In principle, both online gambling and land-based gambling are the same thing. In the widest sense, in both situations you gamble, and you can probably win or lose. However, that’s just about the only thing they have in common. The fight over which is better will start here. Many people are still arguing on both sides of the coin, though really, the battle has yet to stop. To understand their points of argumentation and, hopefully, get to have a side of your own, an objective analysis is important.

The Convenience

In gambling, convenience is of high importance. You are suppose to have fun, thus why would you want to complicate matters any longer? Complications relating to the need for convenience regrettably arise naturally in online or land-based gambling.

These complications, for land-based gambling, have to do with the truth that casinos and gambling sites which are land-based are far away from each other. Las Vegas is the place you may go if modern gambling is what you truly want. There are no other casinos that comes close, aside from Las Vegas. So there are many of disadvantages in land-based gambling in convenience.

Then again, it is a much more accessible and convenient, doing it online. There is no sign present that the internet is stopping short of offering you a pleasing gambling experience, and it is everywhere.

Experience the Richness

Land-based casinos assures a richness of experience that you cannot get elsewhere, if you can gain access to it. The moment you hold your cards while playing poker or when you look at the ball rolling about the roulette table or as you press the button in playing slots, the richness can be experienced. Also, you get to see your opponents face-to-face. Online casinos can never have a bit of this. Since your entirely by yourself, and you get connected with your opponents by means of a Chat function, there is one I assume.

Safety and Security Issues

Security and safety are big issues in both online and land-based gambling. In online gambling, trusting a banking option can be hard to do. Above that, an online casino may close in on you any minute since it may be unstable enough. If worse comes to worst, this can bring about situation which is problematic. Land-based gambling is said to be the same where gamblers, aggravated at their losing streaks, becoming violent is always a threat.

The Winning Potential

Online casinos must have a third-party software for you to be sure of its fairness. With it, an online gambling site can be ascertained whether or not it can be trusted. In fact, if it says it’s fair, then your probability to win in online gambling can be sure as the same as that in land-based.

Customer Relations

From online casino to online casino, customer relations is relative. There are some online casinos that treat their customers finely, while some the opposite. Land-based goes the same, where the value for customer differ from one gambling joint to another.

Triggers are obstacles in our environment that can cause our subconscious to override our rational thought. When you make the decision not to gamble your subconscious mind wins out if you let the triggers get to you.

Once a compulsive gambler makes the conscious decision to stop gambling they should be proud of themselves. They should sit back, take a deep breathe and make plans for their future.

As the compulsive gambler goes about their daily routines they may get a call from a friend asking them to go to the gambling establishment. This is the one question that can throw a compulsive gambler back in time. The compulsive gambler should try and focus on the reasons they stopped gambling. At this point you need to pick up the telephone tell your friend that you don’t gamble anymore, need to take a break or not in the mood. It’s your choice how you deal with it. It’s always best to be upfront and honest if you want your recovery to accelerate.

One particular time I was relaxing watching the news and a gambling establishment commercial came on. The first thing I thought of was going back to the gambling establishment. I sat back and thought of all the reasons not to go and the positive changes in my life. As the news ended, it was announced that the gambling establishment was their new sponsor. The gambling establishments sponsor so many events. For example, the Fourth of July fireworks, various not for profit organizations and even local environmental improvements. I realized that the gambling establishments know how to bring back their gamblers. The states do the same type of advertising for their lotto drawings. These are triggers. Situations that will try to have your subconscious mind over rule all your rational thought. Confronting these triggers will prepare you for future events.

Then to top it off, you get mail from the gambling establishments offering you a luxury hotel room, tickets to the hottest shows and special incentive coupons. The gambling establishments do not care if you lose your home, family and friends. They are just there to take their money.

There are all different types of triggers which will affect each person differently based on the gambling they do.

Once a compulsive gambler stops gambling their mind seems clearer so they notice more. You may pass a billboard every day on your way to work. Not once did you ever notice what was written on it. Now you stop gambling you notice more. It’s a casino advertisement. This is another trigger. You can focus and continue on your way. I know of people who have actually turned their car around and went gambling. These are the obstacles you face on a daily basis.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has historically required that gambling winnings and gambling losses be separately accounted for. The reason for this has to do with the way gambling losses are deducted for tax purposes. Gambling losses are treated as an itemized deduction and reported on Schedule A of the individual income tax return (Form 1040). This creates a problem in the cases in which taxpayers cannot itemize (as is the case when a standard deduction is greater) or in which the taxpayer’s income exceeds a certain threshold (in which case the taxpayer loses part of their itemized deduction via a phaseout). In such cases the taxpayer does not get the full benefit of the gambling losses to offset against the gambling winnings. What the IRS is really after is the reporting and taxation of gross gambling winnings.

New Tax Rule:
According to a recent tax court case (Shollengerger, TC Memo 2009-36) taxpayers are allowed to net gambling winnings during a given day with gambling losses. This is a significant setback to the IRS. As an example, imagine if you were to win $2,000 in the morning at a casino and lose $900 later that afternoon. Prior to this court case, the IRS would require that you report the $2,000 in gambling winnings and then separately itemize the $900 in gambling losses on your tax return. The court instead ruled that the taxpayer in this case was permitted to net the gambling winnings for the day and report $1,100 as net gambling winnings instead of the $2,000 gross amount, the IRS mandated. The court went on to state that this “netting rule” only applied on a daily basis. It stated that a taxpayer could not net gambling winnings and losses for the entire year.

Irrespective of this change in reporting and taxation of gambling activities, there are specific accounting requirements for gambling activities. The IRS requires taxpayers to keep a diary or ledger of all gambling activities. This tax accounting requires the taxpayer to record the following information concerning various gambling activities:
1. Type of gambling activity
2. Location of gambling activity
3. Amounts won and amounts lost for every activity
4. Number of games played
5. Cost of Bingo cards purchased
6. Winnings for each Bingo card
7. Copies of Keno tickets validated by the gambling establishment
8. Copies of casino credit reports
9. Copies of casino check cashing records
10. Records of the number of races bet on (horse, harness, dog)
11. Amount of racing wagers
12. Amount of racing winnings and losses
13. Record of slot machine number
14. Record of slot machine winnings by date and time per machine
15. Table number played (blackjack, craps & roulette)

16. Table credit card data including where credit was issued

Magento says its “the world’s most flexible platform.” It’s true! Magento’s enhanced accessibility features, extended community, and omni-channel experiences make it a giant in the eCommerce world.

But with great power comes great responsibility

If you are building your eCommerce store with Magento, you need to tread carefully. A meticulously customized Magento store can boost your brand value and increase your conversion ratio. On the other hand, if you are unfamiliar with the fundamentals of Magento development process, it can affect the sales of your e-Store. Hiring Magento Developers won’t be a bad option either.

Although 13% of online merchants use Magento, one can’t comment on its success rate without using it. Let’s take a look at the list of things novice developers should keep in mind while developing their eCommerce store on Magento.

Use of Default Settings

Homepage: A customer would be less inclined to browse through your e-Store if it’s titled just ‘Home’. As per SEO algorithm, you need to use a primary keyword and, if necessary, a secondary keyword for your home page title.

Descriptions: If you’re using default descriptions, your search engine rankings are highly affected which, eventually, leads to poor user experience. Product descriptions are a crucial part of your website. If you are blatantly copying them from other e-stores, Google identifies the irregularities and automatically decreases the search engine ranking of your store. Thus, your product descriptions need to be fresh and unique to attract customer’s attention.

Magento XML Sitemap: Sitemap helps you in increasing the ranking of your e-Store on Google, Yahoo, and Bing. While designing your Magento store, remember to add sitemap for better search engine ranking

Layered Navigation Issues

Layered Navigation allows you to browse through multiple options on a single page. If you are using this feature, you can face a lot of obstacles (overlapped categories, obscured images, and slow page response time). You can’t expect the visitor to wait for the page to load. To fix this issue, you can follow these steps:

Stop search engine crawlers to crawl via your pages
Use Ajax navigation to enable visitors to filter the product easily.
You can always embed Magento premium extensions such as Layered Navigation Pro to resolve this issue.
Bad Choice of Themes

Magento has plenty of beautiful themes designed to fit your e-Store of all shapes and sizes. If you select a theme which you think suits your e-Store best, you might be making a mistake. You need to look at it from the customer’s point of view and choose a theme which is easily navigable and makes your website more user-friendly. Follow the steps given below for better theme performance:

Always choose a simple theme. A heavy theme can slow your website loading time. A good website page should load within 20 microseconds.
Always choose a user-friendly theme. Always!
Unresponsive Site
Today, a responsive and clean website makes a good first impression. If it’s compatible on different devices and can be viewed on several browsers, your Magento store is packed and ready to go. On the other hand, an unresponsive website can affect the conversion ratio and prove to be detrimental for your brand. Ensure that you fall in the former category.

Shared Resources and Server

If you link your Magento store with other online stores and sites, it can reduce the loading speed and compromise the security of your website. Shared resourcing can largely affect the sales of your Magento store. To configure your website properly, select a server which is safe from hackers and spammers. MySQL and PHP5 are considered to be best options.

Your Magento store is a powerful platform. You should try to exploit it to the fullest. Taking advantage of its scalable administrative features, you can create a website which expresses your idea vividly. And if you ever face difficulty while developing your e-Store, you can always go to Magento’s forum and put your query there to get a speedy answer. The Magento community is a group of Magento consultants who volunteer to make Magento more accessible to the people around the world.