For those of you who are into online poker, blackjack, roulette and other popular online casino games, it might be a good idea for you to check out this Web portal first: Online Casino Bluebook. It’s a resource site that shows a list of the top 10 online casinos, among other things.

The site is designed very simply — but I guess the operators of onlinecasinobluebook.com don’t seem to care much for Web 2.0 eye candy. Don’t be fooled by the text-only interface of the site. It really does contain very useful information for avid online gamblers, as well as for beginners who would like to start out the right way.

From the front page, you are given a bird’s-eye view of the most widely-used online casinos, with helpful details, such as each casino’s payout rate. And then there’s a review article for each entry — something that can come in handy when you can’t decide which link to click from this nifty bluebook.

For the total newbie, this site has some basic manuals for playing the most common casino games, such Texas Hold’em poker. After that, check out their game strategy tips as well.