So, gambling - what is it, why does a person start playing so furiously, why do his eyes burn so brightly, and why does his breath stop at the sight of roulette? Well, let's find out in this article...
First, a little history. The excitement itself clearly appeared a long time ago: after all, when primitive people hunted for some animal, then competition grew among them, and therefore excitement grew. The story then moves on to Ancient Egypt And Ancient Greece(even the gods liked to gamble there). Well, after passing through millennia, humanity has not been able to overcome passion, but what to do if it is in a person’s blood. Thus, smarter people who wanted to make their wallets “thicker” came up with casinos. And now, in our times, such people sit with fat wallets, well, in principle, they got what they wanted.
Now we need to consider one fact - where does this dependence come from? And the addiction comes from the simplest thing - the desire to win. Now imagine for yourself: you are a beginner, you win your first money and begin to rush forward, well, this is where the main disease of avid “walkers” in casinos manifests itself - gambling addiction. You want to play more and more, money overcomes your mind, you begin to gradually sell some things from home, well, you have fallen into the above-mentioned disease, and if you notice these signs in yourself, then immediately consult a psychologist.
Well, now we have come to the moment when I will consider the types of those creatures smart people, which to this day bring them fabulous money.
So, types gambling There are many, let's take a closer look:
1. Slot machines.
An ingenious invention that can "rip off" any player who gets off on the wrong foot. However, if you get lucky, you can get fabulously rich. Of greatest interest to gamblers are online slots that allow you to develop them thoughtfully and slowly gaming strategies, thanks to which you can minimize losses. So, if you are lucky and able to think logically, slots (look for them) are exactly what you need.
2. Bookmakers.
Also, no less brilliant invention of mankind. There is nothing complicated here either: you go, taking a certain amount of money with you, and bet on the team or player you like, it all depends on the situation. But there is a danger of match-fixing; there will be little benefit for you there.
3. And, of course, the casino
Oh, this sweet world of roulettes, card games and other games. Well, okay, let's look at it all from the other side, you can win at the casino, but that's if you're having a good day, yes, and if you're a beginner, remember that beginners are lucky. With the most special luck, you will be able to win, but such luck is very rare, and, unfortunately, there is no basic strategy for winning in the casino.
4. Card games.
There are many more card games in which you obviously will not emerge victorious without having a card sharper. Here, too, you will have to study for years in order to beat people, calculate various combinations and more, so the advice is not to stop at card games, here you definitely won’t get by with luck.
5. Monopoly.
The most terrible game of my childhood, I could never beat my brother, so my advice is, don’t get your kids hooked on Monopoly.
And now the most important thing is that each of us must remember that it is almost impossible to get rich at a casino; in many cases, a person simply gets into debt and cannot get out of the debt hole. The most simple means is – just don’t tempt fate. Stick to it this advice, and the money will remain in your wallet, and if you want to play, then snap your wrist with a rubber band.
08.01.2019
Gambling attracts people from different corners world with the opportunity to win money or other material assets. The prospect of getting rich quickly tempts many citizens. Therefore, they play in land-based casinos and online sites.
If you enter the query “best gambling games” in the Google search bar, then in many pop-up materials the reader will find the answer that in different countries Lotteries are popular among players, slot machines, card games, roulette, craps, sports betting and other types of gambling entertainment. If you watch TV, then most often you can find such types of gambling as “Wheel of Fortune” and lotteries according to bingo rules.
Let’s figure out which gambling games are the most popular today and what their features are.
1. Lottery
The lottery is a game of chance, the principle of which is based solely on chance. A person will become a winner if the generator random numbers will give out the numbers that are indicated on his ticket.
Lotteries attract players with the opportunity to win large sums of money. Sometimes jackpots are in the millions and even billions.
In Russia, a record lottery win is considered to be when a pensioner from Voronezh region became the owner of 506 million rubles. The largest jackpot in US history was won in October 2018. It amounted to $1.6 billion.
2. Gambling on slot machines
The peculiarity of slot machines is that they are played without the participation of casino representatives.
Previously, slot machines were mechanical. Now they are computerized. The game field is a screen on which the results of the random number generator are displayed.
During the game, a person rotates the drum. He wins money when he manages to match the same symbols in a line. The player can receive a win that significantly exceeds the bet amount.
3. Betting
Betting is placing a bet on the outcome of some event in order to make a profit.
Sports betting allows players to predict who will win a competition and get paid for the correct prediction. monetary reward. Bets on the results are accepted by online and offline bookmakers.
In this type of gambling, a player, by studying statistics and analyzing the previous performance of a team or athletes, can increase his chances of winning.
4. Poker
Some players call this card game a sport, since the possibility of winning depends not only on chance, but also on a person’s intellectual abilities and psychological skills.
Poker can be played by two or more people at the same time. Depending on the type of this card game, there are several phases of gameplay. At the beginning of each of them, participants must place a bet if they are ready to continue playing. Also, at each phase, new cards are distributed. After receiving them, players determine whether they make a new bet or leave the game.
The winner is the player who collects the best combination of cards.
A participant can also win by bluffing. To do this, having not the best combination of cards in hand, the player must continue to place bets. At the same time, by his actions and appearance he must convince his opponents otherwise. Other players in such a situation, fearing being left without winnings, refuse to participate in subsequent poker phases.
5. Blackjack
The rules of blackjack are quite simple. First, players place bets. The dealer then gives them two cards and one or two for himself. Each card means a certain number of points. The player's task is to score 21 points or the number as close as possible to this indicator. To achieve this goal, he can draw any number of cards.
When a player rolls 21 points, he wins. If there are more than 21 points, then the participant is considered defeated. His bet goes into the casino's budget.
6. Baccarat
The rules of baccarat are similar to blackjack. All participants are dealt two cards. The player must score a combination equal to 9, or a score as close as possible to this number. The player will be given a third card if he was able to score less than five points with the first two.
Bets from participants are accepted on a player, a bank or a draw.
7. Roulette
Now this type of gambling is popular in land-based gambling clubs and online casinos.
The European roulette wheel is divided into 37 sectors. They are marked with numbers from 1 to 36 and 0. There are 36 cells on the playing field: 18 red, 18 black numbers and “zero”. They are arranged in three rows. During the game, the ball is thrown onto a concave rotating drum, which is divided into slots with numbers. When the roulette stops spinning, the ball stops in one of the cells with the corresponding number. This number becomes the winning number.
The essence of this type of gambling is that the player bets on where the ball will land.
In American roulette, there are 38 numbers on the wheel - from 1 to 36, as well as 0 and 00. In this regard, this type of gambling is often called double zero roulette.
8. Bingo
In this type of gambling, the possibility of winning depends only on chance.
Participants in the game are given cards, each of which depicts a unique set of random numbers. Then the lottery machine is launched with balls with numbers on them. The numbers appear in random order.
If the dropped number is on your card, then it must be indicated. To become a winner, the player must match one of the combinations on the card: in a horizontal or vertical row, diagonally, numbers in the form geometric figure and other options. When this happens, he must shout: “Bingo!”
This type of gambling is played among family or friends, in special bingo clubs and in tournaments. In Russia, television lotteries are held according to bingo rules.
9. Craps
This is a game of dice. Craps is considered one of the most ancient forms of gambling.
The essence of the game is that participants place bets on what number will appear when throwing a six-sided die - a dice, during a series of throws or when throwing several dice. Participants can bet on winning or losing.
10. "Wheel of Fortune"
The game format, in which participants spin a reel to win money or prizes, is common on television and in online casinos.
Participants place bets on various sectors. After this, the wheel is started, which most often rotates vertically. Such a drum is divided into several sectors. Each of them has a designation. This could be a win amount, a wild, a prize indicator, or a symbol. When the wheel stops spinning, the pointer stops at one of the symbols. Players who bet on it become winners. Or in this way they determine the prize for which the players will compete during the intellectual competition.
In Russia there is an analogue of “Wheel of Fortune” - the TV game “Field of Miracles”.
Bottom line
Gambling games are varied. There are types of gambling that force players to rely only on luck, and there are games where the result also depends on a person’s skills. In any case, everyone can find a suitable type of gambling for themselves. However, it is important to remember that during the game the main thing is to stop in time so as not to lose all your money or go into negative territory.
23.06.2015 NewsOfGambling
In addition to the well-known types of gambling in casinos, there are those that cannot be classified as generally accepted - exotic ones. When you mention this phrase, the first thing that comes to mind is something unusual, originally from the Asian region. But as a rule, the most exotic gambling comes from developed countries.
Exotic gambling is not known to a wide audience. Some of them are considered illegal. But the danger of being caught only adds to the adrenaline.
So what is exotic gambling? What types of such exotics can be found in different countries?
Race
One of the oldest games of chance is betting on the winner of a race. People love to argue about who will reach the finish line first. If you're bored at the racetrack or horse racing, check out these types of races that accept cash bets.
Kyōtei
Although the Japanese are considered perhaps the most gambling nation in the world, in the Country rising sun Gambling is generally prohibited. There are only a few exceptions, one of them is Kyotei. This is a race on high-speed motor boats, held on artificial lakes shaped like an oval 600 m long.
Approximately one in ten speedboat pilots is a woman. Therefore, Kyotei is the only sport of this level in which women compete on an equal basis with men. Although the racing rules give them a significant head start - the minimum allowable weight for a male pilot is 50 kg, and for women - only 47 kg. For high-speed boats with heavy-duty motors, these three kilograms of weight play a significant role.
Cockroach race
It is difficult to say which sport is older - horse racing or cockroach racing. But you can accurately determine where there is more excitement and unpredictability. Insects are practically impossible to train, so raising a favorite cockroach is almost impossible.
This game is popular all over the world, but Australians love it most; they even hold official championships that are broadcast on television. Germany is in second place, and the USA is in third place. Of course, insect races are also held in third world countries in Asia and Africa, but the bet amounts and turnover of this market are so small that they can only be compared with one small cockroach club in Australia.
The most prized are the large cockroaches of the Gromphadorhina (Madagascar hissing) breed. For an adult female of this species, a pet store in Berlin can charge up to €100. There are three main types of cockroach racing rules.
Unlimited running
Insects themselves choose how and where to run. To equalize distances in all directions, cockroaches are released in the center of the circle. The insect that gets out of this circle first wins. Sometimes cockroach owners are allowed to urge their pets with sticks or other means. The only condition is not to crush your opponents' cockroaches. It is this type that is most popular in Australian clubs.
Running on the tracks
Cockroaches are placed on straight tracks along which they must run to the finish line in a straight line. For insects, running in a straight line is unnatural; they strive to go beyond the path or turn back. These rules are most popular in the USA and Germany, especially in underground clubs. The first major cockroach races on tracks were organized by students from the Department of Etymology at Loyola University in Maryland.
Moving cargo
Carts with loads are tied to cockroaches or they are harnessed to miniature harnesses, forcing them to pull a load whose weight can exceed the weight of the insect itself. Similar competitions in the USA are often held at children's parties.
Greyhound racing
It would be more correct to call this type of gambling greyhound racing, because in the vast majority of cases representatives of this particular breed compete. The first officially registered greyhound racing took place in Hendon, England, in 1876. Since then, this entertainment has spread throughout the world and has taken second place in popularity among betting fans, after equestrian sports.
The biggest surge in popularity occurred after World War II, with 34 million viewers registered as bettors in the United States in 1946. Legislators equated greyhound racing with equestrian sports, so betting on dogs was not subject to numerous prohibitive laws.
Greyhound racing is very popular in Australia; each province of this country has one or even several specialized sports associations and government regulators. New Zealand is not far behind its neighbor - up to 700 greyhounds are bred there every year for racing, and the size of the betting industry is estimated at 75 million New Zealand dollars. In the UK, this figure is even higher - £75 million. In the US, the popularity of greyhound racing is currently going through hard times - every year the industry reports a decrease in the level of bets and profits.
Nowadays, animal activists are very actively opposed to greyhound racing - after all, a greyhound can only go on the track at the age of 4 to 6 years. Upon reaching this age, the owners keep the champions only for breeding.
Fights
What could be more interesting than a good race? Only an intense battle in which participants fight for the right to stay alive. Of course, in our time, killing in the ring is prohibited in all countries of the world, so fights in which animals rather than people take part have become widespread.
Cockfight
Back in the days of the Roman Empire, this type of gambling became widespread. Gladiators rarely fought, and not everyone could get into the amphitheater. And fights between birds could be held anywhere, this spectacle could be watched, and all social strata of the population could place bets. And the very first mentions of betting on roosters date back to 4000 BC. e. - they were made in ancient Persia and India.
There are two types of cockfighting - with the use of additional weapons and without it. In the first case, the birds are given sharpened steel spurs, with the help of which they kill their opponents much faster. The rules regulate the length of these spurs. In some states of India, rooster owners sharpen the bird's natural bone spur to a sharpness that can be compared to a knife blade.
Cockfighting is popular all over the world, especially in Central and South America. Even in communist Cuba, such competitions are held during the cold season - from November to April. In Mexico, fights are so popular that they are even held in large concert halls.
Cock fighting is no less widespread in Asia. Even in Muslim Pakistan, where gambling is prohibited not only by state law from 1977, but also by the Koran, cockfights attract thousands of spectators. The police also come to look at them and, according to an unspoken rule, “do not notice” the process of accepting bets.
In most countries, cockfighting is completely or partially prohibited. In the United States, last year Barack Obama signed the Farm Bill, which, among other things, completely prohibited the organization of fighting among animals. Thus, he handed over a large sector of the gambling market to Latin American gangs.
Dog fighting
Unlike cockfights, dog fights are not as widely popular, although they are no less spectacular and interesting. It is worth noting that most fighting dog breeds do not inflict mortal wounds on each other during a fight. Their fights can be compared more to boxing than to a gladiator fight. For male dogs, it is more important to suppress the opponent morally, and not to tear him to shreds. Only some breeds of dogs are specially bred and trained to fight to the death, but such fights are rather the exception to the rule.
The first mention of dog fighting dates back to 1300 BC, in amphitheaters dogs fought alongside gladiators - both against each other and against humans or other species of animals. It was the Romans who brought the first large breeds of dogs to the territory of modern Great Britain. And you know those Englishmen – they will turn anything into gambling.
Dog fights take place all over the globe, from Russia to South Africa and from Japan to Brazil, but they never became a major industry. In most countries, this fun is carried out almost exclusively among dog owners - they are both spectators and participants in the competition, and they also place bets by making bets with each other.
Almost everywhere, dog fighting is prohibited, if not by gambling legislation, then by regulations aimed at protecting animal rights.
In the United States, dog fighting has become a favorite pastime for members of African-American gangs. It became a rule among black gangsters good manners owning a large pit bull is the same as wearing a heavy gold chain over your clothing.
Cricket fights
The Chinese have gone the furthest in developing fights between animals. They created the cricket fighting industry. Insects reproduce very quickly, so breeders can breed fighting breeds. This type of blood sport appeared more than 1000 years ago, during the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, cricket fights are held in almost every hotel in Macau, the only official gambling zone in the PRC. This city even has a museum dedicated to this type of gambling. Each visitor is invited to place a bet on the outcome of the match, amounts up to 1000 patacas ($125 – ed.).
Although China has an official cricket sports association, under whose auspices national-level championships are held, betting is officially prohibited. Therefore, there is a huge illegal industry in the country, the volume of which experts estimate at $63 million in Shanghai alone.
Although cricket fighting is considered a “blood” sport, insects rarely inflict even minor injuries on each other. To anger the male, the owner of the insect hits him with a small stick or shakes the container in which the fighter is located before entering the ring. The loser is the cricket that is the first to run away or avoid aggressive actions towards its opponent.
Hog-dog rodeo
If in ancient times fights between different types animals were very popular, only a few types of such competitions have survived to this day. The most famous of them is Hog-dog rodeo - literally “boar versus dog rodeo”.
This fun simulates a dog hunt for a wild boar in the ring; as a rule, both special breeds of dogs and special breeds of pigs are raised and trained for rodeo. Hog dog rodeo is not considered a "blood sport" because in most cases the dog takes control of the pig without any physical contact, using psychological superiority. Sometimes, to increase spectator interest, the dog must take the pig by the ears with its teeth, but there is no blood here either, and the animals are immediately separated by the judge.
In most cases, the dogs win the moment the boar stops. Bets are placed on the time it will take the dog to stop the pig and on which dog will be able to do it faster. It is very popular in the USA, especially in the state of Louisiana, where it is considered almost a national sport.
Sports betting
In addition to racing and fighting, there are other sports that can be classified as exotic. Just like some bets on ordinary sports can shock the civilized man in the street.
Jaialai
This game is considered the fastest team sport with a ball, the speed of the projectile can reach 270 km/h, more than after serving the best masters V tennis. Jai-alai is played in a room covered with walls on all sides except one - there is a net through which spectators watch the competition. The player's task is to catch the ball in one movement and send it to the wall. If he fails, he is eliminated and the next player takes his place. The ball is caught and kicked using a special wicker scoop, a “pelota,” tied to the player’s hand.
The game was invented by the Basques, one of the peoples inhabiting modern Spain. Therefore, Jai Alai spread throughout the world along with the conquistadors. But it gained a foothold and gained great popularity only in the Philippines and the USA.
Like horse racing, the sport is all about the money involved, not the competition itself. Therefore, in the state of Florida, the clubs in which the games took place were equated to casinos, where they placed bets and played poker. The clubs were called that way, for example, “Jai Alai and Poker in Hamilton” (Hamilton Jai Alai and Poker).
After the state of Florida, where almost all Americans come to summer holiday, began to allow other games of chance, the Jai Alai industry fell into a deep crisis. Therefore, local legislators were forced in 2003 to pass the law HB 1059, changing the rules for regulating poker and sports betting, allowing these types of gambling only in conjunction with Jai Alai in order to preserve the halls intended for this sport.
During the heyday of Jai Alai's popularity, in the 1970s and 1980s, arenas for this game opened in the most prestigious casinos in Las Vegas and Reno.
African rates
We are used to the fact that the Dark Continent is simply overflowing with exotic things. But not in gambling - here Africans give preference to traditional entertainment that came from Europe. Of course, some tribes practice their own gambling, but most local players bet on English Premier League matches. English football is like a religion here - don’t be surprised if you go to a match of the national championship of Nigeria or Cameroon and see empty stands and streets. It’s just that a match of the English Championship is being broadcast on TV, and all the local spectators are sitting in front of the TV - almost every one of them has placed a bet.
And the stakes here are the most exotic. European and American readers were shocked last year by a publication about a certain Henry Dhabasani from Uganda, who bet his car and wife on Arsenal's victory over Manchester United.
It should not be surprising that Henry has three wives and five children, and in Africa such bets are par for the course. Locals in poor countries don't have a lot of cash, so they bet on winning football teams their wives or children.
Uterus or Satta
Very interesting game invented by the Indians - they combined the lottery and sports betting, essentially creating a new genre of gambling. In the 1960s, Bombay (today this city is called Mumbai) was experiencing a boom in light industry, the work of enterprises was very dependent on world cotton prices.
In the early 1960s, gamblers bet on the price of cotton at the opening and closing of the Bombay Cotton Exchange. Later, the exchange moved to another area - Serai, and received prices for cotton from the New York Cotton Exchange. But in 1961, the exchange stopped sending prices for cotton and gamblers did not know what to bet on. Then a certain Kalyanji Bhagat proposed his own rules of the game - and thus Matka was born (in some parts of India the game is called Satta).
He suggested gambling on the prices of fictitious goods. Before starting the game, gamblers wrote their numbers on pieces of paper, which were put into a large jug called a matka, which gave the name to the game itself. Then everyone made bets, one of the players took one or more pieces of paper from the jug and the numbers written on it were declared winning. Later to determine winning numbers Playing cards were also used.
The game of matka has always been illegal in India; the Mumbai authorities waged such a fierce fight against it that over time, most of the underground establishments moved to neighboring cities and provinces. Matka's popularity peaked in the 1980s; in our time, this game has lost the palm to cricket betting in India. But even now there are thousands of illegal gambling establishments operating in the country, where local residents and tourists can bet in this game.
Board and carnival games
All over the world, fairs and carnivals have long been the main venue for gambling. The peasant worked hard in the field all year and only at a major holiday or trade event could he relax and gamble for money. Therefore the majority board games in the world is somehow connected with large holiday carnivals or fairs.
Very often, the organizers of such games were scammers, giving rise to a whole genre of games that cannot be called pure gambling - after all, victory does not depend on luck or chance, but on the sleight of hand of the organizer. In our country, the most popular version of this game is the famous “thimbles” - the player must guess under which of three thimbles (cups, glasses, matchboxes) the ball is located. In most other countries and cultures, the essence of the game is the same - you need to choose one option out of three, although the form may differ. And sometimes there is real exoticism.
Razzle-Dazzle
The game Razzle-Dazzle is especially popular at fairs and carnivals in English-speaking countries. The name of the game itself has become a household word - this word now means loud fun, noisy fun or successful combination in team ball games.
In front of the player is a field with holes, each of them is marked with a number (usually ranging from 1 to 6, but variations may occur). The player takes a glass and throws balls from it onto the playing field, each of them falls into a hole, the dealer counts the sum of the numbers that mark the occupied holes. Depending on the amount accumulated, the player receives winning points according to a special table. The dependence here is non-linear, for example, for 44 you can get 5 bonus points, for 31 - 10 points, and for 52 - 1 point. But not every amount can bring at least one winning point.
Typically, a player needs to accumulate a certain amount of bonus points in order to claim a cash or valuable prize. Any number of players can take part in the game at the same time - one throws the balls, and everyone else bets on its result.
Razzle Dazzle is very popular in Cuba and New Orleans, especially during carnivals and holidays. The American press often contains devastating articles and journalistic investigations telling how Louisiana state police suddenly lose their sight as soon as they approach a tent with Razl-Dazl.
Fan Tam
And in China, they play either traditional mahjong or Fan Tam at the table. Mahjong has long ceased to be exotic - sets for this game are sold in bookstores around the world. But in the West, mahjong is rarely played for money, although in China itself the volume of illegal bets in this game is estimated at 1 trillion yuan.
Fan Tam is the most simplified version of playing mahjong for money. The dealer pours out some small objects, total number which are known to the players (unlike classic mahjong, where special chips are used, there may be buttons, beans and even grains of rice), and divides them in half using wooden stick or a knife. Players place bets on how many items are on the left side. The one who names the exact number or makes the smallest mistake wins.
The Chinese believe that men who play Fang Tam well are the most passionate and ardent lovers. Therefore, the winners receive not only a cash prize, but also attention from the fairer sex.
Two-Up
The coin game, based on guessing heads or tails, is popular all over the world. Of course, to play you need the same item as for betting. But the Australians went the furthest in the development of this type of gambling entertainment, inventing the game Two-Up, which became a national pastime.
The dealer, called a spinner, throws two coins into the air at once, and players place bets on three possible outcomes - two heads, two tails, or one head and one tail.
The game was very popular among Australian soldiers who took part in the First and Second World Wars. Therefore, it has now become an obligatory attribute of the celebration of AnzacDay (ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Corps, this was the name of the unit that glorified itself in the bloody battles of the First World War), the day when all of Australia remembers its veterans and pays tribute to those killed in wars.
Death bets
Public morality and traditions of Western society condemn even idle talk about death, not to mention gambling and betting. The global death betting industry annually turns over hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, but it is customary to remain silent about this.
It all started in the middle of the 20th century in the USA, at the Indianapolis 500 Mile race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, Indy 500 or The 500. In the middle of the last century, so many racers died during the competition that bookmakers began to accept bets not only on the athlete’s place at the finish line, but also on the likelihood of his death. Later, bets on the death of an athlete began to be accepted in other dangerous sports. And in the 21st century, during the development of online gambling, many sites appeared offering to bet on the death of a celebrity.
Lawmakers have defended public morality and banned betting on celebrity deaths on federal level. But criminal organizations are known to not follow laws, which is why the death betting industry is still thriving in America. Typically, such bets are accepted on websites where gamblers are asked to determine which celebrity will die before the end of the year. For small bets (usually $1–5), the prize amount can reach $3000.
Let's sum it up
The history of gambling originates in the same place as the entire history of mankind. People played always and everywhere, and government authorities they were forbidden to do this. But the more officials impose bans, the more interesting it is for the average person to place bets. The opportunity to touch something illegal, to go down to the basement where only “our own people” are allowed in to watch a cockfight or a cockroach race is already interesting. And if you can also try your luck there, make a bet or two, then the success of the enterprise is guaranteed.
Attitude to religion, as well as belonging to a certain culture, does not in any way affect interest in gambling. They place bets on the rooster in the courtyards of communist Cuba, and in the closed premises of a teahouse in Muslim Pakistan, and in concert hall capitalist Mexico.
And at holiday fairs the difference between customs is completely erased different cultures. MardiGrs in New Orleans are well aware that those people who secretly invite them to play for money at an illegal tent are most likely just regular scammers. This is also known to the Hindu who goes down to the basement where the matka drawing is being held. Yes, and tourists walking around Paris and receiving an invitation to “guess the card” are unlikely to flatter themselves with hopes of a fair game.
But the process itself, more reminiscent of the secret shamanic ritual that accompanies most exotic games, captivates people so much that they are ready to take risks. They are ready to pay their money simply for participation in this sacrament, for the opportunity to touch something mysterious and forbidden.
IN modern world, where gambling, as well as other areas of our lives, are gradually moving online, some exotic types of gambling remain the few entertainments that allow us to experience the same sensations that our ancestors experienced throughout human history.
It is therefore not surprising that many particularly exotic types of bets are gaining popularity in the richest and most developed countries.
We present a list of virtual gambling games. In the list you will find: slot machines, roulette, craps, card games, lotto, bingo, scratch. Here you will learn about the most popular gambling games, their names, principles, types and rules. Our site has collected better information, and all games can be played for free without registration, right on the website.
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Online slot machines - these are virtual and original demo versions of slot machines from real casinos, executed in Flash technologies and html5 format, which makes it easy to launch the game without downloading, online from a computer or mobile devices - phones, iPhones, Androids, tablets. Most of the gaming slots are used only in online casinos. The very concept of a slot machine (playing machine) is a gaming machine box, consisting of three or more rotating rollers with symbols and graphic images, which are gradually immobilized into a line or lines of play to form combinations of symbols for which the bet is multiplied.
Cards - games using playing cards, is characterized by a random initial state, which is determined by using a deck of cards. Video pokers (videopoker american poker 2), Blackjack, Baccarat, Poker, Fool, Solitaire - all this is card gambling.
Roulette is a gambling game that has a playing field with 36 numbers on which bets are made and a drum, where on a rotating wheel with numbered cells, a ball rolls in the opposite direction, launched by the croupier or by a mechanism (electronic automatic, pneumatic roulette) the ball falls into the cell with a number - forms a winning number. The main types of roulette games are European, American and French roulette.
A gambling game, the elements of which are a rotating drum with balls numbered from 1 to 90 or 75, depending on the type of game, and game cards consisting of 9 cells in three rows of five random sets of numbers each (5 cells of 5 rows in the American option with 24 random numbers). The first player to fill the entire playing field is the winner and says “bingo”. Also, each matching row of numbers horizontally brings a win, after matching which the player pronounces “line”.
Craps is a gambling game of dice, using six-sided dice. Craps is played on a special table with betting fields. The player's task is to predict the sum of numbers that will appear as a result of one throw. Each participant in the game throws the dice in turn; the one who makes the throws during one round is called the shooter. The shooter is replaced in case of loss. The game has several formats, you can play against the casino and there is also an option available in which participants play bets among themselves. The number of participants varies from two to twenty.
Scratch is a gambling game with an instant win, which is determined by erasing the protective film of the playing field, the so-called scratch card (from the English scratch - scratch). Each scratch card has its own winning conditions - matching the pictures or numbers on different playing fields with the specified amount in monetary units.
A wide range of Lotto games online for free and without registration on the licensed resource of free gambling entertainment Knopki. Online versions of this gaming entertainment were highly appreciated by players who prefer a “solo” game to traditional lotto in a company.
Keno is a game of chance number lottery with 80 balls. ANDThe player marks up to 20 numbers out of 80 on a lined sheet of paper and gives it to the agent, who certifies the numbers and issues a confirmed ticket. Afterwards, 20 balls with numbers from 1 to 80 are written randomly out of a special device. The goal of the game is to correctly guess which numbers will fall in a line.
Gambling includes all casinos, sweepstakes, bets in bookmakers, lotteries and, of course, television quizzes, sweepstakes and mind games. All games in which there is any winning should certainly be classified as gambling.
Let's look at some of them more specifically:
Slot machines are quite simple view gambling. The machines have a program that determines the winning percentage. In most cases, the amount that a gambling establishment is willing to give is very small. By staying too long for such entertainment, the player reduces the chance of winning.
There is nothing difficult about playing against bookmakers. Luck and intuition are the main levers in achieving success.
Card games for money should certainly be classified as gambling. This kind of entertainment has existed for quite a long period of time and is successfully developing in many countries around the world. On at the moment card games occupy one of the first places in the ranking of the most popular gambling games.
Lotteries have become firmly established in our country, with the advent of Soviet power, and do not lose popularity. This entertainment has existed for 6 centuries and claims to be a veteran of gambling.
For many, gambling serves as a way to get rid of negative emotions and escape from the harsh realities of reality.
There are a great variety of gambling games. The ones that have been listed are a drop in the ocean compared to the actual number of games that exist in the world. For some people, gambling is not only entertainment, but also a way to earn money. There is a category of people who devote everything they have to free time gambling.
Today, online slot machines are in great demand and their popularity is much higher than other gambling games available to the general public. The reason for this increase in popularity is not difficult to explain. It lies in the fact that the player has the opportunity to play right at home. In the atmosphere that is most familiar and comfortable for him.
The opportunity to earn money by playing games also leads to an increase in the popularity of this type of gambling. Sitting in comfortable chair behind the monitor screen, the player can be completely confident that he will not be disturbed by his neighbor sitting at the table on the next chair. However, such conditions are not to everyone's taste.
There are still a significant number of players who would never trade the gaming halls for a home environment. After all, in a huge number In many cases, it is the negative home environment that brings people to the casino. When playing games of chance, people get a storm of emotions and liberation from the hardships of everyday hustle and bustle.
However, behind the veil of temptations that shroud gambling, we should not forget about the negative side of this entertainment. Unfortunately, addiction to the game leads some of its participants to ruin or, less tragically, to loss. large sums money.
You need to understand that you won’t always be able to win and you should stop in time. Not everyone is capable of this. It is these people who fall under the influence of passion and cannot stop until they empty their pockets to the last penny.
Here, in fact, brief overview the most popular gambling games. This article should help you understand whether you should start gambling or not. Draw a conclusion for yourself what goal you are trying to achieve when starting the game. Set your priorities.
If this should become a means of earning money for you, then you should not rush headlong; for players like you, it is important to act measuredly, thinking through each subsequent step.