Are you far away from your friends and family but don’t want to sacrifice quality time with your loved ones? No worries! There are a ton of games you can play while on FaceTime with your friends and family. The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic paved the way for many games and applications for interacting with people remotely. There’s no need to have a physical board game for board game night, and you won’t need a physical deck of cards to play something fun with your friends. With technology and a bit of imagination, any game is possible – even over the phone. Thanks to the advent of FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, Whatsapp, and Facebook Messenger, all you need is good WiFi to get connected with your friends and family. So, without further ado, here are the 10 best games you can play on FaceTime.

SCATTERGORIES

Yes, Scattergories! This may originally be a board game, but Scattergories works super well as a game to play on FaceTime. Grab a piece of paper and pen, and get ready to rack your brain for everything that fits into the decided category!

WHAT YOU NEED

• Phone
• Wifi connection
• Paper
• Pen
• Timer

HOW TO PLAY

Before you begin, all players must decide on a category and a letter of the alphabet. The category can be anything, but some examples include:

• Animals
• Colors
• Cities
• Beverages
• Sea creatures

Once you have decided on the category and a letter, set a one-minute timer. Each player has one minute to write down 12 responses that correspond with the category and the letter of the alphabet the response must start with. So, if the category is animals and the letter is A, you could write down “aardvark,” “anteater,” and “antelope.”

When time is up, each player must read off their 12 responses. If any two players have written the same answer, that answer must be crossed out. In other words, players cannot win points for any duplicate answers! Instead, players are awarded one point for each answer that no one else in the group has. At the end of the round, each player must add up their scores and write them down.

Generally, there are only three rounds in each game of Scattegories. But if you want to play more, feel free! Repeat the above process for every round and add up the points each time. The player with the most points at the end of the three (or more) rounds wins the game!

FACETIME TRUTH OR DARE

If you want to play a juicy game with your friends even if you’re far away, play a game of FaceTime Truth or Dare! Played just like normal truth or dare but done virtually, this game is sure to challenge even the most confident person.

WHAT YOU NEED

HOW TO PLAY

Once you have the individual or group on FaceTime, take turns challenging each other to answer scandalous questions or perform dares. When it’s a player’s turn, they can decide between answering a question (truth) or performing an action (dare). Then, the other players must challenge the player with a truth or dare, depending on what the player chooses.

Examples of truths include:

• What’s something you love most about yourself?
• Who is your current crush?
• What’s your biggest fear?

And examples of dares include:

• Booty call your crush
• Go on Instagram and like every photo of the first person you see
• Chug hot sauce for 5 seconds

If the dare requires some kind of proof, make sure to ask the player to send a screenshot.

There is no winner or loser in Truth or Dare; just play for fun!

CHARADES

Of course, one of the best games to play when on FaceTime with your friends and/or family is Charades. No materials are needed for this game, so it’s a perfect addition to a virtual game night. People of all ages can play this game, and it can be as simple or as complicated as you want!

WHAT YOU NEED

• Phone
• Wifi connection
• Timer

HOW TO PLAY

To play Charades, pick a player to go first. This player will choose a word or phrase that they want to act out. Then start a one-minute timer (or predetermined time), during which time the player must act out their chosen word or phrase. The other players must try to guess the word or phrase.

If a player manages to guess the word or phrase, they and the mimer win a point each. If no one is able to guess before the timer wins, no one wins any points. Then, a second player gets a turn to mime their chosen word or phrase. And so on

Continue playing in this manner for a predetermined number of rounds or when everyone is ready to move on to another game. The player with the most points by the end of the game wins!

20 QUESTIONS

What better game to play on FaceTime than a question-based game like 20 Questions? Everyone will have played this classic at some point in their lives, and it’s super easy to convert this to a virtual game as you don’t need any supplies.

WHAT YOU NEED

HOW TO PLAY

In order to play 20 Questions, one player must think of an object, a place, or a person. Once the player has decided on one, the other players have to ask questions to get to the answer. The questions can only be “yes” or “no” questions. A guess counts as a question as well. The other players may only ask up to 20 questions, so make sure to ask questions that will help narrow down the answer instead of blindly guessing!

If a player manages to guess the object, place, or person within the 20 questions and guesses, that player now gets a turn to think of their own object/place/person. If none of the players correctly guess within 20 questions and guesses, the first player gets another turn to lead the round once again.

READ MY LIPS

Read My Lips is one of the best games to play on FaceTime because to play this game, you don’t even need audio! So, if you’re having some trouble with lousy WiFi or data connection, you can still play this fun game with your friends and family.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Phone
• Wifi connection
• Timer

HOW TO PLAY

Before starting the game, hit the mute button. Once that’s on, say a word or common phrase and start the one-minute timer. The other players must try to read the lips of the player saying the word or phrase and try to guess what they’re saying. The speaker can repeat the word or phrase as many times as they want, and they can answer some questions by nodding or shaking their head. The other players must try to guess within the one-minute timeframe.

The player that manages to correctly guess the word or phrase then gets a turn to say their own word or common phrase while putting themselves on mute.

THIS OR THAT

Looking for a simple game to play on FaceTime to pass the time? This or That is something you can easily play when you run out of things to talk about. This game is perfect even for children who want to have a playdate with their friends on FaceTime.

WHAT YOU NEED

HOW TO PLAY

All you need to do to play This or That is to ask questions that ask the other player to choose between two options. Have you ever played Would You Rather? Well, this game is very similar but even more straightforward – is that even possible?

Examples of questions to ask include:

• Dog or cat?
• Sunrise or sunset?
• Dragon or unicorn?
• Breakfast or dinner?
• TV show or movie?
• Netflix or Disney?
• Coca Cola or Pepsi?
• Sushi or ceviche?
• Europe or Asia?
• Cruise or resort?

As you can see, there’s really no limit to what you can ask. Simply take turns asking each other This or That questions. If you want to turn this game into a conversation, you can even explain why you’ve chosen a particular option rather than the other one.

GARCTIC PHONE: THE ONLINE TELEPHONE GAME

Paper Telephone is one of the most exciting games you can play with your friends and family. But if you’re apart from them, no worries! In that case, you can play Garctic Phone: The Online Telephone Game! Thankfully, in this day and age, there’s an online version of pretty much any game – and it’s just as fun.

WHAT YOU NEED

• 1 phone per player
• Wifi connection
• Your Imagination!

HOW TO PLAY

To play the Online Telephone Game, each player will need a phone. One player goes to the Garctic Phone website and starts the game. For the other players to join, the first player will need to send a link to the rest of the players.

Once everyone joins, the first player can start the game! In the first round, all players must think up a phrase. If you’re stuck, no worries, you can also just use the random phrase given to you. Examples of phrases include:

• A unicorn crossing the street
• Meeting the president
• Going to church on a Tuesday
• Drinking a pink coffee with marshmallows
• Falling up the stairs
• Wearing shoes on your hands

After submitting the first phrase, the second round starts. In round two, players must draw a representation of the random phrase written by one of the other players. In round three, the players will receive the drawing from one of the other players, and they will have to write what they believe the original phrase to be (according to the drawing). The game continues, switching between writing and drawing until all players have contributed to every player’s original phrase.

Everything is anonymous until the end of the game, so you don’t know who wrote what and who drew which drawing. You’ll get to find out at the very end when the game ends! Get ready to laugh out loud as you witness just how warped the original phrase gets by the end!

RAINBOW RACE

Are you after a kid-friendly FaceTime game to play with your friends and family? Try Rainbow Race! This game will get your kids tired out by the end. And even if you don’t have kids, Rainbow Race can be plenty of fun – especially with some alcohol involved!

WHAT YOU NEED

• Phone
• Wifi connection
• A house filled with objects

HOW TO PLAY

Rainbow Race is a type of scavenger hunt but with a twist! To play, start with the color red. Then quickly count down, and all players must run to find an object of that color. There are two ways to play this game:

1. The first player to find an object of said color wins the round and a point.
2. The player to find the most objects of said color wins the round and a point.

However you play is completely up to you! Once you are done with the color red, move on to orange. Play through all the colors of the rainbow and tally up the points at the very end to see who wins the game.

Alternatively, you can pick any color you want, not just the colors of the rainbow!

VIRTUAL HIDE AND SEEK

Hide and Seek is a classic game, but did you know that you can play this game with a digital twist? It may sound impossible, but with some imagination, you can certainly play Virtual Hide and Seek – a perfect game for kids and adults alike!

WHAT YOU NEED

HOW TO PLAY

While you would physically hide in a game of Hide and Seek, in Virtual Hide and Seek, you simply think of a place to hide in your house. Once the person “hiding” thinks of a spot, the other player(s) must try to find the hiding spot. To do this, the person “hiding” switches the camera to the back. The seeking player can ask questions to get to the hiding place, such as:

• Are you hiding in the kitchen?
• Are you hiding in the bathroom?
• Are you in that second cabinet?

The hiding player may answer yes or no. If yes, they can take the phone to the correct area so that the seeking player(s) can have a look around to see where the hiding place may be. Continue playing until the seeking player(s) finds the hiding spot. The player that finds the hiding spot is the next hider!

Generally, you should have a rule that the hiding spot must be a place where the player can actually hide. However, if you want to ramp up the game a little bit, make it so that the hiding place can be any nook or cranny! If you play in this manner, the hiding place can be something as crazy as a toaster!

WORD ASSOCIATION

Ready to play a fun word game on FaceTime with your friends and family? Word Association is a simple but fast-paced game that can be deceptively hard. So, make sure to brush up on your vocabulary and quick-thinking skills to master this game!

WHAT YOU NEED

HOW TO PLAY

Word Association is the perfect game for one-on-one Facetime calls. To play, the first player says a random word. Then, the second player must say a related word. The first player then says yet another word related to that second word. Continue bouncing words back and forth until:

1. A player says a word that has already been said, or
2. A player hesitates for more than a predetermined number of seconds.

Start with 5 seconds, and if you want to make the game even harder, amp it up by making it so that if a player hesitates for more than 2 or 3 seconds, they lose the round!

Once a round is over, the winner wins a point and can start a new round with a new word.

I am a passionate writer who enjoys inspiring others to play games and have fun. I ran a pub crawl for 3 years, running drinking games almost daily with my guests. I also come from a huge game-loving family, so you could say games are in my nature.

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An 88-foot luxury yacht, purportedly belonging to Spanish poker pro Diego Gomez Gonzalez, turned into a blazing inferno amidst the tranquil waters of the Mediterranean.

A distressing incident unfolded as an 88-foot luxury yacht, allegedly owned by Spanish poker professional Diego Gomez Gonzalez, caught fire in the Mediterranean waters. The dramatic scene was captured on video by The Daily Mail.

The yacht, reportedly belonging to Gonzalez, who boasts an impressive $500,000 in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob database, was the center of a harrowing event. While it remains uncertain whether Gonzalez was present on the yacht during the incident, reports confirm that all 17 individuals on board at the time managed to escape the flames. The group consisted of five crew members and twelve passengers, with only one crew member sustaining minor burns and requiring medical attention.

The video footage obtained by MailOnline depicts the luxury yacht engulfed in a massive blaze. However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined and has not been publicly disclosed. The alarming occurrence unfolded around 6 p.m. on a Saturday near the island of Formentera in the Mediterranean. Prompt action from nearby boaters played a pivotal role in assisting the passengers.

The footage also shows onlookers at a seaside restaurant observing the inferno from a distance of around a couple of hundred feet, capturing the fiery spectacle in photographs.

Gonzalez’s yacht, constructed in 1995, is designed to accommodate up to 20 people comfortably. It boasts luxurious amenities such as a deck jacuzzi, well-appointed cabins, and easy access for various water-based activities. The yacht is anchored in Ibiza, an island located off the southeastern coast of Spain. While Gonzalez frequently charters the vessel, it’s likely that he wasn’t on board during the fire incident. Chartering the yacht during the peak summer season costs upwards of £45,000.

A seasoned poker pro hailing from Madrid, Gonzalez achieved his highest live tournament earnings of $256,000 with a fifth-place finish at the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event. Additionally, he’s secured five cashes in World Series of Poker (WSOP) online bracelet events on GGPoker in 2020 and 2021.

Gonzalez’s colorful personality earned him the nickname “The Lion” after he sported a lion costume during the aforementioned EPT Main Event in Prague.

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If you’re new to online slots and you don’t know your wilds from your win multipliers and your scatters from your stacked symbols, take some to browse our A-Z slots glossary. This article lists all the common terms you’ll encounter the next time you play slots online.

Hopefully, you should have a better handle on how online slots work after reading this glossary. Our goal is to help you become the next slots slayer right here at LiveRoulette!

A

All Ways: Otherwise known as ‘win both ways’ these slots can have hundreds of available paylines  which can pay from left-to-right or right-to-left, maximising your winning potential.

Autoplay: If you want to play a multiple number of spins without having to press ‘Spin’ each time, set your gameplay to autoplay a pre-selected number of spins.

B

Bonus Games: Most online slots have at least one bonus game, which is often triggered by scatters or wild symbols. These bonus games can range from free spins rounds to bonus wheels and “pick-me” features.

Branded Slot: A branded slot is one that’s themed around a specific franchise, such as a Hollywood movie or hit television series, featuring exclusive visual and audio content.

C

Cascading Reels: Symbols involved in winning combinations are removed from the reels, leaving gaps to be replaced by new slot symbols that drop in from the top. This gives you a chance to win multiple combinations on a single spin.

Classic Slot: A ‘classic’ slot is one which nods to old-school fruit machines, featuring the classic fruity symbols, bells, lucky sevens and BARS, amongst others.

Cold Game: More common on casino floors than online slots, when a slot game is said to be ‘cold’ it means it does not pay out as frequently.

Coins: The funds you add to your chosen slot are displayed in a coin value, based on the minimum bet size per spin.

E

Expanding Wilds: An expanding wild is a special type of wild symbol (see ‘Wild’ for full description). Whenever the expanding wild feature is active, a wild symbol will expand to fill an entire reel to bring greater winning potential.

F

Fixed Jackpot: Online slots with a fixed jackpot have a fixed maximum prize, usually triggered by landing five of a specific symbol on a payline, or sometimes triggered at random.

Free Spins: It’s possible to unlock extra free spins by landing certain win combinations, such as three scatter symbols on a payline. A free spin is quite literally a free spin of the reels.

Fruit Machine: The British name for a classic slot machine. Fruit machines are the classic three-reel, three-payline slots featuring fruit symbols, lucky sevens, bells and BARs.

G

Gamble Feature: Within some slot games it is possible to gamble the winnings from your spin. You may be asked to pick a card suit or colour, or to guess high or low on the outcome of a card displayed on screen. You could double, triple or even quadruple your money depending on the game, but it’s also possible to lose all your winnings.

H

High Volatility: A slot deemed to have high volatility means that it is programmed to give out less frequent prizes and jackpots. However, most high volatility slots tend to offer bigger prizes when they do pay out.

Hit-And-Run: This term is used to describe slot players that play on single payline slots using maximum coins for a few spins and move on to the next slot if they don’t win.

Hit Frequency: How often a slot pays out on average. For example, a game with a hit frequency of five is expected to yield a winning payline approximately every five spins.

Hot Game: The opposite of a ‘Cold game’, hot slots are those that are said to be paying out regularly and in large sums.

J

Jackpot: The jackpot of an online slot is the coveted top prize, and can be fixed, progressive or linked across a network of slots.

L

Linked Progressive Jackpots: On occasion, there are multiple slot games whose progressive jackpots are linked together, often branded slots based on the same franchise. It doesn’t matter which one you play, you will be playing for the same progressive jackpot.

Loose Slot: A ‘loose’ slot is one that is considered to have low volatility, paying out more regularly than a ‘tight’ or high volatility slot.

Low Volatility: Low volatility slots tend to have higher hit frequencies and are often great slots for beginners. The trade-off is that low volatility slots may have smaller prizes on offer.

M

Maximum Bet: The maximum bet is the largest stake you can place per spin on your chosen slot game, based on the number of active paylines and the maximum coin denomination available.

Megaways^TM: This is a popular slot game engine is designed to expand the number of rows played per reel, giving you up hundreds of thousands of potential ways to win.

Mobile Slot: Mobile slots are those optimised for responsive gameplay across desktop, smartphone and tablet devices, utilising the latest HTML5 technology.

Multi-Line: This term is used to describe online slots with more than a single payline.

Multiplier: A multiplier could be a specific symbol which can multiply your winnings by a predetermined figure. Multipliers can also be found in free spins rounds, when the more consecutive wins you land, the bigger the multiplier grows.

N

Near miss: Players that narrowly miss out on a winning combination on a payline describe this as a near miss.

Nudge: Inspired by classic fruit machine gameplay, some slots have a ‘nudge’ functionality included, allowing players to hit the nudge button to move a reel up or down one space to form a winning payline.

O

One-Armed Bandit: The first slot machines produced in land-based casinos, which required players to pull a lever to spin the reels.

P

Payline: A payline is the line that symbols need to align with to trigger a payout.

Pay Table: The pay table for any slots online is designed to fully explain the rules and payout sizes of each game. It outlines the low and high-value symbols to look out for on the reels.

Penny Slot: A penny slot game is one which requires players to pay as little as €0.01 per spin.

Pick-Me Bonus: A type of slot bonus screen whereby players must select on-screen options to reveal instant prizes.

Progressive Jackpot: A progressive jackpot is a rolling jackpot that continues to increase in value until it is won. A percentage of each player’s stake per spin is contributed to the progressive jackpot, so the more players play, the higher the pot.

R

Random Number Generator: All state-of-the-art online slots are powered by a random number generator (RNG), which is a tamper-proof algorithm designed to randomise the outcome of every spin.

Reels: These are the columns within which the symbols spin to create potential winning combinations.

Return To player (RTP): The RTP percentage gives slot players an indicator of how much they can expect to return from their spins. If a slot has an RTP of 97%, for every €100 you stake, you can expect to receive €97 back on average.

S

Scatter Symbol: The scatter symbol is often used to trigger bonus rounds, and is usually the only symbol on the reels that the wild does not substitute for.

Stacked Symbols: Whenever the same symbols appear on top of one another on the reels, they are considered stacked.

Stacked Wilds: Whenever the wild symbol appears on top of one another on the reels, they are considered stacked.

T

Total Bet: The size of the total bet in an online slot is the total number of coins staked across all paylines.

V

Variance: The variance of a slot is the payout rate of a specific game. Slots with high variance are programmed to pay out less frequently than low variance slots. Variance can be used interchangeably with volatility.

Video Slot: A video slot game is designed to be displayed on desktop, smartphone or tablet screens using virtual reels instead of mechanical reels.

Volatility: Highly volatile slots are those that pay out less frequently, but with typically larger payouts when they do. Low volatility slots are those that pay out smaller prizes over a greater hit frequency.

W

Wild: A wild symbol is one of the most lucrative symbols in a slot game. Wilds can usually substitute any other base game symbol to improve winning combinations, except scatters. The same way that a joker works in a game of cards.

Win Both Ways: Slots with win both ways functionality can pay out on paylines running right-to-left as well as left-to-right.

Z

Zig-zag: Some slot paylines are designed to go up and down the reels or diagonally. These are known as zig-zag paylines.

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A good Monday morning to you all! Hope everyone’s weekend went well. Spent pretty much all day Sunday watching the racing from Woodbine and thoroughly enjoyed the King’s Plate card from top to bottom. I had the good chance to visit Woodbine back in 2019 and am hoping to get there again soon, as it really is a fun place to enjoy a day at the races.

I didn’t really know much of anything about Woodbine until the late 2000s. I wasn’t really watching racing after Longacres closed in 1992, so I didn’t even know there was a Breeders’ Cup run there at the time. However, while working at Portland Meadows, my boss was from the Toronto area and would watch Woodbine and Mohawk harness all the time.

I remembered that they had big fields regularly and a very professional broadcast, yet it seemed like the handle was just kind of OK. I remember my boss saying at the time, “If Woodbine was in the U.S., they’d handle double what they do now.” That was 2007 or so, and yesterday the King’s Plate card handled a little over $18 million, so I’m not sure if his theory still holds water.

I can generally find something I like about any racetrack. I think at last count, I’ve been to 67 or so here in the U.S. and Canada, and all of them at least have some charm or positives. And all of them have things they could do better. Woodbine is no exception.

I mentioned earlier the professional broadcast, and that has always been a staple of the Woodbine feed. The graphics are always so legible and easy to read, the post parades and races are shot so well. It’s just a very easy signal to leave on all day and enjoy. I’ve always been fascinated how some tracks go with graphics packages that are so hard to read from the computer or from an OTB from a slight distance. I’ve never found that to be a problem with Woodbine.

Hearing Robert Geller’s calls will always give me joy and happiness. He was the voice of our racing in Seattle for nearly two decades and is such an amazing racecaller. He sees a race, in my opinion, as good as anyone and is just a joy to hear.

I remember a friend telling me years ago, “When it’s cold and rainy in Seattle in the winter, I turn on Sunland Park just to hear Robert, and it makes me feel like summer is almost here.” I still feel that way, even though he has obviously soared to greater heights at Woodbine.

My list of Woodbine gripes are mainly with the betting, as the takeouts are quite high on several wagers, and the $0.20 minimums — which are maybe a Canada-wide thing — are absolutely brutal for Pick 3s, 4s, 5s, and tris. I really wish they’d up those. I know some players probably like them, but with those being the higher takeout pools, they just make it very hard on players to make some real scores.

But top to bottom, I think Woodbine continues to be one of the more fun products out there, and I can’t wait ’til my next trip there. All the people I’ve met who work there or race there always seem so kind. Plus, Toronto has a bunch of restaurants I want to try! So here’s hoping for a visit to Woodbine soon for me and for you!

Before considering the top five qualities a casino gaming app must have, the first thing you should do is recognize just how powerful your smartphone is. It can help you learn languages, order groceries, and even give you the tools to film and edit a full-length feature movie if you want to. In short, it can do a lot. Now imagine what it can do when it comes to delivering wow-worthy gaming experiences.

Casino gaming apps today can come loaded with a variety of games as well as helpful educational content. When done right, the overall experience takes advantage of the power of the smartphone platform. But how can you tell which apps are great and which ones should be avoided? That’s where we come in. Our list of the top five qualities a casino gaming app must have is the answer. Use it to find apps that are both fun to play and accessible.

1. Game Variety
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2. Game Demos
   A casino gaming app should help new players feel comfortable with the games themselves, before they play for money. Free demos are the best way to do this. In addition to being free, demos (and the app itself) allow players to learn at their own pace and in an environment they find comfortable. If this sounds like something you want to see for yourself, you can try OLG’s free demos here.It’s worth mentioning that PlaySmart takes this one step further, giving players access to more beyond a demo, offering up a virtual encyclopedia of all things gaming. It covers language and terms, odds, even tools to help manage your play. Pair that with a free demo, and not only will you be ready to play, but you’ll be doing it with games that match your style and budget.

3. Player Data Protection
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4. Intuitive User Experience
   Not mentioning the actual design and user interface of the app would be a miss. Because that’s absolutely one of the most important things, as it’s how you interact with each and every game. Responsive, engaging, and exciting play doesn’t just happen naturally.It takes time and effort by developers to ensure the app works and behaves exactly as it should. For example, the OLG app has an intuitive user experience that is designed to provide seamless gaming. It’s simple and straightforward so players can easily browse through the app. Also, the app’s layout is visually appealing and organized, allowing players to quickly locate their favourite games, manage their account budget, and review their gaming history.

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With the expansion of Ontario’s iGaming market, it’s now more important than ever to look for an online casino app that not only has the five points above, but also prioritizes the well-being of its players.

It’s worth mentioning, we’re no stranger to any of this. In fact, our PlaySmart program has been around since well before games went digital (and not to brag, but we’ve won awards for it too). Look for other unique offerings that will help you crank up your fun, in ways you may not have thought about. Like our play style quiz that helps you find out what kind of player you are, complete with a list of games that match your unique style.

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Memoir by SharmaJI

Posted by Naman Sharma on 2023-04-04 at 7:56 PM

After busting two recently found bankrolls, I was sure I needed to do something differently (mostly bankroll management errors and skill overestimation). I consider myself one of those ‘feel-players’ who know very few technical details about the game, but my love for poker is such that I keep bouncing back somehow.

Working for PokerGuru and seeing the journey of numerous poker enthusiasts and pros, I’ve sometimes been envious and uncertain. However, it has also been one of my biggest motivations to persevere despite losing considerable money.

I was on top of the world after scoring a career-best payday (3rd in PokerStars India’s Master Minds [8-Max] for ₹89,125) in November 2022, and it was smooth sailing for some time. January and February were drastic months for me as one thing led to another, and I went bust before realizing it.

On the other hand, March was a harbinger of new opportunities. Although I have much to learn, I was asked to stream for PokerGuru under the ‘SharmaJI’ moniker, one of the most exciting challenges I’ve ever been issued.

On March 30, right after reaching the PokerGuru HQ, the usual work continued, with everyone pitching in for the Daily Majors report. I was writing about a few of the ongoing NPS and ITM events, wondering when I would get to take down an event.

Around 6 PM, I started grinding on PokerStars, playing the ₹375 buy-in, ₹50K GTD Super Stack PKO 8-Max. Only fifteen minutes into the event, I busted out once, and in hope and desperation, I fired my second bullet, which did the trick for me. Moving one step at a time, I was doing everything quite cautiously and built a decent stack before the close of late registration. The next step was to wait for the money bubble to burst, which was a task. Somehow, I reached the money and entered the final table as one of the shorter stacks.

On the FT, I worked my way up before a misclick of folding pocket aces once. Lady luck smiled upon me, and I found a double-up with pocket jacks. The game continued, and at the time of three-handed play, I was again the shortest stack before jamming jack-eight suited (diamonds) from the button and finding a double-up from another runner who held ace-king suited (spades). After that, I had the chip lead; from then on, it seemed like a cakewalk. I eventually shipped the tournament for ₹12,154.

What made March 30 even more memorable was my getting to the final table of two more PokerStars India tourney’s ₹1 Lakh Gtd Ultrasonic (4th for ₹7,754) & Late Night Last Chance [Hyper-Turbo] (4th for ₹1,089).

This is a start, and I feel blessed to be part of a community that is so supportive when at the end of the day, we are all competing against each other at the tables.

Also, a big shoutout to all who have been tuning into my streams. I hope to see you all on my next stream very soon.

To help you get started down the right path of winning at online poker, we’ve devised some winning tips for online poker that are essential if you want to succeed in the digital poker space.

• Start Off Slow
• Have A Healthy Bankroll
• Start With One Table
• Remove All Distractions
• Take Frequent Breaks
• Learn The Math
• Be More Aggressive
• Don’t Bluff The Fish
• Think In Ranges, Not Hands
• Be Prepared To Lose
• Have Fun

Start Off Slow

Many players start off at stakes that are way too high for their skill level. It’s important to know that $1/$2 online is light years away from $1/$2 live; even if you’re a winning player in your casino’s $1/$2 game, you’ll find yourself getting crushed if you play $1/$2 online.

That’s why it’s important to start off at lower stakes when first playing online. Playing lower stakes means you’ll be up against a lot more recreational players, and you’ll be able to get a feel for how the game is played. While live and online poker are the same game, just through different mediums, people play them very differently. Live poker is a lot more passive, whereas online poker is far more aggressive, which can take a bit of getting used to.

Have A Healthy Bankroll

When playing any form of poker it’s recommended that you have at least 30 buy-ins for your stake level in cash games, and at least 100 buy-ins for MTTs. However, this need is exacerbated when playing online, as the game moves a lot faster, meaning that you’re more likely to see big swings that could see you go broke if you’re not properly rolled.

This is part of the reason why we suggest starting off at small stakes – it’s much easier to find $300 to have 30 buy-ins at $0.05/$0.10 than it is to find $6000 to have 30 buy-ins at $1/$2.

Start With One Table

Online poker is significantly faster-paced than live poker. While at a live poker table you may expect to get 20 hands an hour, at an online table you can easily get 3-4x that. If you’re playing a fast-fold version of poker, it’s common for people to play 200 hands an hour – that’s ten times as many hands as you get playing live!

It’s tempting to load up as many tables as possible now that you’re finally able to play more than one at a time, but we’d recommend against doing that until you’re comfortable at your stake level. Playing 3-4x the number of hands you usually play can take some adjusting, so start with one table until you’re comfortable with the pace of online poker.

Remove All Distractions

Playing online poker requires a lot of concentration, as you’re constantly being dealt hands and being forced to make decisions. If you’re sat there scrolling through Instagram while your favorite TV show is on in the background, it’s going to be hard to make optimal decisions.

That’s why we recommend removing all distractions from your playing area while you play. Put your phone on silent, turn off the TV, and focus on the game. You’ll be surprised at how much your game improves when you’re able to give your sole focus to the task at hand.

Take Frequent Breaks

One of the reasons people surround themselves with distractions is that it’s hard to keep focusing on one task for a significant amount of time; therefore, by having distractions nearby, people give themselves mini-breaks from the game to reset their focus. However, in practice, this doesn’t work, as the distractions become too enticing, and take focus away from your game.

Not only that, but online poker is an intense game with a lot of swings that can be tough for some people to handle. It’s incredibly common for players to log on and be down a couple of buy-ins within the first 2-3 minutes of playing. This is part of the reason why it’s so easy to tilt when playing online poker.

If you’re prone to tilting or losing focus while you play, we recommend taking frequent breaks during your sessions. This allows you to reset your focus, check your phone, de-tilt, and then come back to the game ready to play.

Learn The Math

Yes, we know it’s boring, but math is a vital part of poker, and you won’t be a winning player until you can do it backwards, forwards, and upside down. You should have a complete understanding of poker odds, outs, pot odds, minimum defense frequencies, and general poker probabilities – and know how to use them in-game.

Without understanding the math, you’re unable to know whether a play you’re making is profitable or not. “Should you draw to this flush?” “Is your hand a favorite against your opponent?” “What are the odds you’ll improve on the river?” These are questions that any winning poker player should be able to answer, and without knowing the math, you won’t be able to.

Be More Aggressive

A trademark of every winning online poker player is that they’re aggressive players. They don’t often take the passive route and are always betting and raising when they come into a pot. If you had to boil it down to a single attribute, aggression is the key factor that makes someone a winning player.

By being aggressive, you give yourself two chances to win the pot – either your opponent can fold, or you can win at showdown. If you play passively, you’re relying on having the best hand at showdown. While this can happen often if you play strong enough preflop ranges, it’s never a guarantee, and there will be long stretches where it seems impossible to win a hand at showdown.

This means we want to be aggressive preflop and postflop. We never want to open the pot with a limp, we want to 3bet and 4bet our opponents more, we want to be doing more continuation betting on the flop, and we want to be doing more raising when our opponents bet. A player who regularly does all of these things is a tough player to play against, as they’re always putting you under pressure and putting you to a decision.

So, if you want to become a winning poker player online, make sure you’re aggressive!

Don’t Bluff The Fish

It may sound like simple advice, but you’d be surprised at how many people mess it up! Many recreational players are calling stations; players who will call down with a wide range of hands in the hopes that they’re good and to “see what you’ve got.” These people cannot be bullied off their hands, and they very rarely fold if they have a piece of the flop.

So, for the love of God, do not try to bluff them! These players are walking ATMs, and we want to be making withdrawals, not deposits. By all means, build the pot if you’ve got a big draw so you can make more money when you hit, but if you miss, save yourself the cash and just check – they weren’t going to fold anyway.

Think In Ranges, Not Hands

One of the biggest differences between a losing player and a winning player is that a winning player will think in terms of ranges, not in individual hands. Not too long ago, it would be common to hear people say “I put you on AK,” or, “I think she has 99.” This type of thinking is flawed and doesn’t take into account how people actually play.

For example, you’re first to act UTG, and you raise to 3bb in a cash game. If you’re a good player and not a complete nit, you’ll be doing this with more than one hand. You’ll be doing it with AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK, AQ, AJs, and a number of other hands. Therefore it would be stupid of me to try and pinpoint what you have to a single hand, I should consider how to play against all the hands in your range.

Trying to put your opponent on a single hand is essentially guesswork, and while you might be right sometimes, most of the time you won’t be and will be making significant mistakes.

Train yourself to think in terms of ranges, and you’ll quickly see a vast improvement in your poker game.

Be Prepared To Lose

This is one that no one likes to hear, but it’s true nonetheless – get ready to lose. A lot. Online poker is a tough game, and even the winning players only win between 50-60% of their cash game sessions and only cash 15-20% of their tournaments. This means that winning players are still just less than half their cash game sessions, and only cashing one of every five tournaments!

The variance in online poker is much higher than it is in live poker, due to the increased number of hands you’re playing. This means that the swings are a lot more dramatic, and it’s common for players to go on 20, 30, or even 50 buy-in downswings during the course of their online career.

At some point, you will run worse than you ever thought possible, for longer than you ever thought possible – what matters is how you deal with it and how you bounce back from it.

Have Fun!

The most important part of playing online poker is to make sure you have fun! After all, what’s the point of becoming a winning poker player if you don’t enjoy playing the game? You should play and study poker for the enjoyment of the game, rather than any desire to get rich or make some fast cash.

If that’s your goal, you’ll soon find out why people say poker is a hard way to make an easy living!

If you enjoy yourself while at the poker table, you’ll always be a winning player.

Conclusion

In conclusion, mastering online poker demands dedication. By starting low, managing your bankroll, and embracing aggressive play, you’ll pave your path to victory. Stay focused, take breaks, and think in ranges, not hands. Remember, losses are part of the journey; resilience matters. Ultimately, prioritize enjoyment – the key to lasting success at the virtual felt.

March 22, 2023 · 4 minutes to read

For the first time in the history of The Festival Series, an event series is being held at the Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub in Nottingham. PokerListings, represented by Melvin Schroen, will handle the live blog, and will provide all of you with all the inside information of this epic week of events. There will be a total of 35 unique tournaments being held, divided over the next seven days. The Series, who is mainly focused on mixed games and all the events around poker itself, will provide a guaranteed prize pool of £200,000 for the Main Event. Additionally, another great event will take place in the name of PokerListings Championships and it has a whopping £25,000 guaranteed. Both big events we will cover from A to Z for you, with the last-mentioned event currently already started with more than 80 entries in just two hours! 

Games for Everyone  

The Festival Series is known for its diversity in game selection, specialized in mixed games. With 35 unique events, there is of course enough to play for Hold’em fans, but the mixed games are right up there in the likes of Omaha, Mixed PLO/NLHE, PLO 4/5/6, PLO HiLo, Open Face Chinese, Short-Deck, and Sviten Special. So, if you like games with more than two hole-cards, the place to be this week will be the Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub in Nottingham! Don’t forget about the following, for every event there is an amazing trophy to be won, which will be an unique portrait drawing of the winners photo. If that’s not enough yet, you will also get a signed comic book!

About the Main Event 

The Main Event of The Festival Series is a deep-stacked and nicely structured event with four opening flights. With 200,000 chips in starting stack, it is going to be promised to be a fun ride of action for everyone. With the first three days to be 30-minutes levels, the last turbo flight will be with 15-minute blind levels. A guaranteed prize pool cannot be missed and this time there has been set a whopping £200,000 as a guarantee, which promises to give the top spots a heavy prize.  

Players are allowed to re-enter once per starting day and can re-enter until the end of the first two levels of the second day, unique in its kind. Last edition in Bratislava was won by Dutchman Michel Molenaar, who collected a nice €126,650 score at the cash desk, in which another Dutch player in the name of Gerianne Dijkstra became second for €77,450.  

It is certain to be fireworks in Nottingham. And if you still have the chance to hop on a flight or train, you won’t be disappointed! 

Secure your package for the next stop in Malta!

There are several packages to be won for the next stop in Malta (15-21 May). Regardless of what you will play this week, in any discipline you can scoop a package worth 1,600! We have listed them for you:

Player of the Series

During the previous stop in Bratislava a true players ranking was introduced. Swede Totti Linde walked away with the package for The Festival Nottingham. To get hold of this all-round trophy, you will have the score the most points based on the ranking system. Meaning that you will either need to run very deep in the Main Event and make a couple of other notable finishes in other side events, or you simply play every single side event and cash in most of them. For more information check this link.

Cash Game Challenge

Are you a cash game player? Twice per day there is a cash game challenge, which mostly will be streamed live on the twitch channel of The Festival Series. It does not matter if you have deep pockets or not, regardless the buy-in level or blind level, it is all about the net profit in big blinds collected. All this needs to happen within the designated time frame which stands in line for this challenge. For more information check this link.

Franke’s Flip ‘n Go’s

The famous flip games are also part of the assortment in Nottingham during The Festival Series. Whoever wins the most flips throughout the whole week, takes home a package for the next event. Do you want to become the next flip master? Check out following link for more information.

PokerListings Championships

The PokerListings Championships is in full swing currently with Day 1A being played but hold your horses. Tomorrow there is another starting day as well. With a well-structured event and a 200K starting stack, there is enough space for some stunts. The winner does not only walk away with a heavy first prize, but also takes home the trophy + a package for the next stop. 

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OTTAWA, Canada, July 12, 2023 — Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation are partnering to support over 300,000 young women and men to gain relevant entrepreneurial skills and foster a network ecosystem of support for young leaders.

The “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future” project aims to scale DOT’s evidence-based, peer-to-peer model and will be executed in four African countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. The linkage to DOT’s model ensures comprehensive digital and business skills training, leadership development, coaching, peer-to-peer learning, and networking.

The Going Beyond project will foster a network ecosystem of support for young leaders with the aim of improving their quality of life and building their resilience, agency, and amplifying their voice. Notably, the project will also introduce a leaner, more scalable model for long-term, transformational change by fostering a community of practice among a continuously expanding ecosystem of partners.

Over five years, and with the support of DOT regional hubs in Africa, the Going Beyond project will progressively transfer the responsibility for delivering DOT’s programs and equip youth as leaders of the future through a three-pronged approach:

• Strengthening the capacity of 40 local youth-led and youth-led organizations (YLOs) to deliver high-quality digital livelihoods programming.
• Training and supporting 4,000 young people (Youth Leaders) under the guidance of YLOs as digital business coaches and facilitators to deliver locally appropriate and culturally relevant digital inclusion and enterprise growth programs to their peers.
• Training 300,000 disadvantaged young people with nascent Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in digital and entrepreneurship skills, 70 percent of whom are young women.

Most importantly, the project places young people at the center of the solution, tapping into their creativity, energy, and passion for making a difference; going beyond conventional development practices and extending impact to new countries for both organizations, without the need to establish and operate new offices.

““The Going Beyond program, which will harness the power of young people to lead community-driven solutions and create and obtain dignified and fulfilling work in four countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia – is an opportunity to tell a compelling story of youth leadership and capacity to transform Africa – and to catalyze the adoption of youth-led approaches across the continent,” says Janet Longmore, Founder and CEO, Digital Opportunity Trust

“Violette Uwamutara, Regional Vice President of Africa, Digital Opportunity Trust agrees, “DOT is excited to serve as regional hubs for this project and build a network of connected individuals, organizations and MSMEs that share knowledge, support each other and shift the mindsets of their peers, communities and systems – trusting youth as the leaders of community transformation and our future.”

The ‘Going Beyond’ project aligns with the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, which aims to enable 30 million young people in Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030, particularly young women. It extends the impact beyond youth in work to advance youth leadership, digital skills, gender equality, and women’s empowerment.

Africa’s youth population represents a significant pool of human capital that can drive economic growth and social progress. Young people have the potential to be at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship in high-growth sectors such as technology, climate-smart agriculture, and renewable energy. Women and girls, in particular, can play a crucial role as powerful agents of change in their communities, contributing to economic growth and social progress.

Despite being a youthful continent, Africa faces significant challenges in harnessing the potential of its youth population. The continent has the highest youth unemployment rate globally – 20.8 percent in 2020 – more than 2.5 times higher than the adult unemployment rate. This situation is particularly dire for young women.

““Going Beyond is designed to envision young people as leaders in their communities, and we believe that a combination of YLO capacity building, locally appropriate 21st-century skills, entrepreneurship, and MSME support will be an effective means of bringing this vision to life while addressing youth employment in the four countries this project will be executed in. In addition, Going Beyond’s work, which is also in line with the Young Africa Works strategy, will help young women and men find dignified and meaningful work,” adds Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation.

When applied in this way, the youth-led model equips young people with market-relevant technical skills and the confidence to secure, sustain and thrive in the 21st-century working world, in turn creating a ripple effect of change in communities across the African continent, with young entrepreneurs becoming catalysts for broader behavioral change and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps.

About Digital Opportunity Trust

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About The Mastercard Foundation

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Most companies offering goods and services rely on raw materials and capital goods obtained elsewhere. Multiple major conglomerates are creating these capital goods that facilitate manufacturing businesses that cannot develop them themselves.

Here, we take a peek at these wizards behind the curtain who help all kinds of companies produce anything from medical devices and medicine to cars and planes.

So read on to learn how the modern industry sector works.

What Are Capital Goods?

Put simply, capital goods are physical products used to create other goods—for example, tools, vehicles, machinery, chemicals, and even various spaces and buildings.

The capital goods industry plays a crucial role in driving economic growth and product innovation and development. After all, without them, we wouldn’t have the variety of consumer goods available today to make our lives better and easier.

The 10 Best Capital Goods Companies

So let’s delve into the top 10 companies in the capital goods field, exploring their market value, growth trajectory, and key details about their operations.

1. General Electric (GE)

• Market Value: $121 billion 
• Employees: Over 172,000

General Electric, commonly known as GE, is a multinational conglomerate based in Boston and New York. With a rich history spanning more than a century, GE has established itself as a leader in various industries, including aviation, healthcare, and power.

Businesses of all sorts use GE’s engines, software solutions, wind turbines, and even weapons on a steady basis. To stay on top of the game, GE invests a huge chunk of its yearly revenue into R&D of new competitive technologies to stay ahead of its rivals.

2. Siemens AG

• Market Value: $134 billion 
• Employees: Approximately 311,000

Headquartered in Germany, Siemens AG is a global powerhouse in the capital goods sector, as it successfully provides automation and digitalization products and services for several sectors, including construction, energy, healthcare, and transportation.

Specifically, the company is a well-known pioneer of several innovative technologies, such as medical imaging equipment and various industrial automation solutions. Lately, they’ve also been making significant progress in AI and machine learning.

3. Honeywell

• Market Value: $138 billion 
• Employees: Over 103,000

With experience dating back to the early 1900s, Honeywell was built into a technology and manufacturing giant producing cutting-edge capital goods for a while now.

While operating in the aerospace, building, and safety sectors, Honeywell offers a rich portfolio of everything from avionics systems and navigation technology to heating & ventilation products, various performance chemicals and materials, and protective gear.

4. Caterpillar Inc.

• Market Value: $134 billion
• Employees: Over 109,000

Also known as CAT, this construction equipment manufacturer became a global behemoth over the last decades and is now offering all sorts of mining and construction equipment, vehicles, and materials, as well as engines, power systems, and financial services.

A slew of industries across the globe are relying on Caterpillar’s premium products, including the mining and construction sector, agriculture, transportation, forestry, energy production, and many more. Without infrastructure, there’s no development, and without Caterpillar, building a country’s industrial infrastructure is rather difficult.

5. 3M

• Market Value: $58 billion
• Employees: Over 92,000

Originally known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 3M has evolved into one of the world’s leading capital goods manufacturers, producing everything from adhesives and laminates to medical and car products and software solutions.

Nowadays, 3M is focused on expanding its global presence across several industries (healthcare, electronics, construction, and automotive) and investing heavily in its R&D department to create breakthrough technologies.

6. Raytheon Technologies (RTX)

• Market Value: $142 billion 
• Employees: Over 190,000

Formed after the merger of Raytheon and United Technologies, Raytheon Technologies (RTX) has an expansive area of influence in the aerospace and defense sectors. On top of that, the company is operating in the space exploration and cybersecurity spheres.

So can encounter the brand’s stamp on anything from military equipment (missiles, radars, weapons, etc.) to cutting-edge cybersecurity software, aircraft, and aerospace products, such as avionics systems, flight control systems, landing gear, and more.

7. ABB Group

• Market Value: $75 billion
• Employees: Over 105,000

This Swedish-Swiss conglomerate has been one of the leaders in the capital goods sector for decades, thanks to its state-of-the-art robotics, automation, and electrical equipment.

You’ll find it offers anything from various robotic assistants to power generators, electrical components, and software platforms for automation purposes. For that reason, you’ll find its products in industries such as transportation, manufacturing, and utilities.

8. John Deere

• Market Value: $132 billion 
• Employees: Around 70,000

Deere & Company, commonly known as John Deere, is a renowned American manufacturer of construction, agricultural, and forestry machinery. Its commitment to quality, durability, and innovative solutions has contributed to its excellent growth and market value. 

With a strong customer base and a global presence, Deere & Company continues to expand its product portfolio to cater to the evolving needs of the agriculture and construction sectors, which products like top-notch tractors, harvesters, excavators, and more.

9. Hitachi

• Market Value: $59 billion 
• Employees: Approximately 300,000

This diversified Japanese conglomerate has operations in various sectors, including construction machinery, power systems, and information technology. Regardless of the sector in which it operates, Hitachi delivers innovative and unique products.

Thus, its portfolio includes all sorts of products, ranging from data storage and server solutions to power generators, industrial pumps, railway systems, medical imaging technology, mining equipment, and engine electronics for motor vehicles.

10. Emerson Electric

• Market Value: $53 billion 
• Employees: Over 85,000

Based in the United States, Emerson Electric is another company older than a century that has grown into a key player in the capital goods industry with a portfolio covering the manufacturing, energy, healthcare, electronics, and telecommunications sectors.

The company’s product line includes everything from automation solutions and commercial and residential systems to climate technologies, home tools and products, and networking solutions. On top of that, this giant is shaping technological advancements daily.

Conclusion

All of the companies listed above are powerhouses that drive innovation, growth, and technological advancements. After all, they supply essential machinery, equipment, and services to various other manufacturers. On top of that, they are also major employers with vast workforces and employment opportunities. 

Furthermore, sustainability is a key focus for these companies, as they keep on implementing environmentally friendly practices, investing in clean technologies, and promoting energy-efficient solutions. So as we move forward, these behemoths will keep on shaping the industrial landscape, the global economy, and our lives at large.

Malta – January 25th, 2022: The Festival Series Season 2022 is now set to begin in Tallinn, Estonia from June 27th – July 3rd, 2022, instead of Bratislava in March. The same games, the same concept and the same level of excitement and fun is guaranteed, just with a slight delay.

The decision comes following careful monitoring of the COVID situation across Europe, which sadly is still recording high numbers. And communicated since the inauguration of the series, player safety has always been the highest priority. Therefore, a COVID contingency plan was put into place from the start to protect our attendees and ensure that everyone who wants to play at our events has the option to travel to the location safely.

Players who have won packages for The Festival in Bratislava can be assured that they will roll over to the Tallinn stop. There will be no unusable tickets and no player will get left behind. This way, players can feel safer and more confident about attending the event.

The Festival Season 2022 will now kick off in summertime in the Estonian capital Tallinn. Venue will be the Olympic Park Casino next to the city centre.

“We want our first event in 2022 to be sensational” says Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk, who is leading the event organization, “and we believe we can achieve this if we launch the Series at this slightly later date in Tallinn. The pandemic situation in Europe should be significantly better by Summer. After our successful first event last year it feels like a small eternity having to wait until June this year. However, we promise it will be worth the wait.” 

Now the full focus is shifting onto The Festival in Tallinn – set to be the first event of The Festival Series Season 2022 from June 27th – July 3rd, 2022. Preparations are in full swing with maximum effort to make this another memorable event after the fantastic inaugural event in Bratislava last year. More stops for The Festival Series will be announced in due course. 

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Blackjack is one casino classic that has well and truly made a name for itself around the globe. But with its vast popularity among players, not many know much about the game, except the basic gameplay and where you can grab a game or two.

With this in mind, we wanted to share with you, ten facts about Blackjack, so you can get to know the game a little better – preparing to play online Blackjack at Betfair Casino, for example.

Here are some interesting facts about Blackjack:

Origins

Did you know, that Blackjack is believed to have originated in French casinos in the 1700s under the name “Vingt-et-Un,” which means “Twenty-One” in French? Since then, the iconic card game has undergone another name change, with many players around the world, now calling the game Blackjack or Twenty-One.

Card Values

Did you know, in Blackjack, each card has a specific value? Number cards (2 – 10) are worth their face value, face cards or royal cards as they’re sometimes referred to (Jack, Queen, and King) are worth a value of ten, and the Ace can be worth either one or eleven, depending on the player’s choice.

Objective

Did you know, that the goal of Blackjack is to have a hand total higher than the dealer’s, without exceeding a total of 21?

If a player’s hand exceeds 21, it results in a “bust” and the player loses the round. If, however, the dealer goes bust, no matter if a player reached 21 or under, they win the game.

House Edge

Did you know, that Blackjack offers one of the lowest house edges among casino games? Depending on the specific rules and variations being played, the house edge can be as low as 0.5% or even less.

Card Counting

Did you know, in Blackjack, card counting is a strategy used by skilled players to track the ratio of high-value cards to low-value cards remaining in the deck? While card counting is not illegal, casinos frown upon it and may take measures to prevent or discourage it.

Did you know, it’s also impossible to card count whilst playing online?

Popular Variations

There are several popular variations of Blackjack, including European Blackjack, Atlantic City Blackjack, Spanish 21, and Pontoon, each with its own specific rules and twists on the game.

MIT Blackjack Team

Did you know, the MIT Blackjack Team was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who became famous for their card-counting exploits in the 1980s and 1990s? They successfully won millions of dollars from casinos before their activities were uncovered.

Online Blackjack

Did you know, with the rise of online gaming, Blackjack has become one of the most popular games to be played within online casino platforms? Players can choose from various versions of the game and play against the computer or interact with dealers through live dealer Blackjack games.

Blackjack Hall of Fame

Did you know, the Blackjack Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honour individuals who have made significant contributions to the game of Blackjack? Inductees include professional players, authors, and influential figures in the Blackjack community. The Hall of Fame’s physical premises are in San Diego, California. 

Microgaming

Did you know, Microgaming was the first online casino site to offer online Blackjack games to players when it launched in 1994? Other providers soon followed suit, and online Blackjack quickly became one of the most popular games available in virtual casinos.

Now you know a little more about the gaming classic, will you be sitting at a Blackjack table, either in person or virtually, any time soon?