People have been playing primitive forms of our modern-day table games all around the world for centuries. From the English playing Hazard with dice in the 1600s to the French spinning the first Roulette wheel a century later, table games have a rich European history that makes them unique from many of the other games offered in a casino.
Table games have been evolving gradually ever since they made their way overseas to America from Europe. However, nothing revolutionized the gaming industry more than when the general public gained access to the internet for the first time in the early 1990s. People had an appetite for playing their favorite casino games from the comfort of their homes, and that desire paved the way for the first online casinos.
Our online casino has maintained a competitive edge thanks to our generous online casino promotions and our wide variety of casino table games, which include a mixture of classics and online exclusives. If you’ve never played a table game before, don’t worry; in this table games guide, we’ll go over all of the different games you can play here and help you choose the perfect game for you. And because table games naturally draw casino players looking for an edge, we’ve included a section on table game strategies.
Online table games can be classified in three play ways: dice games, card games and wheel games. Out of these three play categories, card games is the broadest, as it includes online Blackjack, Baccarat, poker-style table games and Rummy. Here is a brief description of the card games available at Slots.lv Casino and an explanation of how they work:
Blackjack
Beat the Dealer by outscoring him through your Blackjack hand. By adding extra cards to your hand, you and the Dealer can go up to 21 points each without busting. The Blackjack Dealer will always aim for a score of 17 as a minimum. There are nine versions of Blackjack available in our casino, includinSingle Deck, Double Deck, European and Zappit Blackjack.
Baccarat
In Baccarat, you don’t make any decisions other than choosing who to bet on at the start of the round. Your options include: the Banker, the Player, or a tie between them. Both sides will attempt to get a score closer to the nine-point max in order to win; if they get the same score, the result is a tie.
Poker-Style Games with Opponent
We have four poker table games that pit you against the poker Dealer in a battle for the better poker hand. The Dealer must obtain the minimum hand needed to qualify for the round, otherwise, you simply win the initial wager and subsequent ones are a push.
Poker-Style Games without Opponent
In Let ‘Em Ride and our Teen Patti games, opponents are removed from the equation, making it simpler to learn the rules. To win, you try to land a minimum required poker hand, which is listed on the paytable. The amount you’re paid depends on the strength of your hand.
Other Card Games
Andar Bahar and Vegas Three Card Rummy aren’t based on poker at all. Andar Bahar has two primary play betting options: Andar and Bahar. The round begins with one card being placed between both sides; cards will continue to be dealt to both Andar and Bahar until one of them is dealt the same ranked card that was determined at the start of the round. Side bets are available to spice things up.
If you’ve ever played Rummy before, you’ll have an idea of what Vegas Three Card Rummy is all about—with one major exception. In the Vegas version, the lowest score wins the round. Reduce your score by landing made hands like pairs, triples, and suited runs.
For those who prefer to roll the bones instead of playing cards, we have two dice games available at the moment: Craps and Roll the Dice.
Craps
Place play bets on a layout and then shoot the dice in Craps. If you land a 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12, then the bets are settled immediately; however, if 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 are rolled, you’ve established a Point number, which initiates another series of rolls that opens up the table for more bets, including the opportunity to boost prior bets by taking odds.
Roll the Dice
Each side of the dice in Roll the Dice has a unique icon, including a fish, prawn and crab among others. Bet on the game icons at the start of the round and then roll the dice to see if you accurately guessed the outcome.
Our wheel-based casino games include four versions of Roulette and a brand-new addition, Spin the Wheel.
Roulette
American and European versions of Roulette are available in the online Table Games section of our casino. Bet on the outside of the layout for greater win probabilities, or bet on the inside for greater payouts. The choice is yours.
Spin the Wheel
Pick numbers that range from 0 to 9 on a wheel and hit “Spin” to set the wheel in motion. As the wheel spins, so will a payout multiplier that ranges from 1X to 4X. The standard payout is 9:1, but it is boosted by the multiplier revealed at the center of the wheel.
For the best online table game experience possible, you must find the game that suits your playing style. At Slots.lv Casino, there’s a game for everyone, and it’s our prerogative to connect you with one that’s right for you. The first step to finding the perfect game is knowing what you want out of a casino gaming session. Are you looking to learn strategy and optimize your returns, or do you prefer the easy play of our luck-based games? Both experiences are possible here, and we’ll point you in the right direction in either case.
If you like strategy, you’ll find what you’re looking for in the Blackjack and poker sections of our casino. We have nine versions of Blackjack, and each one has a unique strategy that optimizes returns. As for the poker-style games, Pai Gow Poker is a real treat for game strategists, as success depends on one’s ability to divide the initial 7-card hand into a high and low hand. Caribbean Stud and Caribbean Hold’Em are fun because they set you up against the House and loosely follow the steps of Stud poker and Texas Hold’Em respectively. You’ll need to decide when to raise and when to fold based on the cards.
Alternatively, for a simple strategy-free experience, we have some exciting new games for you to try out. Spin the Wheel has a colorful wheel with numbers 0 to 9 slotted on it; bet on numbers and hit “Spin”— it’s that easy. Roll the Dice has the same straightforward rules, but uses dice with icons instead of a wheel with numbers. With three dice, the more matches you roll, the more you get paid.
Some games offer a combination of light strategy and luck. In other words, you could play it just fine without learning optimal approaches, but a little bit of research will help improve your performance. These games include Craps and Tri Card Poker.
The reason most people gravitate towards table games is because of the potential to use strategy in order to improve returns. While that’s not possible with all of our table games, most of them do have room for strategy through key decision-making. Take Blackjack for example; with every hand, you have three to five actions to choose from in order to build a competitive hand. Your ability to make sound decisions will have a direct effect on how often you beat the Blackjack Dealer.
Fortunately, there’s no need to be a math wizard to figure out the optimal way to play every hand in Blackjack. Beginner players simply use strategy charts to inform their decision-making until it becomes second-nature to them. These charts compare the Dealer’s up-card with your score, and point advise you on the best move possible—depending on the rules of the Blackjack game you’re playing.
While Blackjack lends itself to strategy better than any of our other casino games, almost all of our games that have the capacity for table games strategy can be studied for optimal play. Once you find the best online table game for you, the next step is to find out how to master it—or at least learn how to play it according to your gambling style. Keep an eye on our ever-expanding trove of online casino articles for guides that feature your game-of-choice to play, and you’ll become a expert in no time.
In addition to learning the strategies for your favorite table games at Slots Casino, you can improve your chances of landing a big payday by playing the games with progressive jackpots attached, like Caribbean Stud and Caribbean Hold’Em. Progressive jackpots get larger and larger until someone finally wins. As they grow in size, the house edge for each hand shrinks, so if you’re trying to play optimally, make sure to include these jackpots when deciding which games to play.
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