What Games Are Available In Online Casinos?

Online casinos are gaining ever-increasing popularity and this has resulted in a lot of competition. Traditionally, poker has been one of the most famous gambling games. The stereotype for poker, where a bunch of friends are playing poker in a cigar smoke filled room creates a different image in the minds of people. Poker has been one of the favorite games with casino owners. Though physical casinos have various other games apart from poker, like slot machines, roulette, black jack etc., the sheer variety of the types of games in poker has always led to it being a favorite with casino owners, as well as the people playing the game.

But in the virtual world, poker has proved to be more famous than maybe even in the real world. Poker is a major force in the online gambling industry and there are sites dedicated to poker. Of all the casinos that you will find on the internet, you will find that majority are either poker-only casinos or that poker accounts for a large part of the casino activities. Another reason why poker is so famous with the general public is the coverage given to high-stakes poker tournaments. Such tournaments, with support from big online gambling companies have given a leading edge to poker as compared to other forms of gambling. Live TV coverage, celebrity support, and big stakes are what make it so attractive, and thus the surge of people getting online to play poker.

Also, poker is a game that calls for special skills. It is not like trying your luck with a push of a button. Online poker requires mental concentration, smart strategy, and patience, coupled with a lot of practice. Poker is a game with so many variations that there are hundreds of different games possible. Some of the most famous poker games with online casinos are -
• Omaha Hold'em
• Texas Hold'em
• Five Card Stud
• Seven Card Stud
• Joker Poker
• Let it Ride and Let it Ride Bonus
• Vegas Double Action
• Caribbean Stud Poker
• Pineapple Hold'em High Poker
• Pineapple Hold'em High-Low Split
• Crazy Pineapple Hold'em High Poker
• Crazy Pineapple Hold'em High-Low Split

To make poker more popular, and attract still more users to it, online casinos are offering various types of poker bonuses. Most of these bonuses take the form of allotment given as free play money.