Online gambling has brought online casinos to everybody

Gambling in one form or another has been around for centuries but only very recently has it been within the reach of everybody. Horse racing and dog racing have been accessible for many years but until now that required a visit to the local bookmaker which was a step many were not willing to make and it must be said that some years ago bookmakers were not the bright and airy places most of them are today. This is especially true of the female population and they are just as likely to want to gamble as anybody else. Since the coming of the internet, however, everything has changed and any amount of online gambling is available to all. Gambling online started with sports betting but very quickly expanded to include Bingo and more importantly casino gambling. Without online gambling the casino would be an unknown to most Irish people as unlike many other countries in Europe Ireland does not have any and nor does it appear that in the near future that situation will change so for those that enjoy casino gambling there is no choice but to go online. Fortunately Irish casino players have such a choice of online casinos that it is no hardship not to have a land based casino except for the fact that online casinos cannot provide the atmosphere of a brick and mortar casino.

That atmosphere is created by people and their emotions and gambling can be very emotional. An online casino cannot match that but on the other hand online casinos offer far more casino games than any land based casino especially in the area of casino slots. With the possible exception of Las Vegas where casinos have hundreds of casino slots, land based casinos only have fewer than 20 or 30. Online casinos on the other hand nearly all have hundreds to choose from but of course slots are not the only form of casino gambling that is popular. Casino players tend to fall into different groups depending on what their preference of game is and often they will not cross over to a different group. In other words casino slots players will remain slots players for ever. They may try different slots but will not be tempted by the roulette table or the blackjack table. On the other hand those that enjoy casino table games such as Roulette or any of the card games will not stray to casino slots. There are of course exceptions to this with players giving everything a go but it would seem that Blackjack players are the most likely to stick with their game. This is possibly due to the fact that those players consider Blackjack to have an element of skill involved whereas roulette or casino gambling on slots is pure luck.

There is an element of truth in this and whether it is called skill or judgement there are ways to improve your chances of winning but of course luck is still going to play a major role. Blackjack is probably the gambling game with the smallest odds in favour of the casino as in theory there are only two hands in play at any one time (yours and the dealers) and each hand has an equal chance of being the better one plus a tie results in stakes being refunded. The house edge comes purely from the fact that the player plays his hand first and if that hand busts then it loses regardless of what happens or might have happened to the dealer hand later. The casino therefore relies on the player to exceed 21 to make money and this can happen quite frequently. Even following the standard play which the dealer follows of drawing cards to 17 or above will result in the hand busting quite frequently. The conclusion is therefore that the dealer will bust on many occasions so the player needs to still be in hand when this happens. Remember that although the dealer cannot stand below 17 the player can stand on anything so rather than risking drawing a card to 15 or 16 it might be better to stand if you think that dealer might bust. There is no way of knowing when the dealer hand will bust but there is always one card showing which can be a clue.

Casino gambling on roulette, however, is pure luck but still provides the player with a reasonable chance of winning which is possibly why it is the most popular of all table games. Some will have you believe that knowing which numbers have gone before is an advantage and has influence of what might happen next but let gambling.ie reassure you that this is pure rubbish. Every spin of the roulette wheel has an equal chance of landing in any of the 37 numbers (including the zero). Roulette gambling is also popular because it is very easy to play. There are many places to put your chips and you need not worry that some places are better than others as what you win is directly proportional to how many numbers you backed in the first place. Some say that if you want to place chips on two adjacent numbers that it is better to place a chip on each individual number rather than place both chips on the line between the two numbers. Once again this is rubbish. The result will be the same whichever way you go.

Online gambling has brought the world of casino gambling to many people in Ireland who previously had no experience of the excitement it can provide. For this reason some of the casino games might be less familiar but that is no reason not to give it a go. Most online casinos even have a free casino option where you can play the games just as you would when playing for real money but you are using play money instead. This is a good way to try out new games and become familiar with them before risking your own cash.