Popular Casino Games:

In this article we are going to discuss some of the most popular casino games.

Poker or card games include betting rules and hand rankings. Poker games differ on various bases like the card dealings, hand forming, high or low hands win pot in case of showdown, bet limitations, and the number of betting rounds allowed. First round of betting involves forced bet. Players either match the maximum bet or fold to lose the further interest in the hand. Incase a player matches a bet, he/she can rise or increase the bet. Betting ends when all players either matched the last bet or fold. If one player folds on a round, the other players will collect the pot but not show his/her hand. If more than one player remaining in contention even after betting the final round, all hands will be shown and the winning hand will take the pot. Poker players widely feel this betting system is unique and distinguishes poker from other gambling games.

Bingo is based on randomly selected numbers that are drawn and matched by players to those numbers appearing on 5 5 matrices, which are either electronically represented or printed as cards. The winner is the first person who has a card and the drawn numbers form a mentioned pattern (usually in a straight line). The winner calls out "Bingo!" to inform others of the win.

Blackjack or Twenty-one or Pontoon, is the most popular casino banking game played worldwide. It is popular because it is a mix of chance and skill and card counting.

Craps, a dice game, played against other players or a bank, was earlier known as crapaud (meaning "toad" in French). In this game, players bet money against street craps or the bank craps on the result of one or more than one rolls of the two dice. It requires few types of equipment and can be played also in informal settings.

Roulette is named after a French word that means 'small wheel'. Players bet on a number or a range of numbers or colors like red or black, or whether the number is odd or even. The winning number or color is determined by a croupier who spins the wheel in a direction and then the ball in an opposite direction, which runs around a tilted circular path around the wheel's circumference. The ball gradually loses velocity and falls on the wheel into a colored and numbered box on the wheel.

A slot machine or poker machine is a casino gambling machine which has three or more reels. This spins on a button being pushed. Slot machines have currency detectors to validate the coins inserted before playing.