While it is true to say that it is perfectly possible for roulette to be a profitable game if played strategically, due to the house edge and betting limits involved there is simply no way to produce a roulette system which ALWAYS returns profit.

It’s important to avoid the trap that many gamblers fall into when playing roulette. Players can incorrectly predict the probability of the next roll of the roulette ball by thinking the probability changes each time. Strangely this way of thinking is used in a large proportion of the roulette strategy guides on the internet. But you must not be taken in by this, and remember that each spin of a roulette wheel is in it’s self an individual occurrence. Even if the ball has landed on black for the last 5 spins, it is still a 50/50 chance that it will land black on the next roll. Many roulette strategy website suggest the double bet method for making money with roulette, but keep in mind that it is relying on you having a bankroll big enough to cover a large streak of the same outcome (i.e. up to 20 balls landing red in a row).

Another problem with such strategy advice on roulette is that most online casino sites simply don’t allow large enough bets to guarantee a profit.

The bottom line is that while online roulette may well be an entertaining game to have a gamble with, you should avoid following guaranteed profit roulette systems and stick with enjoying the game and using your own judgment.

The principles of online blackjack are simply that you want to end up with a hand which is closer to 21 than that of the dealer, but you must not go over 21 (known as going bust). Unlike many other popular card games such as poker, Other players at the table are not competiting with one another; each plays against the dealer, so your hand is essentially only played out against the hand of the dealer.

In all casino blackjack play the dealer has strict rules to which he must play, meaning that the dealer has no need to make any decisions regarding his approach to the strategic side of the game. The most typical rule you will find at most online casino outlets is that a blackjack dealer must draw on 16 and stand on anything 17 or above. Often you will find this described as ‘Dealer stands on 17′ – sometimes this is marked on the table for clarity.

The value of the cards:

Blackjack begins with each player sat the table being dealt 2 cards and the dealer also drawing two cards. The dealer will then display to the other players the value of one of his cards.

In the game of blackjack an ace can count as either 1 or 11, while cards from 2 through to 9 are valued as shown with 10, Jack, Queen and King all being valued at 10.

So as an example, if a player is dealt an Ace plus a 4, the value of the hand would be either 15 or 5 (ace = 11 or 1 and 4 = 4), if the next card dealt to the player has a value of 8 the player would end up on 13, as the value of the ace now MUST be 1, as if it were 11 the player would be bust.

If the hand dealt to the player equals 21 (an Ace plus a 10 or face card) then the player has blackjack. Many online casinos pay 3 to 2 (occasionally 2 to 1) on all blackjacks. Sometimes certain casinos only pay out this inflated rate on suited blackjacks.

Each player will be given the option of drawing another card (hitting), sticking with their hand as it presently is (standing) and, depending on what was dealt, they could choose a more advanced options such as doubling up their bet or splitting the hand.

So, with this basic blackjack strategy and knowledge, and even without getting into the advanced side of blackjack, you can easily make some profits from this game…