Online Poker

Poker is a game that has always been popular, and with the access provided by the internet, it has become explosive, reaching new levels in terms of participation. Canadians are among the people who have "bought in," and they continue to do so, taking advantage of everything the technology has to offer.

The Top 10 Canadian Online Casino Sites

Featured in the listing below are a selection of the top 10 Canadian player focused online casinos. Each of these casinos are licensed and regulated, powered by top rated casino software and offer a huge selection of slots, blackjack and other fun games.

Casino Rank	Bonus	Software	Payout	Rating
#1 CAD$ 1200 Microgaming 98.32% 4.8 Visit | Download | Review #2 CAD$ 1818 Playtech 97.43% 4.6 Visit | Download | Review #3 CAD$ 1250 Microgaming 98.21% 3 Visit | Download | Review #4 CAD$ 1600 Microgaming 98.58% 4 Visit | Download | Review #5 CAD$ 850 Microgaming 96.60% 4.4 Visit | Download | Review #6 CAD$ 1600 Microgaming 98.41% 4.8 Visit | Download | Review #7 CAD$ 1000 Microgaming 96.40% 4.5 Visit | Download | Review #8 CAD$ 750 Microgaming 98.00% 4.3 Visit | Download | Review

Online Poker - For Canadian Players

Poker is a game many people have played since they were very young, and so it is really no wonder that if it is somehow made to be much more accessible, it is going to have more people who engage in it.

The internet was one thing that certainly helped in that regard. But then there was a kicker of sports, and that was the exposure the game got on television. The World Series of Poker had been a long-standing institution in the game, but it was the advent of the World Poker Tour that brought coverage of the game, and the prominent players in it, to the masses. When that happened, more people became attracted to the game, and the online venue facilitated it.

Of course, some of the players who excel in the brick and mortar atmosphere don't do as well in online poker, and vice versa. To an extent, the dynamics of those versions of the games are a lot different. It's easy to explain, when you consider that studying an opponent's actions or "tells" is regarded as an essential element to playing the game at a high level. That obviously doesn't happen when you are playing against someone at a virtual table.

That's not to say there isn't a sense of interactivity and even community in an online poker game. The technology makes it possible for chat to exist in most online poker rooms, so the players can "talk' to each other. This is, in many cases, a very important component to the online game.

You'll find a lot of creative poker bonus offers available for you, but you have to keep another thing in mind: poker is not a game where you are playing against the house. Instead, the house usually takes a "rake' from the money that is put into the game. It's all player vs. player, and the game that is at the forefront of the vast majority of online poker games is Texas Hold 'em, which is the version of poker that has been made wildly popular on television.

Canadians know that the legal atmosphere surrounding poker, and all forms of gaming, is something that is often left up to interpretation. However, no Canadians get arrested for playing poker online, and that needs to be emphasized. Any "heat' that had been incurred by online poker rooms during 2010 and 2011 came mostly as a result of the violation of United States laws, so this is not necessarily something that should cause a lot of apprehension on the part of Canadian poker players, who can use a Visa or MasterCard to deposit, as well as eCheck, and electronic wallets like Click2Pay, ClickAndBuy, InstaDebit or Skrill (the re-branding of Moneybookers).