Tag: online gaming
Blackjack glossary
by Casino Blog on Oct.18, 2009, under Blackjack, Online Casino Tips
17 (hard 17)
Hand with an ace in the value of 1.
Example: As-6-10 is a rigid 17
17 flexible (soft 17)
Hand with an Ace and a 6, which may be worth 7 (ie 1 +6) or 17 (or 11 6).
Insurance (insurance)
It’s an option. Typically, with half the player’s initial bet, the house offers player the opportunity to buy insurance when the dealer’s first card is Ace. If the dealer’s second card is set to 10 and he gets a blackjack, the player is paid 2 to 1. This bet is to avoid it because the house advantage.
Blackjack, black jack, blackjack
Designates the name of the game and the hand of two cards totaling 21 points, that is to say an Ace and a 10 or a face.
Burn
Synonymous with “out” and “jump” to exceed the value of 21 and thus lose his bet.
Double
The strategy is to double down on receiving one additional card.
Natural
Synonym for “blackjack” (two cards totaling 21).
Stand
The player decides not to ask the dealer any extra card.
Split (Split)
Ability of the player to split a pair into two separate hands.
Deck
Device used to arrange playing cards when the dealer draws cards. It is often associated with an automatic shuffler to shuffle cards.
Exit
Synonymous with “burn”. It means that your cards exceeded the value of 21 and thus lose his bet.
Draw (hit)
Request an additional card to the donor.
Online Bingo
by Casino Blog on Jan.26, 2009, under Bingo
Playing online bingo can be very addictive and entertaining in the same time. I have been playing bingo on many sites.
There are plenty of other games available but usually they attempt to educate bingo players with the useful tips about online gambling on their site. Blog section could also provide very interesting information about the background of how this game came into existence and interesting stories related to online gambling in general.
Bingo is a simple game that many people find very appealing because it is challenging and require you to think of a great strategy in order to win money in the game. It is different if you compare it with roulette because you can’t do much about the outcome.
The recent research revealed that anyone who is playing online bingo is able to solve problems quicker and focus more on the task that they are doing. Just make sure that you can manage your time well and don’t let your addiction to influence your job performance.