Backgammon requires skill and experience

Online gamblers looking for a change from their regular casino games such as poker or blackjack, but still needing a game with an element of skill to sustain their interest should consider backgammon. Thought to originate around 3000 years BC, backgammon is played on a board with two dice and fifteen checkers for each of the two players. Because it is a game played between two players and not against the bank, when played at an online casino the house will take a rake of the winnings, which at Ladbrokes for instance will vary between 1.25% and 2.5% depending on the amount won. Clearly, as with any game using dice there is an element of luck involved, but experience and strategy plays a major part when it comes to moving the checkers around the board. It is generally recognised that experienced backgammon players will eventually beat a novice, and as with poker new gamblers should always start with low stakes. The rules of backgammon can appear a little confusing at first, but we have detailed them on our backgammon page for new players, and most online casinos offer the free play option so that new backgammon gamblers can quickly learn how to move their checkers to their best advantage. Backgammon is a fascinating casino game and ideally suited to online poker gamblers who enjoy playing against other players and backing their skill and experience to beat their opponent. Backgammon gamblers will tell you that the throw of the dice is no more important than a good hand of poker when it comes to determining a winner. Give it a try.