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[DeEJaYMiND]

Anyone ever tried any of those online casinos before? Are the chances to win the same of a normal casino or they can rip you off because you are using a program to play??

Are some online casinos better or they are all the same?? Do you know some good or bad stories about it?

Sorry for the "stupid" question guys... slow afternoon at work (for now).. only two hours to go home

 

[BojTrek]

Honestly... six years ago I tried online casinos here at work and at home.

I was at one point up $800.00 USD and ended up losing that plus another $800 of my own.

I have a problem with gambling... I win alot, but do not stop and lose it all back.

Luckily, I met my wife and she got me out of my gambling ways... now if I do play blackjack... NEVER online... but if I do play in a casino... she makes me walk away...

I paid for our honeymoon Aruba on blackjack winnings, paid for another trip to Puerto Rico on winnings. Won $1000 my last day in Vegas 3 years ago... to break even for the trip... WOW...

My worst trip to Vegas was I won $4000 on a slot machine... lost it all back plus $2000 of my own money... that was before the wife and before a little control...

 

[Hooker]

I've worked in one for a year. They all use random number generators so it's not that they cheat or something. With blackjack, you get a new cards every turn so you can't count the cards. Some casinos may have less forgiving numbers but I don't have specifics.


I have plenty of stories of people winning 80K a day, and horror stories of people losing their car, mortgage, wife etc. in a few hours. I don't do it, mainly because I don't have the money and when I do I want to go to the casino itself.

Best advice to give you, if you decide to play, don't deposit more than you're willing to lose. May seem stupid but a lot of people don't seem to think before they act.

I've worked at GameDay Casino but their website seems to be down at the moment. They merged with the Sportsbook next door a year or 2 ago so I don't know if they use their URL now...

 

[LakeEarth]

Thank god my brother only has a 56k. If my sister-in-law could gamble at home, she'd lose the house in a minute. She's 8 months pregnant and goes to the casino all fricken night. We're trying to help her out, but right now things are just getting worse.

 

[DeEJaYMiND]

Thanks for your input guys

 

[Xenon]

How about online poker? anyone try that

 

[Hooker]

Yeah, the one against the computer and against real people.


The computer, again, are random number generators. Against real people is legit. The money you win will come out of the pockets of the people you play against and the house, in this case the server, will take a small percentage.


They have quite a few free ones where you play with monopoly money (every good online casino has this as well) and they are great for wasting time. However, don't bluff when you're playing with fake money as they will ALWAYS call you

 

[bjork]

My mom once gambled away $60,000 on online casinos.

 

[Matlock]

My mom once gambled away $60,000 on online casinos.

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Jeez, your mom must be (formerly) rich. When was the divorce?

 

[bjork]

Nope, just gambled away a large portion of their savings.

 

[Matlock]

So, what were the reactions like when everyone else found out?

 

[bjork]

Just a huge wtf. It's not like there was any way to get the money back. She handles the bills and stuff, so nobody knew. Ever since, my dad randomly checks the transactions and if there's anything shady, they get into it.

 

[Matlock]

Sounds like a healthy^H^H^H^paranoid environment.

 

[bjork]

Well, considering the living room had posters of HBK on the walls for like five years... madhouse, I tell you.