Why Online Poker?

The rake may be lower online
Many of the online poker rooms offer a lower rate per hand than brick and mortar casinos. They
may still collect a higher rake per hour because typically they deal more hands per hour in an
online poker room. This is a benefit to players as they get to keep a bigger portion of the pots thatthey win. The only situation where it may not be a benefit to players is in a situation like heads-up poker where the rake is usually negotiable between the players and the poker room management but would not be online.

There is no tipping online
Tipping is a somewhat controversial topic. In brick and mortar casinos, a major part of the dealers’income comes from tips. However tips do eat up on potential profits from the winning players, and it increases the losses for the losing players. Online poker requires no tipping, you cannot tip even if you wanted to. This means the winning players will make more money and the losing playerscan play longer, or at least play more hands.