Being Successful at Land & Online Casinos

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Any discussion on this subject can only start once there is a clear understanding on what "being successful" means. Measuring success at casinos in terms of how much money is won is a misguided and even dangerous proposition. Potential players must realize that all casino games operated with a house edge, which means that it is impossible to keep on winning all the time. Having a target of an amount to be won during the playing session is the shortest way of heading into a problem gambling situation. The better way to define success is based on the enjoyment derived while wagering. In this context the amount spent on wagering should be seen as the amount paid for a good dinner or an enjoyable holiday. Players must fix the budget and seek the maximum enjoyment that they can obtain from that budget.

Being Successful in Online Casinos

In order to be successful at online casinos players would do well to keep in mind the following bits of advice.

• Choose the online casino well. There is nothing more depressing than being ripped off by a rogue casino. Therefore make sure that the online casino is licensed at a reputed jurisdiction and had adequate player protection controls in place.
  
  
• Do not set a target of how much to win. Set instead a target of how much to wager. Base this target on the surplus left from your income after meeting regular expenses and provisions for contingencies. If you exceed the set wagering limit then you will worry how to generate the shortfall in funds and will not be able to enjoy playing at the online casino.
  
  
• Fix a time for playing at online casinos and stick to it. Do not wager from your workplace and do not eat into the time that you spend with your family. If your family is not happy about the amount you wager then the chances are that neither will you be happy.
  
  
• Find out which games you enjoy playing and wager on those games. Games, like blackjack, which have low house edges offer a risk advantage. But if you hate blackjack that advantage has no real value. Slots have higher house edges, but if you enjoy the animations and special effects play online slots. Just be aware that you are paying a higher price for something you really like.

Being Successful in Land Based Casinos

Land based casinos are similar to online casinos in some respects. In order to be successful at land based casinos players must adhere to the conditions of set bankrolls and time spent on wagering. But there are differences as well. In online casinos wagering can be done in solitude or in the presence of close friends and family. Land based casinos function in a social environment and this leads to some additional conditions:

• Certain etiquette is followed in land based casinos. This includes dress codes, addressing the casino staff correctly, following correct wagering procedures and even tipping the staff. Check out on these and follow them. Being treated as a social outcast by fellow players does not create a happy feeling.
  
  
• In online casinos there is no one to laugh at you if you make bloomers. In land based casinos you would not want to receive contemptuous glances from the casino staff. Hence if you are playing games of skill try and learn at least the basic strategy before you start wagering.
  
  
• In most cases people will have to travel away from home to play in land based casinos. Do not spend more than you need to on lodging and boarding so that most of your total budget goes into your bankroll.

The key to success is being able to leave the table, whether online or land based, when your allocated bankroll or time is completed. If you have ended up losing then appreciate the pleasure you have derived from the wagering and if you have ended up winning then save a part of the winnings and splurge the rest.

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