Welcome to our Beginners guide. We are glad to have you and hope to share a little wisdom with you and get you well prepared for all you Online game play in the future.
Firstly let’s just remove a couple of myths.
1) It is not complicated to play either Casino Bingo or Poker online and placing Sports Bets is just as easy.
2) You do not need to be a computer whiz to download and run the software, it really is very simple.
So lets get down to business, we will assume that the following information applies across all form of Online Games no matter whether its Casino or Poker. If something is specific we will mention it.
So with that out of the way what do you need to know? Well you have made the first step correctly, you are taking the time to read a guide. This will be a serious read as the information is vitally important, we are talking about your cash after all.
So make yourself a cup of coffee and get settled in.

Where should you choose to play?

This can at first glance seem easy, you may seen an advert in a magazine for an Online Casino, you may have seen a television advert for an online Bingo site. They are all great but what you must remember is there are literally thousands of sites, thousands of offers and they all want you playing there.
If you are in the UK you will be well aware of the comparison sites such as “Compare the Market.com” and “Confused.com” these sites take all the information from all the insurance companies and compile the best deal for you.

They have one advantage over the Online Gambling industry, and that is the insurance companies they offer have already been checked by the arm of the Government that regulates the Insurance industry.
The Online Gambling Industry has no body to regulate it, some of the sites may be in the UK but many, in fact the majority are not.
So what can we do about this? Well we at Calida Gaming have over 25 years experience in the Gambling Industry and have been directly involved in the Online industry ever since it was first created.
This gives us the ability to know who is behind the sites, who is running them and where they are based. Now that last one might seem a bit irrelevant, after all why should you care which beach the management choose to lye on at the weekend?
Well let me tell you.
The location is also the regulating jurisdiction and this is the governing body that is supposed to ensure you get fair play. There are many very good ones, the UK and Gibraltar being the highest 2 (UK and Gibraltar are just about the same thing when it comes to law) Malta is well regulated and Guernsey is another popular one.
Now you could simply base your choice of who to play with on that info and be done with it. But that would be a mistake as some of the companies operating outside those jurisdiction’s are still some of the leaders in the industry.
This is where it gets tricky, how can you tell who is safe and who is not? Well you can leave that to us, thats how.
Not only does our current Board of Directors have those many years of direct experience, they can trace that back over a further three generations. When a family has been in an industry that long it is simply in the blood. We can smell the proverbial rat from a mile away.
Use our expertise and choose from our list of Certified Partner companies, it would be a safe bet to assume our current favorite is at the top of the list.
Right so you know where you are going to choose from, but what are you looking for?
If you are new to all this then you do need to consider a few things.
For Casino players this is not an issue as all our partners offer new players a great experience, Bingo and Sports Betting are also not an issue. Poker however is not the same.

Online Poker

If you are new to Poker you need to be aware that you are what is called a “Fish” and the more experience players are called “Sharks”. You know what is coming next, Sharks swim about looking for Fish to eat!!
This is not an issue that can or even should keep you away as there are things you can do. You are new and you are a beginner, so play like it. There is no lesson in getting carried away and losing all you pot straight away other than you should have read this bit twice, your Poker skills will not improve like that.
No the way to go is actually very simple, first you need to choose a Poker site that will offer you “New Player Free Rolls”. A Free Roll is a Poker tournament that you can enter for nothing but the prize money is very real, actual cash.

A New Player Free Roll is a Poker tournament that is just for “New Players” this means you are playing against other people who are new to this just like you.
They are great ways to feel the excitement of playing Poker, don’t forget that some of todays top players in the world learnt their skill by playing online just like you.
You can also play at “Free Tables” if when you registered you only signed up as a free player, you will not win any real cash this way and although we would recommend it to start with, it is not a very good way of improving your skill as a player.
You will quickly find that everyone who is playing for pretend money will play some very stupid Poker, going all in with no cards and generally not playing with any consistency.

As I say this is a good way to learn how the software works and get comfortable with it. To improve your skill you need to play for real money.
Now don’t run away after reading that, you will be okay. You will be ok because you will follow our guide.

PLAY FOR THE SMALLEST AMOUNTS THAT YOU CAN TO START WITH.

Was that clear enough? Pick the Poker tables that have the smallest blinds and start there, sure you will not become a millionaire playing at those tables but you will learn to play and when you get it wrong, and you will, you will not be hurt financially just your new found Poker Pride.
Our current top recommendation for Online Poker is William Hill, they have all your bases covered and their “New player Free Roll Tournaments” are worth £1000 and you get entry into Two of them. The have a great Deposit Bonus Scheme and there are lots of small stake tables for you to cut your teethe on. We believe you will really enjoy playing here
Ok so that the basics of how to get going with Online Poker, What about Online Casinos?

Online Casino

Well this is where it gets a little easier, just stick to the rules above as far as picking your Online casino goes but remember when you are playing at the Casino you are not playing against the other casino users so no need to worry about those pesky Sharks here.
Again William Hill are our top brand for June. They are giving away £30 Free to anyone who registers an account. Yes that was Free.
This offer was first tried by Ladbrokes and it was for £25. We thought that was amazing and they held out top spot for a while. William Hill have come along and blown them into the water.
Remember this is Free Cash not a deposit match. You will get them as well at William Hill casino.

Online Bingo

Again all the same rules apply when choosing your Bingo site, told you it was simple! And again our current top pick is William Hill. Their Bingo offering is running on the Virtue Fusion software and it is the best in the world. They are also giving away Free cash in the Bingo rooms too.
When you sign up and spend your first £10 you will get a nice gift of £25 from those William Hill boys.
And last but not least,
Sports Betting

This is a little different but only in the sense that you need to trust your Bookmaker. We have been Bookmakers for Generations so we know all about this. Remeber if the odds seem too good to be true then they probably are.
What is the oldest name in Bookmaking? Yes you guessed it William Hill
Now this sounds like a promotion, but remember we change our top pick every month so you always get the best deal that is available.
So you are all set up, you have your new accounts open and are having fun. Now remember what we said
Play Safe Play within your Limits And most of all have a great time doing it.
Oh and email us if you have any more questions.
The Calida Gaming team.