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Good Casino Customer Service is hard to find

What do you really know about your On-line Casino? With an on-line Casino a lot of things can be overlooked when signing up as the excitement takes over and you want to dive in. I am going to speak about one of the biggest things that is often overlooked when signing up for an On-line Casino, the Casino Customer Service. Why is Casino Customer Support important? Casino Support should be a dial/message away When you are playing on an On-line Casino it is inevitable that you will need support at some point, whether it is because you didn’t receive that bonus that you were promised when you signed up for the Casino or while in play you find that something very dodgy happens where you lose the money you should have had. If you didn’t check the customer support then you could end up speaking to a computer rather than a real human being. A lot of times within customer service they focus on sales rather on customer service. Good customer service can also mean better bonuses, as they are more tailored to your needs as the Casino have personalised the bonus towards your needs. My Experience in a Call Centre Customer Support can be almost down the Toilet! I used to work in a call centre, I know this too well! They focus on getting new customers than trying to keep the existing customers, which is wrong as the existing customers hold more value, we are the guys paying their salaries! Bad Customer Support for a Casino always leaves you feeling frustrated, don’t be that guy! Casinos will always give you a bias view such as telling you how many customer awards they have won. This is always hard to judge, awards are generally focused on statistics, 500 people may of had a really bad experience with the customer service with an on-line Casino whereas the other 2,000 had good service but it may have been that their questions were not taxing so were easy to deal with. How to find good Casino customer service Good Customer Service can be easy to find The best thing to do is to search for Casino customer service on-line and see the recommendations that people post up. Often its a good idea to look for the bad ones as then you know how bad the customer service can get.

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My Favourite Roulette Strategy that I use

I personally usually put chips on 21 and around it, I usually then back up those chips encase I lose them by putting a few chips on evens and then one chip on any part of the board with 1/3 odds. At least if the 21 number fails you have a backup plan. I usually start off slow placing only a few chips to start and if it works I place even more chips around 21 so that encase it lands just off 21 I am covered for the majority of the chips I lay. I think it is always important to have this as almost an insurance policy so that if you are close to the number you have you don’t get annoyed as you have a backup in place. I have always though that Roulette Wheel is more of a mental game than physical, the same with a lot of games. If you have the right frame of mind and are cautious I think you will do better, this is of course subject to opinion. I remember one time when I adopted this strategy the roulette wheel seemed to stick on the same number, my number – 21, this is of course not true as roulette is a game of chance however 21 did come up three times in a row, however if you think of the odds of Roulette is could of easily landed on any other number as I was using a reputable website so any kind of dodgy activity should not be happening. This was on a Live Roulette Wheel online.

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My Favourite Sports Betting Strategy

Football Accumulators I usually put bets on accumulators, usually on the result of 4 games, any more than this and I think that you are reducing the chance of winning the bet. I’ve actually heard before of betting shops saying that when they see an accumulator of 10 plus games, they see that as money in the bank as the chances of it happening are that slim. Then again if you don’t have a lot of money then having a flutter with a dollar gives you that hopeful feeling! It is worth trying it with less teams just to see how you would do. A dollar on less teams might give you less return but at least it is realistic. Football Betting on one Game When I bet on one game I tend to always go for the side that the bookies are in favour of. This is because the likely chances are that the bookie is correct. If you do this with small amounts of money. I used a pound in british money and got 27p back. Any return you can see as you are doing ok even if it is low you didn’t have this money before. Don’t get Bet Greedy Its always best not to get bet greedy, by this I mean not going for the bet with the highest return as it is unlikely to happen, it is usually better to go for a result you think is going to happen, be realistic. Of course this is my opinion it should not be taken as advice.

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How to use a Poker Face Online

How to Do a Poker Face Online When playing poker you would want to ensure that you conceal your hand, covering up your true intentions so your opponent thinks the way you want them to think so that you can win the hand. Poker Face Online with a bad hand You need to ensure that you know for certain that the opponent has a bad hand to start off with, one that cannot compete with 3 pairs or 2 pairs for example. One they will not go all the way to the river with. Playing with the bad hand involves playing like as if you have a good hand. This involves trying to get the other players who are still in the game to raise on their hand. This can be achieved by pretending to play the defensive by calling rather than raising. This gives the other player the idea that you are playing the defensive game which means that they think they have the edge which should make them raise. To do this on the internet you will also have to give a slight delay before you react to playing your hand but still playing it within a reasonable time. If the other player suspects the delay is too long they might think that you are thinking about it too much and you have a good hand but are trying to make it look like you have a bad one. You will also need to make sure that you don’t go too deep and bet too much, you need to know when to exit and spot the opponents Poker Face and be realistic how far you are willing to go. If the opponent suspects similar behaviour next time it is best to mix it up the way you play it, then you can return to this style of play if you think it fits. Poker Face Online with a Good Hand The goal of playing with this hand is to convince the other player that you have a bad hand but are trying to present a ‘cocky’ image like you are testing the other player. I always call on the Flop, it is interesting to check whether there have been raises by players, you can take this information and use it to your advantage to raise that player more so you can get a bigger pot. If a player raises at this stage I would call the raise. Only at the Turn would I choose to raise the player who has been raising through the game, only raise by a small amount so this can stimulate interest with the other player. They may take the bait and raise again a higher amount or even go all in. If you feel you have a stronger hand than them take time to think about it if they go all in. Make pauses within your play while you are waiting to stimulate interest in the other player. But not too long as this may change the other player’s mind to thinking that you have a better hand than theirs. Summary The techniques discussed can also be seen as you are doing a double bluff, you just have to be careful and keep the other player guessing and thinking that they have the better hand whilst you actually have the better Poker hand and your Poker Face is immense!

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Does the House always win?

Does the House always Win? This is a common saying by a lot of people to put people off gambling their hard earned cash. But is it always true? Casinos make Big Money… The reasons Casino companies do so well is because the house is in their favour the majority of the time in my opinion. The majority of the games they will have will be effective for their end goal, i.e to get as much money as possible in the short and long-term. Also the way that the Online Casinos will be marketed will be to encourage the player to play by getting them stimulated. For example giving them a big win, then slowly take more and more money away. It gives the player the feeling that there is potential to win so they are more likely to come back in the future. But aren’t Casinos regulated for this? True, the big Casinos and gambling institutions are regulated by boards to ensure fairness. This post assumes that the Casinos in question are fair. The way that a Casino is advertised and marketed to the consumers eye can have a large impact on the way that the player behaves. The player doesn’t realise this but sub-consciously they will be influenced by flashy images and text and to heighten the senses in the individual stimulating them to perform certain actions. This is of course what most companies could do and I’m not saying that any specific companies do this. Advertising, making things appealing to the eye can have a vast impact of an individuals behaviour just in my opinion. I heard that in Blackjack you have better odds than the house? There are various different types of Blackjack, especially on-line Casinos with varying odds so I can’t really say specifically. However like will all games of chance and skill. Some of it depends on the way you play and being at the right time and place (luck) So I personally think this game would be similar in odds to others. It all depends on the way you play it. In Summary As a responsible gambler you should always be using the money that you can afford to lose, you should be playing for fun and if you were to lose the money you had, it should not affect you mentally or affect your life in any way. It is meant as a form of entertainment, I think that you should always have the mindset that the house will always win as this keeps you cautious and in my opinion makes you a better gambler. You will be more cautious when it comes to placing bets and be more aware of how much you are spending on your gambling entertainment. This means that you can make more informed decisions as you are taking in more information from your environment.

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Why Play Poker

Why Play Poker? I am going to speak about some of reasons people who gamble choose Poker as their game of choice Depth of Poker Poker has a lot of depth to it, there are lots of different Poker tips and strategies that are used when people choose to play Poker either on-line or offline. This is because there are many different ways that you can win in Poker as you can pretend to another Poker player that you have a good hand, or even hide your bad hand by giving the impression that you have a very good hand so the other players in the game fold. Poker for bonding People can play Poker with friends and many people do, it is seen as a form of entertainment almost a time of bonding between a group of people if it is played for fun and enjoyment often with a couple of beers either playing for money, playing for fun or playing for something else! Poker is cheap as chips You only need a few people together to start a game with a deck of cards and some chips. And maybe some Torilla chips! You can also get a Board as another extra so you can create more of a Poker atmosphere. Poker is a game with Personality With the game you can take your own personality into the game as the way you are portrayed can affect how good the opposing players think your cards are. This is called a ‘Poker Face’ where you almost put a mask over your personality adapting it to influence the other players decisions. Poker has a touch of skill? There are people that play Poker as a career, as they have developed their skills and strategies over time to become some of the best. There are large poker tournaments like the World Series of Poker where they are televised so you can watch it on-line or on your Television. As with any gambling there is chance involved and you should only ever bet what you can afford to lose and it should always be seen as entertainment and not a way that you can make money. Poker has Unpredictability Poker has unpredictability as there is chance involved, which is similar to other games however a lot of this chance is influenced by the players within the game which is unlike a lot of the other Gambling Games available. Poker has Variety Poker has a lot of variety, there is even Strip Poker you can play, I’m sure I don’t need to explain that! There are the more popular Poker games such as Texas Hold’em and Omaha Hold’em and less well known ones such as 5-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud.