You have the option of having your hands automatically arranged for you according to the House Way. Comparing Hands The player's 5 card hand is compared to the dealer's 5 card hand.

The player's 2 card hand is compared to the dealer's 2 card hand. If the player wins one comparison and loses the other, it results in a Tie.

This is a push, and the player's bet is returned. If both of the player's hands are lower than the dealer's, the player loses his bet.

When two compared hands are of the same rank, for example, if both the player and the dealer have a Queen and Jack in their 2-card hands , it results in a Copy and the dealer wins that comparison.

To Play Place your bet in the Bet circle in the middle of the table. Click Deal. Arrange your hands by moving 2 cards into the 2nd Highest spot and then click Done - or click House Way to have your hand arranged for you according to the method the dealer must use.

Clicking Done will reveal the dealer's hand and bets will be settled. Click New Game to play again. Tie games are a push, and the player's bet is returned.

Ranking of 5-Card Hands 5 Aces The highest ranking hand possible. An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit. Starting with an Ace, all five cards are in sequence and in a common suit.

Example: 10 , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 Note that with Pai Gow Poker, the 5, 4, 3, 2, A straight flush is the highest straight flush.

Four of a Kind Four cards of the same rank. Example: 5 , 5 , 5 , 5 , 2 Full House Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. Three of a Kind Three cards of same rank.

Example: 9 , 9 , 9 , A , 8 Two Pair Two groups of two cards of same rank. To put the amount that can be earned in perspective, the American Gaming Association states that gambling premises are forced to pay up to 6.

If all of those casinos and sportsbooks operated illegally then you can begin to see how profitable gambling can become.

One reason that illegal gambling rings can also be very profitable is due to the removal of all tax and regulatory issues that are enforced by different jurisdictions around the world there is an attraction for wealthy punters to place bigger bets.

On the global scale that is one punter, placing one bet, with one illegal gambling ring. It puts into scale how much money is floating around amongst these schemes.

An example of this is where bookmakers will give tip-offs to government officials about illegal schemes that are set up and where they can be found.

The government officials will then move to bust the ring and make a big show and dance about it. In reality, the ring is a small-time venture without any real big players or huge sums of money being exchanged.

The reason for these sorts of raids happening is for the government to make it appear to the public that they are addressing the issue.

Show the public that the raids are being carried out and that the criminals are being caught. In truth, the real big fish operating the larger illegal gambling rings are left untouched and allowed to continue their schemes without interference from the government.

It is no secret that officials are paid off to keep quiet about these rings. There really is a similarity between illegal gambling rings and the speak easy joints in Prohibition-era America.

Everybody knows they exist and most people suspect where they exist but they are conveniently ignored and allowed to carry on their operations with little to no fuss.

It always has been that way and it likely always will. Illegal gambling rings are rife and that looks set to continue. Illegal gambling rings are as much a part of the betting scene as casinos, bookies, and racecourses.

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