Online gaming is the playing of games via the internet. Wagers are often placed on these games. The act of staking on these games is known as online gambling.

Varieties of online gambling activities

There are different kinds of gambling activities. They include:

• Random number games (keno, bingo)
• Dice games (Sic bo, craps)
• Card games (blackjack, baccarat, poker)
• Gaming machines games (slot games, pachinko)
• Wheel games (roulette, big six wheel)

Baccarat

This is a card comparing game. It is usually played in a casino, physical or online. The two hands of cards compared are the player and the banker. The game is played in three variations. These include punto banco, chemin de fer and baccarat banque. The number cards 2 to 9 maintain their value in points in this game while the cards 10, jack, queen and king have no value. The Joker is not needed in this game. Aces are worth 1 point. Macao is sometimes referred to as the immediate precursor to this game.

Sic bo

This is a dice game originating from ancient China. The game makes use of three dice. It is a game of chance. The level of chance is very unbalanced though. A roll could be a win or a loss. The big, small, even and odd probabilities have the highest probability closing up to 50%.

Blackjack

This is a card game where the players do not compete against each other. They compete against the dealer instead. Number cards 2 to 10 maintain their value in points. The face cards such as the Jack, Queen and King are worth 10 points. The value of ace varies; it could either be 1 point or 11 points. The variance in value of ace is to prevent the hand from busting. The busting of a hand is the event whereby the total points of a hand go beyond 21. The value goes from 11 to 1 to prevent busting.

Roulette

This is a wheel game in which players place wagers on certain landings of the ball. Players could place bets on the ball landing on

• A single number.
• Groupings of numbers.
• Certain colours (red or black).
• The probability of the number being odd or even.
• The probability of the number being high or low.

Poker

This is a card game where players compete against each other. They all wager on who has the best hand. Players make wagers on how much they think their card is worth compared to other players. There are times a player bluffs to mislead the other players

Slot games

These are games played on a slot machine infamously known as the one hand bandit. It is a game of chance which is dominated by high randomness.

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