Some people choose to visit a physical casino or head online to play their favourite casino games for a chance to have some fun and inject some excitement into their lives, with the added possibility of winning some money to liven things up.
If you want to start taking your casino games more seriously, then you should be thinking about adding some tried and trusted strategies to your gameplay online – these are the routines and ideas that will help you make the most of your bankroll, protect yourself from chasing losses, and (hopefully) ensure that you come out of your games on top.
Below, we will look at some of the most popular online casino games available at 888 and some common strategies that you might want to try.
1. Roulette
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Roulette is an iconic casino game, and it features prominently in any media produced relating to gambling or casinos – and it is simple to play, which makes it even more alluring.
In the game, players bet on where the little ball will land when the wheel stops spinning. The outer wheel contains numbers that are in red or black, as well as one (or two) in green. The green is where the house will win, so it is the house’s edge.
Whether you are playing on an American roulette table (with 38 possibilities) or on a French table (with 37 possibilities), the best strategies to use involve maths and probability.
Martingale
In this strategy, every time you lose a bet, you double your initial stake and bet again. When you win, the idea is that you will have recouped all the previous bets in value, and will at least break even, if not a little ahead. This strategy can take a while to pay out and you need a good bankroll to keep going.
Fibonacci
Based on the mathematical number series, the Fibonacci system chooses your next stake according to the value of the previous two. The Fibonacci sequence starts 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 etc, so the first two bets would be one unit, then the third would be three units, and so on, until you win and start again. The size of each bet increases, which makes the value of your payout increase too.
2. Blackjack
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With blackjack, good strategy is not about when to bet and how much, but how to react with different combinations of cards in your hands and in the dealers’ hands.
In blackjack, the idea is to beat the dealer with the cards that you have, without going ‘bust’ (going over 21). The number cards have their face value, Aces are worth 1 or 11, and 10, Jack, Queen, and King are all worth 10.
Although there are some more in-depth rules about when to hit and when to stand in blackjack, mathematically speaking there are certain probabilities that can be relied on:
- If your hand is showing between 4–8 in total, then you should hit, no matter what the dealer is showing. In a similar way, if you have 17-21, it is better to stand.
- If you have two Aces or two 8’s then you should split your hand, giving you two opportunities to win.
3. Slot Machines
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Strategies for slot machines are quite different because of the algorithms used to make the reel spins random. Slots really are games of chance, and the strategies used to win reflect that.
The best advice on strategy when it comes to slots is to choose a game that you enjoy (and understand), and make sure that you know what the Return to Player (RTP) rate is – because that shows how much the house edge is. For example, a 95% RTP rate means that the 5% is the house money, and that for every dollar spent it pays out 95cents.
4. Baccarat
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Baccarat is another card game, with surprisingly simple rules – you need to get closest to nine in your hand and beat the banker.
Number cards have their value as shown, while face cards and 10 are worth 0. Ace is worth 1. If the total of your hand goes above nine, you take 10 away from it.
Mathematically, the odds of the player winning are 44.63% of the banker winning is 45.87%, and 9.51% of it being a tie.
Systems like Fibonacci and Martingale will work when playing multiple hands of Baccarat, but a popular option is known as the Reverse Martingale
Reverse Martingale
Instead of doubling the stake when you lose, the reverse martingale says that you should double your stake every time that you win, with the aim of getting three wins in a row. When (and if) this happens, you go back to your original stake amount. This can mean some big wins and mitigates the risk of losing much better than the original Martingale method.
The Rise of Online Casinos
As more people head online to play their favourite casino games rather than visit a land-based casino, we have seen an influx of online casino operators. The majority of these online casino operators offer a range of bonuses and promotions to redeem against their casino games.
For those who are interested in trialling one of the above strategies, it is advised to use one of the bonuses available so you can trial the game for free or at a discounted rate rather than using your own funds, that way you can see which game and strategy works the best for you.
Choose the strategy that works best for you according to the game you are playing – but most importantly, stick to it throughout the session because that is the only way to make them work.
