The 5 Most Popular Online Casino Games For Beginners

Online casinos offer everyday people the chance to win life-changing amounts of money (if lady luck is on their side!). Many people enjoy the thrill of playing slots or learning special strategies to help give them just that slightly better chance at beating the dealer in something like Blackjack.

The range of games can be daunting to a beginner though. It’s not enough that you have to figure out what payment type you’re going to use to deposit your money into the casino such as Skrill or Paypal – they’ve then got to choose from the thousands of different games!

Don’t fear though, we’re here to guide you with this guide to the best beginner-friendly games you can find at an online casino.

Roulette

Roulette is easily the best game for beginners if you’ve never gambled before. It can apparently be learned in 6 short minutes and gives you the chance to win up to 35x however much you bet.

The gist of the game is simply guessing where the ball will land on the wheel after the croupier has spun it. Like any casino game, it’s really a guessing game and there’s no concrete system to win.

You have a wide range of different bets you can make, from simply guessing what color the ball will land on all the way to guessing the individual number. The payouts vary depending on what you bet on, with the highest being 35x your bet as we stated before and the lowest being an even payout (1:1).

Roulette is extremely easy to pick up and can provide you with hours of fun, making it the best game to cut your chops on when it comes to gambling online.

Online Slots

Next up are the most played games in both land-based and online casinos, slots. These games come in a huge variety – from simple, 3 reel classic slots, to huge payout progressive jackpot slots and even branded games based on IPs like Jurassic Park and even Lord of the Rings. As soon as you learn the basics of how to play slots, you know how to play them all!

The basics are pretty simple. You choose how much you want to bet and press spin. The online slot will then spin the reels and you win if the reels stop on a certain combination. The payouts vary massively depending on what slot you play on, but progressive jackpot slots have had players win millions.

There can be a bit of a learning curve when it comes to slots with tonnes of features but thankfully they almost all come with a demo mode. This demo mode will allow you to get to grips with the game’s features and bonus rounds – absolutely fantastic for beginners.

Blackjack

Blackjack is a table game that has a huge crowd of fanatical followers. This is for good reason – it’s the casino game that gives you the highest chance of winning! This is only with tight strategy and a bit of luck, mind you.

Blackjack is incredibly simple in its premise. You simply have to get closer to 21 than the dealer. Whilst it sounds simple, there’s a whole range of different side bets and versions to master, so once you get the hang of the basics, the world is your oyster.

Your best bet to learn Blackjack is to simply read a short guide on it or watch a few videos showing you the ropes. You can then get a small ‘cheat sheet’ of sorts which will show you the best things to do with the hands you get dealt. Combine this with a simple betting strategy such as the reverse Martingale or the 212 strategies and you’ll be playing the best possible game you can in a short time.

Keno

You may have already played a few games of bingo or Keno at your local bingo hall. The online version is no different and really simple to get a grip of. The premise is relatively simple: You get given a card with a selection of numbers. Random numbers are then called out. Your aim is to be the first to have a certain amount or all of the numbers on your card called out.

There’s a wide range of different stakes you can play for, including pennies. This low barrier to entry makes it perfect for beginners. Many online casinos also have an option to automatically fill your sheet out as your numbers are called allowing stress free playing.

Baccarat

Finally, we have Baccarat. This is essentially a spin on Blackjack, except spectators can place bets on whether they think the banker or the player will win.

It’s a tiny bit harder to learn than Blackjack but offers more versatility in terms of bets. Just like Blackjack though, as soon as you get the flow of the game you’re in for countless hours of fun. Baccarat also has the same strategy-based gameplay which allows you to bump up your chances of winning a little.

 

Kimberly Atwood’s books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Kimberly lives in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, an exceptionally perfect dog, and an attack cat. Before she started writing historical research, Kimberly got a graduate degree in theoretical physical chemistry from Ohio State University. After that, just to shake things up, she went to law school at the University of London and graduated summa cum laude. Then she did a handful of clerkships with some really important people who are way too dignified to be named here. She was a law professor for a while. She now writes full-time.

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