网上赌博与现实赌场的赌博是有很大不同的，这没有任何的争议。在某些方面来看，它可能会比现实中的赌场赌博会更好，而从另些方面来看则是糟糕透顶。下面是关于网上赌博的优点和缺点，这是以我个人的经验为基础，再用一个“实”赌场赌博与之相比较。

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　　1、网上赌博是一个竞争激烈的行业，很多赌场为了与你保持业务将提供大量优惠。许多人成为新客户可能会提供注册奖金，他们的资金将会增加其初始保证金的10％到50％。有些人会随机将钱或其他存款资金存入客户的帐户，使其放弃休假而到赌场下注。

　　2、规则通常比现实中的赌场的会好。

　　3、您不必为了去赌场而长途跋涉，赌场就在你自己家里。

　　4、您不必遭受真正的赌场烦恼，如吸烟者。

　　5、你不觉得有义务给服务员小费。

　　弊：

　　1、你必须耐心等待将现金钱兑换成现金。除了赌场的等待时间外，信用卡也经常延误。您的信用卡按照标准一般要两到四个星期来兑现。最快的借记卡大约也要3到5个工作日。

　　2、客户服务可以是参差不齐的，这取决于你玩的地方。有些地方通过电子邮件和免费电话号码提供一流的服务。其他的则需要几天的时间回复电子邮件，没有已知的电话号码，一般看来他们只是不想被人打扰，但是你的钱除外。

　　3、玩家在发生争议时，没有权力发起控诉。通常协议上会说，赌场可以弥补一部份，因为他们去赌场的话，在最终的比赛中会发生争执。

　　4、如果你在很多地方使用您的信用卡或借记卡，这将是一个噩梦。因为交易的地点显示的很少会是赌场的名称，而是指定的商业银行。

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　　The Pros and Cons of Online Casino Gambling

　　There can be no debate that online gambling is a lot different than gambling in a physical casino. In some ways it is better and in some ways it is worse. Below are my pros and cons of online gambling, based on my personal experiences, compared to gambling in a "real" casino.

　　The Pros

　　Online gambling is a competitive business and many casinos will offer a lot to get and keep your business. Many will offer sign-up bonuses to new customers, adding 10 to 50% of their initial deposit to their bankroll （see below for more on this subject）。 Some will randomly deposit money in customer accounts and others will give away vacations for specified levels of total money bet.

　　The rules are usually better than in physical casinos.

　　You don't have to travel long distances. The casino is in your own home.

　　You don't have to suffer real casino annoyances, like smokers.

　　You don't have to feel obligated to tip.

　　The Cons

　　You have to be patient about getting your money after you cash out. In addition to waiting periods on the casino end there are also delays on the credit card end. Two to four weeks is the norm for the time between cashing out and your credit appearing back on your credit card. Debit cards are much faster taking only about 3 to 5 business days.

　　Customer service can be spotty depending on where you play. Some places offer great service via e-mail and a toll-free number. Others take several days to reply to an e-mail, have no known telephone number, and generally seem like they just don't want to be bothered aside from taking your money.

　　The player has no power or authority to turn to in the event of a dispute. Usually in the player agreement it says the casino can make up the rules as they go and in the event of a dispute the casino's word is final.

　　If you play at a lot of places your credit/debit card statement will be a nightmare to balance. Transactions seldom indicate the name of the casino you played at but instead specify the merchant bank.