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COMPUTERIZED TRAINING
Personal computers do everything these days: They let you book your airline travel, do your own taxes, meet beautiful and mysterious eastern European women who will marry you for the price of airfare. But computers also help average gamblers become smart gamblers. Before they ever step foot into a casino, smart gamblers will have practiced a game hundreds of times using computer simulations.
With the right casino games software (there are dozens of choices on the market), you can study exactly how a game is played - with no pressure from the person next to you to hurry it up. And there will be no flashing lights or ringing bells to distract you, either.
You’ll have time to focus and to ponder the various rules for different casino games, from craps to roulette. And you can experiment with numerous gambling methods to see how they work in actual test runs instead of just on paper.
RULE CHANGES
Of course, computers can teach you only so much. It’s not enough to simply know how a game is played. You need to be aware of how “house rules” vary from one casino to the next. In blackjack, for instance, some casinos will only let you double on 10 or 11; others let you double on any first two cards. In craps, you can sometimes get 10 times for your odds bets, while other casinos will only let you take 3 times odds. Once you learn what these things mean, research different casinos to see who offers what - and shop around for the best gamble.
