HRNY4ZRNY Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have never bet online. I usually play free texas hold em. I would like to maybe deposit 50 bucks or so and open up a real account. How easy is it to place bets on football games? How do you collect your winnings? Can anyone give me any feedback on this? My main questions are. Do you have to pay taxes? Is it legal in VA to gamble online? How does bodog or any other site make $$? Do you have to pay monthly fees? Do you know any risks other than becoming addicted and blowing your life savings? Which site is the best? Any other feedback would be appreciated. No one I know bets at all online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I used to use bodog a few years ago. They collect money on your losses and through rakes during poker games. I think most places now you have to use your credit card to deposit money on the sites. Its definitely fun, but don't lose all your money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRNY4ZRNY Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 I used to use bodog a few years ago. They collect money on your losses and through rakes during poker games. I think most places now you have to use your credit card to deposit money on the sites. Its definitely fun, but don't lose all your money! Through Rakes? Whats a rake? And if you dont mind me asking how much did you win or should I say did you end up winning more or losing more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Through Rakes? Whats a rake? They take a certain percentage from the pot in poker games. Its just a few cents or so a hand. But it adds up for them. I ended up breaking even over time. When I first started I had it hooked right into my bank account. Then when they passed the law about online gambling, I couldn't do that anymore and just kind of gave up. It was definitely fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRNY4ZRNY Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 They take a certain percentage from the pot in poker games. Its just a few cents or so a hand. But it adds up for them. Yeah I bet it does add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinhan Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Any other feedback would be appreciated. No one I know bets at all online. go check out this thread http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=294090 probably going to get back going when the preseason rolls around... i use www.bookmaker.com if you do decide to do it on one of these sites.. try to get a referral from one of us.. (preferably me :evilg:) since we get some bonus wager money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz101 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 To be honest, I would just wait until the July 1st opening of table games at Charlestown and head up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinhan Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 To be honest, I would just wait until the July 1st opening of table games at Charlestown and head up there. +1 if you want to do casino games... go do it in person.. most likley you are going to lose the money anyways so at least go enjoy the environment... too easy so people to "cheat" in one way or another when you play poker online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberOsaka Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 PG County is looking at putting table games at Rosecroft as well. The Senate is supposed to vote on it this week and it could be on the ballot in November. Looks like MD will have table games BEFORE slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Online is better if you don't have a large bankroll, because the smallest stakes at a casino for NLHE is usually $1/2, whereas online its WAY less. You have to adjust for skill, because the $1/2 players in the casino are way worse than the $1/2 players online, but it's not too hard to figure out where you stand skill-wise; just play within the limits of your bankroll. I know everyone loves Full Tilt, I prefer PokerStars. Both work fine. I know you can use eChecks on Pstars, that's one of the reasons I like it. You might be able to do that on FT by now also, dunno. Getting money on and off isn't that difficult, though, especially with eChecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 It's illegal now thanks to CONgress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz101 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have played online through pokerstars for a few years and while playing online you can find a variety of limits, plentiful games, and large tourneys, like others have said, its way to easy to "cheat" online. Whether its at a cash game where three of the other four players are colluding via something like teamspeak or instant messaging or with the use of tracking software such as pokerpro or any of the other endless software out there online is just a bad bet. iTs not that the software is technically illegal via the gaming sites, but they are able to track some 50 categories of your play which is stored in a database and this is displayed on their screens in real time which allows them to have a HUGE advantage over other players. Yes, I realize that anyone can use them but reading data from a chart to make your decisions ruins half of the fun of playing cards, for me anyways. If you do play online, I would stay with large tourneys or satellite events. Hell, even greg raymer the former main event champion won his way into the main event on a 33$ quailifier satellite. It all depends on your motive. If you are playing cards to make money, live is the only way to go. Back in 2003 when the Chris Moneymaker boom hit, there were so many bad players online that you could make money hands over fist without even really trying, but all the bad players have ran out of money and whats left is the cream of the crop players which while are beatable, are not really very profitable in terms of time vs reward. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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