Online Gaming can kiss where you know what

[Freudian]

The point of online casinos are that you aren't supposed to win. Add to that all the crooked operators and the total lack of regulation should make everyone boycott it.

Poker is the way go. At least you can win if you are good and the operators have no financial incentive to rip you off.

[vinylweatherman]

At least we have the bonuses. Bonuses do help cushion the house edge and prolong the playing time, (some might say "prolong the misery"). Of course, they DON'T want us to be so miserable that we go away for good.
I have found that leaving a casino alone after having played a reasonable amount will lead to a "come back please" bonus on top of the normal promotions that are run. While B&M casinos get away with lower payouts, they do at least provide the premises, online we have to provide our own premises and the casino sets up shop on our PC!
I expect that this industry consolidation is a means to fight the possible loss of US players. They may be hoping that the US will eventually bring in some form of regulation which will give an advantage to the good groups. If the US brings in the ban, then the rogue operators will not care, but the good ones will have to market into new areas. The UK will be one of the major sources of new players due to the regulations coming into force next year which will legitamise the business. Adverts for online casinos are everywhere even now, and several TV channels run their own versions (nothing like the real thing though, one roulette spin each 3 minutes and a fee of 50p just to place a bet :-( )

[SlotsWizard]

From my recent experiences and the experiences of others posting here, I firmly now believe that the casinos are opening the drain and sucking down as much cash as they can in advance of U.S. pending legislation concerning online gaming.

Their RNG probably contains a line of code similar to:

if(player.country == 'US') { winAmount = 0; }

[lydia]

Their RNG probably contains a line of code similar to:

if(player.country == 'US') { winAmount = 0; }

if(player ='new')

{ winAmount = 1/3*depost }
else

if(playerlastwin > = playerdeposit)
{ winAmount = 0; }
else

(play = 'Multiplayertable BJ or Roullete')



{ winAmount < 'the smallest bet on the table' }
else
go to .....

{ winAmount = 'backofficedecision }
else....

[ballysdb]

As someone stated above, when you go to Vegas or Atlantic City there are so many other things to enjoy. The food, the company of friends or other gamblers. The beautiful rooms and for alot of us, getting treated like a king or queen. I know they only treat us like that when we are spending alot of money, but at least it is like a little escape. It is a vacation. Sitting on my couch or wherever, getting pains in my back or butt and pumping more and more money into these online casinos...is this really fun? This is no vacation! I used to bring about $500-$800 to A/C for an overnight stay. I didnt bring my credit cards with me, and when the money was gone it was gone. Sure I was mad as hell but once I was on the Garden State Parkway heading home I was OK again. If I found I still had $100 bill in my pocket that I didnt know was there, it was $100...not 100 credits. Hey I can find alot of things to spend $100 on. When I'm in the casino it is NOT money!!! Uuuggghhh! dont get me wrong I will gamble again today but I really am getting sick of being so controlled by this addiction. Or maybe it's just PMS!

[Reef]

haven't read through the whole thread so I don't know if someone has mentioned that you're expected to lose in the longrun. If you gamble, it's for your own personal entertainment similar to going to a movie.

[duke7123]

I have played one site a Microgaming site and now for 6 months have hit nothing at all. I will say the same as you if you will get 3 Aces on the slots you will be lucky. No matter what you play and then when you asked the site to show your avg winnings its always like we show that your % of win is 98.9% 99.4% 97.9% if that is true then why can't one cash at least one time. When you deposit 400.00 and play any MG site and all you do is win a little and loose a lot no wounder its a billion dollar market. So after my experience I too will take a break from all of this so that I can find out what is really going on here. I see so many lost and very few wins compared to Vegas at least I have won there even 50,000.00 slot and Toronto 40,000.00 Bahamas 35,000.00 slots. So what the heck am I doing on here but making other people rich and very happy. While they are so kind to give a token bonus and that goes back to them as well. Oh well my advise to all until its becomes better odds get out while you can.

Duke

[The Watchdog]

I couldn't agree more with you... Honestly, from a person who loves land based casinos...

Never the less, that ilussion of excitement, luxury and adventure that landbased casinos offer are the worst trap for the cumpulsive gambler.

I don't find amusement no more on joining 100 fruit cakes betting their ass' off. I don't miss the food, drinks or the women. First of all land based casinos are the worst place where a human being can waste his life. Thousands of people wanting to be with their families, enjoy and afternoon with your best friends or people with not enough money to have a meal...

Is amazing, you can place bets on Black Jack of $30 a hand with out hesitating... but when you get charged $20 for a good meal you complain... is in that just wrong?

Anyways.. online gambling gives you the freedom to get in to your slippers, grab a cup of coffe, a good cigarrete and enjoy nice $1 tourneys of no limit texas holdem... When you are tired, you don't even have to take a cab or drive home. If you are drinking..even better.. no chance of killing someone if you are driving...

Regarding credit cards... if you have a gambling problem admit it and give your cards to some one you trust.

Looking for a honest site to make business with is not hard. You have tons of them on this site. Making use of common sense also helps from time to time..

Online gambling brings tons of advantages that those @%@# land basesd casinos don't give you...

At least I am happy not dealing with smart ass pit bosses, incompetent dealers, and enless nights sitting with a bunch of strangers... At home you will sit the same amount of time, and probably more comfortable.

[mrracetrack]

Posted by The Watchdog:

Online gambling brings tons of advantages that those @%@# land basesd casinos don't give you...

At least I am happy not dealing with smart ass pit bosses, incompetent dealers, and enless nights sitting with a bunch of strangers... At home you will sit the same amount of time, and probably more comfortable.

I have to disagree...

Although online gambling does offer "some advantages"... what you posted above aren't really valid...

The "smart ass pit bosses" and the "incompetent dealers" can be equated to dealing with the CSR you speak with when you have a question or complaint about an online gaming issue.

80% of these CSR are "totally clueless". The other 20% are "semi clueless".

As far as "sitting with a bunch of strangers"... I think a lot of people would enjoy that... it's part of the "casino experience" in a "real" casino.

The comparison between "online & B&M" casinos are like comparing "apples & oranges"... both "fruits" but totally different, IMO.

I guess it just depends on how each person feels about it.

[The Watchdog]

Is true, that&#180;s my point of view. The time I spent gambling on land based casinos left me such an awful mouth taste that probably is the reason why I despite that enviorment.

I have never been to Vegas, probably will never go since I will probably die there or stay as a homeless gambling degenarate...

What happen is that I don&#180;t find nothing special from those places.

Here in Costa Rica there is a saying that a lot of people share. Compulsive gamblers are just like Crack heads.. only that a little bit better dressed.

You put a foot out side a casino and you will see those poor people begging for a coin to built up enough just for another hit... Same stuff with the guys inside.. only that you have them semi-nicely dressed but feeding their urge for just another bet.

I honestly have nothing against Casinos... As a matter of fact I respect the industry land based or online. However I do agree some people can gamble, other can&#180;t. &#205;`m on the team that can&#180;t. Probably why I feel this way.

I still believe that online gambling, if properly done, can bring more excitement that land based... Not only regarding casinos, but sports, poker, etc.

You wake up monday morning.. you place $50 on your fav team for monday night... At 8pm you sit down at home to watch the game, during half time if you wish you can play a friendly single table tourney of Omaha high-low at your favorite site, or play some spins in your lucky progressive slot machine.. Then you watch the rest of the game, kiss your wife good night without spending money on gas, exposing yourself to all sorts of dangers and all of this in with your favorite jersey on, your feet on the living room&#180;s coffe table with anyone giving you "&#183;!%"%&#183;" about nothing..