Archive for December, 2006
In a recent media release CasinoLabRat.com online gambling test specialist Mike Maus stated that “although the new Microgaming Casino games consistently lead the industry for graphics quality and play features, every now and then a competitor releases a game with just a bit more originality than the Microgaming suite of casino games”.
The game to which Mike is referring is Ultimate Fighters and can be played at BetFred Casino.
Mr Maus added “this new Playtech slot is compelling even for pacifists and combines a classic 8 line video slot format with a strange ninja rock, paper, scissors game to determine prizes in the bonus round”.
I personally think Ultimate Fighters is one of the better casino slots machine releases of the season and of course am not surprised that the most financially rewarding fighter is an attractive woman who outranks a huge muscled black boxer, ninja style fighters, a whole range of Asian martial arts specialists, a bare-chested and somewhat dodgy wrestler and a couple of mean looking street fighters.
It is not often we rate Playtech based online casino games as ‘best in class’ and suggest you sign on at BetFred Casino to go a few rounds. As with most BetFred Casino games you can play Ultimate Fighters for free or wager real money.
>>GO TO BetFred Casino
>>READ BetFred Casino Review 1
>>READ BetFred Casino Review 2
Elle
December 14th, 2006
6 new games have just been released at UK’s Palace Group Microgaming Casinos (Spin Palace Casino, Ruby Fortune Casino and Jackpots in a Flash).
Santa Paws, Jingle Bells, Inca Gold, Lady of the Orient, Crazy 80s slots games and a new Vegas Single Deck Blackjack.
Try one game or give them all a go!
SANTA PAWS – is a new feature 5-Reel, 20-Payline Slot. This game offers a very merry $20,000 Jackpot, which increases to $140,000 in the Free Spins Bonus Game makes it extra juicy.
I think this game is kinda cute and recommend that you watch the start-up video at least once for warm fuzzy feelings! My favourite character is the orca whale with a red nose and reindeer antlers although polar bear Santa Paws is nice too …and I’ve always liked penguins bearing gifts. Microgaming have not overdone the Christmas noises – no nausea from this one!
In Santa Paws you get 12 free spins with a multiplier that varies throughout your free spins up to x7 to make this game more entertaining. The characters come to life a bit more during the free spins too (the whale tows presents, etc).
I won 12,620 in our first spin of the game so feel rather fondly towards this new Christmas slot! Santa Paws offers you a gamble option to increase your winnings too. Give it a go for free or for real today!
JINGLE BELLS – is a really classy classic Christmas slot for those who like fast play slots action.
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so enter the Festive Spirit at our 3-Reel, 5-Payline Slot and win a stocking filled Jackpot of $30,000 – then Jingle All The Way to the bank.
More games next blog…get in and have a spin!
Elle … sorry no US players can play at these Casinos.
>> GO TO Spin Palace Casino
>> GO TO Ruby Fortune Casino
>> GO TO Jackpots in a Flash Casino
PS: these new games are all ‘download casino only’ not Flash instant games.
December 13th, 2006
Paigow and Stud Poker fans – Eurobet Casino is giving you the opportunity to win 1% of your cash back in December.
Eurobet’s marketing team are running three types of giveaway in the 12 days leading up to Christmas:
1. Random Cash Draws
2. Top Turnover bonuses and a
3. 1% Cashback.
Different offers run each day (from December 13) and all you have to do to qualify is play the relevant game on the relevant day and you could be claiming a Casino Cash Bonus.
1% Cashback
The more you play – the more Eurobet’ll pay. Simply stake £100 / €200 / $200 / DKK 1500 / NOK 1500 / SEK 1500 / CZK 4500 or more playing the specified game on the specified day and they’ll pay you back 1% of your stakes on that game – in cash! What’s more, you’ll be credited instantly so if you’re on a winning streak – you can keep on playing!
Eurobet Casino is a very safe and secure online casino based on Chartwell software… and with statistics like ‘over £1.8m paid out daily’ you can have confidence that you’ll enjoy the experience.
Eurobet Casino is instant Flash based play only (so no downloads are required). Unfortunately no USA players can play at EurobetCasino.com for real money due to your recent anti gambling legislation. Players from most other countries world wide are very welcome.
There’s also a $100 in chips as a joining bonus if you use the links on this page or those in either of these reviews of Eurobet Casino.
>>TO EurobetCasino.com
>>READ Eurobet Casino review 1
>>READ Eurobet Casino review 2
PS: We also like Eurobet Casino’s new 32 card stud poker – you might too. You can play most casino games for real or for free.
December 13th, 2006
USA player friendly, Pinnacle Casino offers a select set of some of the best no download Flash-based casino games we’ve seen. It’s owned by sports betting giant Pinnacle Sports, licenced in the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) and runs on ultra sleek Blue Chip Games software.
If you’re looking for good classic casino games like blackjack or roulette – or just a change from the Microgaming and Playtech-based slots sites, have a look at Pinnacle Casino. They’re safe, play fair and have a great reputation for excellent Progressive game payouts!
Pinnacle Casino currently has a join bonus worth 10% of your initial deposit – and they’ll give you up to $500 free. Pinnacle also credit all players with a daily 0.3% Cash Back reward on your wagers from the previous day – win or lose – helping ensure that their casino game payout levels remain among the highest in the industry.
You can read a couple of detailed reviews on Pinnacle Casino via the links below but here are our likes and dislikes:
OK, so here’s what we like about Pinnacle Casino:
1. The speed of the ‘no download’ casino game format & smoothess to run is outstanding compared to other ‘no download’ casinos.
2. US players can play online casino games safely with Pinnacle – and their sports book also accepts US playersof course (and offers surprisingly good odds on all US Sports as well as offering some of the value on UK and European Football (soccer) Asian Handicap bets. The BookieLabrat.com test team rave about Pinnacle Sports)
3. Pinnacle are truly global (and have the systems and processes in place to handle customers from 180 countries)
4. The video poker is excellent. Nice tight graphics and game action.
5. The cash back deal as it is good to see money trickling back into your account each night.
6. The range of payment options available – they even take Western Union payments from US and Canadian players, accept Debit cards, and have all the popular ewallets like Neteller and Moneybookers too. Easy.
And, here’s what we do not like about Pinnacle Casino:
1. A fairly limited range of casino games (but those that are available are top quality & the team at Blue Chip Games will no doubt have new games releases available soon)
2. You have to open a Pinnacle Sports account to play Casino even if you do not want to place sports bets.
3. You can’t play the games for free or as a guest to try them out (so take the casino tour instead).
4. Withdrawals – one one free per month may be a hassle. (so just get organised, ok?)
5. If you want to earn the join bonus of 10% first deposit match you need to deposit a minimum of $250
We recommend Pinnacle Casino. Members of the CasinoLabRat.com team play at Pinnacle regularly and especially like the classic casino table games like blackjack and roulette – but don’t overlook the slots games for something a little different!
>> GO TO Pinnacle Casino
>> READ Pinnacle Casino review 1
>> READ Pinnacle Casino review 2
Best of luck!
Elle
December 9th, 2006
A couple of us on the CasinoLabRat.com team have been playing online at Eurobet Casino today – it’s been lots of fun and even moderately successful financially. (In fact, it almost makes up for the weather…)
Eurobet Casino is a bit different in look and feel – it’s based on Chartwell casino software and is Flash no download (ie games play directly in your browser). They have some good bonuses and promotions too (like $100 in chips plus the chance to win GBP1000 holidays, plasma TVs, IPODS, etc.
Here’s a couple of slots games we recommend:
Cash Inferno
Sparky the Dalmation dog, fire hydrants, flames, sirens and the bonus game is rescuing people from a burning building… You’ve gotta try this one!
Hollywood Reels
This is a subtlely coloured 5 reel slot with movie scenes from a range of movie genre. Wins have fairly dramtic movie sounds and the Clapper board bonus game involves picking movie film cans ratings.
Goooal! is good too but we’ve reviewed that slot before for football fans.
To read player reviews on Eurobet Casino here are 2 choices by different writers:
>>EUROBET CASINO REVIEW 1
>>EUROBET CASINO REVIEW 1
Use this link to get into the action at Eurobet Casino (to play for real or for play money)
December 8th, 2006
OK, so it’s not just Ladbrokes Casino that knows how to run Christmas promotions… (this refers to an earlier blog to which we’ve had a lot of feedback, mainly from grumpy casino marketing people!)
The marketing team at Premierbet Casino has pulled out all the stops in the run in to Christmas. There are 8 separate promotions currently active at the casino and I’ve summarised them below.
Premierbet Casino is one of our favourite non-Microgaming casinos and is based on OpenBet Casino software. (Micromedia Flash instant play) Great video poker, and some really excellent slots (I especially rate Heaven and Hell…). The casino game graphics are pretty special. Premierbet Casino is set up for high rollers – you can choose to wager big on most games. You can also play all games for free… no registration required.
PREMIERBET CASINO JOINING BONUSES: £/€/ $/ S$/ HK$ accepted
You can claim up to £300 in joining bonuses
1. A 100% first deposit match to £100. (free credits in your account within 24 hours of your first deposit) AND/OR – you can claim both…
2. Slots Frenzy, a 50% bonus to £200 free on your first or second deposit to play on any slots, keno and scratch card games
Bonus 1 has to be wagered through 25X at the casino (bonus + deposit amount) before you can can withdraw. (sports book bets don’t count) Bonus 2, 15X.
PREMIERBET PLAYER PROMOTIONS: (if you’re already a member)
1. Monthly reload bonus, buy £50 get £50 once a month (X20 playthrough applies)
2. Xmas cash back – up to £250 free (15% cash back on your net losses and 5% cash back on your net winnings). 10X playthrough applies to cash out.
3. Monthly Mystery Game prizes (up to £200)
4. Weekly game promos and prizes (up to £200)
5. A special casino surprise on your birthday (sshhh…it’s a surprise!)
6. The Player Loyalty programme also lets you win up to £10,000.
• Every £/$/€ 30 wagered on any of your favorite casino games will earn you 1 point
• Every 100 points will earn you a random amount of free cash, from £1 to £10,000
• The more you play, the more you win and your winnings are unlimited and fully cashable!
Have a look at Premierbet Casino today (no US or Malta based players can play for real) – I think you’ll enjoy this casino as I certainly do!
Mike
PS: Here’s 2 reviews on Premierbet Casino if you want more info
>>Casino LabRat review of PremierbetCasino.com
>>GoonersGuide review of PremierbetCasino.com
December 6th, 2006
A new kid on the block – Get21.com Blackjack Tournament Room – offers a very streamlined and easy way to play great tournament Blackjack.
At Get21.com you play against other players, not the house, for a prize pool of cash. There is no such thing as ‘house odds’, and Get21 is not a casino! They are however all above board and fully licenced in Kahnawake, Canada as a specialist virtual Blackjack Room.
The usual Blackjack card room rules apply, and even though you have to beat the dealer’s hand – the strategy is actually in staking chips to make sure that you outscore the other players on the table. (If you want to win money anyway). Blackjack Knockout tournaments are fast and fun.
Multiplayer Tournament Blackjack is much more like online poker than casino Blackjack play. You select a Blackjack game from the range of options in the Blackjack Room Lobby and buy-in to play, just like poker. Each player is issued with 1000 chips and games can run across multiple tables. The winner is the player with the most chips at the end of the tournament. Some credible $$$/£££/€€€ on offer.
Try something new – the minimum deposit is only $20… In fact, if you’re in quick Get21.com will bankroll you the first $10 in a real money account. That’s $10 free without a deposit. (This special offer applies for the first 1000 players onboard and it’s filling up fast!!!)
>> For more information read this info sheet HERE
>> Visit the Get21.com Blackjack Room
Give us some feedback on what you think! Elle
December 5th, 2006
Ladbrokes Casino, owned and operated by international entertainment and gambling group Ladbrokes International Ltd, has got the casino world licked when it comes to player rewards.
This great Microgaming Casino to acknowledge it’s loyal customers is running some ‘gotta enter’ competitions for excellent prizes in December. All casino players can enter.
1. LAS VEGAS – PLAY THE ULTIMATE IN OFFLINE CASINOS
This Christmas Ladbrokes Casino has pulled out all the stops. Ladbokes are giving away a trip of a lifetime for a lucky online casino player to the home of true casino glitz and glamour – Las Vegas.
All you’ve gotta do is play at the Ladbrokes Casino from 1st December until the 25th December you’ll be entered into the prize draw. For every deposit of £25 wagered you get another entry into the prize draw. So hit the casino floor and rack up your chances to hit Vegas for real.
The holiday includes return flights for 2 to Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation in a top Las Vegas Hotel. The lucky winner and their guest will be jetting off to the bright lights of the Vegas Strip to try their luck in the offline world.
2. SANTA’S GIVEAWAY SACK
All through December Ladbrokes Casino has thousands of ££££s worth of prizes to giveaway to lucky casino players.
This week’s prizes are: (to the tune of partridge in a pear tree…)
4 IPOD Nanos… 18 Magnums of Pol Roger Champagne… lotsa free chips… and a Mega £1,500 single cashprize!!!
Simply play any of the games below to qualify:
Mega Moolah – with its massive progressive jackpot
Dubya Cash – USA’s W Bush has never looked so stupid
European Multi-Hand Blackjack Gold – the Ace King of Internet Blackjack
Ladbrokes offer both Flash and Instant Play Microgaming Casino Games and is ultra safe and secure. Sorry, no USA residents can play for real at Ladbrokes Casino.
Use this link to visit Ladbrokes Casino to get into the action.
If you want to know more about Ladbrokes Casino read our review here.
Best of luck at the tables and slots!
Elle
December 3rd, 2006
I know I blogged a couple of days ago on this but the Microgaming King Cashalot PROGRESSIVE SLOT JACKPOT has still not been struck…it’s just sitting there – £1,302,296 or $2,577,757 – waiting, growing all the time! There is some serious progressive money waiting to be claimed this week. Christmas is coming and one ultra lucky casino player is going to be able to do some amazing Christmas shopping!
Even my partner has pointed out the big jackpot to me and he is more of a poker kind of guy and fairly distainful about slots (yeah, as if I hadn’t seen it!)
You’ve gotta be in to win.
Why not try your luck at one of the following great Microgaming casinos? Someone WILL win this jackpot soon! Will it be your lucky day?
Take a spin or two at one of these ultra-lucky casinos:
>>Blackjack Ballroom Casino
>>Yukon Gold Casino
PS: Amercians from 39 States can still play at these at Microgaming Casinos (for more info on this use the link)
For UK casino fans try your luck at a good, safe UK-owned Microgaming Casino like:
>>Spin Palace Casino
>>Ladbrokes Casino
CURRENT PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS:
King Cashalot £1,302,296
Mega Moolah £1,083,766
Roulette Royale £407,827
Major Millions £272,515
December 2nd, 2006
I’d really been looking forward to December’s new games releases from Microgaming. Now they’re here I feel a bit let down this month… this blog reviews the new SLOTS, I’ll cover the new Gold Series Blackjacks and video poker another day.
Best by far: Mega Moolah Progressive slot
Why?
Easy. I like giraffes (especially after a TV documentary called “Tall Blondes” where a family fed giraffes out of the second floor windows of their house. Very cool.) The potential win on this slot is encouraging to say the least – you can win a minimum of £1,000,000 – all for one spin of a slot machine! Mega Moolah Slot is a fairly standard freespin/multiplier slot but Microgaming has enhanced it to offer a 4 tiered Progressive Jackpots (Mega, Major, Minor & Mini). Recommended.
Crappiest by far: Summertime 9-line slot
Why?
It’s just so dated looking – like a rebadged relic from an earlier age. Yawningly bright fruits and bars – what were they thinking?
(I do quite like the scatter the way the tide comes in to reveal diamonds… perhaps that’s just a girl thing as the rest of this slot game is baaad – and not so bad it’s good either. Even the Jackpot of $150,000 in the Free Spins Bonus Game does not help). Not recommended, in fact it’s a no go zone.
Are the other new slots in December worth a look?
Twin Samarai. This game is OK, not great, but OK. A 20-line 5-reel slot with a geisha girl, fans, cherry blossom and samarai dudes all overpowered a bit by the tacky JQK icons. Twin Samarai offers a $25,000 Jackpot, the geisha does wink at you, and yes, the samarai slashes his blade across a whole vertical column given half a chance – but this new slots game is still pretty yawn.
Glory of Rome. This slot is not the best either, the graphics remind me a bit of last Month’s truely horrible flying circus slot. The Roman Emperor is fairly ugly and the Empress looks like a cheap hooker after a hard night… strange.) That said, the shield bonus game (jackpot to $50,000) and the free spins bonus game (jackpot to $100,000) mean that you can at least have a bit of fun and potentially make some money… Recommended? Yeah why not!
Where can you play these new Microgaming slots games? (They are download casino only)
Ruby Fortune Casino (our luckiest recommended site by far but not able to accept USA Residents)
Yukon Gold Casino (for US based players – residents from 39 States are still welcomed at this great Casino Rewards site).
Let me know what YOU think of the latest games,
Elle
December 1st, 2006
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