Where to Play Table Games of Chance Online

Table games are the staple of the modern casino industry.  They are often featured as the most popular games in movies that include scenes in gambling establishments, although in reality more people play slot machine games than play all other casino games combined.

Still, there is a certain romance associated with the traditional casino table games like Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, and even Poker (although poker players and Websites usually distinguish between poker and other games played in casinos).

A table game is played, as the name implies, on a table where one or more employees of the casino either play against the patrons or merely perform the mechanical functions required for the game play.  For example, in roulette the croupier spins the wheel, releases the ball, and exchanges chips and money for players but the players are simply betting on the most likely outcome of the croupier’s interaction with the roulette wheel and ball.

In Blackjack the dealer works for the house and plays in the game on behalf of the house.  Of all the table games gambling experts universally agree that Blackjack is the game that provides the least advantage (or “edge”) to the house (the casino).  But though the odds in Blackjack may be better than all other games of chance, many people shy away from the Blackjack tables because the game requires some knowledge and skill.

Roulette is more glamorous than Blackjack, perhaps because movies sometimes imply that huge fortunes can easily be won at roulette tables.  One of the most famous movie scenes, however, comes from the movie “Casablanca” starring Humphrey Bogart.  His character, Rick, runs an illegal gambling establishment and to help a young French couple avoid being exploited by the corrupt local head of police Rick orders his croupier to let the couple win a lot of money.

That wonderful scene underscores the seamier side of gambling: just as players can cheat, so too can casinos.  Modern gambling is highly regulated throughout the world so that cheating is kept to a minimum.  Gambling is viewed as a form of entertainment and the goal of honest gambling industry establishments is to earn a small percentage of high volumes of bets.

Table games, however, can turn those small percentages into large percentages for the casinos just as they can turn small stakes into large piles of cash for the players.  But in reality everyone has to work for their money and the casinos retain the advantage.  Gambling experts always say, “If you don’t want to lose at gambling then don’t gamble.”  But if you are going to gamble then have fun but only gamble within your means.

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