It is a commonly known fact that players in land-based casinos will mask their emotions in those games where it can affect the outcome of the games that they are playing. One such game where wearing one’s heart on one’ sleeve can severely effect the outcome of the game is, of course, poker. That having been said, the outcomes of the vast majority of the games found in casinos cannot be affected by a player’s outpouring of emotion as most games are determined simply by the flip of a card or the spin of a machine. Still, you will find that even with games like roulette, craps or blackjack players will customarily hide their emotions and keep their poker face on throughout the game. This may easily have more to do more with people trying to emulate the slick coolness of 007 than anything else. Everyone wants to play it like the high roller.
When it comes to playing at an online casino, all of the emotional control goes right out the window. For the most part, when people are playing they are either alone or playing with a few close friends or family members. When in the comfort of your own home with no one around to see you play the fool, overreacting and screaming like a madman when hitting a big payout is the norm. One of the benefits of gambling online from home is that players are not required to dress up or behave according to any code. That having been said, it is very important to control your emotions at least to a certain degree so as to not lose track of what is going on and where you are in the game regardless of whether you are sitting in a Las Vegas casino or in your living room in front of the computer.
Due to the fact that online casino operate with minimal costs, players will find that the house edges are lower than that of land-based casinos. As a result, online casinos offer average payout ratios far higher than those of land-based casinos. However, it is reported that players lose more rapidly and in larger amounts when playing online than playing in land-based casinos. This is due to two reasons. One being that the game play is far quicker online as players are not required to wait for the dealer to move, everything is done automatically. The other is that players are unrestricted in the amount of control they establish over their own emotions and have a greater tendency to get carried away.
It can get tricky when players score a big pot. Sometimes overjoyed player can take it a bit too far. As a result, they can easily end up flipping a big win into a big loss.