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If you’re cruising the net looking for the best Live Dealer Casino** – check out this new 1-page comparison of Live Dealer casino games at GoonersGuide.com.
** you know, where you can play Blackjack and other casino games online via web cam/streaming video & audio direct from a land-based casino
In Live Dealer games there are no computer “random number generators” or casino software in between you and your big win – or whatever fate has in store for you! These games are multiplayer, so the dealer deals to up to seven other live players at your table and through the video link you watch all the action as it falls.
Great live dealer chat too – quite fun to while away the wee small hours (check out DublinBet.com for a touch of the Irish Blarney and some truly excellent Early Payout Blackjack or for more sophisticated Eastern European flair, try Eurobet Live Casino)
Anyway – if you like it live – check out where the top action is (click on the image of the page, left).
(Sorry, due to US gambling legislation, no Live Dealer Casinos we recommend can currently accept US bettors)
November 16th, 2007
Gambling software firm Playtech announced a rise in revenues of 81 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter, to $26.9 million. Chief Executive Mor Weizer said the gain incorporated a 51 per cent year-on-year increase in casino revenues to $19.2 million for the period, and a 266 per cent increase in poker revenues to $7.5 million.
The team at CasinoLabRat.com hope this translates into more great new games releases!
Check out the latest slots offerings – the wild west bonus slot, Wanted! (screen shots above) and a Lewis Carrol inspired Forest of Wonders at Bet365Casino.
We also like some of Playtech’s table games with a twist like Stravaganza (Blackjack fans really should try this!)
You can play as a guest for free or play for real money. (UK and Gibraltar licenced Bet365 Casino is popular with Europeans, UK residents and Canadians but is unable to accept US players). Read more on Bet365 in our November casino review.
November 12th, 2007
If you want to win big you might as well aim REALLY BIG and take on one of the amazing Progressive Jackpots that are ripe for the picking at present. Both Microgaming and Playtech casinos have a progressive casino slot machine with jackpots that are just screaming for a big winner!
So where are the tastiest casino Progressive Jackpots on the net at present?
Microgaming’s Megamoolah
This one is by far the top Progressive video slot on the net today today – Microgaming’s Mega Moolah’s jackpot is now sitting at over $3.8 MILLION. It’s got a Wild African theme and if Progressive slots are your thing – this is the one to play this week.
To date, Mega Moolah has paid out well over $225 million to over 7,000 players from all over the world, making eleven millionaires in the process. It seems as though the twelfth millionaire will be just around the corner… The big win really could be just a spin away!
For every $50 purchased and played on MegaMoolah this weekend, (and every weekend until the massive $3.8 million Jackpot is struck!) Blackjack Ballroom and Zodiac Casinos will give you $10 Insurance on all losses. That is a 20% Money Back deal! (Players from around the world including US players from 39 States are welcome)
Playtech’s Gold Rally
If Wild Africa is not your thing, try some old fashioned gold mining instead. UK’s Bet365 
Casino has a cool $2.4 MILLION waiting for some lucky player on their Gold Rally 8 line video slot. Become a member at this top Playtech Casino today and claim your bonus of up to £100 as a 100% first deposit match. (Sorry, no US players).
Feeling lucky?
October 20th, 2007
So you’re looking for somewhere safe to play Blackjack or Roulette – where the casino doesn’t always win?
Gaming software at all casinos rated and reviewed by the team at CasinoLabRat.com is independently tested and certified for fair play – and the number of decks, card shuffling and casino edge are in general clearly laid out on each casino’s site so you can make the right decisions about where to play.
That said, we’ve had some great feedback from players at Bodog Casino recently – this US-player-friendly casino has suffered a good run of sizeable Blackjack and table game payouts since late September.
Check out the following Blackjack and Table Game wins reported over the last week at Bodog Casino:
October 5th, 2007 – Charles B. was getting hot cards at the tables. He made $37, 499 on blackjack. Ralph Z. made money off the tables too. He made $4,183 off of blackjack while James N. made $5,775.
October 2nd, 2007 – Robert E. rode the roulette wheel to big money making $43,362! James N. was money at the tables, he made $13,371 while Paul B. dominated blackjack with a $8,450 payout.
October 1st, 2007 – Kevin B. of NJ took down the biggest casino win last weekend in Bodog’s online casino when he walked away from the virtual blackjack table with $29,012. Congratulations Kevin, you are The Man! Other Blackjack winners included Aaron S. of TX and Frank L. of CA who made $11,916 and $10,850 respectively. Jim P. of CA added to his previous days Blackjack winnings by taking home another $9,850. And Glen K. of MD was yet another big Blackjack winner as he took home $9,030. Dennis P. of AL won $9,368 playing Tri-Card Poker.
September 27th, 2007 – Jim P. of CA who was the Bodog online casino’s big winner yesterday with a $45,450 payday proving the Jim definitely knows how to play Blackjack.
Jeffrey D. of NY who must have heard the buzz about Bodog’s Let Em’ Ride game and how much it has been paying out because he got in on the action and won himself $24,717!
Ryan L. of NM turned out to be another big Blackjack winner with $7,920.
And Tom A. continued his winning streak on Double Double Bonus Poker with another $5,245 payout.
September 26th, 2007 – Tom A. of PA must’ve of got the bonus playing Double Double Bonus Poker. He made $23,520! Mattew M. was solid on the blackjack tables, he made $23,457. Nice.
September 24th, 2007 – Blackjack was hot as usual in the Bodog Casino! Brenda A. cleaned out the blackjack table last night with a $11,969 win. There were some other winners on the tables as well. Nathlie C., Stephen P., and Lisa B. made $9,338,$7,488, and $6,512 respectively.
>> Visit Bodog Casino to start your winning blackjack streak today!
>> Compare the best casinos online for Blackjack play
October 7th, 2007
I like hearing about winners, especially when the return is as good as this players.
A guy called Philippe from Canada joined Spin Palace Casino and ten days later has walked away with a cool $18,801.90 having made just 20 bets and wagered only $68.00 on Poker Ride.
Excellent! Many congratulations Philippe, from the CasinoLabRat.com team.
Another progressive jackpot win I’m looking forward to hearing about is the canny player who takes out the mega jackpot on Mega Moolah Progressive Slot. The “damned thing” is now sitting at over $3.38 million, and just has to go soon! A couple of top Microgaming casinos are offering extra incentives so one of their players is more likely to win big – ultra big.
Play Mega Moolah at UK’s Spin Palace Casino and they’ll give you triple rewards points for your efforts. These points are a bit like air miles and convert nicely into extra casino chips… [Sorry, no US Players].
Play Mega Moolah at Blackjack Ballroom Casino and for every $50 purchased and played this weekend (and every weekend until this massive Jackpot is struck!), BJBR will provide $10 Insurance on all losses. That is a 20% Money Back! [US Players from 39 States still welcome at Blackjack Ballroom Casino]
September 22nd, 2007
Popular slots machine games
Have you ever wondered which games are the most popular at the casino you play at? The games listed below are apparenly the favourite games across The Palace Group of Microgaming Casinos.
…I personally find it rather hard to believe that Hitman, Casanova and Stallionaire are not amoung them but hey, I don’t see the “big picture” stats!
Tomb Raider Slot (Lara Croft and all her action adventures has amazing sounds and a fun bonus game collecting icons) Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are trade marks of Core Design Limited. One of the all time best slots game releases.
Loaded Slot is all about a macho rap star and his hangers on. This slot is high on sexy ladies, rich boys toys and gansta rap. You can win up to 560,000 coins and we can see why this one is popular!
The Palace Group Slot (exclusive to Palace Group Casinos), each casino and poker room operated by the group is represented (Ruby Fortune, Spin Palace, Mummy’s Gold…etc) You can win up to 560,000 coins
Ladies Nite Slot – this game offers you perfume, glitzy handbags, lipstick and even topless male waiters serving shooters… but we can’t really see why it is so popular. Win 15 Free spins with winnings up to x5, and a gamble feature…
Harveys Slot – this slot offer foodies fine dining – lobster or snails with blueberry cheesecake and champagne for desert. A try-hard chef – oh so sexy? no…You can win up to 30 free spins with a x25 multiplier and it really is a fun slot.
If you’re hanging out for the new Microgaming slots games (coming soon…) check out these slots while you wait. We recommend play our 2 favourite members of the UK’s Palace Group: Spin Palace Casino or Ruby Fortune Casino.
Detailed up to date casino reviews for these sites can be found here:
>>Spin Palace Casino Review
>>Ruby Fortune Casino Review
(Sorry, no US real money players)
August 18th, 2007
I love to hear of casino players having good wins… and here’s another lucky player – this time at Yukon Gold Casino (the wild west themed Microgaming casino operated by the Casino Rewards Group).
V.H from Canada hit it big this month. She made US$268,978.13 on the Treasure Nile Slot at Yukon Gold. She had this to say:
“I have been playing the Online Casino Slots for several years and usually only win a thousand or so every six months. In April of this year, much to my surprise I won $35,000+ and about a week later $38,000+. I was thrilled because I was renovating my house and really needed the money for that and to pay off some other bills. I was sure I would never win a big amount again so you can imagine the surprise and shock when I hit the $279,000+ Jackpot yesterday.
I am retired and live in the country on an acreage that was once part of the original farm where I grew up. I have 6 children, 14 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren with one more to arrive in August. Now I will be able to pay off all my debts and help out my grandaughter who is expecting her baby in August. I also have more renovations I need to have done to my house and should still have some left over”.
I still can’t believe that it is really true. I will continue playing on Yukon Gold as I really enjoy it.
Thank you for all your help and I look forward to hearing from you again.
With kindest regards to you and everyone at CasinoRewards,
V.H.
Here’s our latest review of Yukon Gold Casino updated for August
Click here to visit Yukon Gold Casino (US players from 39 States still accepted)
July 31st, 2007
To date, Microgaming’s Mega Moolah casino progressive slot game has paid out over $225 million to over 7,000 players from around the world, and made eleven millionaires in the process.
The twelfth millionaire is undoubtedly just around the corner and the massive jackpot has now grown to over $2.5 million overnight.
Mega Moolah offers four tiered progressive jackpots and has been ultra popular since its launch late last 2006. The Mega progressive jackpot, the highest-tiered jackpot available, starts at a minimum of £1,000,000 guaranteeing a millionaire winner every time the jackpot drops.
The very nature of progressive slots means that anyone can win the jackpot, even on your first couple of spins as one lucky player did when he won $8,000,000 earlier this year.
Check out the top Progressive slot on the net today – it’s got a fun Wild African theme and if progressive slots are your thing Mega Moolah is the one to play this week.
Here are links to a couple of excellent online casinos that offer you the chance to play Mega Moolah. For more information on either of them – or to see how they rate against other top Microgaming Casinos visit us at CasinoLabRat.com.
RUBY FORTUNE CASINO – Elegant UK owned Ruby Fortune Casino is offering TRIPLE (3) CLUB POINTS on every $10 or £10 or 10€ wagered at Mega Moolah Progressive Slot until the Jackpot is won!
ZODIAC CASINO -This stylish purple and black astrology themed casino is a member of Casino Rewards, and still accepts US players from 39 States.
July 25th, 2007
I like to read about wins at the casinos – especially good slot machine wins. What’s unusual about this excellent weekend’s effort by one Canadian player is that she was successful on not just one but six separate pub fruitys and slots games!
Today top UK Microgaming casino Spin Palace issued a “congratulations” to a Canadian called Tina H.
PLAYER WINS OVER $80,000 – AT SPIN PALACE SLOTS!
Tina H. from Canada won an incredible $87,350 this weekend, just playing Slots. Her fantastic win includes the following payouts:
– $25,700 Jackpot at Bars & Stripes
– $17,030 at Lady of the Orient
– $14,630 at Tally Ho
– $9,595 at The Palace Group
– $8,975 at Bush Telegraph
– $7,300 at Avalon
Many congratulations Tina, from all at Spin Palace – and CasinoLabRat.com!
Don’t forget the mother of all Progressive wins is still awaiting a lucky Mega Moolah player! This bonus progressive slot has still not had a major winner and so is sitting at a cool $2,457,255.
Feeling auspicious? Today might just be YOUR lucky day…
>>Spin Palace Casino
>>Spin Palace Casino Review – Read about the latest bonus offers, payment methods and games at Spin Palace Casino
July 21st, 2007
Microgaming’s most recent Progressive game release, Mega Moolah, has a jackpot now sitting at over $2 million ($2,033,608.56… as of 3 seconds ago).
If you’ve not tried it yet, Wild Africa themed Mega Moolah is unique on the Web – it’s a different style of progressive video slot – with four tiered jackpots determined by spinning the bonus wheel.
Lions are not just king of the jungle here, but Wild in every sense and can double your wins, whilst Scatters are featured as safari trophies – hit some of these as you play and you’ll enjoy 15 Free Spins that re-trigger and triple all wins throughout the cycle. This game really is the potential route to big bucks, and we don’t just mean the antelope on the screen!
The Mega spin (from the Jackpot wheel) is where the real action is – offering a top prize of at least £1,000,000. But today it is sitting at a cool $2,033,608.56! (Oh, yeah… I said that already…)
The next level down is the Major, which starts at £10,000, followed by the Minor level at £100 and if all else fails, there’s a consolation prize at the Mini level of at least £10!
So – Where are you going to try your luck on Mega Moolah? We recommend any of these safe online casinos that we know will be around to pay you out when you hit the big one!
Spin Palace Casino (our favourite slots venue on the net – sorry, no US players)
Zodiac Casino (try your lucky stars – US players welcome from 39 States)
Blackjack Ballroom Casino (an elegant, full-suite Microgaming site – US players welcome from 39 States)
June 13th, 2007
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