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Blackjack
The objective of Blackjack is for a player to come as close to 21 without going over,
while still having a higher number than the dealer. Prior to receiving 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 than the 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. This Internet Casino offers the most popular version of baccarat, as found in most casinos in Las Vegas.
In Baccarat, cards are dealt to two hands, named Player and Banker. The object of the game is to correctly pick which hand will 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 on Player, 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 table seems to have about a hundred different kinds of bets. Critical to the understanding of craps is that it is a game of rounds. The first roll in a round is called the come out roll. Sometimes the 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 roll immediately ends a round. If any other total is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) that number is called the point. The dealer will place a white puck on an area of the table to designate what the point is, in case you forget. If a point is rolled the dice will be rolled continuously until the same point is rolled again or a 7.
Casino War
The objective of Casino War, is for a player to have a higher card than the dealer. If the player's card is higher, then the player wins 2 times the amount wagered. In the case where the value of the player's card and the dealer's card is the same, the player can either fold or choose to "go to war" by raising the bet. If the player folds, the amount wagered is automatically lost.
If the player raises, an amount equal to the original wager is added to the bet and both the dealer and player receive three cards face down, and another card face-up. The highest face-up card wins. In the case of a win, player receives a win 2 times the amount wagered plus the raise amount.
For example, a player's wager (ante) is $5 and the player raises $5 and the player's card is higher than the dealer, the player would win two times the amount of the wager (ante) and will win the raise amount, which is a total $15. However, if the card is lower than that of the dealer, the player loses the wager (in the case above, the player would lose $10, both the wager (ante) and the raise). If after a war the player and the dealer have the same card value, then the player wins
American Roulette
American Roulette is the modern game of Roulette found in most casinos, especially those in Las Vegas.
Roulette is one of the oldest and most popular casino games in the world. It is also one of the simplest to play. The game of American Roulette consists of a wheel with 38 stops, and a ball that can land with equal chance in any of those stops. Players make wagers by placing chips in the betting areas of the Roulette table. After all bets are placed, the ball is spun and eventually lands on a number. Wagers placed on the winning number or on groups that include the winning number are paid a multiple of the bet. The house collects all other wagers.
European Roulette
European Roulette is similar to American Roulette except that 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 in the world. It is also one of the simplest to play. The game of American Roulette consists of a wheel with 38 stops, and a ball that can land with equal chance in any of those stops. Players make wagers by placing chips in the betting areas of the Roulette table. After all bets are placed, the ball is spun and eventually lands on a number. Wagers placed on the winning number or on groups that include the winning number are paid a multiple of the bet. The house collects all other wagers.
Caribbean Stud Poker
Caribbean Stud Poker is standard Five-Card Stud Poker with a slight twist: one of the dealer's cards is always displayed. Players compete against the dealer, rather than other players. The objective of the game is to beat the dealer's hand.
There is also a Progressive jackpot available with this game. To play, place a side bet of $1. If the player is dealt any of the Progressive Pay Table Hand Rankings, he may win all or a portion (depending on his hand rank) of the progressive jackpot. The current jackpot is displayed at the top, which increases as players place these side bets.
To place a progressive bet, click on the coin slot. The light on top of the slot will light up red to show that you've placed the progressive bet. To undo the bet, simply click on the slot again.
Let Em Ride
Let Em Ride is a variation of poker, except that the player plays against the house and does not compete against the dealer or other players. The player is dealt three cards and the dealer is dealt two. The objective of the game is to get any winning poker hand consisting of a pair of 10's or higher, using all five cards.
After placing the ante bet, the player receives three cards face up, and the dealer receives two cards face down. The player decides whether or not he wants to raise the original bet (by the same amount as the original bet), or continue without a raise to the next round of play. Once the player decides to raise or continue, the dealer's first card will be shown. Now the player has another opportunity to raise or continue. If he decides to raise, the bet will again increase by the original bet amount. After the player raises or continues, the dealer's second (last) card is shown.
After the dealer's last card is shown, the player's hand is evaluated as a normal poker hand, combining the player's three cards and the dealer's two cards. If the player has a pair of tens 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 deck consisting of a standard deck of 52 cards plus one Joker. In this version of Pai Gow Poker, the banker (or house) always plays as the dealer and covers all bets, and the player only competes against the dealer. The player receives seven cards, which must then be "set" or split into two poker hands: a five-card hand and a two-card hand. Once split, the player's two hands are compared with the dealer's two hands to determine the winner.
The bank pays the winner--minus a 5% commission--and the game ends. The commission is 5% of the bet and is rounded up to the next quarter. For example, a minimum bet of $6 would be a commission of 50 cents. (5% of $6 = 30 cents, but since the commission is rounded up to the next 25 cents; the commission is actually 50 cents. 5% of $11 = 55 cents, which makes the actual commission 75 cents.)
Red Dog
Red Dog is a simple game from the old West played with three cards. After receiving two cards, the player wins if the next card dealt is ranked between the first two cards. If all three cards are the same rank, the player wins 11 to 1. After placing the initial bet, the player receives two cards. If the two cards are different, the player must decide either to raise the bet (with an amount equal to the initial bet) or continue with the current bet before receiving the third card.
The player wins if the third card falls numerically between the first two cards. Winning hands are paid based on the spread between the first two cards--how far apart the first two cards rank. The player loses the total bet--including any raised bet--if the third card does not fall between the first two cards.
When the first two cards have consecutive ranks (for example, 5 and 6), then the hand is a tie and all bets are returned to the player.
When the first two cards have the same rank, the third card is automatically dealt. If the third card has the same as the first two, the player wins eleven times the initial bet. If the third card is different than the first two, the game is a push, and all bets are returned to the player
Keno
Keno is one of the oldest games played in casinos and is easy to learn. 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 Keno Card, and predicts what numbers will be drawn by selecting one or as many as fifteen of those numbers on the Keno Card. The wager amounts are $1, $5 and $10 and stay the same regardless of how many numbers are chosen
After clicking on the Play button, twenty of the numbers are then drawn and rolled out randomly. The numbers that are drawn are rolled out on the bottom of the Keno Card and are highlighted on the Keno Card automatically. The more numbers that are correctly predicted, the higher the payout.
The Payout Table is shown to the upper left of the Keno Card and 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 game by far. Texas Holdem is a "community card" game, meaning that some cards are dealt face-up in the middle of the table and shared by all the players. Each player has two down cards that are theirs alone, and combines them with the five community cards to make the best possible five-card hand.
Play begins by dealing two cards face down to each player; these are known as "hole cards" or "pocket cards". This is followed by a round of betting. Most Holdem games get the betting started with one or two "blind bets" to the left of the dealer. These are forced bets which must be made before seeing one's cards. Play proceeds clockwise from the blinds, with each player free to fold, call the blind bet, or raise. Usually the blinds are "live", meaning that they may raise themselves when the action gets 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, with action starting on the first blind, immediately to the dealers left. Another card is dealt face up (the "turn"), followed by another round of betting, again beginning to the dealer's left. Then the final card (the "river") is dealt followed by the final round of betting. In a structured-limit game, the bets on the turn and river are usually double the size of those before and on the flop.
The game is usually played for high only, each player making the best five-card combination to compete for the pot. Players usually use both their hole cards to make their best hand, but this is not required. A player may even choose to "play the board" and use no hole cards at all. Identical five-card hands split the pot; the sixth and seventh cards are not used to break ties.
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