Reason #5 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Intelligent Bonuses

Many online casinos offer huge signup bonuses, but there’s a catch. Buried in the fine print is that play on the most popular games doesn’t count towards earning the bonus. It’s common for play on blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and video poker to be excluded. In many cases, only slots count.

And that’s if you can even find the terms and conditions. Many casinos put their 100% bonus in big flaming letters but make you hunt all over their site to find the rules.

Bovada allows play on all games to count towards the wagering requirement. It’s that simple. Just no opposite betting. All casinos ought to be as easy as Bovada about this. The bonus offer itself is simple too: on your first deposit, they’ll give you an extra 10%. If you deposit $100, you’ll wind up with $110 in chips or tokens.

Finally, in the unlikely event that Bovada feels you’ve been abusing their bonuses they won’t seize your winnings like most other casinos will. In the worst case scenario they will politely tell you that they will not be offering you any future bonuses, but you are welcome to keep playing and keep everything you have made already.

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Last Update: May 10, 2011

I hand-picked these sites to share resources which I feel are truly outstanding. This is not the kind of free-for-all list of worthless sites that you typically see elsewhere. I also have a separate page to show which sites authorized to use my “Recommended by the Wizard” seal. I don’t trade links. I picked the sites below because they’re quality sites, not because they might link back here. I won’t link to low-quality sites just because they might give me a link back. I don’t accept suggestions for this section either, because when I did that, 99.99% of the sites that webmasters suggested to me were worthless.

How to get a link. You can’t get your site listed here. I don’t trade links, I don’t sell links, and I don’t accept suggestions for additions, because when I did that I was inundated with suggestions for worthless sites. If I run across your site on my own, and I like it, then I’ll list it here.

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Blackjack
BJ21: The Blackjack Page This is mostly a bulletin board for blackjack players by gaming expert Stanford Wong. Free bulletin boards are provided but the for the good stuff you have to be a paid member. Blackjack Outcome Calculator This Javascript page will tell you the probability of winning more than any specified amount for any given number of hands and house edge. Nice idea! Casino Vérité Normally I don’t link to commerial sites, but this one merits an exception. Casino Vérité is blackjack card counting software. In addition to infomation about the software, there is a lot of good materal available about blackjack available for free on this web site.	Blackjack Data Repository This amazing site allows the user to input just about any set of blackjack rules, conditions, and skill level, and it will produce tables and graphs showing all kinds of statistics. Blackjack in Color Outstanding site, answering many common questions in blackjack with full color charts. One of the best resources, online or not, about card counting. Hit or Stand A site devoted to blackjack instruction. The highlight of the site is a flash game to test your knowledge of basic strategy. Other features include a bulletin board, basic strategy charts, and books for suggested reading.	Blackjack Australia Good site for blackjack rules and conditions in Australia. BlackjackDoc A very well done site for beginning to intermediate blackjack players. BlackjackInfo.com Has rules for blackjack and a form which will give you a basic strategy chart for any set of playing conditions.	Arnold Snyder’s Blackjack Forum This is a bulletin board hosted by one of blackjack’s greatest minds, Arnold Synder. Unlike other blackjack forums this one is totally free. Blackjack Basic Strategy Trainer A nice, simple, blackjack basic strategy game. Ken Uston’s Blackjack World The Official Ken Uston Web Site.
Craps
DiceSetter.com Just craps information. I’m skeptical about dice setting but here is another point of view on that.	NextShooter.com Lots of craps advice and information by a Las Vegas dealer. Memebership fee required.	Craps Math Works out the math on all the craps bets.
Pai Gow
Pai Gow Tiles Resource Center Tutorials on Pai Gow that are geared towards the beginner.
Poker
Poker Computations An educational site devoted to poker probabilities. Jazbo’s Home Page Lots of articles analyzing poker and video poker. No advertising. Highly recommended. Poker Pages Lots of information about poker. Poker Bonus Codes Gives you their opinion about the player strength at online poker rooms.	“Bullet Bob’s” PokerSyte.com This is one of the better poker sites out there, in my opinion. Review Poker Rooms Definitely a quality site with honest reviews and well written articles on poker. Light on advertising. Joker Poker Here is a good homemade site on the rules for various home poker games. Lots of interesting rule variations.	21 Ace Forums about poker and poker chips. PokerSites.com List driven site about online poker. The Poker Forum The name pretty much says it all.	Play Winning Poker The title states the purpose of the site well. TexasHoldem-Poker.com This is a nice site containing the basics of Texas Hold ’em strategy. CardsChat One of the better sites about online poker in my opinion. Lots of good information and lite on advertising.
Roulette
paroli.de This is a German site about roulette. I don’t understand what it says but the webmaster assured me that he knows all systems fail in the long run.
Slot Machines
VegasClick Guide to Slots Explains how slot machines work and debunks myths.	The Nickel Test A humorous study of the loosest nickel slots in Vegas.
Sports Betting
Covers Tracks the success rate of sports pickers to see who’s good and who’s not.	FootballCommentary.com Good statistics-based articles on football.	Gold Sheet This is where I get my college football data.
Video Poker
Leading Edge Design This is the web site of a game developer. Normally I stay away from commercial links but you can play some of their Flash games for free, including the interesting Multistrike video poker series. VP Insider The best source for video poker new and pay tables in my opinion. A paid membership is required. Jazbo’s Home Page Lots of articles analyzing poker and video poker. No advertising. Highly recommended.	Jeff Lotspiech’s Video Poker Page Strategy for various forms of video poker. Online Casino Gambling Directory Comparitive video poker pay tables for lots of online casinos. Bob Dancer Web site of the king of video poker. Articles, products for sale, and schedule of classes.	Video Poker Help Starts Here The best selection of pay table return tables, plus other information. vpFREE A 4000-member forum sharing information about the location of good games across the country.	Video Poker Tools This is a very nice site with calculators for lots of video poker variants. VPGenius The title is not overstated. On this site you can practice, run return calculations, and get strategies for hundreds of video poker games, among other features. No other site can compare for video poker training.