Worried that you won’t be able to find your favorite casino game online?

No problem. Online casino USA players are a bit different from their land-based relatives, but the game selection is pretty much exactly the same.

• land-based slots have been computer-based for decades, so you’re playing the exact same game, just in a different box (and the same goes, even more so, for video poker). Even if you prefer the old mechanical slots and fruit machines, you’ll be amazed at how authentic the gameplay is!

• you might think that blackjack would be different without a human dealer, but it’s not — the dealer has to play according to house rules, which is the same as a computer following its programming. And if you miss the social element, you can find multiplayer blackjack tournaments at many online casinos accepting USA players!

• the same is also true for baccarat (which, after all, is similar to blackjack in several ways). The land-based casinos have minimized the effect that dealers have on the games, so a computer can do everything that they can do. Whether you miss the personalities or not depends on whether your experiences with casino dealers have been good or bad…

• because there’s no crowd, roulette and craps are actually a bit better online — you can make your bets without worrying about being heard or going out of turn or anything like that. Honestly, I didn’t ever really understand all of those bets until the online environment gave me a chance to learn at my leisure. And the cutting-edge graphics and physics make every spin or throw seem extremely realistic!

• am I missing anything? Well, online casinos also offer more exotic casino games. I’ve never felt comfortable trying out the cool-looking Sic Bo in a land-based casino, but I learned to love it after a few days online. Online casinos also tend to offer a number of variants and creative versions of the basic games (there’s usually dozens of blackjack games, especially)  so you get the chance to experiment without the intimidation of a noisy, crowded social situation.