I don't usually spend much time at the online casinos. Some of the online poker rooms I play at also offer casino games, but I usually stick to the poker tables. I used to play craps sometimes when American players were still allowed to play on the Ongame Network, but it has been years since that was possible. A few nights ago I decided to take a shot at some of the casino games because I was sure that I was due to get lucky soon.

I'm not even familiar with the rules to most of the casino games. For some reason I thought that I knew how to play Pai Gow Poker, but I have no clue where I came up with that Idea. Within a few minutes of sitting down I had lost 1/4 of my bankroll. I decided to move over to the craps tables, and even I played a little bit of blackjack. All of this without ever even seeing my bankroll get close to where it started.

Ultimately, I wound up heading back to the Pai Gow tables. This game reminds me a little bit of Chinese Poker just because of the way that you need to set up your hands. Maybe this is why I did so poorly...it's really not like Chinese poker at all when you sit down to play it. Keep in mind that you should take my advice on these games at face value. It's obvious that I don't know anything about how to play them properly.

If you are interested in really learning how to play games like this, there are some great resources on the internet. A lot of the websites that provide poker strategy articles will also have articles on Pai Gow, Chinese Poker, Badugi and lots of other games that are rising in popularity.

Ultimately I did get some of my money back, although my bankroll was still nowhere near the amount that it started at. To top it off, I started steaming pretty bad after this, and I blew off most of the money that I had on that network while I was playing poker.