Reasons Why Online Casinos are Better than Land Based Casinos

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Some people would rather play at Online Casinos then land based casinos. Herein some reasons people why:

• Convenience: You don’t have to dress up, wrestle with finding a parking slot or queue for an empty slot at your favorite poker table.

• And no gassing up either: Playing online obviates the need for that long drive to the land casino and you can cheerfully forget about paying $4 dollars a gallon for gas. Just logon and there you are, ready to play.

• Play at your own pace: You can take your time when in a jam, calculating the odds in your favor or mulling whether to for that straight flush or a two-pair. No one will ever torment you to get a move on. This is a big plus for beginners and amateurs both.

• A confidence-builder: The game engine is silent and impartial, reacting not at all to any miscalculation you might make. Make an embarrassing blunder or betting mistake in a live game and the gallery (your family and supposed friends) will erupt in laughter and snide comments. Worse, the other players will keep giving you the insulting benefit of hindsight for weeks and months afterwards.

• For the privacy: Some players enjoy eating but are hypersensitive about being seen in public with flabby arms and a huge spare tire.

• For the fastidious: Certain gamers, especially women, cringe at the thought of having to use public washrooms anywhere, even in the grandest casino-resort complexes. Playing exclusively online, you never have to worry about slot machine or video poker handles being sticky and setting you to wondering whether other patrons wash their hands after eating or relievihng themselves.

• Open bar: Playing from the comfort of home, there is no burning desire to tip when your wife brings you a cocktail and the drink is not watered down either. On the other hand, it might be a self-service bar. Hmm, can’t have everything, can you?

On the other hand, online casinos do have their drawbacks. The most fraught with risk is having to keep faith with the essential fairness of casino software. With a regular casino, on the other hand, there are numerous indicators that help form a judgment as to whether one is playing on a level paying field: the image the casino projects in advertising, public reputation, the building and furnishings, and the way dealers conduct themselves.

A second risk factor is identity theft whose victims typically lose over six thousand dollars. Granted Verisign is ubiquitous in online casinos. Still you have to wonder how soon (not if) computer experts and hackers roaming the Internet will gain access to your personal information.

The fact that your account has been fattened with a “bonus” and that you are playing with evanescent dollar signs on the screen seems to increase the sense of detachment about money matters. That is your money being frittered away bit by bit somewhere in the Internet. Only the shock of a hefty credit card charge a month later bring amateur gamers back to reality.

Playing online for hours at a time is decidedly anti-social. Let’s face it, playing alone is joyless unless you are the last true hermit on earth.

Lastly, (and no doubt, this is a deal-breaker for some) there ain’t no free drinks or other, even more delightful comp’s online.

Despite the inherent risks, detachment and loneliness, one would judge that the benefits of playing online are decidedly well worth it.