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This question pop out on my mind after I watch a video of Poker tournament on a physical casino, I guess playing physically really have some difference, we can consider the pressure from the crowd and of course, your opponent himself. There are so many factors to consider while playing online you can relax and think carefully. That Video I watch, the opponent is being bluffed by going all-in with 0 to 100 odds in favor of his opponent but his opponent fold because of the pressure. I am not playing on physical casinos, I want to know what is your experiences about this guys, not only poker but including other games?

I have never been betting in real casinos, but I guess it would be easier for online casino to cheat you then real world casino.
Advantage for online casino is speed, and you can play it from anywhere you are

At the present, the only difference which i can see is that all physical casinos are closed and online casino are still operational in
covid-19 Pandemic.

^ Thank you for bringing this topic here but it is already discussed so many times. Look at this thread, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5231955.0. The comparison of crypto online gambling and the physical gambling casino. The most reason is all about the current disaster happened, the pandemic COVID-19 that we must stay at home and avoid crowded places like the physical casinos.
Nevertheless, here are more related discussions.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3803542.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1612298.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1399838.0

The difference between online and physical casino is that online casino can be played virtually using devices such as smartphones and laptops and you need to use digital money to use it as payments. While physical casino, it can be played in reality that you can play with your opponents face to face and you are using physically money as a payment.

Online casinos and physical casinos were almost the same. The difference that I have understood is the accessibility. Online casinos can be used from home, while for using physical casinos we need to reach the specific places. With online casinos it is possible to verify, but each and everything runs based on the script. With physical casinos everything is transparent and happens infront of our eyes.

The difference for me is, in physical casinos, you are able to be with lots of people. You will feel the joy and the feeling of something that you can only feel inside the physical casino, it is a feeling that is unexplainable.

And for example, just like what you have said, in poker, players are able to bluff effectively because of the pressure they can express to their opponents. If you play online, you can't really tell if your opponent is bluffing or not.

Surely I guess at this moment of the pandemic disease online casino is clearly have its advantage and reliability since it would be better to use it and safer than going to a physical casino, either way for sure casino today are close since governments are having their safety measures avoiding events or large crowds since it might have the risk of coronavirus.

When it comes to the game itself it was pretty much the same even the rules and but it might not be fair when it comes to luck since the luck online could be manipulated through the codes or script use.

Thanks for pointing this threads, I will check and read comments that satisfy my question. If I am satisfied and got the point maybe I will lock this thread. Yeah, We should avoid playing on physical casinos in this time of crisis, and I guess casinos are also close now. We can shift to online casinos and explore.

   Difference is huge! But as some people like crowd and thrill from playing and winning, and others can
see that, some people like quiet place and to relax after hours of working day and just chill. By that I mean
nice music, nice drink and relaxation of home! In my older ages I prefer second one, it suits me more! And
combination of gambling and crypto-currencies makes everything easy, and I think I will not visit growded
physical casinos anymore!

For blackjack you can see the number of decks being used and them cutting the boot. Which favors the players with the dealer less likely to get a blackjack countering your hand.
In the online versions you can not see how many decks they are playing with and could be an infinite amount of decks which would favor the casino.
We were discussing this very thing in an online chat on one of the casinos just last night actually. ;)

Physical casinos may not be practical. You may not be able to reach all the time. I think this is the most important difference here. Online casinos are always with you with an internet connection 24/7.
Online casinos are always practical. If you want, you can reach online casinos even while walking on the road.

Of course, there is also the issue of security. Generally, physical casinos are reliable because they are legally regulated. But there are a lot of scam platforms about online casino. For this reason, we should definitely investigate before getting involved.

I personally think there is a big difference in the limits. And also the degree of commitment what it is like to bet a large amount.
If you are rich and you have a significant amount in your bank account, it is easier to put it online in your account. Hypothetically, you could simply put 100,000 USD into your account and bet at roulette. I don't see people doing that very quickly in a Physical casino.
The main difference now is that Physical casinos are (almost) all closed. Online casinos are now over. But besides that, the threshold is also much lower to take a gamble online. There are also plenty of people who live somewhere where there is no casino nearby. Online casinos therefore have many advantages, but also certain disadvantages. It just depends on how you look at it and which points you value.

Just looking at the eyes of the player, you can understand the conditions of the game in favour of yourself. In online gambling, reading emotions is impossible. Some websites offer a chat for discuss but the trolls usually make a newbie bluffs there with nonsense content.

 
 I guess one of the main ones is the thrill and the adrenaline rush. Maybe people who have gambled online with more money than they should know the feeling of the rush, don't get me wrong when you bet on a hand of aces and you get a river 7 and lose to someone with two sevens who shouldn't even be that late and call your raises and give up instead of keep trying anyway knows what I am talking about the rush, however even thats not enough, in the real place those casinos have some sort of a "feeling", like you are in a place where illegal stuff are allowed in a way, which is mostly true because casinos are illegal in almost everywhere except few places all spread around the world, so actually being in one is like legally doing the illegal type of feeling which gives you this amazing feeling that I can't explain.

You should check it now and seek to those answer you do seek.We dont need an another thread that do talks about the difference between online and physical casinos yet this had been
talked for how many times already. Lock this thread once you had able to do so.

on topic thing - we know on what are the differences among the two.Physical and online? Ambiance is the one and this is why some people do really prefer on playing physically due for that reason.
Theres nothing can beat out in terms experience when you are dealing with people in front of you. The thrill the excitement all of those will surely be felt.

There are a lot of differences in playing online and realtime casino. Some people find it more entertaining to play realtime casino because you can interact with other players. On the other hand, online casino brings a lot of conveniences compared to realtime casinos. There are certain things you cannot do online which you can do realtime such as different strategies like bluffing,m or intimidating an opponent.

Yep, I think the same as you. Even if I also never played on physical casinos, I can understand a bit from various sources to know the information. The environmental atmosphere is the main difference besides some other small differences. Since we meet directly with our opponents in playing gambling, it must have a different feeling than when play online gambling. It should give us more challenge and desire to win, I guess it can be a bit hard to control emotion there.  ;D

that is true when it comes to poker and other player vs player games  . you or your oponent can read each others mind and make move based on appearances  . if you can stand the pressure on offline gambling then you will be fine   .

 gamblers think its hard to gamble offline than on online but on other gambling games i think its fine and experience was fun because you can feel the classic vibe and the ambiance of the place   . i have tried both but im more obssesed playing online using cryptos  .

Of course it is very different when you are inside a physical casino, let say when you play poker tournaments. (1) you can actually see your opponents, you can read him through his body language, unlike online poker tournaments, (2) the crowd, it can distract you and lost your focus when you hear people behind you, that's why poker players have learn how to became mentality tough and not be affected by the crowd. (3) obviously, you can talk to players themselves, sort of feeling it out, more of a psychology, or psyching your opponents, most poker players are really good at it.

Of course between online casino and physical casino are very different. Therefore I prefer online casinos, because it can be more
convenient and relax. But for people who like pressure will be more challenged to do physical casino. We return to each of us,which
one is more preferred. Because this is just a matter of taste, because for me the physical casino is only a spectacle, and therefore
until now I prefer gambling online.

Advantages of online casinos exceed those of physical ones. I don't think we even have provably fair on physical casinos, which is a big disadvantage and makes your point about online casinos being easier to cheat invalid. Your identity is also hidden on online ones (at least on crypto casinos) so nobody knows who you really are unless you expose yourself. Now that we're locked down too, everything is going digital so there goes the physical casino addiction too :D

It should feel nice to physically gamble especially that socialization is part of the game most of the time, but I'd rather play a fair session than get distracted by friends & cheated on by the casino at the same time.

I think you missed OP's point, he is trying to ask the difference in a poker game online vs traditional based tournaments. So there's a lot of difference and I think most users who understand the question have replied.

I would just answer my preference, I still go with the land based casino if I'm going to play poker, atmosphere is very intense, you can directly look at your opponent and says "I got you with the bluff", LOL, so it's very friendly and competitive at the same time.

The ambiance and the experience, in online casinos you are just sitting in a couching and using your desktop, laptop or even cellphone in order to do gambling. The online casinos are suitable for people who are lazy to go to physical casinos. I often go and played both online and physical casino but based on my experiences, there are a lot of differences.

First is the ambiance, when you feel stressed; the ambiance of the physical casinos are good and it help you to relieve your stress. Second is the excitement, especially if you are playing poker because you do it physically and there are audiences. You can also read people's mind base on their emotions. The 3rd is the experience, it is really different because especially in the inner feeling because you do it in real and not just touching or clicking rolls in the desktop or cellphone.

There are many different things between online and physical casinos and one of this is the way of thinking of players. There are some difference between the way of thinking of player between those two casinos because of some reason. Crowd is the number one reason for the players to get pressured and lose his good thinking. Online casino users can also have pressure if his family doesn't know that he is doing online gamling and he always keeping it.

The fundamental difference between online casinos versus physical casinos is the atmosphere of the game. Physical casino allow players to know more about their opponents while playing and the atmosphere of a physical casino will also be a special attraction for players where there are many people who might watch us play. There is a different sensation between online and physical.

But the problem is that physical casino keep players away from home and spend a lot of time there. There is another pressure faced by physical casino players and maybe it comes from his family. Addicted to playing at a physical casino really allows the players to get bigger problems when compared to online casinos. If you win a lot and want to go home, then you have to be very careful because there might be people who want to take your win by force and we have the potential to experience physical violence.

But in online casinos, cases like this will not happen because we play anonymously and not many people know us and how much we have won because we can play anywhere even in the bedroom. This is what makes online casinos more practical and safer for players.

The difference is when you are playing online casino, you can't read your opponent. We all know that the poker is a bluffing game so one of the factor to win there is to look at your opponent and read his/her move. I think that is one of the factor why playing poker online is not that popular cause it is not going to be a skill game anymore if it's online. As for other game as long as it is not a skill based game, the online casino is in advantage.

I doubt that you can have the relaxation just from the comfort of your home when you are playing. Yes, the opponents can't see your body language and you can't be pressured by their "killer eyes" but that goes for everyone. It's part of the game to read your opponent and with the body language factor gone, it also becomes harder for you to read their move.


This could have happened also even if it was done online. The player who folded thought the other guy has a stronger hand that's why they folded. The opponent can still put pressure on you whether the game was held on physical casinos or online casinos.

There are so many difference between online and physical casino and as you have mention the pressure around you when you are at the casino unlike when you are comfortably playing at your place.
The bluffs or poker face when we are playing at a casino we couldn't make it effective when we are playing online and of course the interaction we could see our opponents face to face and talk to them.
When you are playing in physical casino you could see or feel their pressure so  you could use it against them of course this could also be used as a bluff.
There are games that is better played offline to have more fun and hang out with our friends.

I am not playing gambling at the casino, but I feel the pressure is there at online gambling. And I got that feeling before I reduce my time in gambling. Somehow, I can't tell what kind of the pressure but that feeling will be at the table. When you can feel it, I think you get that feeling. I don't know what it's named, but for me, it looks at something heavy press me without giving me a room to breathe.

Regulation. If you're playing on a land based casino you can guarantee they go through routine audits to ensure they're paying out players fairly on their bets and that their slot machines aren't rigged to vacuum up money. Nearly every Bitcoin gambling site has a provably fair tab to ensure their bets are fair but some systems are flawed because players don't bother to check them. Reputable casinos don't have this issue but you also have exit scams that will take place and rob you of your deposits/balances. Other times they'll just KYC and you're screwed because they'll legally take your balance away when you try to withdraw.

Reading facial movements is very important when dealing with bluffing, this kind of skills is very useful to those offshore players, a lots of time experienced gamblers find this strategy as advantage.
While with online gamblers, those who also playing skill based gambling, it's tough as you are not seeing your opponents and there's no facial reactions to read up and mostly you are basing your position with luck to back you up.

without a room to breathe ? man thats a bit exage  . i can only suggest that you should try first playing on the actual game  , that is to see your doubts was true or not because you know not all gambler are the same  . some think that live casinos are scary but not until they start trying it  .

while existing casino players already know the aura inside it so they can refrain from playing on it and switch to online  . both types of casinos have pros and cons depending on the gamblers , you should know that if what fits you the most .

The difference between online and physical casino is in an online casino, you can play anytime and anywhere by yourself, and without anyone interfering you physically and mentally. While in a physical casino, you can experience everything you can experience, including the pressure, to be deceived by your opponent, and even to interact with other people.

In a physical casino, you will feel the ambiance and the excitement that you won't be able to feel when playing online. Especially if you are playing poker, you can exchange words with your opponents that you can use to increase your strategy in bluffing. You can also read their movements/actions to know their possible move that is impossible to do in online gambling.

The big difference is that in a physical casino even if you are playing poker or slot machines or even table games you are not concentrated to the maximum.The atmosphere itself is different in a physical casino with music,drinks and cigarettes all over the place together with people moving around.I cannot play in these conditions so I like 100% more the online casinos where you decide when,where and in what ambient you like playing.In games of skill like poker this greatly enhance your chances to win.

I guess you could replicate that experience with things like online virtual casino(does VR/AR casino even exist yet?). You could actually have real virtual crowd on VR. Though that will probably depend on the amount of real people you can get to view your games. I think I'd prefer to play more in the "no-crowd" games though.

There is a Big difference because in Physical Gambling you can see thru opponent eyes their reactions each deals.
nope i think crowd dont matter because in Live casino silence is what we observe so destruction don't matter mostly.
In most games Card games this matters since games from this are the one who can observe the opponents reactions from every movement they made.

I like Casinos because of the social interaction you can feel with others. Not the one where it's player against player interaction ( though that's also one of the factors ) but rather the interactions between other players you aren't against with. An example is when I'm playing slots, just talking with the person beside me is a unique experience in of itself. Not to mention the countless people working which you can talk with, is more than enough to make me play in a casino. It's quite enjoyable tbh. It's like my purpose changed from gambling to instead socializing. Ofc, if we were strictly talking about gambling, then the pressure in casinos is incomparable to online gaming. Just the fact that you can see other people's facial expressions is added pressure already tbh. 

When you play a physical casino, you need to have good mental and good control over yourself because you will meet so many people that will push you and defeat you. If you don't have good mental and control, I am afraid that it won't take too long to see you will lose your money. But that will be different if you play at online gambling because you don't meet anyone except yourself, and even your opponent will not have a chance to bluff you. But you will have another challenge that you need to defeat, which is feeling greediness to chase more winnings.

I have never tried going to any big casinos cause I think there's always a barrier between rich gamblers and to those who are not. I feel like that physical casino is not for me. The crowd, the environment, it's very different from what I know. That's why I prefer to gamble online because I don't have to deal with the other factors since I can gamble at any place I am comfortable with. However, I have tried gambling physically but the place is not really the typical casino vibe. It's a small and simple physical gambling which I sometimes do. With it, I don't have to worry about the environment because it feels like I belong, and I don't have to worry about what others will say. The experience with playing online and physical is different but they can both fulfill my gambling wants, though I still prefer online the most.

This has been discussed here several times.
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This is the latest one that can be use to continue the discussion about this topic.
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Having some people with you while you play in gambling is also a factor why gambling is enjoyable, you can hang up with a lot of people. Also, it is very boring if you play gambling in front of a screen, you can't talk to the screen of your gadget. Playing together with you friends in a physical gambling is more likely a bonding, you can talk with anyone and share your thoughts about a certain thing.

For me, I hate gambling inside the house as that is not the right place and the right time, to gamble. When you're inside the house, your attention should be in your family and not in gambling that's why I don't prefer online gambling. There are a lot of time for you to gambling outside but not in the that you have a bond with your family.


That's right, it is hard to play poker online because there are people who are confident enough in playing online. It is also hard to read the faces of your opponent in poker when you can't literally see their faces while in game. While in physical gambling, you can apply strategy and good decision making so that you can win your money.

I think this will vary to the kind of game you like to play, if its poker, it's more secured to play in a physical casino than in online casino, that's why the tournament with big money at stake are not done online.

For me, I would only play online for sports betting and some fun games, which are luck based games.

As far as poker is concerned, I would prefer to just play it online or with people I personally know. I guess I am not well-equipped in terms of playing with your emotion and bluff it out with other poker players. But those who are seriously into poker might prefer the real life games rather than online. Real life poker games must be a lot more fun to them than playing it online. After all, poker is more like a game of minds than just a mere game of cards.

Thanks for your reply guys, I am having fun reading all of it one by one. I got the answers to my question and I guess I am not the first one to ask this question or started a similar topic like what I have posted. I am locking this thread now. Thanks for the visit.
Anyways Keep safe guys from this covid crisis.