Virtual Poker for Real Money: Internet Poker Games
Using state-of-the-art computer technology, thousands of people play poker online for real money. By linking their computers to the Internet, players living as far apart as New York, London, and Tokyo are able to play together simultaneously in computer-generated poker games - for real cash. Until recently, such games weren’t feasible. The challenge was to invent poker software that would enable strangers to play against each other in live games from different locations -and with enough confidence to back their mouse clicks with cash.
Without real money at stake, online casinos cannot make profits. (They take a rake - a fixed percentage of each pot -just as a real casino poker room does. The only difference is that it’s taken electronically rather than by a human dealer.) Milestone advances in computer graphics, sound, and programming made Internet cash games possible. On January 1, 1998, Planet Poker was the first Internet poker casino to offer poker for cash stakes. Others followed. The answer as to whether such games are legal depends on which side of the business you’re on - supplier side or client side - and also on where you live. If you’re thinking of starting an online poker casino, you’d better get out of Dodge! In the United States, you may be prosecuted for operating such a business, since they are likely prohibited by federal law.
Seeing a potential gold rush of almost unlimited’client demand, foreign entrepreneurs rushed in to fill the void. Internet poker casinos are based in countries where laws are more lenient, such as Costa Rica. The clients, however, may live anywhere. In some areas, it is against the law to place bets on the Internet. Depending on where you live, it may be illegal to play poker for cash stakes online. You’re in a gray area of the law if you place bets on the Internet. Our advice is to stay abreast of new developments in federal and statelaws by inquiring about them regularly via common sources. Then, let common sense dictate.
Differences Between Traditional and Online Poker
To the online gambler, it becomes obvious that there are some important differences between online poker gaming and traditional, brick and mortar gaming. One obvious distinction is the rate of play. In casinos the dealer has to collect the cards, shuffle, and deal them after every hand. Due to this and other holdups the average rate of play is around thirty hands per hour. In contrast online casinos do not have these delays: the dealing and rearranging are instant, there is no sum up of the chips by hand and the game is made even faster by the use of "auto-action" buttons. Most online poker tables average ninety hands per hour. Another substantial distinction is that players do not sit facing each other, this makes it impossible to observe others’ reactions and body language. To make up for that online poker players focus more on betting samples, rate of play, chat box comments, responding time and other behavior that are not physical in nature. Successful online players learn to master the new codes of their environment as poker is a game that requires adaptability both online and in person. Unlike a real casino where it is actually not possible to play several tables at once, players can do this in most online poker rooms. Depending on the online casinos, a player might play from four to ten tables at the same time. Some online players even play eight or more tables at once, trying to boost their prize money. All they do is view each different tablet in a separate window on the computer display. The limits of online poker are differentiated as well when compared to those of the traditional establishments’. On gambling sites, players can find limits as low as one cent, while at most brick and mortar casinos the lowest limits are one or two dollars.
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