The Archaeology of Cards: Why we Play with Hearts

Playing Cards - Gifts for Card Players

The Archaeology of Cards: Why we Play with Hearts

It’s a rare person that can’t identify the four suits on a standard deck of cards. The hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs are inseparable from the modern casino experience, defining the gameplay and rules of games as varied as poker, solitaire, and blackjack. But what do they mean? Are they the relics of a lost culture, their purpose lost to time, or are they just nice but ultimately meaningless little pictures?

More

Best Places to Play Card Games and Bingo Online

Online Bingo - Gifts and Supplies for Card Players

Best Places to Play Card Games and Bingo Online

by Jake Watkins – Special for Gifts for Card Players

Playing cards online can sometimes be even more thrilling than doing so in person. In real life, you can read people’s expressions and so forth to try and get an idea of their hand and whether or not they may be bluffing. Online, however, your abilities are really put to the test as you are forced to try figure out a player’s standpoint based only on their actions.

More

Two New Slots to Play and One to Look Forward To This Summer

When Pigs Fly - slot machine from NetEnt
The online gaming community grows faster each day, the demand for the games is huge, and that is why companies from this industry keep launching new slot machines very fast. It is very hard to pull out only a few machines that are great to play this year, but there are criteria which cover everything that is important to a gambler.
More

Card Regulations 101

Playing Card Heart Family
So, just what is a regulation style playing card deck? Have you ever played a game with a deck of Spanish playing cards? Quick! What are the card hand values in poker? Check out some of our facts about standard playing card regulations and various card games for the answers.
More

eKasi Casino

eKasi Cassino - Gifts for Card Players
Cassino is a basic card-fishing game with several variations and mostly the same rules. The origin of Cassino is usually noted as being Italian, evolving from the fishing game of Scopa. Early mentions of the game go as far back as the 18th century. Read more here.
More

How to Recreate the World Series of Poker in Your Own Home

2016 World Series of Poker main event champion Qui Nguyen
With the World Series of Poker just around the corner in May, it’s the time of year that even the most casual of poker players begins to feel the buzz of the greatest card game in the world. That also means that it’s the perfect opportunity to recreate the top tables at the Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas in your own home, and invite all your friends round for an exhilarating tournament.
More

Three Mysterious and Exotic Casino Card Games You Should Not Play

Pai-Gow-Poker

Three Mysterious and Exotic Casino Card Games You Should Not Play

By Margie Pignataro © 2017 Great Bridge Links

I clearly remember the first time I encountered Pai Gow.  It was last summer, and I was at the Aria.  My husband was playing in a poker tournament.  I decided to spend the hours wandering the Aria, getting overpriced coffee, staring at the sumptuous and surreal décor.  I was crossing from one end to the other and passing a line of tables on my right. 

More

What makes an online casino game most popular?

Desert Treasure Slots

What makes an online casino game most popular?

Most of us would assume an online casino game is popular because it pays well, or it’s easy to learn, or it can be found everywhere, or it uses some kind of advanced marketing technique. Truth is, the most popular games, typically slots, are popular because they’re the ones people are talking about.

The most popular online casino games are easy to recognize.

More

Learn Poker from the Pros

Learn Poker from the Pros - Gifts and Supplies for Card Players
The best place to learn how to play poker like a professional would be from the professionals themselves. Check out Alex's list of the best places to learn poker from the pros, including free poker lessons, one-on-one Skype tuition, video tutorials, downloads, books and more.
More

13 Curious Card Apps

Card apps
It turns out there's literally an app for everything. Check out some of the weirdest card apps we could find, from a Yu-Gi-Oh! card maker to something that requires a headset to read your brainwaves.
More

Are Live Casino Games the Future of iGaming?

Live Dealer Online Casino Play
Some players simply like the fact that the dealer is actually a real person and they can see a deck of cards in their hand, rather than hoping to be the benefactor of a randomly generated set of cards from a computer.
More

Casino in a taxi (and other strange casino facts)

World's smallest casino
Did you know that the world’s largest slot machine tournament ever took place at Muckleshoot Casino in Washington, USA - with 3, 173 players hitting the machines simultaneously? Keep reading for more interesting, historical and just plain weird facts about casinos.
More

Should I Ditch My Cards In Favour of a Mouse?

Betway Casino
From poker and baccarat to blackjack, most would say there are some subtle nuances that exist in a real setting that just aren't there online. Indeed, as you gently riffle the cards in front of you and feel the rub of the plastic coating, you start to run through some of the difference between live and online betting in your favourite game, blackjack.
More

Five Ways Las Vegas Casinos Attempt to Manipulate Your Judgment

Five Ways Las Vegas Casinos Attempt to Manipulate Your Judgment
These techniques are theatrical and involve controlling a guest's focus, attention, and perceptions. But once you realize what's going on, you are less susceptible to their power.
More

3 Great Trading Card Games for All Ages

Trading Card Games
Love playing cards? Then you should love some of these trading card game picks. Unlike regular playing cards, the charm of a trading card deck is that the player can create their own deck using cards they have collected.
More

Eating Card Games: When College Drinking Grows Up

For your next holiday party, or just any excuse for a party on a random Friday night, here are some card inspired eating games with recommended dishes that are most satisfying.
More

I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee

Let's make 2017 the year we start to support Fair Trade as much as we can and what better place to start than your morning cup of coffee? Or the coffee you serve at your bridge club, card party or tournaments?
More

How to wrestle the one-armed bandit online

The one-armed bandit
A slot machine, or one-armed bandit, is a gambling machine with three or more reels that spin when a button is pushed (or a lever pulled). The 'poker hands' that are created when the reels finish spinning are what determines the prize payouts.
More

Everything Cards: Gifts for Xmas

Card gifts for Christmas

Everything Cards: Gifts for Xmas

By Alex J. Coyne

Gift-time is coming up, and what do you get the card player who has everything? Well, more things for their games room, of course – it’s impossible that they could have everything… Check out some gift ideas here.

Decks and Things

Magnetic Playing Cards

According to the site,

More

Quick Guide to 9 Great Card Flicks

Grand Slam Lobby Card
If you love both cards and movies, what's better than movies about card games? Here are some classics that you should add to your next games night. How many more can you come up with?
More