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A Short and simple guide to the most popular ways
of gambling on the internet
 
 
 
Gambling is one of the most popular recreational activities on the planet. Who doesn’t enjoy the straight up adrenaline that comes from putting a little money on it? Gambling has been around for many centuries, dating back to the ancient chinese and roman ages and it’s become a hobby loved by billions all around the globe.

There’s many ways one can gamble online, and it’s pretty easy to catch on with most games which are about to follow on this list. Here’s a short and simple guide to our favourite ways to bet online.

1. SPORTS BETTING

Sports betting is world renowned. It’s been around for longer than we all have combined. Now you can bet on all the sports you like with online sports betting platforms like eurosbetting.org and many more, even virtual sports can be bet on! There’s hundreds of worldwide bookmakers that tell you all there is to know about betting on your favourite sport.

2. SLOTS

Slots are the simplest way to gamble ever! All you need to do is deposit some money in a reputable online casino, find your favourite themed slot game, and click or tap the spin button as many times as you want, depending of course on how much you want to spend. This is one of the most popular ways of online gambling due to its simplicity and ease of play. It’s also relatively cheap compared to other betting games. Be warned though, there’s so many different themed slot games out there it’s gonna be a real challenge to pick one!

3. ONLINE POKER

If you have never played this game, you might want to take a step back to actually learn the ways of poker before jumping in head first into a game putting your money on the line. There’s a few rules to it. There’s numerous types of poker, however the most popular one is Texas-style, where each player is dealt two cards, and 5 cards are gradually placed in the center of the table.

The aim of the game is to combine the two cards you have at hand with the 5 cards placed at the center of the table. The 5 cards are placed on the table over a span of 4 rounds, first round with everyone seeing their initial two cards at the start, and placing the starting bets, where each player gets to choose whether they call the starting bet with chips, (which are placed at the center of the table and are called the pot), raise (by betting even more money) or fold, (meaning they throw out their cards and wait for the next game).

Once starting bets are settled, three cards from the deck are placed on the table (this is called the flop), then another round of bets comes in, here, if no one raises before you, you have the option to check, meaning you leave the pot as it is and carry on to the next round. If someone bets after you however, another rotation is required to balance out the pot before the next round starts. Once bets are settled, another card is placed in the middle of the table, this is called the turn. Next comes another rotation of check / raise / fold, and then comes the river, where the fifth card is placed on the table and the final rotation occurs.

Once the rotation is finished and the pot is balanced out by all the players who remain in the game, called all bets and have not folded, everyone’s cards are shown, and the player with the best hand wins. The best hand is determined by a list of card combinations ranked from worst to best, as shown in the image below.

 
Hand Ranking
 
 
 

 
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