Different Types Of Gambling And Their Unique Features

Gambling has become a passion amongst a large section of the society with more and more people being tempted to make money from varied gambling systems. Millions of people have taken gambling as a profession.

Following types of gambling systems are prevalent in the world:

1. Scratchcard – This is perhaps the oldest system of gambling that involves a small card with a thin covering. Those desirous of gambling are required to scratch away the coating with a coin. You can purchase the scratch card by paying its value that usually starts from £1 and goes up along with the relevant prize.
2. Lottery – This is another ancient type of gambling system that has existed in the world since so many centuries. Different types of lotteries including National Lottery, Euro Millions and Thunderball are there.
3. Slot machines – Found mostly in amusement arcades, pubs and other gambling houses; this is another attractive gambling system. You have to insert some money and press the button to make the reels spin round. You will be declared a winner or loser upon stopping the spin and a combination of pictures lining up. It is known as fruit machines too because the pictures on the slot resemble certain fruits i.e. mangoes, oranges or bananas etc.
4. Poker – This particular gambling system involves certain cards that are distributed amongst two or more players. Random shuffling of cards is the unique feature of Poker. Betting on the relevant value of the cards known as ‘hand’ is the method. Bets are placed in the ‘pot’ that lies in the middle of the table. A player is said to have won everyone’s bets by securing the highest amount by using two cards in their hands and three that lie on the table.
5. Blackjack – This is the simplest card gambling method. Players are dealt cards one by one with the aim of their combined value, i.e. one, two and three etc. These values get added up to twenty one. If the cards add up to over twenty one, you are the loser. This is known as busting. But if the added value falls under twenty one, i.e. higher than that of the other player or dealer; you are winner.
6. Roulette – This gambling system involves the croupier, i.e. the casino host that spins a ball around a wheel. It has thirty seven black or red numbered holes around its circumference. Players have to bet on the ball landing on either a single or a range of numbers and relevant colors. Winning or losing the game depends upon the ball that stops on particular colors and numbers.
7. Bingo – Cards with random numbers are given to the players. Numbers are called by the bingo caller as the same are removed from the ball machine. The first person to mark off five numbers in a row is declared as the winner of the game. It is a game of chance.
8. Sports betting and racing – Different types of bets are placed under this particular system of gambling.
9. Online gambling – The recent years have witnessed a great upsurge as far as this system is concerned. More and more players now like to place bets through online gambling.

All the above gambling systems are unique because of their wonderful features. It is up to the players which method to choose and invest their hard earned money for gambling.