Punto banco is a popular card game based on baccarat. The games of chemin de fer, baccarat and punto banco are all similar games with the same basic principles with different rules on where they are played. Continue Reading »
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Pai Gow Poker
In pai gow poker, each player in turn has the option of being banker. The game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and American poker. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, plus one joker. The joker can be used only as an ace or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush or a royal flush. Continue Reading »
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Probability and House advantage in Craps
There are 36 ways in which the dice can be thrown. A score of 7 can be made in six different ways and a score of 11 can be made two ways. A point can be established in 24 different ways. Continue Reading »
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Ranking of hands in Video Poker
Hands are ranked in the same way as five-card draw. For games where there are wildcards, there are additional hands that include the wildcard, such as five of a kind. A royal flush made with a wildcard is considered a lower ranking hand than a regular royal flush. Continue Reading »
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Speciality Bets in Roulette
There are a number of bets than can be played on European roulette and these cover particular sections of the wheel. Continue Reading »
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Why play Roulette?
Roulette has a low house advantage compared to other games. On a single-zero wheel, the house advantage is 2.7 per cent. Continue Reading »
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English Roulette
English roulette is a version of roulette that uses a single-zero wheel and a smaller betting layout - similar to the size of an American roulette layout. To confuse matters English roulette is often called American roulette. You may also hear it called single-zero American roulette. Continue Reading »
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The history of Roulette
Gambling games using spinning wheels have been played for thousands of years. Some of the earliest games using spinning wheels date back to Ancient Rome and Greece. Roman soldiers would mark sections on a chariot wheel, spin it and bet on where it would stop. Continue Reading »
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Variations on the basic game of blackjack
Some casinos offer additional bets on blackjack. Often, though, they are poor-value bets. Continue Reading »
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The history of Blackjack
Playing cards were probably invented in China. The earliest cards were domino cards that represented the scores thrown by a pair of dice, in a similar way to domino tiles. Chinese money cards evolved into modern playing cards. They had four suits that included coins, strings of coins, myriad strings and tens of myriad strings. Continue Reading »
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