Online Casino Blackjack

Online casinos have become so popular and their variety is so huge that it’s becoming harder and harder to choose the right one between them all. To entice new casino players some casinos would offer great casino bonus promotions from no deposit casino bonuses to exclusive High Rollers bonuses. Some casinos are paying more attention to their games, customer support, methods of payment, language options, free phone numbers, news letters, games strategy lessons, live casino dealers it is even possible to watch free strip shows. But for the players one of the most important thing is to find a right game where they can beat the casino. Of course one the games that gives an advantage over the casino depending of the rules and casino bonus offered is Blackjack.

For the Blackjacks casino players the variety of Blackjack games offered is frustrating because the difference of the game rules, stakes limits, casino bonus offered, multi-player options etc.

But there may be a way of disclosing the actual differences between the blackjack casino games offered that a casino has available without actually having to download and play at an online casino in accordance with the casino software provided by most popular ones?

Some online casinos use their own custom designed software but most famous and reliable online casinos use software supplied by companies specialising to develop casino games software. There are of course the biggest and most trusted ones supplying high quality casino software: Microgaming, Real Time Gaming, and Playtech.

The thing to remember is that each of these software providers have drastically different suites of blackjack games, so all you have to do is find out what software provider the casino you are interested in is using and you will know exactly what variations of blackjack they can offer and also the quality of the games themselves. Below is a brief overview of the three main software providers and the different blackjack variations they all offer.

Microgaming casinos is perhaps the internet’s largest casino software provider. They offer the largest number of blackjack variations totalling up to an amazing 20 different types of blackjack. This is an amazing number but does not mean that Microgaming is the best. If you haven’t tried other casinos using other software you should do so and judge for yourself which is best for you. Two of the featured variations of blackjack available with Microgaming software is Multihand Atlantic City Blackjack.

Like classic blackjack it’s played with a single 52 card deck, but you can play up to 5 hands at a time. Microgaming also offers Multi-hand Bonus Blackjack, uses 2 decks of 52 cards. In this game there is a bonus bet feature that allows you to make a bonus bet at the beginning of each hand, and it pays out on the 1st two cards.

Real Time Gaming or, RTG, doesn’t offer as many versions of blackjack as Microgaming but the selection is still good and the execution is top quality as well.

Playtech prides itself on the fact that they offer blackjack variations that use anywhere up to 4 to 8 standard decks, and have very good casino bonuses. Playtech casino software contains very realistic game play, whether it’s blackjack or any other casino game. Of the top three software platforms mentioned here, Playtech casinos offer the fewest Blackjack variations but the quality it still top notch. The major Blackjack game Playtech casinos offer is Blackjack Switch, which uses 6 decks of 52 cards, and all of these decks are shuffled between hands. The biggest difference with this game is that all cards are dealt face up and the Player receives 2 hands. Hope this helps you to get a handle on what casinos offer what blackjack variations.

 

Land Based Casinos Vs Online Casinos

There is a growing debate between the popularity of land casinos versus online casinos. While the basic format of the casinos is the same, the debate comes when choosing a casino to suit you, the player. Choosing the type of casino is a difficult choice, but once the type of game has been decided, there are several points to note on the different casinos.

The slot machines are the key to deciding on the better type of casino, as they give a good indication of the level of game play in the casino itself. While the slot machines themselves are similar, in that you insert the coin and pull the handle, hoping to match the symbols to win the prize, the differences are many, and it’s important to understand these differences when making your decision.

The payout of the machines has a large impact on the decision. A land based casino has a considerably smaller payout percentage than an online casino. This is mostly due to the overheads that the land casinos have to pay out to run the casino. For example, they have mechanics, waiters, cleaners, and dealers, and these are paid through the house profits of the machines. An online casino usually only has a few workers that require payment. In this way, the payouts are generally higher, and will entice a larger customer base due to the increased rates.

The larger customer base of the online casinos largely attracts more customers. The more people playing the machines at one given times increases the popularity, thus making it seem as though there is an advantage to playing the slots at that particular casino. There are so many online casinos that each site has to offer the best service in order to keep your custom. Land based casinos have no real need to do this, because the chances of having another casino in the same city are quite small, and people rarely want to travel a long distance to find other slot machines.

If you do decide to travel to another land based casino, it is important to be aware that the casinos may have dress codes, or other rules to follow that may be different to the previous one you visited. An online casino is a great way to sit in the comfort of your own home without having to worry about what to wear, or what to eat. It is up to you to decide how you spend your time, and your credits whilst playing for the top prizes. It is also possible on many online sites to chat to other users via a chat function, so that you still have the interaction with other players.

It is easy to fall for the gimmicks that can be put up on certain casino sites, making it impossible for you to win any prizes. Sometimes, the lack of winnings could be down to the player not being used to that particular machine. In a land based casino, it is therefore wise to play at a number of different slot machines to find the right one for you. However, this could prove costly, and you could end up spending your money before you’ve found a machine that works for you. With an online casino, there is always a section where you can either download a trial version of their machines, or enter a java page. This enables you to play the slots for free, and implement any strategies you have before playing with real money.

There is a worry that using your own money is not safe with an online casino. Credit card fraud is a common crime, and it is wise to be wary about giving your details over the internet. To ease your mind, casinos use a secure server that transfers any money quickly and easily, and generally doesn’t store any personal information where it can be accessed by other users. Confidentiality is a major factor when creating an account with these sites, and the owners of the casinos understand that in order for you to keep playing their wide range of games, they must stick to their own rules.

When thinking about the wide range of games, a land based casino doesn’t offer the same variety. Mostly this is due to space in the room, and the cost of having many different machines. There is also the fact that only one person can be playing the same game, so there may be an empty machine in one area, and a queue in another. Because an online casino deals with the software for a certain machine, there is no limit to how many can play, and there is an unlimited amount of space to have a wider variety of machines.

To entice customers to play their games, many casinos offer many bonuses. A land based casino will typically offer bonuses such as luxury holidays in the form of hotel visits, cruises or plane tickets. These are offered with the requirement of obtaining a certain number of points or wins, or for being a member of their casino for a given length of time. It is sometimes difficult to obtain these points, as there is no guarantee of keeping the same machine for a long period of time to build up the points that you need for the prizes. The benefits to playing online are endless. Casinos offer similar rewards to their land based predecessor, and there are no limits to the length of time a player is allowed to use the machines. To help you with the ability to play these games, many casinos will give a player free credits, or free games to play the machines as a bonus for being on the site for a certain amount of time. Downloading software versions of the slots means that players have no time restriction, and is free to come and go as they please, and will always be able to play that particular

It’s All Fun and Games Until The Cops Show Up

I remember one day in the sideshow. On this morning Doc calls me over to his housetrailer and he has this big sewing needle out on the table. He says, I have a new act that you can do Markie. I watched….I thought sure he was going to have me push this needle down the hollow throat of the rubber chicken and claim he was the sword swallowing chicken. Nope, I could not get that lucky!

Doc picks up this huge sewing needle and proceeds to push the thing into his arm. There is blood just dripping down his arm – but he is in no pain. I start to shake a bit…feel a bit woozey…

Doc pulls the needle out, wipes it off – does somthing to clean it up…I don’t know I was ready to get very sick to my stomach. Doc says: “okay, markie…you try it”

I start to argue with Doc – “Oh no pal, I’m the magician and the bed of nails guy…yada yada.”

Batman Rick says: You are the pain proof man. I agreed – but that was the wrong thing to do in this case. Rick picks up the sewing needle…kinda moves it out of the way and squeezes abit of fat from around my stomach….”Just relax” he says “When you squeeze the fat here it will stop you from getting sick to your stomach” I thought he was right because I was feeling alittle better.

All the sudden Rick pushes this needle into my stomach and I leave out yell: “OOOUUUUUCCCHHHHH” ~~~~~I must be honest, it hurt!

Rick said “Control your mind Mark…it’s all in the mind” Well, this all builds up to the bed of nails stunt…because Rick was 100% right, it was all in the mind.

As my blood filled my t-shirt and made a mess everywhere I started to feel better about the pain.

Now my cousin Jim comes walking over and sees my blood everywhere and says: “Are you okay Mark?” Now, I am trying to get used to the pain and am in shock because I have a needle hanging out of my stomach….Jim heard a huge “OOOUUUCCCHHHHH” and came over to see what the noise was about…..but here I am with this needle in my stomach and my own blood everywhere and Jim asks me the dumbest question ever: Are you okay Mark? I said to him, “Would you be okay with this needle in your gut?” Jim thinks this is a joke or a magic trick and he says: “that’s gross.” Now, I don’t know how to take that from a guy that sticks stuff up his nose for a living.

Rick says to me: “See it’s been 5 minutes and you are fine…do that in the show tonight” So, well…i end up putting it into the show thinking it would be no big deal and on my first try there is this 6 foot tall dude there trying to impress his girl – he knows how we do each act, the swords fold up, the girl is a guy, the guy is a girl, we use trap doors, we use fat suits – you name it and this guy was WRONG….about everything. Well, I pushed that needle into my arm and this dude just faints…his friends catch him ~ he’s out cold. It’s tear down night – we are moving out of one town and into another one….well, we get finished and go to Denny’s and there is this farmboy that tried to impress his girlfriend.

Well, I send Jim out to the truck to re-adjust my bed of nail because we just threw them into the truck and I knew they kinda rolled around abit on the way over to Denny’s. I order my food and Jim’s – he is outside stacking the truck.

Well, the Fatlady is in the Denny’s and our midget was there and well..we were used to people looking at us funny and like we were weird. This farmboy sees that the fatlady is still in her ‘fatsuit’ so he knows that was WRONG and he sees the midge is walking around – with no trick mirrors – so he knows that’s WRONG. This ugly farmboy was about to make the worst mistake of his life and he didn’t even know it. Rick and whatever girl he has at the time are sitting there eatting and this farm boy walks over to Rick and says: We don’t serve long haired hippies in here.

Ricks says to him – trying to be polite ~ “Oh? Why not, they serve hog like you here farmboy.” I thought oh no…here we go…This dude says to Rick: “How about you say this outside?” All I can think about is Jim is outside re-making the truck and this could get messy and I am not in the mood for this. The dude says to Rick:” say that outside” So Rick says to the dude:’Why, you can’t hear inside? Go eat you slop hogboy and if you still feel like you want to wallow in your own muck, maybe after I eat…wipe that dung off your boots and eat your slop and when I am finished I’ll take you on…fair enough?”

This guy makes an attempt to grab Rick – All I remember seeing is ole farm boy gets thrown through a plate glass window – people are running everywhere and someone calls the cops. This dude lands in the parking lot – Jim turns around and ole farmboy missed my bed of nails by about 3 inches. The cops come….Rick pays $250 cash for the broken glass and ole farmboy goes to jail for disorderly conduct.

Jim comes in to eat his food and says: “Why did that guy jump out the window Doc?”