It wasn’t long ago that I joined my first online casino.  Gambling online had always sounded like a great idea.  What’s not to like about being able to play casino games at home.  Sure beats dressing up and traveling a long distances to the land casinos.  However, I never thought it would be that exciting, so it was easy to put it off and watch television.

Well, I was wrong.  Gambling online has turned out to be a true experience.  Online casinos are just awesome!  I was amazed by the graphics and how they make me feel like I’m really sitting at a live casino table.  There are also more casino games to choose from than I ever realized existed.  I don’t think some are even really casino games.  Like the arcade games.  I think the online casinos just decided their players would have fun with them, so why not let them money off them too!  I mean, it’s really great.

Of course, online casinos offer all the traditional games as well, which is what I like.  You’ll find me at the blackjack table.  And, surprisingly, gambling online has even proven to be more profitable for me.  Besides the fact that I don’t have to spend money on travel, many casino games, including my beloved blackjack, offer big free money casino bonuses just for playing.  Add that to my travel savings and normal winnings, and gambling online gives me a very lucrative reason to keep coming back.

I’ve been very impressed with gambling online.  It’s been fun, I’ve made money, and my game has improved.  There’s no better selling point than that.

It’s hard to say what I like best about gambling online.  First off, I definitely appreciate the convenience.  Being able to log on from anywhere anytime is a huge benefit.  I don’t have to plan out when I’m going to feel like playing and travel to a casino.  Online gambling allows me to log on when I feel like it; whether it’s after dinner or at work during a lunch break.

I also have gotten a lot out of the online community.  Being online I think allows people to really be outgoing; more so than at a land casino.  Online I always meet a bunch of great people and everyone is really outgoing.  Not only is it good to meet people, but I pick up some really valuable tips and strategies that has really helped me profit.  Gambling is a pretty individual pastime, but it’s still nice to have that social aspect.

A great benefit of online gambling that not many people consider, however, is the casino bonus.  Whereas going to a land casino you need to pay for travel before you can get started, online casinos have bonuses that offer free money for just joining up and playing.  It’s a huge benefit to start of gambling with house money.  If I’m having a stretch of luck, sometimes it takes days before I even have to bet my own money.

Online gambling definitely has a lot to offer gamblers.  Whether you prefer online casinos to land casino or not, you will enjoy online gambling and all the benefits that come with it.

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If you want to be part of the Backgammon community you need to know your “who is who” of Backgammon. An excellent place to get you started is with Backgammon Royalty Kit Woolsey.

Kit Woolsey (1943) is an American Backgammon and Bridge player with a special spot in both communities as a player of high level, a theorist, a writer and a teacher. There is no end to the list of contributions he has made to both gamming circuits, he is even written a Bridge computer software called “Play the Vanderbilt” (perhaps we could enjoy a Backgammon one as well someday?) If you wish to study his game play, there are many annotated Backgammon games online about his matches against other players, like the Backgammon match he played in 1994 against Jeremy Bagai, or in 1998 versus Svilo. His bibliography is also quite impressive an influential, including both subjects Backgammon and Bridge. Among his Backgammon books he has a splendid trilogy called “Match Qiz Book” with annotations on three different matches played by top Backgammon Players. He was also the publisher of one of the most important Backgammon magazines, GammOnline. The contents of the 53 issues of this classic magazine can be found online just by searching in any search engine for the name. Among his other Backgammon book: that can be still being found online books:

- How to Play Tournament Backgammon
- Backgammon: Master Versus Amateur
- New Ideas in Backgammon (co-authored with Hal Heinrich)

Now a little trivia: What does Backgammon Royalty Kit Woolsey do out side of the gaming rink? He is dedicated to the computer world as a computer system analyst.