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I don’t write an awful lot about Video Poker on the blog so I guess that I had better start. I didn’t realise that Video Poker is as huge as what it really is but its origins go back some way.

I have been doing some research lately on this very fascinating casino activity and I managed to get hold of a copy of “The Ultimate Video Poker Pocket Book” by Chris Newman and as a poker player, I actually found myself getting engrossed in the book.

Although having said that, all gambling books hold my interest…..that’s just the way I am. I would strongly recommend that anyone who plays Video Poker on bwin get themselves a copy of this book.

There is also another book out that I have been trying to get hold of and that is Martin Jensen’s book on the same subject. I first came across Martin Jensen when I read his book on roulette some years ago and I was surprised at the quality of it even though much of the stuff I already knew.

But he does usually write good books so The Big Book of Slots and Video Poker may be a very good read. If you desire to always play the perfect strategy but you are not sure where to start then you could do far worse than purchase these books.

Video Poker strategy can be learned just like blackjack basic strategy so even if you have never played poker before in your life, you can easily learn the rules and then be a very good player in a very short space of time.

The thing is that with video poker, you can have the strategy tables handy at the side of your monitor when you play online and that is a fantastic thing to have at your disposal if you don’t know much about the games and this makes this a fascinating casino game to try.

I must confess that before I started working with bwin, I was unaware as to how big and just how varied their markets really were. Coming to the site is worth it just for the extensive football betting and bwin live betting and streaming service by itself. If all that doesn’t grab your attention then you can get yourself across to their poker room which is one of the best on the net and with some great bonuses to boot.

You can also get access to some great poker material as well on the poker blog section with some great features and news. I think for me personally one of the outstanding features that any gambling site can have is variety and daily content. But there are millions of people who are turning to the online casino experience these days.

In fact I was only having this exact same conversation with a professional colleague of mine the other day. We discussed how land based casinos were starting to veer down the electronic gaming avenue. This is certainly the case in the UK. We have electronic blackjack, electronic roulette and all the rest of the electronic games that are sprouting up like mushrooms.

They are entering dangerous ground in my opinion because what they are starting to offer in a gaming sense is starting to merge with what online casinos offer. So in future, where will the incentive be for punters to leave their own home to gamble on blackjack or roulette etc when everything can all be got from their very own computer? There are always those who fear cyber crime of course by these days sites like bwin employ some of the best experts in the world to thwart these people.

In my mind the threat is no more real than getting mugged outside a casino (which almost happened to me once). I can also say that numerous people have had their cars broken in to whilst being inside a land based casino and I have even heard of big winners being followed home and then robbed at home. Land based casinos are also a haven for thieves and pick pockets so if you think by avoiding online casinos that you are safer then you had better think again.

I really do think that you are safer both physically and financially playing online casino gambling and this is from someone who has done both on numerous occasions.

see you soon

Carl