EZ Guides: Online Gambling - Sports Betting / Poker/ Casino / Bingo
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EZ Guides: Online Gambling provides overviews of the top gambling websites, covering sports betting, poker, casino and bingo.
All the biggest and best sites are covered, considering factors such as ease of use, game selection & quality and special offers.
If you want to find out which sites you can trust, as well as who has the best casino games or sporting odds, EZ Guides: Online Gambling can help.
The book also provides beginner's guides to the top gambling games - Betting odds, Roulette and Texas Hold 'Em Poker.
It also covers support articles and details for those affected by gambling problems.
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EZ Guides
Online Gambling
Sports Betting / Poker/ Casino / Bingo
Gamblers Unanimous
This book is not published, authorised by, endorsed, or associated with in any way with any of the mentioned gambling websites or their sponsors. All names and titles are trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyright © 2010 ICE Games Ltd
INTRODUCTION
EZ Guides: Online Gambling provides overviews of the top gambling websites, covering sports betting, poker, casino and bingo. All the biggest and best sites are covered, considering factors such as ease of use, game selection & quality and special offers. If you want to find out which sites you can trust, as well as who has the best casino games or sporting odds, EZ Guides: Online Gambling can help.
The book also provides beginner's guides to the top gambling games – Betting odds, Roulette and Texas Hold 'Em Poker. The book also covers support articles and details for those affected by gambling problems.
Contents
Sports Betting
A Beginner's Guide
Texas Hold 'Em Poker
A Beginner's Guide
Roulette
A Beginner's Guide
Memorable Moments In Gambling
The Highs and Lows of Gambling
A Guide to Online Gambling Sites:
188 BET
32Red
888
Bet 365
Betinternet
Betclic
Betfair
Betfred
BetNOW
Bet Safe
BlueSquare
Bodog
Boylesports
Bwin
CanBet
Centrebet
Challenge Jackpot
Coral
Everest
Expekt
Football 1x2
Foxy Bingo
Full Tilt Poker
G Casino
Gala Casino
Get Minted
Golden Palace
Interwetten
Jackpot City
Jackpotjoy
Kerching
Ladbrokes
Littlewoods Gaming
Mansion
Mecca Bingo
Mirror Bingo
Paddy Power
Party Bets
Party Poker
PKR
Poker Stars
Sbobet
Sega Casino
Sky
Sportingbet
Stan James
Sunderbet
Super Casino
Tea and Bingo
The National Lottery
The Football Pools
Totesport
Unibet
Victor Chandler
Virgin Casino
William Hill
Gambling Awareness / Support
Important Information for All Existing and Potential Gamblers
Sports Betting
A Beginner's Guide
Are you new to the gambling scene? Do the phrases odds on
and five team accumulator
scramble your brains into an unrecognisable mess? Perhaps the term Yankee makes you think of our American counterparts rather than a type of bet? Well then, perhaps this article is the one for you. With so many terminologies and different rules about in the gambling world, it is fairly easy to become confused, so we're going to clear up some of the terms and phrases giving you a clear and trouble free approach to the betting scene.
Fraction Odds
Most bookmakers use fraction odds and so these are the most likely ones that you will come across. An example of this is say, Manchester United are 4/1 on winning the Premiership. So if you place a £1 bet you will get £4 in return plus the original pound you placed (staked), likewise if you placed a £2 bet, you'd get £8 back plus your stake. If the bookmaker you visit is particularly confident a certain outcome will occur, they will try to limit the amount of money they lose, should the mentioned outcome actually happen.
For example, they may offer odds of 1/14 (these odds are known as 'odds on') on a certain outcome which means you will have to stake £14 just to get £1 in winnings. The reason for this is because the outcome is very likely and so you take the gamble of putting a lot of money on it but with the supposed guarantee of getting a small sum back. In turn, the bookie doesn't have to pay much money out if it does happen. If it doesn't happen though, you lose a lot of money and the bookie will be left rubbing their hands together.
Decimal Odds
A growing trend within the industry is the use of decimal odds. These are slightly easier to understand and detail the exact figure you would receive in winnings per pound you place. For example if odds on a particular horse winning a race are 2.10 then you will receive £2.10 for every pound you place, or in other words a profit of £1.10. So a £10 bet on odds of 2.10 will net you £21 should it actually happen.
Accumulators
One way of making 'odds on' outcomes more worth your while is to combine them with other outcomes. Putting two together is known as double and three is called a treble. Anything more and this then becomes an accumulator. This can go from four to ten different selections, for example, but all the outcomes you include must happen for your bet to be successful. The odds from all of your selections are calculated (don't try and do this in your head, leave it to the bookie!). You then stake your desired amount on all the outcomes happening and scoop up winnings if they come true. Of course, if they do not you lose the amount you placed in the first place.
Trixie
A Trixie consists of four bets made up of three selections. So you pick three outcomes to happen for example, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs to win their respective matches in one week and a Trixie breaks down all of the possible winning combinations into four separate bets. This means you have three doubles and one treble. To place a bet on it you have to take into account the fact that you will effectively be betting four times so if you place a pound on the Trixie, you will actually be placing £4 so remember to scale down your stake to keep within your limits. In order to win anything you need at least two of your selections to come true but three will land you the largest amount.
Patent
A Patent is basically the same as a Trixie but you also place extra single stakes on each of your three selections coming true. This bumps up the bet total to 7 so again bare that in mind when placing your stake. For example, if you place a Patent on the aforementioned scenarios in a Trixie, you will be placing 7 individual bets (the three doubles and treble that you would in Trixie but with another three bets on each individual outcome that you have selected). Placing a pound on a Patent actually means you will need to stake £7.
Yankee
Similar to a Patent, a Yankee is almost the same but instead of three selections, you must make four. So let's say you pick four different darts matches and you think that Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld, James Wade and Wayne Mardle will win their respective matches. A Yankee will break down your selections into 11 separate bets, including all the different doubles and trebles that will be possible for your selections. That will mean there are 6 possible doubles and 4 possible trebles.
The final bet comes in the form of an accumulator, which will pay out if all of your chosen outcomes happen. These types of bet become more lucrative than a regular accumulator because if all your selections come true then you will also pick up the winnings from the double and trebles included within the bet. The only downside is that you have to stake a lot more in the first place, leaving you open to a heavy loss if your selections fail.
Lucky 15
A Lucky 15 does not involve the picking of 15 selections, but instead works in exactly the same way as a Yankee but with 15 bets instead of 11. So again you have to pick four selections so let's use the same examples as before. Of course, there will be the same amount of possible doubles and trebles as well as the accumulator which equals a total of 11 bets. The extra four come with single bets on each individual selection actually happening so instead of only picking up winnings if two of you picks happen as in a Yankee, you will win a sum if only one happens. Basically you are covering all of the available options. Again though, you have to stake more to take part in a Lucky 15 leaving you open to bigger losses if none of your selections come true.
Canadian
A Canadian is the next step up from a Lucky 15, in which you have to make five selections for a total of 26 bets. The bets cover the 10 possible doubles and trebles and the remaining six bets come in the form of five possible 4 selection accumulators (known as fourfolds) and a final accumulator consisting of all 5 of your selections. In order to have a successful Canadian, at least two of your 5 selections have to come true. Again though, beware as you will need to place 26 bets here so take that into account when placing your stake on this type of bet.
Lucky 31
A Lucky 31 works in exactly the same way as a Canadian but with 5 extra bets bumping the total up to 31 (hence the name!). The extra 5 bets are to cover each individual outcome so you will literally have all bases covered. Your total winnings will rise if more than one of your selections actually happens and your maximum win will be triggered if all 5 of your selections come good. The only problem will come if none of your selections come true as you will have to stake 31 bets of the same amount. Even if you place just £1 on this type of bet, you will actually be staking £31 so beware of this before entering into one of these.
You also need to be aware that if only one of your selections actually happens, you may not recoup all of the money you placed in the first place as you will only win whatever the odds indicated on your correct selection. Remember to treat these types of bet as individual bets rather than one big one.
Heinz
A Heinz bet again works like a Lucky 31 but this time you will have to make 6 selections which will result in 57 bets covering all of the possible correct combinations. So to break it down, you will be betting on all of the possible doubles of which there are 15. All the trebles will be covered too and in total there are 20 possible combinations. You will also have all of the fourfolds covered of which there will be 15 possible outcomes and the 6 fivefolds (five selection accumulator). The final bet will come in 6 selection accumulator which will win you the lot if all of your selections come true. So to clarify you will need at least two of your selections to happen if you are to win any money at all. If you choose this bet and then none of your selections transpire, you will lose your entire stake.
Lucky 63
A Lucky 63 bet works in the same way as a Heinz but instead of 57 bets covering the possible outcomes, you will be making 63 bets. The extra six bets will cover each individual selection you choose meaning you will get some money back if only one of your selections happens. So again all of the possible doubles, trebles, fourfolds and fivefolds will be covered but this time the singles as well. If all six of your selections win then you will pick up the six selection accumulator, as well as the potential winnings for all of the other combinations. Remember that even if you place as little as £1 on a Lucky 63, you will actually need to stake £63 for all of the different bets.
Super Heinz
In a Super Heinz you will need to bump your selection total up to 7 and the bet will cover all of the possible winning combinations for you. In all you will be placing 120 bets that cover all the possible 21 doubles and the possible 35 trebles. A Super Heinz will also cover the possible 35 fourfold bets as well as the 21 fivefolds. The remaining bets will break down into 7 sixfolds (six selection accumulator) and the final accumulator consisting of all 7 of your selections. Here you will need at least two of your selections to happen for you to win any money but remember that you are placing 120 individual bets effectively here so whatever your original stake is will be multiplied by 120.
Goliath
Perhaps the biggest and baddest of the lot, the Goliath is not one for the betting amateur and holds a much greater potential loss with a total of 247 bets needing to be placed. For this one you will need to make 8 selections and the bet covers all of the possible winning combinations. These are made up of the possible 28 doubles and 56 trebles. The possible 70 fourfolds and 21 fivefolds would also be covered, as would the 7 sixfolds. The final bet would come in the form of an 8 selection accumulator. With no bets on each single outcome, you will need at least two of your selections to come true if you are to pick up any winnings whatsoever. This really is for the betting hardcore however as if you place even a £2 stake on this type of bet you will have to fork out £294!
Texas Hold 'Em Poker
A Beginner's Guide
The poker phenomenon has been sweeping the nation over the last decade or so with the popular gambling game now being available across numerous outlets. The internet is partly responsible for the heightened interest, with online tournaments and competitions readily available at the click of a button. Television has also contributed with channels dedicated the game and participation amongst viewers required. With all this exposure and the pure entertainment value it delivers, poker is now commonplace in our homes as well.
Typical evenings with the lads, a few beers and a handful of change are now common and the thrill of going home, even with 20p profit does wonders for the ego and work banter. The inevitable knowing of a poker player or players may leave you feeling a bit left out if you don't know how to play the game. This article is here to help and will give you a beginners guide so that you can invite yourself next time you hear of a poker gathering amongst your peers.
Now, there are a lot of different variations of poker but here we are going to focus on Texas Hold-Em, the most popular and universal understanding of the game. The whole point of the game is to come up with the best possible 5 card combination which is made up of cards you are dealt and other cards that can be used by all players but we'll come back to this later.
Big Blinds and Little Blinds
Before any match, a big blind and a little blind value is determined. This is basically a minimum bet that the designated holder must put into the pot (the pot is the amount of money that can be won in the match) before they receive their cards. This ensures that if everyone decides to end their participation in the match that there is still a bit of money for whoever wins the pot. The holder of the big blind and little blinds changes every match with them being passed clockwise around the table,
The Deal
At the beginning of any poker match, you need to have some cards! Any amount of people, from two to ten can participate in any one match. Each person involved in the game will receive two cards (known as Hole Cards). Now you have two options, you can either bet on the hand you have been dealt or you can fold which ends your participation in that particular match.
The minimum bet you can put in is equal to the value of the big blind, this known as a Call. If you feel you have a pretty good hand (or if you want to fool the other players, known as bluffing) you can raise the call value and force anybody else wishing to participate in the hand to either put more money in or fold. The only exception to this rule is for the person who has provided the big blind as, if all other players only Call, they have already matched the largest bet by putting in the big blind and so they are able to Check and continue in the hand without adding any more funds.
The Flop
Once all players have performed an action in the first betting round, a second takes place after The Flop. The Flop is the revealing of three 'Community Cards' which are placed in the middle of the table and can be used by all the active players. You then have to combine these cards with your two Hole Cards to contribute towards the best possible 5 card combination. Once The Flop has been dealt, another round of betting ensues. So if you think you have a good hand straight away or think that it could get better then you can either Call or Raise. Of course, the big blind better can Call if no one raises the blind.
The Turn
After the second round of betting has finished, a third one commences