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So
which is better? Playing online slots, or playing slots in
a casino?
Well that's a more complicated question than it may seem.
First of all let's think about some inherent differences between
the two. To begin with, the most obvious difference is staring
you right in the face: Your environment. In any land based
casino it is part of the casino's game to distract you. Believe
me they certainly try, and in an unbelievable number of ways.
You could consider it unfortunate that they also succeed in
their distractions, but at the same time you would be condemning
many of the things that contribute to the honking good time
casinos produce: a party atmosphere with games, face-to-face
interaction, high stakes, and booze. If you're a slots fan
you know exactly what I mean, and this might be stopping you
from trying out online slots. Let's look at what playing online
slots entails, and how it differs from the party that we already
enjoy. First off, you're missing the face-to-face interaction,
and the impression of being in a large noisy place full of
flashing lights and noises. Losing the face-to-face interaction
can disappoint, but it would be a greater loss in games
like blackjack or poker. Slots definitely have a less competitive
nature, you're cheering for yourself. But playing online slots
can free you from this genius plot by the casinos to distract
you while they take your money. You set your own environment
at home, with as much or as little distraction as you like!
Online slots games have a little way to go yet before they
can simulate the craziness of a real casino, but we can treat
this as a good thing. The bad thing is of course... no cocktail
waitress.
The question that invariably comes up when
you compare a non-digital game like casino slots to the digitized
versions you find like online slots is that over odds. What
some people don't realize is that the slots you find in the
casinos are actually computers themselves. The same type of
software an online slot machine is, is embedded in hardware
chips in casino slot machines. So this 'non-digital' game
is in fact digital to its core. Slots looseness is *always*
a calculated number, and has been for decades. So if you're
hesitant about trying out online slots because you think it's
a more calculated game, it isn't. This isn't to say that the
odds can't be stacked against you, but that is the decision
of the online casino, much as it is the decision of the land
based casinos. They've been doing that since before the word
electronic ever existed (check out our history page). I don't
have much to say about where to gamble, but many online slots
portals have articles about just this issue. You should also
check out some basic math to set your mind straight. Go to
the Wizard
of Odds site for this, they calculate the mathematics
behind many online slot machines.
So what's the answer to the question we opened
with? Online of course! Just TRY going to the Monte Carlo
in your bath-gown! What do the land based casinos have anymore?
The fact that they pay you real cash? HA! You can do that
online now too, so say goodbye to Vegas and all those expensive
airplane rides: start playing at your computer, safe and sound
and comfortable from your own home.