Cruise ship casinos are getting
bigger and fancier with every new ship that is being built. Some of them don’t
look much different than a Vegas casino these days, as the constant sirens,
bells and flashing lights entice thousands of passengers to gamble away some of
their money.
When you go to Las Vegas, casinos try
to attract you with favorable odds and a host of freebies in order to draw you
away from the dozens of other casinos competing for your dollars. However, on a
cruise ship, there is no competition, and therefore, you will seldom find any
freebies and you will certainly not find any favorable odds. In fact, cruise
ship casinos are an entirely different world altogether, and if you don’t know
what you’re up against, you are sure to be at a huge disadvantage (which means
losing your money!).
Before you enter any casino on board
a cruise ship, you should make sure that you have a little knowledge about the
games you are about to play.
Think about this, cruise lines sail
through international waters and as a result, do not have to follow the rules
and regulations of any gaming authority. They are able to create their own
rules, their own odds and their own winning percentages in order to ensure that
they always maintain as much of an edge as possible.
Cruise line casinos certainly do not
make it ‘impossible’ for passengers to win, or else people would stop going,
but they do make it more difficult than normal.
There is also one other important
fact that cruise line gambling operations rely upon to ensure they almost
always come out on top: Most ship passengers simply have no idea what they are
doing when it comes to gambling.
This fact alone allows the casinos to
rake in the money without too much effort.
So, what should you do?
Learn, learn, learn! Any passenger who learns even the basics of,
say, blackjack or poker, will enjoy a great advantage. They will be able to
outsmart the inexperienced passengers at the same table and will also
significantly reduce the advantage that the ‘house’ currently enjoys.
The point is this: it definitely pays
to know how to play before taking a seat at any table. If you don’t know what
you are doing, you might as well just toss your money overboard (but don’t do
this because it is illegal!).
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