Jim Wagner

If you love casino games, blackjack offers you the best odds of walking away from the table a winner. You measure how good or bad the odds are at a casino game by the house edge. The higher  the house edge, the worse the game is for the player. Roulette, for example, has a house edge of 5.26%. This means that in the long run, the casino expects to win $5.26 for every $100 you wager on the game. The house edge in blackjack is only 0.5%. Over the long run, you're expected to lose $0.50 for every Read more [...]

If you're brand-new to online casino gambling, you probably wonder about how online casino bonuses work. Every time you visit an internet casino, you see promises of free money just for signing up. But how do the casinos stay in business giving away free money to new depositors? It's  easier than you might think. How Online Casinos Work - The Basics The basic idea behind an online casino bonus is this: You make your first deposit. The casino gives you extra money in your account as a Read more [...]

I thought it would be fun to write a series of posts about Double Double Bonus Poker. My recent post about video poker skills was popular, and that's what got me thinking about this variation. First there was Bonus Poker. This game took basic Jacks or Better and spiced it up by adding bonus payouts for various four of a kind hands. Then, the sequel--Double Bonus. As the title suggests, this game took Bonus Poker’s boosted payouts for quads and doubled them. But with the introduction of Read more [...]

While the title of this post is video poker skills, it would be equally useful to include both qualities and personality traits. Each of these elements is vital to the long-term success of the player, and devoted gamblers should resolve to develop or master as many of these as possible. Once this occurs, you’ll find the house edge dropping and your overall success rate rising. 1- Memorization of Strategy In order to reduce the video poker house edge as low as possible, you’ll need to employ Read more [...]