Posted on 26th Jul, 2009
If you play at an online casino, or even if you are just considering it, you may have heard about wagering requirements. Don’t be dissuaded from trying online casinos — you won’t be forced to bet anything you don’t want. Wagering requirements refer specifically to online bonuses.money added to a player’s online casino account, most often for signing up with a new site. In some cases, the bonus amount can be equal to the deposit. However, the site cannot allow you to receive your bonus right away, or else you might simply withdraw it without ever playing. This is the purpose of wagering requirements.
Wagering requirements are the amount you have to wager in order to “clear” your bonus. Note that it is not necessary to lose the amount of the wagering requirement — you are only required to put it in play.
If you have a wagering requirement of 10x your bonus and your bonus is $50, you will have to play $500 before receiving your bonus. You don’t have to play it all at once and you can usually play it at any game. Once you have played $500, no matter how much you have won or lost, the $50 goes into your account.There may be a time limit for when you must clear your bonus or else it will be lost, so make a note of this. Games like Pai Gow Poker are good for clearing bonuses — there are often ties with the dealer and you can put a lot of money on play with minimal risk.
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Posted on 21st Jul, 2009
The basic backgammon rules are quite simple. You roll two dice and move your checkers the number of steps shown, one checker for each die or the same checker for both dice.
The goal is to move all checkers around the board, bring them into your home board and bear them off the edge.
If you roll two identical dice, let’s say two threes, it’s the same as if you had rolled four threes. You can combine the threes any way you like and move one checker 12 steps or two checkers six steps each, or one checker six steps and two checkers three steps each, etc.
If the opponent has two or more checkers on the same field (a block), your checker cannot land on that field. You must land once for each die and cannot add the dice to bypass a block.
On the contrary, if the opponent has a single checker on a field (a blot), you can land on that field. In this case, your opponent’s checker is hit and must be moved to the bar (in the middle of the board.)
Once all your checkers are gathered in your home board, you can start bearing them off over the edge. For each die you roll, you must use all its pips if you can. To use a 3, you cannot bear off a checker that has only two steps left – except if there’s no checkers left further away.
The player who first bears off all checkers have won. It’s as simple as that. Or, as you’ll notice, it’s not that simple at all!
The most important tips for beginning backgammon players are probably: Move quickly around the board, avoid leaving blots, hit your opponent’s blots, and try to close in the opponent’s checkers behind consecutive blocks (a prime),
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Posted on 20th Jul, 2009
One of the biggest worries for gamblers who think of going on-line is the security of online casinos. They wonder if sensitive information such as their address, credit card or bank account information will be in safe hands.Could their identity be stolen and abused to run down their credits, etc? The answer is very simple. If an online casino is safe, it will tell you about so. Look for sites that feature so-called secure encryption technology, for example, 128 bit SSL digital encryption. This means that all financial transactions are done using a state-of-the-art technology that does not allow hackers to tap any sensitive information from your online casino session.
This method is also used by major banking institutions and credit card companies over the entire world. If you feel safe using ATM or making online purchases, then you should have no problem with online casinos. Most online casino sites have an account history function, where you and you only can see all the financial transactions that you have had with the site. If you should have a question or even some kind of dispute, all the information you need is right there for you to scrutinize. Some sites use a digital encryption that is stronger than 128 bit. The more the better, but 128 bit is more than enough, and that’s what most sites use.
The casino must be licensed by a particular jurisdiction. This means that a local jurisdiction (such as Antigua and Barbuda) has given an official license to the casino and has the ability to monitor them legally. If a casino does not have such a license, do not play here.
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Posted on 18th Jul, 2009
If you are going to play online casino games, whether blackjack, craps, roulette or even poker, you have to know about bonuses. A bonus is a promotional award offered to players in order to get them to sign up for and play on a particular site.The way to earn a bonus is to find a bonus code. Bonuses are earned by signing up for a new casino website, continuing to play on a casino site or signing up a friend for a casino website. You can find sign up bonuses in gambling magazines and on gambling websites.The best bonuses are match bonuses.
Match bonuses let you earn an amount equal to or greater than your initial deposit. Loyalty bonuses are usually offered through the website itself, as are referral bonuses. These bonuses are usually for less money than the sign up bonuses, since the casino already has you on the site.Your bonus is not awarded instantly upon making your deposit. If it were, players might get their bonus and withdraw the money without ever playing on the site.
Instead, you receive a bonus after betting a pre-determined amount of money. Sometimes the deposit determines the amount — sometimes it is based on the bonus. For example, you may be required to wager 10x your deposit to collect the bonus, or 5x the deposit plus the bonus. If you are playing online poker, you must play a certain number of hands in order to collect your bonus.
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