Archive for August, 2006
Mini Casino Games. Just right for the top corner of your screen while you cruise the net or wait on sports results (or are actually s’posed to be doing something else…).
Canbet Casino sent us an announcement today about their new mini casino games. Intrigued, our intrepid and somewhat casino-weary testers clicked through to Canbet.com assuming they were in for something tacky and useless…
Surprise! Canbet Casino seems to have got these little beauties just right.
Mini casino games? Huh?
Little Flash Casino Games – no sign-on or account needed for unlimited free play – or play for real out of your Canbet Sports betting (or Casino) account. Each game comes up in a cool little window you can easily move around, minimise or hide (if you’re actually at work 🙂 ).
So what can I play?
Well… we like the mini BlackJack – and even mini PaiGow Poker – was pretty cool. (7 table/card mini casino game treasures await you at Canbet including Roulette, Craps, Let em Ride, Tri-Card Poker… oh yeah and Baccarat).
Canbet have also added 6 funny Mini slots games you can play as background to what you’re really doing. Our testers were not so fussed for these but hey…1×3-reel and 5×5-reel video slots that you can play instantly – and free if you like – good for that quick slots-fix!
We played all nine Canbet Video Poker mini games – they’re surprisingly entertaining and we suggest you try a few.
Here’s a few screen shots. Tempted for a look? Here’s the link again. To play these Mini casino games simply look for the little pink ‘F’ logo on the Canbet site and click! Easy as.
August 8th, 2006
If you’ve been looking for great online Blackjack that’s played with just one deck here are 2 top casinos we recommend.
Very few online Casinos offer 1 Deck Blackjack but it’s the best place to start to really get to grips with the game. Great for card counting practice too! (Some casinos don’t even tell you how many decks are being dealt…)
Unfortunately neither of our recommended casinos accept Americans playing for real – but USA residents can play at both unlimited for free (let’s not debate the fun factor of ‘free Blackjack’).
- Eurobet Casino
- VC Casino
Eurobet Casino – owned and operated by the Coral Eurobet Group as part of Gala – Europe’s biggest betting & gaming company. Safe and secure. (EUROBET CASINO REVIEW HERE) – GO TO EUROBET CASINO
Victor Chandler Casino (VCCasino) – owned and operated by Victor Chandler International – a leading UK bookie for the last 60 years. Licenced in Gibraltar so they adhere to tough gaming laws and are ultra legitimate! (VCCASINO REVIEW HERE) – GO TO VCCASINO
By the way the house edge on single hand single deck Blackjack at both casinos is about 0.11%.
Screen shots: (Both casinos run Chartwell Casino Software and offer the one-deck Blackjack as single or multi-hand games.
Good luck at the tables from the team at CasinoLabRat!
August 6th, 2006
We’re often asked why some of the “big name” online casinos are not in the CasinoLabRat.com recommended casinos list.
Easy. We don’t recommend them!
All our recommended sites are safe, secure and will provide you with good casino gaming.
We include mainstream industry-leading casinos (like The Palace Group’s Spin Palace and Ruby Fortune Casinos or Trafalgar Gaming’s 32Red & Dash Casinos). Safe as houses – and Microgaming Software based. We’ve also included some “little guys” – safe and offering some variety (eg MANSION Casino) or an integrated sportsbook/casino/poker choice that offers good value (eg Bet365)
Our team assess a whole host of casinos every quarter and score them against a range of standard criteria (see test method for more – or about us if you’re really keen!)
There ARE some really shonky, high risk – even rogue – online casinos out there all competing fiercely for your money. Some are barely properly registered companies let alone able to be trusted to professionally manage your casino account! No fun in that!
Even “the big guys” do not always get it right – and it often involves demonstrating a total lack of respect for their players. Other failures include repeated casino software problems, random system outages (like they don’t believe in a 7×24 casino), too many banking irregularities, support with chronic attitude problems, SPAM and Pop-up marketing campaigns that drive you nuts, Bonuses with playthrough requirements that vary like the wind, no reasonable explanation for “oddities” like unexpected duplicate cards on screen or obviously dodgy game settings… the list goes on (and just gets longer with each quarterly evaluation!)
Our legal advisers have told us not to publish a ‘black list’ – we’re also not an industry watchdog. If you want this sort of thing visit a reputable site such as Casinomeister.com.
The final score: We only recommend casinos we’ve tested and that we chose to play at ourselves. We hope you enjoy and hopefully profit from them too!
August 5th, 2006
You’ve just got to play these new casino games to believe what all the fuss is about! (…and you can do so for free or for real at Spin Palace Casino, Ruby Fortune Casino – or even the new Dash Casino).
Images captured off the screen just do not do this software justice!
If you like ultra-realism – complete with slinky flexible cards, credible chip movement and shadows for extra dimension – treat yourself to a game or five on each of these latest table game releases from Microgaming.
Blackjacks: Altantic City, European, Vegas Downtown, Vegas Strip (Gold Series) There’s also a really good European Roulette (Gold Series) game with the same impressive styling.
The rest of the online casino industry is going to be scrambling to catch up with Microgaming on this one!
Take a bow Microgaming!
August 2nd, 2006
It’s your chance to be one of the first to try out the new kid on the online casino block!
Dash Casino has a great pegigree – MICROGAMING based and operated by the 32Red team who know their stuff and offer good solid joining bonuses and player rewards.
Unlike most casino start-ups Dash Casino has all the best systems and support processes well established. Plenty of payment options and a good solid (audited, secure, professional) game platform.
Join Dash Casino and earn a 50 Euro bonus – in a dash! (Mmmm not too sure about the name!) but the games look great.
We’ll update you with news on how DASH CASINO compares to others soon. Here’s a link to a full independent review on Dash Casino.
August 1st, 2006
Have you seen some of the latest casino games at Eurobet Casino? New this month!
The Chartwell software-based casino games are A BIT DIFFERENT – and are only available as a no download Flash game – but Coral EuroBet Casino’s offerings include some real gems!
For a new take on the penalty shoot out try this instant play 5-reel slot called Goooal!
Live dangerously! Give it a go – At Eurobet Casino you can choose to play for fun (no account or registration required) or to play for real and really make those penalty kicks count!
August 1st, 2006
Right!
I’ve played them ALL now… (it’s just gotta be done 🙂 )
Wow!
The new Gold Series Blackjack is awesome. I just love the slinky way the cards are dealt and dealer peeks occur. So ultra-real. The 3D chips look cool too and somehow even the dealer sounds more up-market. Great stuff Microgaming team! Well done! Have a look for yourself at Spin Palace HERE (Yes, you can play for free).
The new slots…
SUPE IT UP – NEW 5-reel SLOT at SpinPalace Casino
Well, the “Supe it Up” is actually more like a petrol head boy racer theme than Hot Rods (but what would I know). The scatter car speakers result in good bonuses and I like the WILD scatter actions. Recommended for some fun. Play it at Spin Palace HERE.
STARS AND STRIPES – NEW BONUS VIDEO SLOT at SPIN PALACE CASINO
Well I guess the title says it all…and I’m not so sure anyone other than die-hard Americans (and you ex-pat and wanna-be yanks of course) will find this one too compelling. It’s all just a bit red white and blue ra ra for me (and I suspect most) non Amercians. I was almost dreading to see what would happen when I scored a row of those damned Uncle Sam hats that kept threatening a brass band!! Have a look and see what you think!
August 1st, 2006
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