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| If you are an online casino poker player, then you definitely know what a rake is. No, it's not a gardening tool; well it is, but not in online casino gambling terminology. For those of you who are just starting out at the online casino, or are not really into poker, a rake is the percentage of money that online casinos take out of each pot. The reason that this is done is because in games such as Texas Hold'em, you do not play against the house, but rather against other players. Thus the online casino gets money through rakes, rather than through the player himself. Generally speaking a rake schedule is about 10% of the pot in increments of $0.25 up to a maximum of $3. That means that if you are playing in a $1-$2 dollar game, the average pot size is approximately $12 and thus the online casino will take about $1.25 out of the pot before giving it to the winner. That may not sound like a lot, but think that if you were to win 100 times you are losing $125 to the online casino. That's not too fair at all, now is it? Many online casino sites have realized that their players are not huge fans of rake fees and have thus decided to get rid of them. How does the online casino make money then? Well, the online casino goal is to get players to cross-over to other games. That means that they must offer other great games that their poker players will love. Several online casino sites have added games such as sports betting, blackjack and machine slots, to try to swing their poker players in other directions. And because they do not have a rake schedule, it seems to working rather well. |
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