A Google search of “bingo sites” can generate 10,600,000 results. It is safe to assume that there are now thousands of busy online Bingo rooms. We have seen some really flashy sites, others simple, but all are making the Bingo game exciting for everyone.

Through the Internet, Bingo has become practically more accessible everywhere, anytime. Needless to say, most adults sign-up for the game of cash as many Bingo sites offer big cash prizes — the bonanza! The jackpot at stake can be very irresistible. No wonder online bingo players are increasing in number.

There are Bingo sites that make known their popularity by posting the number of gamers currently playing. However, there are gamers who are wary of the idea that a Bingo site with numerous gamers can make their winning odds small. Some Bingo enthusiasts would rather play their online bingo game at a time when there are fewer or balanced number of players like very early on mornings or very late nights.

However, experienced Bingo players know their game. These gamblers aim for big jackpot amounts offered during the busiest time, usually after work hours. More players mean more cash deposit accumulated and bigger jackpot at stake.

With online Bingo, you have to play the game more often to improve and gain a bigger probability of winning. Starting with paying cash deposit to secure a place in the game, Bingo can demand expense. Still there are Bingo sites that offer incentives and bonuses for frequent visitors.

As added attraction, frequent gamers can earn additional cash benefits, incentives and rewards in the form of vacation trips to beautiful destinations, from Paris to Bali, and charming sea cruises. Indeed, Bingo sites these days are taking their games to a whole new level – more exciting, more engrossing.

Online Bingo also provides great entertainment because the gamers are able to socialize. Bingo sites are outfitted with Bingo chat rooms so gamers can make friends in the course of their Bingo games. It is fun even when gamers engage is a seemingly casual chitchat but each one attempting to find out how many cards the other person is playing.

Only way to win at online blackjack
is by chasing the bonus

I got into an email fight with Ray because he said the only way to win at online blackjack was by becoming a slave to the best bonus and continually chasing down the bonus
then moving onto the next casino site. Actually slave is a politer term compared to what he used. I disagree
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Comparing casinos

Apart from sampling food and drink when I travel
I also visit local casinos. You cant help keeping a mental log of all the casinos and comparing casinos from all around the world. Unfortunately most of the time they are so busy trying to out-do each other
they end up being the same and offering [...]

Live Blackack Real Dealers
Real Cards Online

One of the newer online gambling platforms starting to gain some traction
is live casino gambling. And as a perennial casino favorite
blackjack was one of the first games to be rolled out in the live online format. The difference between live blackjack and RNG blackjack
is that rather than playing against a machine with [...]

Advantage Play

All good gamblers look for the game or bet where the odds are to their advantage. How much money are you going to put in
versus how much are you going to get out? Minimize your risk and maximize your return. Advantage play in short. The casino is always going to look after themselves first with [...]

Some of the attractive incentives offered by online casinos come in the form of sign-up bonuses. These sign-up bonuses may require the new member to make a matching deposit while many other sign-up bonuses do not. Some sign-up bonuses are simply offered as a flat monetary amount to be deposited into the players online casino account upon sign-up. On the other hand, the other sort of sign-up bonus would require the member to deposit matching funds in order to qualify. Some online casinos will match the deposit made by the new member up to a certain maximum. Still other online casinos will offer sign-up bonuses that are paid out as a portion of your initial deposit. For instance, they might advertise that they will match 50% of all money you deposit. Again, usually a maximum amount will be specified.

Another form of the sign-up bonus is a straight cash bonus. However, this cash bonus must be used at the site. It cannot be withdrawn. This is a terrific way to try out a site before you use your own cash. Any winnings earned with your cash bonus can usually be withdrawn once certain criterion are met. Most bonuses will have some stipulations that come with them. Make sure you pay close attention to this so you dont have any surprises later. Overall, online casinos bonuses are just one of the many reasons why you should try gambling at the plethora of online casino websites.

The Basics of Blackjack

Blackjack is one of the casino games that gives the players a good probability of winning if they have the right strategy. Before the strategies
a player must first master the basics of blackjack.

Effects of the Rule Variations in Blackjack

Blackjack is a popular table game in casinos that can be beaten by players who uses card counting and basic strategy perfectly. Casinos countered this phenomenon by changing some rules in blackjack to increase the house edge.

Enjoying Blackjack in an Online Casino

Playing blackjack on a live casino or online casino is a good experience. It follows the same rules but the only difference is that you can play in the privacy of your own home. You should also remember some techniques about the game because it can help you a lot in the game.

Online Blackjack Tourneys

I’m going to play in an online blackjack tourney this weekend. Can’t wait!! Where can you play online blackjack tourneys? Well most online casino sites will offer you options to play blackjack
but to find a tourney you should do a search for one and find a recognised gambling site to play at. There are loads [...]

sampling the local food and drink

What I really like about traveling and seeing new places
is sampling the local food and drink. When you sit down to a meal or a sample of the local beverage
it tells you so much about the local culture. So whenever I travel
apart from checking out the local casino scene I always find a [...]

Choosing An Online Casino Deposit Option
Gone are the days when online casinos offered only a few deposit options. Today the best online casinos offer about a dozen deposit options. The increased options come with increased headaches because the problem now is a choice of plenty. The new player particularly needs to take his time and make a considered choice. Though the player can choose from deposit options he cannot choose his country. His country of domicile is a given. The first factor the player needs to check is which deposit options are not functional in his country. These can be immediately knocked out. Today most online casinos are multi currency casinos. However not all players have a choice of currency. Usually players are constrained to wager in the currency of their country, if that currency is offered. Even if the players are offered a choice, it makes sense to choose the currency of their country. They will save substantial costs that are associated with currency conversions and this will more than neutralize any benefits that the other currency may offer. Not all deposit options function in all currencies. Hence the player must next eliminate all the deposit options that do not deal with his chosen currency. The balance list of options is the short list that he must deal with. There are some deposit options that do not permit withdrawals. For example some credit cards do not accept withdrawals in some countries. If the chosen deposit option does not accept withdrawals then the online casino will usually remit requested withdrawals through a paper check. A few weeks could pass before funds are actually received in the players bank account. Hence the player must next eliminate deposit options that do not accept withdrawals. If the player is left with both credit card options and alternative payment options then he must make the critical choice between them. There are advantages and disadvantages for both. This is not a straightforward choice because it will depend on the players wagering pattern and temperament. If the player wants to wager at many online casinos then it makes sense to choose an alternative payment method. That way the player will not have his credit card information on many servers across the Internet. He can fund the alternative payment method with his credit card and then fund any number of online casinos with the alternative payment method. Players in the United States have another reason for choosing an alternative payment option. Because of the tightening laws in the United States players are finding it difficult to fund their online accounts with credit cards. There are some other factors that affect the choice of the deposit option. Despite offering a large number of deposit options, online casinos prefer that players choose from only a few. In order to encourage this practice the online casinos offer attractive bonuses on the selected deposit options. Players have to factor in these bonuses while making a choice. There are indirect costs associated with deposit options. Though usually there is no charge for funding online casinos, there are other costs involved. There may be annual fees associated with the deposit options. Though these costs may not be significant, other things being equal, they need to be accounted for.Articles from Casino Advisor

Poker Based Online Casino Games
Poker is by far the most popular gambling card game. However in the traditional format of the game players compete against each other and not against the house. Hence that format does not work at online casinos where each individual plays against the house. Therefore online casinos have developed their own games based on poker hand rankings in which players can compete against the house and at the same time experience some of the elements of regular poker. Poker based online casino games are of two types. In one type the player is dealt a hand, which is compared against a pay table. In the second type the player and dealer are both dealt hands and the player has to beat the dealer’s hand in order to win. Of the first type the most common games are the video poker games, which are based on draw poker. These games are so popular that they are classified in an independent group. The player is dealt five cards. He can discard whichever cards he wants and draw fresh ones. His final hand is compared with a payout table and if his hand ranking figures in the payout table he receives the corresponding payout. The other poker based casino games are found under Table Games in online casinos. Hold’em Poker and Let It Ride are casino games in which the player’s hands are matched against a payout table. They simulate Texas Hold’em to a fair degree. Players first place the ante bet and are then dealt their two pocket cards. Then the community cards are dealt with intermediate betting rounds. The final hand is compared with a payout table and payouts accordingly made. In Hold’em Poker the usual procedure of calling or raising is followed. The players increase their wagers if successively revealed cards are suitable. In Let It Ride players place the maximum wager upfront and can reduce the bets if the successive cards revealed are not suitable. 3 Card Poker is an unusual poker based casino game. It is played with three cards instead of five and therefore a truncated poker hand ranking system applies. What is more intriguing is that it offers two independent bets. In one bet the player’s hand is compared against a pay table and the dealer’s hand becomes irrelevant. In the other bet the player has to beat the dealer’s hand to receive a payout. The best part about 3 Card Poker is that the player can place either of the two bets or even both the bets. The most popular poker based casino table game is Caribbean Stud Poker. Its structure is more complicated and therefore it is more interesting. In Caribbean Stud Poker the player’s hand has to be higher ranked than the dealer’s hand in order for the player to win. However when this happens, the payout is based on the player’s hand ranking as indicated in the payout table. Therefore Caribbean Stud Poker combines both types of games. Caribbean Stud Poker also has a voluntary side bet that contributes to a progressive jackpot. If the player draws a royal flush then the amount in the progressive jackpot is his. Only the brief features of the poker based casino games have been described in the article. The exact rules could vary from one online gaming software provider to another, as could the exact names of the games. For example Microgaming refers to Caribbean Stud Poker as Cyberstud Poker. Articles from Casino Advisor

Oklahoma blackjack info?
How can I find out which Indian casinos in Oklahoma do NOT charge an ante? Most of them charge an ante (a small per-hand fee, typically $1 or less), but a few have spans of hours or days every week in which they do NOT charge an ante. Can you tell me what times and which casinos these are?

Become an Online Blackjack Icon
There are a lot of fun games that you can play at an online casino. But since these sites have become all the rage, none have been more of a crowd pleaser than online blackjack.

Online Casino Bonuses
Is there any reason why this method of collecting bonuses from online casinos wouldn’t work? It truly seems too good to be true. Assuming you bet the minimum, what are the odds of losing money overall? Is this something that one with little gambling experience and no online gambling experience could do?

Hole Card Rule Variations In Blackjack
The game of blackjack has always been played in the casinos in Europe and America. However the game has evolved differently in the casinos of different regions. Broadly three regions are can be identified with different sets of rules. Two are in the United States. These are Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The third region is Europe. Microgaming and Cryptologic offer all three versions in their online casinos. The rules in these three regions differ in a number of ways. Important points of differences are how the dealer handles a hand value of 17, rules for splitting and doubling and how the hole card is treated. In the two American variants of blackjack the dealer deals himself two cards, one of which is face up and the other is face down. The dealer’s face down card is called the hole card. Under certain circumstances the hole card comes into play before the players make their moves. In the European version most often the face down card is not dealt at all. Hence this version is known as a ‘no hole’ variation. At other times the hole card is dealt but never comes into play till all the players have made their moves. Hence this version is also effectively a ‘no hole’ variation. In the two American versions the no hole card comes into play if the dealer’s face up card is an ace or a ten value card. Though the Las Vegas and Atlantic City blackjack rules differ in other respects they are the same for the hole card. In case the face up card is an ace the dealer asks the players to place the insurance bet if they want to. He then checks for blackjack. If the dealer has a blackjack then the players who did not insure lose their original wagers and the players who did insure end up quits. If the dealer does not have a blackjack then the players who had insured lose their insurance wager and the players start making their moves. In case the face up card is a ten value card then the players cannot buy insurance. The dealer will check his hole card and if it is an ace then he will reveal his blackjack. All the players then lose their wagers. However if players also have a blackjack the bets push. If the dealer does not have a blackjack then the game proceeds normally. In European blackjack if the dealer’s face up card is an ace, he will ask the players if they want to insure. Then the players start making their moves in turn. If the dealer has been dealt a hole card he will turn it over after all the players are standing or bust. If the dealer has not been dealt a hole card he will deal the second card face up. The question arises what difference does the hole card or no hole card make to the player. The player may want to make additional wagers in splitting or doubling after the initial cards are dealt. In the American games the player takes this decision after the dealer checks for blackjack. If the dealer has a blackjack then the player loses immediately and will not split or double and therefore does not lose the additional amount. In European blackjack the player takes the decision to split or double without the dealer checking for blackjack. If the dealer eventually has a blackjack then the player loses the amount wagered on the split or double moves. Therefore the American variants of Las Vegas and Atlantic City offer an advantage as far as the hole card rule is concerned. Players wagering on European blackjack should be less aggressive in their split and double moves. Articles from Casino Advisor

Progressive Jackpots Piling Up – Party Casino
Live Gaming FeaturesJust this week we informed you about the Live French roulette Games that are now available to for play at Party Casino. With live dealer games in great demand
Party Casino is keen enough to expand its live games portfolio to attract the herds of players. All About the PrizesGreat games
good game variety and intelligent new features are an absolute must
but in the end it’s all about the prizes. In this area Party Casino continues to score very well
as online slots players have cashed in a total of cash prizes of almost $10 Million for 2009 alone. Currently Party Casino’s progressive jackpot total is heading towards a stunning $3
5 Million. The major Gold Mega Jackpot is filled with almost $2
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the Gold Super Jackpot
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000. Check out Party Casino and experience the great online gambling experience and hopefully you’ll walk away with one of that great progressive prizes.

New Look For Gaming Club Casino
The 1st Online CasinoGaming Club Casino took its very 1st bet way back in 1994 and they can proudly call themselves the first online casino in the industry. They can also be very proud of the revamped look of their website
a sleek and sophisticated look that will definitely appeal to players who like the classy James Bond type feel of a casino. Improved International Customer SupportBesides the new look
there’s also German
French
Italian and Spanish customer support
dedicated to help players with whatever issues they are having. Players from Ireland and the UK will also be pleased to know that they are eligible to receive a “no deposit $10 Free” offer for a limited time.Powered by MicrogamingGaming Club Casino offers over 350 games that are playable through a regular download version and a “flash/browser based” version. As for players that sign up through CasinoTopLists
you will be eligible for a 100% match bonus up to $100. 

Previewing The 4 New Microgaming Slots That Will Go Live In August
Get RockedGet Rocked is a 5 reel
30 pay-line rock themed video slot that has great graphics and an entertaining mix of Free Spins
Wilds
Scatters
Multipliers and Gambler actions. There’s also Th
e Solo Pick and Win feature that will get triggered if the lead singer appears anywhere on reels 2 and 4 simultaneously. The player then gets to choose one of the five band members who will then play a solo and hand over a reward. As for the popular Gamble feature
it gives players the opportunity to double or quadruple their winnings if they correctly guess the suit of the next card up. Mega Moolah IsisMega Moolah Isis is the latest version of the very popular Mega Moolah progressive bonus slot. This Egyptian Pharaoh themed slot is a 5 reel
25 pay-line video slot that has a betting range between 0.01 and 0.05 per line and a maximum $25 bet per game. Combine those and it can yield a return of $10
000 in the base game and a whopping $90
300 on the abundant Free Spins. The Egyptian Goddess is the Wild symbol and when she appears
she doubles wins and enables winning combinations. However
it’s the randomly triggered Jackpot Wheel that you’ll have to be on the lookout for. This delivers the opportunity to win on four different levels dependent on the outcome of a spinning wheel – the mini level starts at $10
the minor level at $100
the major at $10
000 and the mega level at a whopping $1 million. The Mega Moolah of course is where the big $6.3 Million jackpot win happened just a few months ago. Silver FangSilver Fang brings a wilderness theme along with plenty of fun in a 5 reel
50 pay-line video slot. The paw trail in the snow is the Scatter and when 3
4 or 5 of these paw prints surface anywhere on the reels
there are 15 re-triggering Free Spins available with a 5x multiplier. Five of these symbols deliver a huge 50x multiplier on the bet while 4 will present a 20x multiplier and 3 will give a 5x multiplier. The Gamble feature is also present here
giving players the opportunity to double or quadruple their winnings if the correct suit of the next card is guessed. Wealth SpaAnd finally there is Wealth Spa
a 5 reel
20 pay-line slot that features a spa theme that is filled with massages
wax treatments and hot oil baths. The key in this game however is the gold token symbol. Whenever a gold token symbol shows up in the centre spot of reel 5
it’s credited to the player to accumulate or use whenever they desire. Accumulating tokens will lead to great bonuses and Free Spins. Betting options at Wealth Spa will range from as low as 0.01 to 0.25 a line. If you play a maximun bet
the base game can deliver rewards up to $12
500 while the bonuses provide a slew of extra earnings ranging from $2
800 to $25
000!Live On August 11thThese games will go live on August 11th as Microgaming’s impressive portfolio just keeps growing. You’ll be able to take these slots for a spin at a number of online casinos including Jackpot City Casino.

Playtech Reports Strong Number During Tough Economic Times
Good Second Quarter ResultsWhile some companies and operators have reported disappointing numbers
one major player has done a very good job during these tough times. Online casino software giant Playtech has announced a 23% increase in their Q2 income. And while the Q2 numbers were slightly lower than their Q1 numbers
their industry leading software and strong portfolio make sure that they are still very profitable. As for the rest of the year
Playtech expects to underperform against current expectations but they are still optimistic that the remainder of 2009 will still see strong profits.Catering The BestWe also expect Playtech to continue to put up strong numbers as they power a number of big online casinos
including 3 of our top 10 rated online casinos (Europa Casino
  EuroGrand Casino
Casino Tropez).Playtech also offers a number of great Progressive jackpot slots which you can always check in real time on our progressive slot page. As you can see
the Gold Rally slot currently stands over $1 million
which definitely should be grabbing your attention. 

Live French Roulette Now Available at Party Casino
The Real Casino ExperienceThe
“live dealer” feature was introduced last year by Party Casino when they started to offer blackjack
roulette and baccarat in the new format. For those who haven’t played a live game before
it’s the closest that you are going to get to a real casino experience. When you open a live game
you will be greeted by one of the friendly
real live dealers that are waiting for you to take a seat at the table. You’ll then be able to watch the action through a live web cam stream and watch as the dealer spins the wheel. French RouletteThe other twist to this is that it’s not just regular Roulette
but French Roulette. French Roulette only has a single zero on the board (instead of the double zero) and that gives the player better odds. The numbers are also placed differently on a French Roulette board.In French Roulette you have to predict on which number the ball will fall as it spins on the wheel. The player puts his bet on the table
the then releases the small ball onto the spinning wheel and the ball will ultimately stop in one of the numbered pockets. If the player has guessed correctly will the ball will fall
he or she has won. The game also features very easy-to-use stat tables
which enables players to maximize their betting strategy while also getting a better picture and view of the game.Ahead Of The CurveParty Casino keeps adding great games and features for their players and this new live French Roulette games promises to be very entertaining as well. The live dealers are waiting so head on over to Party Casino now and get a taste of that real casino feel.  

The Mega Moolah Struck Again
Another Mega Moolah MillionaireThe €1.17 million win happened at Microgaming’s Mega Moolah jackpot at Unibet.com and came only a few weeks after the Greek player Georgios M. won €6.3 million while playing the same jackpot. That win as you know is still the largest slot win ever. “It is absolutely incredible that just two months ago we announced the biggest ever online casino win through the progressive slot Mega Moolah and yet again
so soon afterwards
it has created another millionaire
” said Roger Raatgever
Microgaming’s Chief Executive Officer.Powered By MicrogamingIt is wins like this that make the Mega Moolah such a popular progressive slot. You can play it at a number casinos including Riverbelle Casino
where the record breaking €6.3 million win happened a few months ago.Follow The Progressive Jackpots In Real Time!You can also keep track of all of the Microgaming and Playtech powered progressive jackpots at our online progressive jackpots page. Follow the jackpots in real time and also see which online casinos offer that particular progressive slot.Checking that page regularly will definitely give you the best opportunities to win huge jackpots
just like these players did. 

Spanish Online Gambling Market is Ready for Collective Regulation
Sunny Gambling ClimateThe gambling climate in the sunny Spain has never been extremely stringent
yet with the current developments the online casino industry can even better provide its services. With the jointly developed regulation in sight
online casino operators like William Hill and Bwin are already starting joint ventures and negotiating deals in order to make a head start when the ball starts rolling. IGB EspañaWith the expectation of a fully regulated and licensed online gambling market
iGaming Business is planning a new event to spread valuable information on how to succeed in the Spanish gambling market. IGB España will take place at the end of October in the capital Madrid
and is expected to draw people from all over the world to learn about the Spanish market opportunities.More Responsible Gambling EnvironmentThe developments in Spain are a good example of how a more tolerant policy towards online gambling will eventually lead to a better organized
more efficient and more responsible gambling en
vironment. Unfortunately some countries take the opposite route
as we saw earlier by the way Russia is planning to deal with the game of poker.

Bankroll Strategy In Baccarat
In online baccarat the player has to make two decisions. The first is how much to wager and the second is on which bet to wager. The second question is more easily answered. Betting on the Banker winning has the highest average percentage payout and therefore, despite the monotony involved, players must wager on the Banker. The issue of how much to bet is more difficult to set up. It should begin with the player setting up the bankroll for the session and the duration of the session. Both are important from the perspective of responsible gambling. The player needs to figure out how many deals he can get in during the specified time. Some online baccarat variants provide game statistics like number of hands played, session time and hands per hour. Microgaming’s High Limit Baccarat is one such variant. This directly enables players to determine how many hands they can expect to play in their stipulated time by playing free play baccarat for about ten minutes. Otherwise players can get play with real money for about ten minutes and get the information from their transactions history. Different players play at different speeds and therefore generalizations cannot be made. Once the player determines the number of hands he can simply divide his bankroll for the session by the number of hands expected to be played and arrive at his wager per hand. The player then simply continues to place that wager deal after deal till the allotted time is over or he has exhausted his bankroll completely. If the player is playing the baccarat games at the estimated speed then his bankroll should last the full time or almost so. There is another advantage in placing the same wager throughout. Some online baccarat variants, like Microgaming’s High Limit Baccarat, offer the Auto Play feature and this can then be utilized. Using the Auto Play in online baccarat can be very convenient. Players can sit back and watch the games play out or even play some other more interactive games while baccarat plays out in the background. Even without the Auto Play it is much simpler to keep playing with the same bet. Most regular gamblers believe in winning and losing streaks. There is no mathematical basis for this belief. A baccarat deal is completely independent of the previous one. Yet this belief persists and regular gamblers do plan their bankroll strategies based on this belief. The concept is to increase the wagered amount when in a winning streak and decrease the wagered amount when in a losing streak. Some baccarat players prefer to go by their gut feeling whereas others follow a set strategy. One such strategy involves increasing or decreasing the wager based on the outcome of the last hand dealt. Assume that the player wants to bet 3 credits per wager on an average. He starts with a wager of 3 credits. If he wins the hand he increases the wager to 4 credits and if he loses the hand he decreases the wager to 2 credits. In this manner the baccarat player either increases or decreases the wager after each hand. If he reaches a level of 5 credits he continues playing at that level if he wins but reduces the wager if he loses. If he reaches a level of 1 credit he continues playing at that level if he loses but increases the wager if he wins. In this manner he will be wagering higher amounts during winning streaks and lower amounts during losing streaks. Articles from Casino Advisor

Poker Based Online Casino Games
Poker is by far the most popular gambling card game. However in the traditional format of the game players compete against each other and not against the house. Hence that format does not work at online casinos where each individual plays against the house. Therefore online casinos have developed their own games based on poker hand rankings in which players can compete against the house and at the same time experience some of the elements of regular poker. Poker based online casino games are of two types. In one type the player is dealt a hand, which is compared against a pay table. In the second type the player and dealer are both dealt hands and the player has to beat the dealer’s hand in order to win. Of the first type the most common games are the video poker games, which are based on draw poker. These games are so popular that they are classified in an independent group. The player is dealt five cards. He can discard whichever cards he wants and draw fresh ones. His final hand is compared with a payout table and if his hand ranking figures in the payout table he receives the corresponding payout. The other poker based casino games are found under Table Games in online casinos. Hold’em Poker and Let It Ride are casino games in which the player’s hands are matched against a payout table. They simulate Texas Hold’em to a fair degree. Players first place the ante bet and are then dealt their two pocket cards. Then the community cards are dealt with intermediate betting rounds. The final hand is compared with a payout table and payouts accordingly made. In Hold’em Poker the usual procedure of calling or raising is followed. The players increase their wagers if successively revealed cards are suitable. In Let It Ride players place the maximum wager upfront and can reduce the bets if the successive cards revealed are not suitable. 3 Card Poker is an unusual poker based casino game. It is played with three cards instead of five and therefore a truncated poker hand ranking system applies. What is more intriguing is that it offers two independent bets. In one bet the player’s hand is compared against a pay table and the dealer’s hand becomes irrelevant. In the other bet the player has to beat the dealer’s hand to receive a payout. The best part about 3 Card Poker is that the player can place either of the two bets or even both the bets. The most popular poker based casino table game is Caribbean Stud Poker. Its structure is more complicated and therefore it is more interesting. In Caribbean Stud Poker the player’s hand has to be higher ranked than the dealer’s hand in order for the player to win. However when this happens, the payout is based on the player’s hand ranking as indicated in the payout table. Therefore Caribbean Stud Poker combines both types of games. Caribbean Stud Poker also has a voluntary side bet that contributes to a progressive jackpot. If the player draws a royal flush then the amount in the progressive jackpot is his. Only the brief features of the poker based casino games have been described in the article. The exact rules could vary from one online gaming software provider to another, as could the exact names of the games. For example Microgaming refers to Caribbean Stud Poker as Cyberstud Poker. Articles from Casino Advisor

Free Spins Bonus Round In Online Casino Slots
Today most online slot games offer a free spins bonus round. This round offers a number of free spins in which players receive payouts according to the combinations on the reels but do not place any wagers. The payouts are based on the wager placed in the spin that triggered the free spins bonus round. Thus the free spins bonus round can substantially increase the chip balance of the player. In most cases the free spins bonus round is triggered when three or more scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels. In some cases other defined events within the slot game trigger the free spins bonus round. In rare cases this round is triggered randomly. The two parameters that define a free spins round are the number of free spins and the multiplier. In the simplest of online slots, the rules dictate that X free spins will be given at Y multiplier. In Achilles online slot game if three or more Troy symbols appear anywhere on the reels then the player gets 10 free spins at doubled payouts. In some slot games the number of free spins depends on the number of scatter symbols appearing on the reels. There is a trend in contemporary slot games that the number of free spins and the multiplier are decided by playing another game on the second screen. A popular example of this is in the Fat Lady Sings online slot. First one Fat Lady sings and the number of glasses she breaks determines the number of free spins. Then another Fat Lady sings and the number of glasses she breaks determines the multiplier. This increases the element of chance and hence adds excitement to the game. In some slot games the bonus game on the second screen determines the number of free spins and the multiplier jointly. An example is the recently released Area 21 game from Cryptologic. There are games that allow players to choose the combination they want from a list given. One such game is Pedal Power from Microgaming. Players can choose from 25 free spins with a multiplier of 2x, 10 spins with a multiplier of 5x, or 5 free spins with a multiplier of 10x. Hence players have to choose between more free spins and higher multipliers, which is not a very easy choice to make. In most online slot games the free spins can be retriggered. What this means is that if the combination that triggers the free spins appears on the reels during the free spins then the player will get additional free spins. Some online slot games, however, have innovative ways of providing the enhancements. An example is Sneak A Peek Doctor Doctor. In the free spins a yellow capsule can randomly appear on reel 4. This capsule burst to release an additional number of free spins. Similarly a blue capsule randomly appearing on reel 5 enhances the multiplier for the remaining rounds. The free spins bonus round usually plays differently from the normal rounds. Often the background music gets more vibrant. Also there could be a color change in the background of the symbols or the background to the reels. With the intense competition in online slots games, players have not seen the last word in innovations in the free spins bonus rounds. The games in the coming period are bound to have more exciting free spins features.Articles from Casino Advisor