Online Gaming is Better Than BM because...

[GGW Laurie]

I love the video games and the fact that like lots0 , i can play in my nightie, undie's, whatever and when i dont get a feature , i can call it a non paying MoFo and not have to worry about being thrown out of my own home................A whole new meaning to Home Entertainment...........laurie

[Jasminebed]

I bring a smaller bankroll, therefore smaller losses.

Doesn't take me hours of travel to get there.

No fattening buffets.

[Mavin1]

Why I like a land based casino better is because:
I don't have to wait for my money, see it sitting in pending for 48 hours tempting me to re-deposit.
Totally different environment than at home, which I am here 24-7, as you know caring for the mother in law. When I do get a chance to go to Apache Gold casino, I spend the day, have a nice lunch, get free soda or tea while I'm there. And can walk away at any time with my money in hand and not look back.
Sure I love the online casinos too, but for the most part anymore I feel like it's counter productive. My boredom can get the better of me and when I see my withdrawal still sitting there I am always tempted to replay it, usually do, and lose it.
I am finding lately it's more fun to visit this forum than to play online casinos and that in itself speaks to the fact that the stinginess pretty much takes the fun out of it. I see many people are saying the same things, how the play has changed or the amount of payouts and frequency of payouts have changed. So I am sure I am not the only one frustrated by giving my money away to online casinos and feeling a bit violated by the experience. Sure there are some good times to be had occasionally, but when it's getting to where it's very occasional, then that is where it feels counter productive for me.
It's like chasing lightning, eventually you may get hit, but more often you won't.
So give me that little bit of escape away from this computer, away from the mother in law and let me go to a world that is so alien to my everyday world, hear the sounds, see the people, some I even know and have a meal that I didn't have to cook and that is a good mini vacation for me.
I go maybe once or twice in 2-3 months time and usually always come out ahead or even, with online casinos, the fact is, that it's always there, I go to frequently and spend to much and rarely get anything back and I have to make my own lunch.

[Mouche12]

From the point of view of playing slots, the ease of switching games and playing what you want to play. Where I'm living there are only maybe 5 casinos (and they're always stupid busy) in the whole city, so trying to get to play the machine/game that you want to play is a hassle. There's a lineup at all the popular games, and if there isn't a lineup there's some boogerhead hogging 2 or 3 machines and putting reserved signs up on 2 or 3 more.

Lol, in Amsterdam there is only one serious casino, Holland Casino... I go there in the afternoon... strange thing is that since a long, long time, I won 7,000 euros last month, I still have to beat that when gambling online (playing slots only, don't care much for anything else).

[De Beuker]

In the first place, in my own home I'm still allowed to smoke when I play.
Second, I like the videoslots much more than the machines in land based casino's.
And I can shout at my screen, SCATTER, SCATTER!!
And I don't have to travel 50 miles to play, pay entrance fee, wear clothing I don't want to wear.

[AussieDave]

Dollar for Dollar I've found playing the slots online is far better that land based.

Here in Australia slots must be set to a minimum 87.1%. Even if I'm playing RTG and they're set to 92%, I'm still 4.9% ahead, the same goes for MGS.

All up I play online because:

• I can smoke
• Play in boxers
• I get comped on all of my deposits
• I regularly get free chips
• Get nice birthday treats like free chips and cases of wine
• Get Chrissy presents too
• Don't have to carry a tub of coins
• Don't have to shell out for over inflated drink prices
• Save $25 on valet parking + extra $20 tip to park car near main casino entrance
• Don't have to put up with smelly & or rude people
• Don't have to worry about visiting the ATM that has a $1K limit per card

The down side...I can't perv or make small talk with pretty girls.


Cheers

Dave

[Mavin1]

How strange some land based casinos must be. Ours is 12 minutes away, free parking, no cover charges, free drinks, soda, water, coffee ect, brought around all day. I can smoke while playing, do get comps when I use the players club card and other perks. No dressing up, come pretty much as you are.
The tubs of coins are long gone, but my mother in law felt like she had a fortune in her little tub of nickels.
But yes, there are somtimes smelly people and we do have to keep our clothes on.

[vegetagirl2008]

I love the video games and the fact that like lots0 , i can play in my nightie, undie's, whatever and when i dont get a feature , i can call it a non paying MoFo and not have to worry about being thrown out of my own home................A whole new meaning to Home Entertainment...........laurie

Why you tell people you play your nightie and undies now people are going to be looking in your window..

[paul02085]

i like online better than B&M mainly because i win more online. I get more fired up at B&Ms but their slots are definitely tighter than online casinos.

[4 of a kind]

When I compare online to B&M casinos, I’m sorry but online is nothing more then going to the corner and buying a lottery ticket. I understand all the perks online offers as mentioned in this thread. Smoking, speed of changing games, no traveling, no clothes, etc. etc. But I believe the people who think its better then live are from the recent generation that was brought up on video games.

Yes, I now predominantly play online, but not until I exhausted my desire to visit casinos, which took over twenty years to do. In addition I’m much older, fatter, cheaper, and lazier then ever.

But when in my prime nothing was more exciting and entertaining then spending a weekend in Atlantic City. I live only 10 minutes from a small airport. We would leave the house 15 minutes before the flight to AC would take off. Land in AC after only 34 minutes in the air, limo waiting for us, and be in the casino within usually no more then an hour from leaving the front door. If driving it was 3 hours one way, and once getting out of New York usually a nice ride. In addition when driving I got to spend a great deal of one on one with my wife, with no distractions, (kids, phones, tv, etc.) catching up on small talk and serious matters. This also usually led to some of our most romantic times. Many times we would go with close friends, or close business associates that even led to a couple of good business deals in the future. Some times as many as 10 of us would meet there and have a ball.

5 star accommodations, 5 star restaurants, room service, free drinks, free smokes, shows of some of the greatest entertainers in the world who I never would have seen, let alone being able to see them close up, ringside for great fights. My wife got manicures, facials, shopped at some of the finest stores. We both would get massages, and go for a swim in the dead of winter. And yes it was all free, including the plane ride. Of course I realize nothing was technically for free. But if you’re going to gamble why not get a bang for your buck. Speaking of bucks, when I did catch them, and trust me I had my good days, I went home with the cash in my pocket the same day.

Whatever shit hole casinos some of you posters are speaking of about your bad experiences with, I certainly don’t know where they are or how you even found them.

If I wagered online as much as I did live what could I expect? Some ridiculous play through bonuses, or maybe $500 bucks for my birthday, so I could kill an hour in my underwear in front of a computer?

Online casino’s and poker rooms came about at a pretty good time for me. Approaching my senior years, it was time for me to pull in the reins, and keep my families future, safe and secure. Now my only visits to casinos are usually for big poker tournaments.

I accept all the bullshit that comes with online gambling. Always wondering about the rigged accusations, hoping after finally making a strike that I don’t get bribed tomorrow or the next day into a reversal while waiting for approval, and when finally approved hoping I do in fact eventually get paid, etc. etc. Why? Because if you’re a gambler, you’ll probably die a gambler. What I do online is petty, and will never hurt my family. It’s only fun for me because I’m a gambler getting old running out of energy and will to maintain live play. Besides, when it actually comes down to online gambling, I certainly don’t expect to be a winner in the long run, just like live play. I could care less one way or the other of my outcome online. Getting lucky a few years ago online and getting paid, I’m actually still playing online with the houses money.

But when I read posts stating online blows away live play, I come to the conclusion that either your from the new generation that just don’t know any better, or your living no where near the real thing.