Know the Limit of Betting While Playing Casino Games

According to report of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau, most of the casino goers spent around $600 on betting within a four day period. It’s easy to fall in the trap while you are in a casino. That’s why you should be aware of your financial limits when you start betting. Remember the following things-

* Take gambling as a pastime option. Don’t expect profit. Because the odds at casino are piled against you and your winning chances are very little.

* Make your own budget and be aware of it. Try to gamble with that money which you can afford to lose. You should never bet with your money that is required for daily expenses.

* Stick to the fixed amount for betting. If you reach the limit, leave the table.

* Just as you fix the budget, fix a time frame. When you reach your time limit, walk off.

* Gamble in a fresh mind, with a clear head.

* Don’t cross your budget for time or money to replenish your loss. The loss can be bigger.

* Try to match your daily activities and activities in time of betting. This will help you to avoid over betting.

* Know that your luck can’t be changed from one game to another.

Betting can be an addiction. If you feel that you are going through serious problem, you can make contact with the National Council on Problem Gambling at (800) 522-4700. The number is toll-free and your problem will be kept confidential.

AGA is Certifying US Gambling Sites- Great News

American Gaming Association at last started certifying US Gambling sites. From 1995 AGA is supporting the gaming industry through promotion and education of the mass.

According to AGA in spite of UIGEA or Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2008, the US citizens gambled more than $6 billion through offshore gambling websites. The online poker and gambling industry is having market value of $26 billion per year. So to keep tab on this money, AGA board members had discussed many times about certifying the gambling sites. But there were many board members against this decision and formed many groups among them. To resolve this bad situation the AGA board has decided to certify the US gambling sites.

Although they have cleared that they are not going to promote any gambling activity and the AGA board members are favoring online gambling only if there are strict laws to control it. The AGA president, Mr. Frank Fahrenkopf is also of the view that online gambling could be legalized soon.

It’s a great step towards legalizing the gambling and poker in US. Many people are waiting for the golden day when the gambling will be free for the US citizens. We are also looking for that day.

Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

In order to shuffle cards online, programmers apply a software program namely Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). The software not only helps in shuffling but also assists in dealing with players.

The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) system ensures total fairness due the highest level of randomness and encryption. Poker sites and the online games played in these portals use PRNG. So, what does a PRNG help in? It helps to spin the wheels, roll the dice and pull the cards. There are several facilities offered a random number generator. They include:

* Unpredictable
* Evenly Distributed
* Statistically Independent

The numbers generated by Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) are random. Thus, total fairness is enjoyed both by the site and the poker players. A small example can justify this. In case the PRNG is biased, it would be easily recognized by players. Besides, players might also use it for their benefit. Again in case there is some biasness the poker game would go against the house. Even if the game is offered for free there is similar PRNG.

A lone PRNG supports the entire poker gaming system. To ensure there is complete randomness and after the server gets a restart the time span taken by PRNG to get started is 10 seconds. Random numbers are seen during the shuffling of cards, the numbers seen during rolling of a dice, slot machine position and the position of the roulette wheel when stopped.

The random numbers generated initiate from PRNG “seed”. The sequences that show up cannot be predicted. Thus, the seed is calculated utilizing several factors to ensure there is no repetition of numbers. Some of the factors include several parameters, time of that particular day and network activity.

Sun provides the SecureRandom (package java.security) used by poker gaming system. Thus, they provide the PRNG. The PRNG is based on message digest. It helps to prevent same numbers from coming back again. Thus, now you can understand how these poker sites ensure fairness.