Together at Last - Online Casino Style

11/03/2008		Together at Last
Home History Games News Dictionary		Who would have thought that the United Kingdom would be at the front of creative gambling ideas? Hot on the heels of bank account slot machines, the United Kingdom has created a way for poker players in a casino to play against poker players at home online. In a deal negotiated late last year the United Kingdom will soon be reaping the rewards of poker tables with televisions on one side. Players in a casino will be able to sit at these tables and play against actual people at home. So far the tables have a limit of three televisions, but if this venture is successful there will be more. Online gamblers will need a few requirements in order to play. First and foremost a video camera connected to their computer in order to be seen on the television on the table. Next, a fast enough connection (details have not been specified yet) and an account with the casino. At the casino players sitting at the table will play normally, as if their opponents were seated across from them. The online players’ money that is being played will be displayed on the screen and an actual manifestation of chips will be placed into the pot. These chips are called dealer chips and a house dealer will place them into the pot. The player at home will have their cards on the screen as well. From the land based casino the cards will look face down to the players there, but at home the online player will be able to see his cards as if they were face up. The rest of the game is unchanged. The casinos are planning to use enticing incentives to bring players to the table offline and on.

11/03/2008

Together at Last

Who would have thought that the United Kingdom would be at the front of creative gambling ideas? Hot on the heels of bank account slot machines, the United Kingdom has created a way for poker players in a casino to play against poker players at home online.

In a deal negotiated late last year the United Kingdom will soon be reaping the rewards of poker tables with televisions on one side. Players in a casino will be able to sit at these tables and play against actual people at home. So far the tables have a limit of three televisions, but if this venture is successful there will be more.

Online gamblers will need a few requirements in order to play. First and foremost a video camera connected to their computer in order to be seen on the television on the table. Next, a fast enough connection (details have not been specified yet) and an account with the casino. At the casino players sitting at the table will play normally, as if their opponents were seated across from them. The online players’ money that is being played will be displayed on the screen and an actual manifestation of chips will be placed into the pot. These chips are called dealer chips and a house dealer will place them into the pot. The player at home will have their cards on the screen as well. From the land based casino the cards will look face down to the players there, but at home the online player will be able to see his cards as if they were face up. The rest of the game is unchanged.

The casinos are planning to use enticing incentives to bring players to the table offline and on.