It may sound absurd to some gamblers, but the idea to cross Backgammon with Poker, resulting in a poker game resembling a game of skill more so than chance, may just be the next big thing at online casinos.

New games are always being developed, whether or not they are to appease legalities or create a better way for casinos to win money from the player. Take for instance, the game of Pai Gow Poker. Another recent addition to the gambling repertoire of games, Pai Gow is basically a cross between the American game of poker with the Asian domino game.

The way it works is that players square off against the dealer - much the same way they do in Blackjack or Baccarat. Using a deck of fifty-two cards and one joker, each player is dealt seven cards. The players must then set their hands in two groups. One group will be set as a traditional five-card poker hand, while the other will be set as a two-card hand - preferably a pair (At this point it is imperative the player sets their hand as optimized as possible, for if the two-card hand is not set properly, the player can forfeit their bet right then and there).

Just like in Baccarat, the best way for a player to get an advantage over the casino is to be the dealer, which rotates from player to player. In order to do so, the player serving as the dealer may be required to bet enough money so that all the other player's bets are covered.

As for the dice, these are used to determine who gets dealt the first hand. In short, Pai Gow Poker is a fun game that can be played with good Pai Gow Strategy to help lower the House Edge held by the online casino.

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