They are in the business of making money, and there’s no money to be made in free games. Then there are other costs to consider: the trip to the casino, the accommodation, food and drinks, and other expenses. When you finally get home and start balancing your check book you will notice that playing in a land based casino can be rather expensive. I am not saying that it's not a great experience, but it is not something you can do every day.


Luckily there is an alternative for those of you that do not have the time or the money to play poker in a land based casino. I am talking about playing online poker. There are plenty of online poker rooms to choose from and they have all poker types to offer. Regardless if you wan to play 3 Card Poker, Caribbean Poker, or the all-time favorite Texas Hold’Em, you will find an online poker site that will cater to your needs.


Playing online has its advantages. First of all you can play anytime of the day. The online poker rooms are never closed, and if you think that you will not find people to play with, think again. Playing online poker is not a local thing, it is a global thing. You could be playing against someone from France or Australia and not have a clue. This means that at any time of the day you will find loads of people online willing to play poker. The abundance of poker players also means that you can easily find weak, amateur players and make a nice profit by beating them.


Another advantage is the environment. You are playing from your own home, where you can very well wear your robe and slippers and have a sandwich. It is always an option. Now imagine doing that in a land based casino. Not to mention that at home you do not have to put on your poker face. You do not have to hide your emotions, you do not have to act like a rock so that the other poker players cannot read you.


And now we get to the best part of playing online poker. The one advantage that online casinos have over land based casinos is that they can offer free games. That’s right, you can play all the games a certain casino offers absolutely free. Of course this includes poker. This is the perfect option if you just want to play a few hands without worrying about money. It is also good exercise for beginner players that need to better their game.


Now there are two simple ways of playing free online poker. The first one is to simply log on to an online poker site and play for free. The only requirement is to sin-up to that online poker site, nothing else. You do not have to credit your account or spend money in any other way.


The second way you can play free online poker is to take advantage of the welcome bonuses that most online casinos offer. When you sign-up to an online casino you will get a certain amount of money absolutely free. You can then use that money to play poker. Note that these games are not free, money is involved. Just that you are not spending any of your money, you are spending the casino’s own money.


There is a third way to play online poker for free, but you will have to spend money. I am talking about the deposit bonuses that you will get for crediting your online casino account. You will get various bonuses, according to how much money you deposit. Then you can play poker using the bonus and not your own money. Personally I do not advise you to use this method if you want to play free online poker, mainly because there are several rules and regulations attached to these bonuses and you cannot cash in your winnings until certain requirements have been met.

By: Adrian Radulescu

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