Archive for February, 2009.
February 28, 2009
Superior Casino was designed by a team of expert game designers who were behind the creation of several popular gaming sites. The site is nothing short of a visual masterpiece. Unlike a lot of gambling websites, Superior Casino accepts players from all over the world. The efficient customer service, competitive promotions, and their hassle free cash withdrawal procedure makes superior casino one of the safest online gambling entities to wager real money.
The high tech Rival software, one of the most advanced gaming softwares today, powers the games at Superior Casino. The games of Superior Casino can be downloaded for free from their website. If you are using broadband or have cable Internet connection the software can be download within seconds to your PC.
One of the coolest features of the software is the optimal balance it has been able to achieve between a smart layout and a super slick design. The interface of Superior Casino is user friendly, intuitive, and very easy to learn. Players can register at Superior Casino and either play for free (and fun), open an account and wager some real cash, or both. The lobby of Superior Casino is stylish but not over done. The best part of Superior Casino is that players have the liberty to play any of the games with unlimited virtual credit. And no matter how many times you run out of cash, Superior Casino will reload your account. The Casino doesn’t offer as many games as some of the other casinos on the Internet, but offers all the popular ones like online slots, online poker, blackjack, roulette, video poker, craps, keno etc.
February 27, 2009
One thing Chris Moneymaker and Chip Jett have in common is that they have two of the hippest poker names! Chip is considered to be a player who is fearless and improving all the time. His presence is often intimidating for his opponents because of his slick looks and style.
Before stepping into the world of poker, Chip was a lifeguard. But he soon realised that there is more money to be made with his skill set in poker. He joined dealing school and began a career in gambling, at first being a dealer and later a prop player. He got his breakthrough when he won the 2001 Best All Around Player title at the Poker Classic event in Los Angeles. In the same year he had managed to make it to final tables in Omaha Hi-Lo, No Limit Hold’em, H.O.R.S.E , Seven-card Stud Hi and Hi-Lo.
Jett has still not won a bracelet in the WSOP but it seems that he doesn’t need this accolade to prove his worth. He has reached the final tables of some of the most prestigious tournaments collecting over $2,000,000. He has been at two WSOP final tables, a WPT final table and finished second in the WPT PartyPoker event all in the year 2003. He says that more than anything else it’s his award of Best All Around Player and being profiled and put on the cover of the popular magazine, Poker Digest, that makes him proud.
He is married with two kids. His wife, Karina Jett, is also a pro poker player. Together they do the tourney circuit, covering close to about 300 tourneys.
February 24, 2009
Roxy Palace was launched in the year 2002 and acquired a legal status in the same year when it was licensed under the gaming and lotteries law of Malta. Within six years of its establishment Roxy Palace had witnessed phenomenal success; it has thousands of staunch patrons who vociferously pledge their allegiance to what most of them describe as the “cleanest, most exciting online casino on the Internet”. So let’s see how high Roxy is able to score in our casino reviews.
The games at Roxy are powered by highly reputed Viper software from Microgaming. The software needs to be downloaded onto your computer, which happens in a jiffy if you are using a reasonably fast Internet service. The registration process too is smooth and hassle free.
When you first play Roxy’s online casino you will be a tad surprised by its clean functional approach. Unlike the graphic-heavy lobby of other casinos, Roxy’s lobby looks pleasantly devoid of all needless bells and whistles. That’s perhaps because they are saving space for the huge number of casino games that they have on offer. More than 250 games can be played at Roxy’s, which include online slots, roulette, blackjack, and video poker, to name just a few. The games have been divided very clearly into separate sections, making the navigational process smoother and easier. By making a deposit of $100 you become eligible for a $100 additional bonus. However, in order to withdraw the amount you would need to gamble the amount at least 30 times, which is a bit of a disappointment.
February 21, 2009
The news is full of reports about S 3616. It’s an Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act and has been introduced by Robert Menendez, NJ Senator. The bill addresses the need for issuing licenses for Internet gaming facilities that involve skill. It will provide a full framework of regulations for skill oriented online gambling games. It is a very significant bill, however since the 2008 Congressional session is closing soon it is hard to say whether it will be passed or not.
The bill goes on to define a skill game over the Internet. It lists simulated cards and dice to be the features of the game that players use to play, but in order to win the players have to depend on their skill. The games recognized are poker, mah jong and bridge. This bill is the first of its kind that recognizes online poker as a skill game.
It creates a framework of licensing and regulation that makes it illegal for anybody to operate an online gambling site without acquiring a license. It provides methods of obtaining such licenses. It lists out the criteria needed to acquire a license and gives the required information for applicant’s full disclosure based on a thorough background check.
This bill makes allowances for individuals from tribal lands and states not to conform to the bill if desired. Every company will get 90 days if the bill is passed to acquire or apply for the proper licenses. No betting on sports leagues or other contests involving sports is allowed.
Every license will insure that there is a proper regulation on underage gambling, tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, and addictive gambling.
February 18, 2009
Allen Cunningham is one of those few poker stars who keep a low profile. You won’t see Allen on computer games, TV shows or taking on modelling assignments.
Yet he has reached great heights. He has won $10,100,000 in tournaments and has five bracelets of WSOP to his name.
Allen, born in California, has been playing since childhood. He says that he used to defeat all his family members in games played over the kitchen table. Since then he has dreamed of playing with the best in the world. He has waited for that wish to come true since he was young. But during this time he polished his skill by playing in local casinos. He would practice playing free rolls and low stake tables.
Life then took Allen to UCLA to study civil engineering, but his growing income from poker made him change his course and follow poker professionally. He started being seen around with young players of the likes of John Juanda, Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu. All of them later reached great poker heights.
In 2001 Cunningham won the WSOP bracelet for the first time. Since then there has been no turning back. He is one of seventeen other players who have five bracelets and more to their credit and amongst an even smaller group of champions who have won these bracelets consecutively for three years.
He is feared by his opponents for his discipline and analytical playing. Allen has been awarded the “Most Underrated Player” title and the “Best All-Around Player under 35″ title in the past. His standing amongst the biggest tournament earners is 4th.
February 16, 2009
If you want to play at an online casino that promises undiluted excitement and huge payoffs then you won’t come across sites much better than Fortune Room. Not only is it eCOGRA accredited, meaning that you will never face the hassles dreaded by every gambling enthusiast, but you your chances of winning huge sums of money will get an immediate boost by signing up with Fortune Room. If you were a serious gambler who doesn’t hesitate to invest a few bucks, then by opening an account for $50 you would receive $500 free. With such a great bonus on offer, it’s no wonder this online casino has been such a hit with online gamblers.
Fortune Room features one hundred and sixty games on its site. You will find all the popular games like Roulette, 4 Progressive slots games, blackjack, 10 online slot games and 8 video poker games. You can play other traditional table games likes keno and craps. All the games of Fortune Room are powered by Microgaming’s superior Viper technology. In addition to these games, there are other customised online casino games like the Five Reel Tomb Raider game. So Fortune Room is not just about wagering and winning but also puts a lot of emphasis on having fun while gambling. To play the games, you would need to download their software, which doesn’t take more than ten minutes on a moderately fast server. Then you can either play for free by opening a free account or go straight ahead and play for real cash.
February 14, 2009
Television has contributed a great deal to the growth of poker but the Internet has taken it to unfathomable heights. If you are a poker enthusiast, you can play for pleasure or improve your craft any time by logging on to the net. Moreover, you also have the option of playing for free or for real money against amateurs or experts from all over the world. Online casinos are excellent places for playing online poker. You can also interact with experts, many who will give you some useful gambling tips and let you in on their secrets.
Here’s a sweet bit of information for our readers. There are no less than 200 online poker rooms, and this number is increasing with every passing day. The largest Internet poker room has over fifty thousand people playing together during peak hours. Hundreds of tournaments are arranged every day with thousands of pounds to be won. It must be admitted that things couldn’t be brighter for someone planning to become a professional poker player. There is every possible poker game on offer. Be it Texas Hold’em, Omaha High, Razz, Triple Draw or Pineapple, poker enthusiasts can play every poker game ever invented on the net. It’s a fact that the Internet is one of the best places to gain experience and confidence. Moreover, it’s cheaper than playing with more experienced (and unscrupulous) friends or taking lessons from a professional. As the online poker business is extremely competitive, they offer lucrative online casino bonuses to new players who become members.
February 13, 2009
Reputed online gambling dens continue to come up with affiliates and sister concerns to try out innovations and new ideas. Having been in existence since 1997, English Harbour Gaming Ventures has served over 3.5 million gamblers. Now with VIP Slots they have launched their newest online gambling venture. Like all other online casinos of The English Harbour family, the software from Vegas Technology, which has received the eCORGA certification of fair play, powers the games at VIP Slots.
Unlike other casinos that try to offer hundreds of different casino games under the same roof, VIP Slots caters specifically to online slots enthusiasts, but that doesn’t mean that they ignore the interests of regular gamblers. They also have a fully functioning online casino offering over 100 regular games. The odds offered by VIP slots are as good as the business guidelines laid down for brick and mortar casinos by the Nevada Gambling Commission. VIP slots has a dedicated 24/7 customer service team and their tournaments, bonuses, and players’ club programme has made it a hot favourite of a number of gambling enthusiasts.
However, the most important thing that draws a gambler to a new casino website is its welcome bonus package. VIP Slots offers a multi-tiered package of £389, which can be used during the course of three separate deposits by the player in his account. As if this huge bonus package wasn’t enough, the casino’s busy tournament schedule, during which players can win guaranteed jackpots of up to £5,000, seduces hundreds of amateur and professional gamblers to sign up with VIP Slots every month.
February 11, 2009
Even before the Internet became an everyday reality, the exciting card game Baccarat (pronounced BAH-ka-rah) was already being played online on interactive satellite and cable TV. It was very popular and players could be continents apart just like today, and soon afterwards the spread of the Internet made it all the more accessible, convenient, and thrilling.
The game has its origins in fifteenth-century Italy. From there it quickly became the game of choice among the French nobility. Today, at online casinos the most popular and exciting form of the game appears to be Cuban Baccarat, which is essentially North American Baccarat, one of the three main variants that developed. The game has retained its classy, high style image and has always been a favourite of wealthy gamblers. In land-based casinos, it is played in isolated chambers to assure privacy or security because high stakes are involved.
Baccarat is played with little or no skill or strategy involved. There are no patterns to cleverly watch out for, no weaknesses in other players to exploit. What semblance of strategy a player would have is only in deciding how much to bet and which one of three options to bet on—the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or a tie between the two. House rules are not all the same, but usually the house gets a commission (mostly 5%) on winning bets on the ‘banker’ but pays a full 1:1 for winning bets on the ‘player’. The house may pay 8:1 or sometimes 9:1 to the winning bet in some circumstances, depending upon the house rules.
Whichever option is dealt a hand that adds up closest to 9 is the winning option. Baccarat assigns 0 to the face cards and the 10, 1 for the ace, and face value to the 2 up to 9. Scoring is counted as the total of all the card values, less 10 when the sum exceeds 10. In other words, the total disregards the tens digit. The highest score possible is 9.
If, in the initial deal of two cards apiece, either the ‘banker’ or the ‘player’ option gets a total of 8 or 9 (called a ‘natural’), then the game stops right there for that round and the bettor who placed his or her wager on the winning side is paid in accordance with house rules. Otherwise, the game continues and the croupier again deals the cards according to a certain set of rules. When, at any point, both the ‘banker’ and the ‘player’ get the same total score (from two or three cards, as the case may be), then the bettor who wagered on a tie wins.
February 08, 2009
Physically located in New Zealand, Kiwi Casino is the virtual entity of the very popular Christchurch casino. This makes Kiwi casino a highly reputable establishment, and reputations are worth their weight in gold in the online casino sphere. The very fact that you can immediately get in touch with the brick and mortar establishment (Christchurch casino) if something goes wrong creates enough positive vibes to draw thousands of gamblers, most of whom soon become staunch patrons of Kiwi casino.
Kiwi Casino’s gaming software has been developed by Playtech and the overall quality of the system is high. The software package is quite large and will take some time to download.
Kiwi casino doesn’t offer as many games as some of the other casinos we reviewed. Some of the more popular and profitable games on offer are blackjack, roulette, online slots, and video poker. But there are some unusual games on offer as well. Red Dog, War and Pai Gow are the ones we can personally recommend to anyone who’s grown weary of playing the usual stuff. In addition to these, there are numerous slot games which often offer the biggest payouts.
Software stability is the hallmark of Kiwi Casino and software crashes are something almost unheard of by anyone who’s a regular player. In addition to the functional and monetary benefits of playing at Kiwi Casino, you should also try it out for its unique ambience. The seaside jungle theme of Kiwi Casino makes most casinos look uninspired and boring in comparison.