So which is better? Playing online slots, or playing slots in a casino?
Well that's a more complicated question than it may seem. First of all let's think about some inherent differences between the two. To begin with, the most obvious difference is staring you right in the face: Your environment. In any land based casino it is part of the casino's game to distract you. Believe me they certainly try, and in an unbelievable number of ways. You could consider it unfortunate that they also succeed in their distractions, but at the same time you would be condemning many of the things that contribute to the honking good time casinos produce: a party atmosphere with games, face-to-face interaction, high stakes, and booze. If you're a slots fan you know exactly what I mean, and this might be stopping you from trying out online slots. Let's look at what playing online slots entails, and how it differs from the party that we already enjoy. First off, you're missing the face-to-face interaction, and the impression of being in a large noisy place full of flashing lights and noises. Losing the face-to-face interaction can disappoint, but it would be a greater loss in games like blackjack or poker. Slots definitely have a less competitive nature, you're cheering for yourself. But playing online slots can free you from this genius plot by the casinos to distract you while they take your money. You set your own environment at home, with as much or as little distraction as you like! Online slots games have a little way to go yet before they can simulate the craziness of a real casino, but we can treat this as a good thing. The bad thing is of course... no cocktail waitress.
The question that invariably comes up when you compare a non-digital game like casino slots to the digitized versions you find like online slots is that over odds. What some people don't realize is that the slots you find in the casinos are actually computers themselves. The same type of software an online slot machine is, is embedded in hardware chips in casino slot machines. So this 'non-digital' game is in fact digital to its core. Slots looseness is *always* a calculated number, and has been for decades. So if you're hesitant about trying out online slots because you think it's a more calculated game, it isn't. This isn't to say that the odds can't be stacked against you, but that is the decision of the online casino, much as it is the decision of the land based casinos. They've been doing that since before the word electronic ever existed (check out our history page). I don't have much to say about where to gamble, but many online slots portals have articles about just this issue. You should also check out some basic math to set your mind straight.
So what's the answer to the question we opened with? Online of course! Just TRY going to the Monte Carlo in your bath-gown! What do the land based casinos have anymore? The fact that they pay you real cash? HA! You can do that online now too, so say goodbye to Vegas and all those expensive airplane rides: start playing at your computer, safe and sound and comfortable from your own home.
