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What's the real deal with online video poker?
Is it better than Vegas, worse than Vegas, or
just about the same thing? Well, some will say
Vegas is better, since it has all the lights and
sounds and commotion. While some will say online
video poker is better, because it doesn't have
any of the lights, sounds and commotion.
Basically, most of it comes down to a matter of
opinion.
Video poker players are more likely to adapt
well to the world of online play than say, a
craps player. Video Poker is a sit down game, a
one player game, a dealer less game, and a game
where concentration is an important variable.
Taking all of these things into consideration,
it certainly seems like the average video poker
player could get just as much out of playing
from home. The variable of concentration is so
important in fact, that the act of playing at
home probably decreases the house edge against
you significantly, as you're entire attention
span can be placed right on the game.
This fact has been largely ignored by the
literature since online gambling has become
widely available. Those who run things in Vegas
don't want to publicize the fact that its
patrons could improve their game on their own
time, away from Vegas, especially since once the
player learns that and learns how to, they may
switch to online video poker exclusively.
A major reason video poker players do make the
switch to online play is because of the way we
are camped on the Internet. Online video poker
players are camped before they play, with cash
that is added to their bankroll, with the amount
. At a land based casino you are camped after
you play, depending on how much you play, and
for how long. This method, while easy for the
casinos, isn't quite as nice as if they'd walk
up to you and give you free credits.
An often-overlooked aspect of the explosion of
Internet gambling is the impact of free games.
Free online video poker is likely having a
noticeable effect on the banks of machines in
Vegas. Why you ask? Because those who play free
online video poker while home, are more likely
to win more money when they play for real,
either at the casino, or online.
The reason for this is simple, video poker is a
game of skill, which means the more you
practice, the better you'll get. The better you
are at the game of course, the more likely you
are to win. Video poker skills are best
developed without the constraints of time (you
have to leave a casino sometime), or cost (you
have to leave the casino when you're broke!).
The solution is of course, going online. Video
Poker on the Internet is a little different.
Online casinos will gladly let you play their
games for free, because it means you're more
likely to play at that casino for real money in
the future.
Free video poker lets you work with a basic
strategy card for the machine you're playing,
which means you can put as many hours as you
want to towards perfecting your playing
strategy. The more familiar you are with your
strategy, the less likely you'll be to make a
mistake when playing for real money, and the
less mistakes you make the more cash you'll pull
in.
There is also an added advantage to online play
that has just become a reality recently. You can
now play free online video poker and collect
points to become eligible for real prizes. Some
of the more common prizes are a padded bankroll
at an online casino, which you can certainly
turn into some video poker winnings, after all,
a larger bankroll will let you weather a more
volatile progressive machine, or play longer on
a flat game.
