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Poker is a card game in which players conceal their cards fully or partially and whose objective is to win the pot, which is the sum of money that has been bet by all the players in a hand. The player who has the best card combination will be awarded...

With a history that is thought to have begun around 1,000 years ago, poker has evolved continuously over this time period. And what has changed with it? The way in which the image of poker as a game is portrayed to the public. From its possible origins in 10BC in the...

If you’re just now getting into casino gambling (and its various standardized games) you’re probably already aware of the amazing number of choices out there with regards to where and how you can gamble.  But the biggest choice that potential gamblers will make is probably whether or not to focus...

Poker is a very popular card game that is played across the world. Due to its relatively simplistic rules and amount of prize money available in tournaments, the game has increased in popularity. Previously, players had to visit casinos in order to compete in against other players or in tournaments....

How many times have you sat down at a low limit table at Party Poker or Bodog only to be dealt crap for hours at a time? And when I say crap I mean utter garbage hands that are unplayable by any stretch of the imagination. I got to experience...

Every once in awhile someone loses a large amount of cash playing poker online to successive bad beats and decides that online poker must be rigged. Someone must be out to cheat him, or a bug in the software got him, or players are colluding against him, or whatever. That’s...

I really only have one rule when I sit down at a poker table, whether live or online. And that’s to not act like a jerk. Not only is being a jerk impolite, it’s not profitable. I’ve seen people throw chips at dealers, berate players, pass out on their chips,...

With so many advancements in technology in the past twenty years, it is no wonder that anyone can gamble and play casino games anywhere.  No longer does anyone need to travel to live casinos spots like Atlantic City, NJ or Las Vegas, NV to play their favorite casino games like...

When we talk about casino bonuses what we’re really talking about is “free stuff”, right?  Well, in a sense, yes, but clearly gambling houses need to keep taking in profits to stay in business, so perhaps not quite free as we’d want.  The basic idea is that bonus offers are...

Unbeknownst to most gamblers in the West, China is often credited with first pairing chance games with wagering (as far back as 2000 B.C.)  When you consider that the development of the first fiat currencies (as well as the process of making paper) also have a Chinese origin, you can...