the standard roulette bets, 3-Wheel Roulette offers a “Colour Up Bonus” bet. For a single unit (i.e. $1 or more), this bonus bet returns 1000 to 1 for three zeros, 100 to 1 for three of any number, 50 to 1 for two zeros, 25 to 1 for a straight, 5 to 1 for a pair, or even money for a colour match on all three wheels. Whilst the odds on hitting some of these combinations are high (and therefore, the bet should generally be avoided), bettors who enjoy taking risks towards long shot bets might enjoy the challenge (and resulting wins). 3-Wheel Roulette can be played for free, or for real cash. Visit Virgin Casino today.

September 3rd, 2008 by Beat Casinos, How To Beat The Casinos, www.howtobeatthecasinos.com

Here are a few quick tips about Craps, that might prove helpful when you play:

1) Craps is a great casino game, that offers some of the lowest house edges on bets when played correctly – however, it also offers some high-edge bets too (so be careful!)

2) Place as many odds bets as you can (these pay true odds), especially if the casino will allow you to double your stake (or more). In many Las Vegas area games its not uncommon to see bettors allowed to have 3x or even 5x odds on numbers, or 10x or 100x odds on the pass line.

3) Avoid the “Any Seven” bet at 4/1 at all costs. It’s one of the worst bets in the entire casino, as it has a massive 16.7% edge against the player.

4) Avoid the one-roll proposition bets. They have house edges of 13.9% (2 or 12), and 11.1% (3 or 11).

5) Avoid the “Any Craps” bet at 7/1 – with true odds of 8 to 1 this bet also has a house edge of 11.1%.

6) Avoid the hardways (i.e. hard 6, hard 8). These have house edges of 9% (for the hardway 6 or and 11.1% (for the hardway 4 or 10) respectively.

7) Avoid field bets. Under normal payout conditions, this set of numbers has a house edge of at least 5.26%.

Avoid the Big 6 and Big 8 bets. These bets are boldly shown at the corner of the craps layout, but only give even money if a 6 or 8 is thrown, rather than the true odds of 7/6. As you can bet using the 7/6 odds by taking a place bet at a 1.52% house edge, using Big 6 or Big 8 and taking a 9.09% house edge is CRAZY!

Craps is an enjoyable and fun game to play. Many online casinos offer excellent craps games, including: Casino.com, Betfair Casino, Virgin Casino, Littlewoods Casino, Coral Casino, and Totesport Casino.