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Pai Gow poker was the first of what has become a tidal wave of poker-based casino table games that have emerged in the last couple of decades. Casinos are finally starting to realize that there is room on the casino floor for games that require strategy and thinking, and it was Pai Gow poker that was the first game to prove that concept. If you enjoy games like 3 Card Poker, Ultimate Texa...

Blackjack is the most popular table game in the casino. The element of having control over a game in the casino is attractive to most gamblers. Splitting Aces in blackjack is one option that every blackjack player should know how to play correctly. Along with having a sense of control over the blackjack table, the house edge with blackjack is the best for casino games. Well, that is gamblers c...

Chinese gambling games are some of the oldest forms of gambling in history. There are ancient Chinese gambling games that date back centuries to the imperial Chinese period. Gambling in China was first recorded over 4,000 years ago. The wildest fact regarding some of these Chinese gambling games is that they are still popular today. Not only are the best Chinese gambling games still played t...

Blackjack has been the most popular casino game in the world for a very long time. The game is simple enough that new players can learn it quickly. Blackjack is also complex enough that it keeps even the most advanced players coming back again and again. The game is very popular, so you will likely have to ask yourself if it is better to play blackjack alone or at a full table. Top blackjack c...

New craps players can have trouble picking up on the intricacy of craps etiquette, but if you give this a read you’ll feel more than prepared to join a table and act like you’re a gambling pro. Etiquette for playing craps comes down to knowing some dos and don’ts; only a few will apply if you play craps online. When to Join The Craps Table The majority of tables will prefer that you join in betw...

One of the most exciting and simple games on the casino floor is Roulette. Derived from the French word that means “little wheel,” this game has its roots in the Italian game Biribi and involves a croupier spinning the wheel and then spinning the ball in the opposite way. Players can bet on numbers, groupings of numbers, the color red, the color black, an even number, an odd number or even if t...

Online gambling is sweeping across the world as players everywhere are starting to realize that the games are legit and that gambling from home can be a lot of fun. The days of sketchy online casinos designed to scam you out of your hard-earned money are over, as these days, online gaming is big business, that is regulated by 3rd party gaming commissions. If you haven’t dipped your toes i...

Most people know how blackjack works in the casino, but do you know about the blackjack bet behind option? You might have played live blackjack at an online casino and seen the bet behind button. What is bet behind in blackjack and should you use it? Blackjack is a very simple game. It is easy to learn and even the least experienced gamblers can pick it up and play. The objective of blackjack i...

What if I said you can beat the casino by turning the odds in your favor? This is not some scammy, get-rich-quick system, either. With proper advantage gambling in the casino, beating the house is very much possible. We do not want to get you too excited, though. To be a good advantage gambler requires a lot of work. There are multiple layers to being a profitable advantage layer. If you are...

The Digital Age has changed all of our lives drastically, so now instead of going to the casino to play, you can now have the casino come to you with sportsbooks and betting games suddenly found in the palm of your hand. And that means that players can bet wearing slippers from the comfort of their own couches and have multiple online casinos as options to play Slots. You can suddenly become a ...

We are all kids no matter how old we get and our desire to play games and be entertained by the things we are most familiar with never leaves us. That is why slot developers in the gaming industry design cartoon slot games both for use at brick-and-mortar and the extremely popular online slot games which can be played in the comfort of your own home on PCs, smartphones and tablets. ...

Atlantic City is regarded as America’s Playground, but is it still true today after the term was coined many years ago? In a decades-long battle against Las Vegas, the east coast casino capital might have lost the rights to America’s Playground since then. TheSportsGeek is going over the top Atlantic City casino facts. These are five facts about Atlantic City casinos that you might not have ...

We here at TheSportsGeek pride ourselves on bringing value to our readers. Whether that is with our expert sports betting picks, casino strategies, or finding new games to play that can be exploited for profit, everything that we do here is to make you money! Last month, we took a look at a form of blackjack known as Vegas Downtown Blackjack. Vegas Downtown Blackjack is a loose term to describ...

Roulette is a simplistic game that does not require as much strategy as other real money casino games. There's no greater example of this simplicity than the game's most popular wager: red or black. Place your roulette bets on black or red and hope for the ball to land on your color. Picking a roulette color is the easiest bet to place, which is what makes it such an attractive wager, especial...

Are you looking to host home poker tournaments? Home games can be a fun alternative to playing in a poker room in a casino or a card room. You have the power to set your own rules and players in the tournaments in your home. Home poker tournaments are invite based, so you can control who is attending your house for the tournament. This is always an underrated aspect of home poker tournaments. E...