Gambling

There are many rules, tips, and hints around the internet. Some of these become sites that try to help us become better persons, parents, or businesspeople. But some of the best hints and tips deal with blackjack games. More specifically, these hints give us the information that we need to overcome the rest of the players at the table. [Read more…] about Card values in blackjack games

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Some people find it far too easy to forget that poker rooms present a view of what ‘real’ life is like out there outside of the internet and everything that it stands for. People who have been playing at one of their favourite online sites for more than a bit know how much importance they should attach to the other users of the particular poker site. [Read more…] about Which of our qualities intensify in online poker rooms?

The dawn of the internet has created many industries that our grandparents’ parents wouldn’t recognise, at least not in the guises these industries exist in at present. One of the many alternatives that we have access to is that of online poker games. This industry exists to entertain us in some way or another: we read about who won the world’s largest pot or we read thoughtleader articles on why women’s presence in poker needs attention. [Read more…] about Online poker games present opportunities never thought of before

A great majority of South Africans have loved gambling since the first time they were introduced to it. More specifically, they’ve always loved playing poker and other types of games that require a combination of perseverance, charm and skill. There have been, however, many struggles in the years since South Africans became card-carrying members of the digital revolution.

Some circles still revile online poker, for whatever reason that may be. ‘Regular’ gambling pours R6 billion into the tax coffers of the government every year. There is reason to think that online poker, if it becomes legal, could also add a substantial sum of money to this economy.

The South African Poker Association has existed since 2004 and they have given the online poker industry in SA a great deal of clout: the organisation abides to rules that bind all poker organisations throughout the world. This ensures responsible gaming because organisations that can boast the SAPA stamp of approval has proved their worth – they need to pass certain tests to ensure that they will uphold the good name of the parent organisation.

They are but one organisation that is working to better the perception of online poker among South Africans. This is good news for all on the continent because there is so much potential: income creation, revenue, skills creation, and many more.

This is good news to people such as Raymond Rahme, who have been excelling at ‘regular’ poker on an international level for a number of years. He and other people find a certain amount of joy and satisfaction in playing online poker at whichever their favourite site may be.  They often start out playing poker as a pastime and this eventually progresses to a more full-time occupation, whether they make a living out of it or not.

Author bio:

Piggs Peak Casino wrote this article about the enjoyment South Africans get from playing online poker.