Pontoon:
Pontoon is a card game it is also known as 21 or Blackjack. This is a simple game. As long as you can count to 21 you can play Blackjack. The dealer will give each player two cards. The player can then ask for more cards one at a time until they feel they have the best hand as close to 21 as they can without going over. Once you go over 21 you are out of the game. In this game you are not playing against other players. Everyone just plays against the dealer.
The Real Wheel of Fortune:
Roulette is a game that does not require much skill. All you have to do to win is guess what number or color the little ball will land on. The right color pays out at 1 to 1 but the right number will pay out at 36 to 1. This means a bet of 100 dollars will get you back $3600. Players can spread bets around the table as long as all of your bets do not go over the table max. Each player is given different colored chips to make sure that players chips do not get confused. This is because it is common for several players to bet on the same number. Besides the color and number of the winner you can also bet on if the number will be an odd or an even number or which of the 3 groups of 12 numbers the winner will be in.
Craps:
Craps is possibly the best game in any casino for the player. Craps offers the best odds in favor if the player of any other casino game. The game is played with dice and essentially players are betting on the number of rolls before a specific number is again rolled.
Video Poker:
In video poker you are dealt 5 cards. The player then has the option to discard some of his cards. After the cards have been exchanged your hand is either declared a winner or loser and your payout depends on your hand. A pair may pay out at 1 to 1 and a royal flush may pay out at 100 to 1. Video poker is fast paced and unlike in the poker rooms there is no wait for a seat and when you want to leave you can just get up and go.
Slot machines:
Slot machines are a casinos biggest draw. More people come to play slots then any other casino game because of its simplicity. All you have to do is put in your money and hit spin. The reels will spin and then stop. Whatever appears on the pay line will determine if you win or lose. Unlike the old slot machines the new ones do not just randomly stop on the numbers you see at the end of the game. The outcome is actually decided by a random number generator inside the machine and the number is picked the moment you ht the spin button. This is why you have the same chance of winning on a video slot machine then you do on the real slot machines.
Lottery:
Everyone has played the lottery. You get a card pick your 6 numbers and wait for the weekly drawing on TV or read about it in the paper the next day. In the casinos they call this Keno and a new game begins every 15 minutes every day. The results can be checked on the board in the casinos keno area, the computer in the keno area up to 12 hours after the end of the game of on your rooms TV as the game is being played.
These brief descriptions have been on the most common casino games that are played in casinos around the world and internet casino.
About the Author:
Jack Reider is the long-time editor for a portal reviewing online casinos and he is finalizing a list of poker rooms and casinos that still accept US players so go check it out at http://www.gambling-portal.com
