Online poker gambling is not just for experienced players

Here at gambling.ie we often comment on the effect that the availability of online gambling has had on our gambling habits. Along with most other commentators on this topic, we accept that sports gambling is the biggest and most popular gambling activity in Ireland and that many people now choose to do their sports gambling online rather than at their local betting shop, but has the internet significantly increased the number of people actively gambling on sports. We think not, but there is no doubt that the introduction of online casinos has persuaded many more people to try gambling on casino games online and that they have contributed to a resurgence in some of the traditional casino gambling games, particularly poker. In fact poker gambling has probably been the biggest winner of all the traditional casino gambling games, and poker tournaments both national and international attract more and more players every year. For serious poker gambling fans it is the Texas Hold’em format of poker which has become the game of choice, but the online casino gambling sites are also aware that the multiple betting rounds associated with the community card versions of poker such as Texas Hold’em may be too much of a risk for many aspiring poker players, and therefore offer a number of alternative poker formats on their sites. Poker is undoubtedly a gambling game in which experience counts in the long run, particularly when played on the specialist online poker forums against other poker players rather than the house. If you lack experience, or have a limited budget don’t give up on poker, try one of the many alternative poker games available at the online casinos and play against the house for fixed odds.