Online Gambling

Yes, I said it. Bonus whoring is old school. For those of you who aren’t familiar with bonus whoring, it’s basically taking advantage of poker and casino bonus offers. Bonus whores sign up at a site, play the minimum required to clear the bonus, cash out, and move on to the next victim.

But don’t you tell people that they SHOULD take advantage of gambling bonuses?

Yes, I do, but not the same way that bonus whores do. See, I too was at one time, a bonus whore *shameful look*. I’ve changed my philosophy somewhat since then and advocate a slightly different approach I call bonus hacking. So how is bonus hacking different from bonus whoring? I’ll explain that and more in the following article.
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Once you’ve learned blackjack and basic blackjack strategy, you may want to start taking your play more seriously. So this week’s Gambling Q&A will deal with blackjack bankroll management. Here’s a question that is asked a lot.

Hey BonusHacker, I’d like to start a separate bankroll for my blackjack play. What is the proper size bankroll for blackjack?

In this article, I’ll share with you the importance of establishing your blackjack bankroll, and what size you need to reduce the risk of going broke.

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Yesterday, in my article on learning blackjack, I introduced the most basic concepts, terms, and tips for new blackjack players.

In this, the second article in my Blackjack Strategy Guide series, I’ve simplified basic strategy for blackjack so that anyone can learn it in a short amount of time.

First, I’ll talk about how basic blackjack strategy works.

Next, I’ll go over the rules to my easy blackjack strategy.

Finally, I’ll tell you about an awesome tool that generates the correct blackjack strategy charts while you’re playing at an online casino.

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This week’s theme will be one of the most popular casino games around, Blackjack. Sometimes referred to as 21 (twenty-one), Blackjack is one of the best gambling games you can play to win money. To start my Blackjack Strategy Guide, I’m going to teach you the very basics about how to play Blackjack.

Today is just to get your feet wet before getting into more advanced Blackjack strategies later this week. In this article, you’ll learn the 10 most important blackjack terms, basic blackjack rules, the best place to practice for free, plus my 5 tips for becoming a successful blackjack player. So if you’re ready to start learning the game of Blackjack, let’s go!

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This weeks Gambling Q&A has to do with poker hand rankings. For new poker players, learning the poker hand rankings represents the first real hurdle to becoming a winning poker player. Here’s this week’s question.

Dear BonusHacker,

I’m new to playing poker and would like to know more about the order of poker hands. How can I learn what beats what in poker?

That’s an excellent question and an important aspect of becoming a good poker player. When I was a new player, I remember being stumped on flushes and straights. I also thought that if two players had a flush, they automatically tie, which is far from the truth. It’s so important for you to commit to memory what beats what in poker or face being eaten by the poker sharks out there.
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