Having a night out at your local casino is an all round great experience. You can have a natter, place some bets and generally socialise with friends all around you. If you’re in the mood for some Blackjack there are always plenty of tables to park yourself at and try your luck or even head into the Poker room and hone your bluffing skills amongst newcomers and familiar faces. And this is a growing area, with even London getting in on the act with big establishments like Aspers in Stratford and the renovated Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square.
Of course many casinos now offer much more than just plain gambling. They can include bars, restaurants, dance areas and big screen TV’s showing the latest sporting events from around the world. So if you fancied a flutter and your other half or a thrifty friend would rather watch something than play on the tables, there are always plenty of other things for them to be getting on with whilst you’re trying to win some money.
If none of these extras sound attractive to you, and you’d much rather stay in and do the warm and cosy option on the sofa, then of course there are still plenty of options for you to have a flutter on the tables or the slots!
Online casinos offer a great alternative to players looking to place a few bets without the hassle of getting dressed up and heading out of the house. This convenient alternative to the casino night out has become very popular in the past few years with the arrival of improved graphics, speedier Wi-Fi and the introduction of 4G around the world. This has allowed online casinos to provide a hefty range of slot games (some of which are now superior to their landbased cousins) as well as all the standard table games like baccarat, roulette and blackjack we have all come to expect. Not to mention the more straightforward games such as Bingo, Video Poker, Keno, Scratchcards and even Slingo for those players who shy away from the more popular games. On the slots front, while you’ll be able to play many of the famous games like Cleopatra and Siberian Storm both offline and online, you’ll have a far wider choice of games online (there’s no problem with space online!), and in fact many of the best games that we love playing like the Thunderstruck II slot and Immortal Romance, you’ll only be able to find online.
The evolution of online gambling has opened the gates to new and improved services- smartphone and tablet technology just keeps improving will continue to help bring more advances in online play. Interactive TV is another popular way of playing at home, particularly for roulette players- you’ll always find a number of late night TV casinos playing out on certain channels.
So wherever you decide to place your chips there is one thing for certain, casino fans are nowadays literally spoilt for choice.
Just be disciplined though. It’s easy to get carried away in the comfort of your own home, and somehow it seems more “real” buying your chips at the cashier in a land based casino, then clicking on a few buttons online and transferring money from your credit card or web wallet. It’s even more important that you make sure that you are playing responsibly- never bet more than you can afford to lose. Just be aware that online casinos are convenient and easy to play- which is great- but that also means it’s easy to spend money on them. Enjoy yourself, but watch yourself as well.
