Online Casino Games

When it comes to playing at online casinos, there are literally hundreds of casino games to choose from. This presents the player with an awesome opportunity to play their favourite casino games, while learning to play a plethora of games they’ve never tried, or perhaps never even heard of, before.  Casino games come in 5 basic varieties including Table Games, Card Games, Slots, Video Poker and Instant Win Games.

Game	Difficulty	Game Description
Blackjack		Played against dealer, closest to 21 wins the game.
Casino Slots		Match various symbols to a pay schedule to win.
Casino Craps		Bet on various combinations of the roll of two dice.
Baccarat		Play with or against the banker betting on point totals.
Video Poker		Draw poker on a computer screen, with jackpot prizes.
Roulette		Bet on various numbers determined by a spinning wheel.
Caribbean Stud		Stud Poker with bonus payouts, played against dealer.
3 Card Poker		3 Card stud game with bonus payouts for straight flush.
Let It Ride		Stud table game, allows players to place 1-3 equal bets.
Pai Gow Poker		Chinese poker game, players must complete two hands.
Red Dog		Players bet on different spreads between two cards.
Casino Holdem		Texas Hold'em based table game with multiple bets.
Casino War		Easiest game in the casino, betting on the high card wins.
Casino SicBo		Chinese game where players bet on three dice rolls.
Casino Keno		Players select pre-defined numbers and try to guess right.

Table Games:
Table games include many of the most universally recognized casino games including Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Craps and Sic Bo, which are all known table games.

One of the major benefits of playing online casino games is the wide range of variations. You will often find a diverse selection of variants for some table games. Blackjack, for example, may come in multiple varieties like Vegas Blackjack, Progressive Blackjack, Atlantic City Blackjack, European Blackjack, single and Multi-Hand blackjack, Spanish 21 and others. Roulette is often provided as American roulette, European Roulette and French Roulette.

Card Games:
Casino card games include such titles as Casino Hold’em, Caribbean Stud Poker as well as Red Dog, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, Casino War, etc.  Note that sometimes Blackjack is grouped among card games, a sensible arrangement since it does involve cards – but it is most often listed among table games.

Online Slots:
Slots are the played casino games of them all. Online Slots tend to make up at least 50% of the overall game variety at both live and online casinos. What makes slot so incredibly popular seems t be the extreme adaptability of themes. You could name just about any subject, from the solar system to Egyptian ruins, and there’s likely a slot machine designed around the theme.

Aside from the multiplicity of slot themes, there are numerous typed of slot as well. There’s the classic single-line reel slots, multi-line reel slots, multi-line video slots, multiplier slots, bonus slots, jackpot slots and progressive jackpot slots. Each slot machine has its own payout scheme and number of ways to win various prizes.

The progressive jackpot slot is especially popular for its unlimited payout potential. A progressive jackpot slot is one that starts at a predetermined jackpot size, and continues to grow with each and every spin of the reels until someone hits the perfect combination to release the jackpot.

Video Poker:
Video Poker casino games are themed around poker games, but played by only one player. It’s man (or woman) versus machine. Instead of attempting to develop the best hand, as in traditional poker, you are striving for a specific range of hands. So long as you are able to develop the minimum hand requirement, you win. The stronger your hand is, the more the prize will be.  Examples of common video poker casino games would be Jacks or Better, Aces and Faces, Joker Poker, Deuces Wild, 7 Card Stud, etc. Many video poker games are also available in bonus and double bonus versions (i.e. Bonus Joker Poker, Double Bonus Joker Poker).

Instant Win Games:
Instant Wins span a wide variety of casino games, from scratch cards to arcades to hi-lo games. Just like your local lottery, online casinos will often supply virtual scratch cards you can purchase, scratch and win instantly. Arcades often involve racing or quick-play sports, search as choosing a horse to win a single race, tossing darts, bowling, making soccer goals, etc. Hi-Lo games are simple enough. Most often, a number is displayed. You choose whether the next number will be higher or lower. This may involve cards, dice or any other number system.

Casino Games Overview:
For those who enjoy playing casino games, online casinos present an excellent opportunity to do so. Not only can you avoid traffic, long-distance travel woes and expenses, you don’t even have to get dressed. Just boot up your computer, go to an online casino and start playing the games you love.  Online casinos allow you to play for free, or for real money. By playing for free, you can learn a lot of new games you would likely never have even attempted at a real casino. Not to mention, online casinos tend to supply a much greater variety of games than a single live casino.