A Gambler's Delight! Is There Anything Better Than Vegas?

For most people who like to gamble, Vegas is the epitome of the gambling experience and there's nothing quite like it. But with modern advances in technology-like computers and the Internet-gamblers don't have to travel to Vegas to have fun playing casino games these days. They can play on their computer at an online casino-and they can use play money instead of gambling away their real, hard earned cash.

You don't get a chance to practice with someone else's free cash in Vegas. Everything there is learned the hard way-usually by losing. But online, you can play without any risk initially and then start betting real money if you want to later-or not, as you choose.

From craps and slots to Texas hold ‘em and blackjack, the online casino games you can choose from are pretty much the same kind of games you'll find in Vegas. And while you might prefer Vegas because of the exciting atmosphere, playing online offers a few advantages over going to the big city. For starters, you don't have to travel or incur traveling expenses. And you can play whenever you want in your own comfortable home.

At online casinos, you can also take advantage of opportunities to play freerolls. Here you have the opportunity to get real cash payouts or win seats to big money games elsewhere. They start out with quite a few players, but if you're good, you could move up to the top.

With online casinos, it's easy to learn the games and start out playing for free using just the play money, then step up to trying some of the freerolls, and after that, if you want, to try your luck at betting real cash and possibly winning real money. In Vegas, there's no such option.

Some of today's best poker players-people who now play poker as their career-learned to play online at a best online casino. These pros may now be headed to Vegas for some of the high stakes games they won a seat for, but they may never have been in a Vegas casino before.

Poker is easy to learn online. Most of the online casinos have tutorials or features that teach you how to play their gambling games, and poker is just one of those you can learn. And the best part is, using play money, you won't risk a cent while you learn-even if you lose-like you would in Vegas.

Still, Vegas is an avid gambler's dream destination, and if you play poker a lot, you'll probably want to do it in Vegas at least once in your life, just to experience the noise and the intensity of the place. It's a little different playing live and in person than online-since you have to decide what chips you want to throw in the middle and actually do it. But in many ways it is similar to what you learned online.

There are both pros and cons when you compare going to Vegas to playing on the Internet at an online casino, but there are definitely advantages to learning online. Then, after you're confident and know what you're doing, you may decide a trip to Vegas is the perfect way to try out your new gaming skills.