VIDEO POKER - ONLINE Vs LANDBASED
Online Video Poker is too much the same game your
used to in the casinos. There are similarities and
there are differences.
There are startling similarities between online video
poker and casino style, because of course, the video
part implies digital, and both mediums are digital.
People often make the naive mistake that casino
‘software’ that you download is necessarily
different than casino ‘hardware’ that exists in
the physical boxes on the casino floor.
...Not so!
The ‘hardware’ in this case is simply made up of
integrated chips which have been programmed with
software. So the hardware is composed of software,
simply as a different representation. In many modern
cases there are not even hardware coded chips in the
casino floor machines. I’m not the only one to see a
windows blue screen of death as I pass a video poker
machine on the floor...
The environment on the other hand is extremely
different:
Vegas and all land based casinos exist to distract the
player into not noticing how much money they have
lost. The flashy lights, the loud noises and piped in
music, the uniforms, the low cut tops on the cocktail
waitresses. Everything exists to make you not think
about the fact that your depositing. This truth is
universal across each of the games in the casino.
Now picture yourself at home, sitting in your favorite
chair, with your favorite drink in your hand. You can
pause the game at any time and not lose your machine.
You can quit while your ahead and not be faced with
walking back through the whole casino to cash out and
then back through again to leave, only to be bombarded
with more opportunities to lay down your winnings, and
bank machines at each exit whispering to you that your
not truly broke yet. No clocks on the wall’s, no
windows, nothing to even hint to you what time it
is...
At home, you have all of the control in the world.
Plus a few bonuses you wouldn’t get otherwise. For
one, speaking of bonuses, have you ever been comped in
Vegas? Chances are the answer is no. On the Internet
its different, even if your only playing online
video poker, you can get a great sign up bonus.
There are thousands of online casinos just wishing for
you to sign up with them, and willing to comp you.
Other perks of playing from home include a hand count
on your cumulative bet total.
Vegas does NOT want you to realize just how much money
you’ve put down so far, but many online casinos
offer a running total. This gives you a much clearer
view of your wins and losses, and better control over
your bank roll. When it comes down to it, playing
online video poker may be your most intelligent
choice.
Play video poker right and you'll be playing what many
consider the best game in the casino. With video
poker, you get to play at your own pace and you also
have the potential for big payoffs. In video poker you
do have the control so pick the right machine, play
the right way and have fun!