Inside a casino, the tables come in all sizes and shapes, from the long rectangle table of craps to the oval table of poker to the half-round crescent table of blackjack. And the term ‘table’ is their only similarity.  Unspoken conventions seem to govern the casino table games. Most casino visitors have discovered from previous experience to avoid the common taboos: holding the cards with both hands, touching your chips at the betting circle after the hands are dealt, and throwing the poor tiny dices so hard that they fly wildly over the rail and finally end up in somebody’s cocktail. This article includes a simplified overview of the common main table games that you usually find in a casino.

For some people, the intimidation factor of casino table games is simply too much to bear.  Even the shyest gambler can enjoy a comforting time at gambling machines -no need to face bluffing from your opponents, no angry players if you stand or hit wrongly, and no embarrassment when you forget table rules. The lone gambler fights a machine (or in some cases a loony gambler fights several machines simultaneously).  On a side note, this is why lots of players prefer to play at an online casino.