All too often, it appears to me that there are a dozen new games being featured on every quality online casino and land-based casino I visit, with more games being invented constantly by enterprising game manufacturers within the industry. Several games are enhanced versions of classic casino games by having an extra jolt of steroids, while others are completely brand-new right out of the figurative box. With this thought in your mind, I decided to take a look back at several of the classic casino games which have stood the test of time.

The most common version of poker being played in casinos right now is Texas Hold'em. The recognition of this game is said to be credited in a significant way to its exposure on television, where thousands and perhaps millions of people have watched famous celebrities play Texas Hold'em for high stakes. But you are going to have to get a whole lot of expertise playing low limit games and learn the particulars of this poker game before you decide to can consider yourself worthy of playing in a high stakes tournament within the casinos.

The games you could have seen on television are No Limit Texas Hold'em games. What does no limit mean? It means that all the chips can be wagered at any time a player wishes. This makes for exciting games on tv, but when you are a novice, you're better off playing Limit Texas Hold'em games first. The money you can bet on each round is limited, and the betting rounds are more controlled to start with.

Another popular card game which has been an institution in casinos, blackjack may be played with one deck, up to 6 or even eight decks of cards. The cards are held and dealt out through the dealer during one-deck or two-deck blackjack games, while a "shoe" is used to deal out cards in games using three or maybe more decks. Right now, however, continuous shuffling machines are now being employed in more and more casinos. These continuous shufflers can automatically shuffle and additionally deal out the cards, making it easier as well as more precise for the dealer to deal cards to the players, while thwarting attempts at card counting.

However many decks are used, the basic play remains the same for blackjack - beat the dealer. If a player gets a higher count than the dealer's without going over 21, you win the round. A "bust" means you've gone over the count of 21 on your hand. If the dealer busts, you win. If you bust, you automatically lose, whether the dealer busts his hand also.

Roulette is a classic game the place you try to predict the correct number that appears after the spin of the wheel. Other than betting on an individual number, players at roulette also can bet on a combination of numbers, wager on the color of the winning number, or whether or not it is going to be odd or perhaps.

You will find two different roulette wheels being played in casinos everywhere. One will be the European wheel, which will be the older version. It has 37 numbered slots from 0 to 36. The single zero slot makes the house edge 2.63. The other roulette wheel is the American one, a modified version of the European wheel. This version has added a double-zero slot to the already-present zero, making 38 numbered slots altogether. As a result of that extra double-zero slot, the home edge increases to 5.26 wherever the American wheel is used.