Pai Gow Moments

Here are more details about some of the online pai gow poker rooms which were included in last post’s list.

Golden Casino
A well known name in the world of online casinos, Golden Casino is a relatively new addition.  You can find the standard games but they also offer some new innovative ones, including pai gow poker.  What I like about this online casino is their matching sign up bonus up to $500.  It doesn’t end there, though.  From time to time, you can expect re-deposits and other bonuses.

Spin Palace Casino
With a huge sign up bonus of $1000, who wouldn’t want to play in this online casino?  There is no doubt about it, Spin Palace Casino is one of the most popular online casinos.  They have over 250 games to choose from with perhaps the best selection of video poker games.  More so, they support 4 major currencies and 8 languages.

Casino Las Vegas
Get $400 matching sign up  bonus and 25% of your referral’s first deposit at Casino Las Vegas – one of the most loved online casinos.  Their graphics are really good but they have a small selection of games.

Casino King
If you like the medieval ambiance, then this online casino is for you.  They also offer a pretty good matching bonus of $300.  In addition to that, you can get 25% of your referral’s first deposit.  Not bad, no?  However, if you are from Brazil, Canada, or Denmark, you would be required to wager 25 times the total of your deposit and bonus.  Not cool at all.

With the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, a lot of poker rooms and online casinos have halted their dealings with American players.  Whether this is a welcome turn of events for them or not (I am sure it is more of the former), there are still some poker rooms which allow players from the U.S. to play.

This Act has made it even harder for people who like pai gow poker to find a place online to play for real money.  Here is a list that I hope will help for those who are looking for such online rooms.

1 Golden Casino       $550 (Max Bonus)         100% (Bonus Match)
SCORE: Max Bonus:80%, Graphics:81%, Games:77%, Deposit Methods:94%

2 Casino King       $300                 100%
SCORE: Max Bonus:72%, Graphics:80%, Games:70%, Deposit Methods:75%

3 Golden Palace Casino       $300             300%
SCORE: Max Bonus:77%, Graphics:68%, Games:80%, Deposit Methods:92%

4 Spin Palace Casino   $1000             0%
SCORE: Max Bonus:82%, Graphics:90%, Games:80%, Deposit Methods:80%

5 Swiss Casino   $400             100%
SCORE: Max Bonus:77%, Graphics:82%, Games:88%, Deposit Methods:82%

6 Casino Las Vegas   $400         100%
SCORE: Max Bonus:84%, Graphics:88%, Games:85%, Deposit Methods:74%

7 Casino On Net   $200         100%
SCORE: Max Bonus:79%, Graphics:72%, Games:76%, Deposit Methods:85%

8 Casino Tropez   $350         200%
SCORE: Max Bonus:85%, Graphics:80%, Games:91%, Deposit Methods:80%

This list is lifted off Gambling-Win.com.  In the next posts, let’s take a look at each of the online casinos in detail.

In the past few posts we have been looking at strategical points as presented by Fortune Palace.  Here is the last installment, which talks about the House Way and the Bonus Bet as offered in their casinos.  Enjoy!

The House Way

The House Way is the set of instructions each casino gives its dealers on how to set their seven card hands. Most online casinos offer a House Way button so that you can automatically take advantage of this set of rules.

What’s important here is understanding that the House Way isn’t set to win all the time, but to keep losses down so that the casino wins in the long term. In other words, the House Way is a safety option, probably best suited to new players and low-risk punters.

Another important point is that some House Way buttons (ie at Golden Palace) automatically play the hand once it’s set. Others (Spin Palace, Ruby Fortune) set the hand but give you the option of whether to play it that way or not. This may not seem much but it affects your overall strategy.

The Bonus bet

If you bet on the bonus, then you’ll win up to 8000 times your stake if your seven cards contain a bonus hand (Straight or above). The payouts are big, but don’t come anywhere near the odds against, so the house edge is substantial.

This won’t suit low and medium risk punters. However, if you’re a high-roller, and prepared to take the risk, the Bonus bet adds enormously to the fun and excitement of Pai Gow Poker.

It’s the way we play!

If you were to do a search on the Internet for Pai Gow, the chances are that what you would find would be online game rooms for Pai Gow Poker, a poker variation derived from Pai Gow tiles. Majority of the online gaming casinos today have offerings for Pai Gow Poker, there is no doubt about that. However, finding a game room online for Pai Gow tiles would be a little bit of a task.

One easy way to play Pai Gow online would be to go to Wizard of Odds. However, their Pai Gow game is really only good for practice games. You are a single player and you do not play against other players. You would not need to download any software, which is a plus I suppose. Still, I do not think that you will have much excitement playing like this forever.

Believe me, I have spent a lot of time trying to find a decent online game room offering Pai Gow tiles but so far, I have come up with nothing. As for Pai Gow Poker, you can have your pick from countless online casinos. You also have the alternative of playing Pai Gow tiles in land based casinos. That option is perhaps the best way for you to go at the moment. It seems that Pai Gow Poker has superseded the original Pai Gow tile game when it comes to the online community. Perhaps its similarity to other card games is the reason for this. Or maybe the tag “poker” could be the reason for its popularity. I know that does not really give much help regarding how to play Pai Gow tiles online, but that is all that is to be had at present.

However, the lack of online game rooms offering Pai Gow tiles does not mean that you cannot polish and hone your skills online, from the comforts of your home. There are quite a few sites offering tutorials for Pai Gow tiles. One of the most comprehensive and useful sites is Paigow.com. In this page, you can find a step by step comprehensive tutorial – from the rules to equipment to the basic mechanics. You can also practice your skills at Paigow.com. Once you have sharpened your Pai Gow tiles skill to its best, then you can head on out to a casino and see how it goes.