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May 9, 2012

Digging Deep Slots

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Digging Deep is the new slot game to have gone live at the Rival Gaming Casinos. True to its title, the game deals with a mining theme where gold is being mined. The introductory chip represents the hyperactive miner. Eventually, he moves to the right of the reels and cheers the payouts earned by the players. The reels are placed within a mine and similar to other slots by Rival Gaming, the player can view the mine in totality because the backgrounds for all the symbols are transparent. So, for every spin, the view of the mine is crystal clear. When the reels remain idle for a prolonged period of time, typically, dripping water sounds can be heard which warns the players that time is running out.

The symbols in the Digging Deep game are the pickaxe, miner’s safety lamp, trolley carts, shovels, hammers and wheelbarrows, gold bucket, and gold nuggets. When these symbols appear in winning combinations, they start getting animated which makes the viewer enjoy this game even more. The game has many special symbols too. The symbol depicting the jackpot pays the player 1000 coins. Free spins are triggered by the gear wheels symbols. Whereas three wheels award five spins, four wheels will give ten free spins and so on. During the free spins round, payout gets tripled. The wild symbol is the miner. The miner expands to take up the entire reel. The expanding wild symbols can only be found on the first, third, and fifth reels. The second screen in this game contains the bonus games. When three and more crate symbols appear on reels, the player can get the option of picking up a crate bonus game. In this, the miner will activate a conveyor belt and the three crates can be viewed on this belt. Every player chooses one of these and gets the bonus credits. After “Pick a Crate” bonus comes, the second bonus entitled “Dig for Coins.” In this, three or more than three gold nuggets will get displayed anywhere on reels and players must click on the purple dirt for digging the mine. As they work inside the mine, they will have to dig deeper and deeper to get the diamonds and gold. There are 20 pay lines in all in this game and players get to wager a maximum of ten coins in each line. The Digging Deep slots are currently available at all online casinos run by Rival Gaming.

Rank Group Gets UK Politician

Rank Group, which is a reputable UK gambling giant, recently announced the introduction of a new member on their board – Sir Richard Needham. Needham had been the longest serving Northern Ireland Minister, and his presence is sure to be welcomed because of his years of experience in the industry. His diverse knowledge about industry and commerce will contribute to the overall development of the Rank Group. Needham had retired from active politics in 1997, and since then, he has been involved with the private sector. The Rank Group is incidentally a leading UK entertainment business with nearly 2.5 million customers. Its casino brand is the Grosvenor Casinos which operates legally in nearly 35 places throughout the UK.

May 7, 2012

Blackjack Ballroom New Games

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Blackjack Ballroom Casino has decided to make use of some of its earlier games as part of its weekly promotions. These games are tried and tested and the idea behind introducing them again is to ensure that players enjoy playing these games, and, in turn, it would bring more traffic to the sites. In a break from this trend, the casino in the month of April, has decided to launch two brand-new games. One of these newly launched casino games is entitled the Karate Pig.

Karate Pig is a sushi chef and martial arts expert rolled into one. There are 40 pay lines in this game where the Karate Pig gets to showcase both these skills. The promotion was due to run in the casino through the second weekend of the month April, between April 7th and 8th. From the players placing wagers here, a total of ten players were selected for bonus awards worth $100. For the second promotional week, the casino has arranged for another slot entitled Nuclear 9s which had started running since the month of March. The Nuclear 9s belongs to the Power Spins Series. In this game, a Power Spins button triggers the feature called Rolling Reels. In this, winning combinations come and go while other symbols appear to fill the vacant places to produce more winning combinations. This second promotion will continue from April 7th to April 12th. Here, the top five players are going to be rewarded with bonuses everyday worth $100. The players need to wager a minimum of $20 to take part in the promotions.

For the monthly promotions, Blackjack Ballroom has introduced a change from the tradition. It has made European Blackjack the designated casino game for the monthly promotion in place of traditional slots. In this game of blackjack, players can make use of a strategy card. This game promotion is expected to be on throughout this month and all wagering players are going to be credited with twice the loyalty points. The casino which is licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission belongs to the Casino Rewards Group and is powered by Microgaming software.

Lucky Red Online Bonuses

Two bonuses have been recently announced at the Lucky Red Casino. These two bonuses are expected to be running side by side at the online casino. All players with good standing can take part in these twin bonuses. The first of these bonuses ran from 10th to 12th April. This contained two bonus sets. When a player claimed six coupons during this promotional period, he was gifted a $50 chip. This bonus is applicable to Slots and Keno participants. All poker and blackjack players here get the chance to win bonus coupons and when they get six from a single set of coupons, they get free chips from the promotions department at the casino. All bonus schemes come with terms and conditions. The second bonus at this online casino has been scheduled to run from April 13th to April 16th. Players can then win as much as $3000 in bonuses. As the minimum deposits required are only $50, even low rollers get a unique chance to win big here. Moreover, players can place wagers for these bonuses on any games of their choice. The casino belongs to the Club World Group and is powered by Realtime Gaming.

May 5, 2012

Online Gambling At Manitoba

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Following close on the footsteps of British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, Manitoba becomes the fourth Canadian province to launch online gambling. In Ontario, these gambling services are expected to be launched later in this year, whereas Manitoba has been prudent enough to team up with British Columbia to exploit their expertise. Basically, the lottery associations of both these Canadian provinces will collaborate to initiate online gambling activities.

According to representatives of the Manitoba Lotteries, the business model for online gambling which has been adopted by the Lottery Corporation of British Columbia is the most successful and effective model where online gambling is concerned. The Lottery Corporation here functions as PlayNow.com. Those associated with the success story of British Columbia model are keen to share their business model with Manitoba so as to improve and consolidate online gambling in the country. The idea is to generate more revenues for BCLC through sharing its knowhow and expertise with other areas.

Therefore, the BCLC is going to create the website design and testing services, besides managing and overseeing the online gaming sites in Manitoba. All software for this casino is going to be sourced by Openbet. The site is expected to launch next year with both poker and casino games. Efforts are being made also to introduce bingo and sports betting simultaneously. All online gambling activities are to be held under the banner of Manitoba Lotteries and controlled by the Gaming Control Commission of this province. Debates and discussions are on regarding the terms and conditions; whatever the clauses, benefits are guaranteed for both the provinces in terms of revenue generation. The Minister of Manitoba Lotteries Ashton justified Manitoba’s reasons for choosing online gambling. According to the Minister, online gambling was always prevalent in the country and this province was only trying to keep the spirit alive and at the same time draw revenue from it. Incidentally, the residents were wagering huge amounts annually in online casino sites, but, unfortunately, the province was not making any money from this. In fact, with the money being churned out from this activity, a part of the profits would be directed to funding addiction programs to treat gamblers. The sites are expected to generate as much as $1.5 million in its first year of operation and almost $17 million within a span of five years.

Online Game Based on the Iconic Bold and Beautiful

The die-hard fans of the long-running Bold and Beautiful show on television now have another reason to celebrate. This soap opera has approximately 26 million followers worldwide and the new instant online casino game with this show as its theme is sure to be a superhit with online gamers. One of the most renowned instant game creators, NeoGames, is also responsible for creating the Bold and Beautiful scratch card game. Players will simply need to match images to win up to $200,000. In its promotional campaign, the game launchers are planning to fly out all lucky winners to Los Angeles to watch the show being taped and meet the stars.

May 3, 2012

Virgin Casino Football Slots

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In keeping with the spirit of European soccer and the Euro Cup which is supposed to start from the month of June, Alderney Virgin Casino has launched some online slots based on football themes. One of them is the Sensible Soccer Euro Cup which contains a bonus game that kicks off the spirit of the Champions League. In this game the background resembles a stadium, with the symbols being whistles, footballs, players, and goalie. All of these symbols are unique because they are typically created and designed from bricks which look like Lego parts. Jersey numbers stand for the high-value cards. When the round of free spins gets activated, the player gets to select from any of the three modifiers. The Fanatic awards ten free spins, the Banker gives 15, and the Wobbler 20 spins. There are different reel sets for different modifiers. The one that gives greater number of free spins has lower average payouts. If the wild symbol comes on the screen during the free spins round, other symbols can be converted into wild symbols. The bonus round for the Euro Cup will be activated when three bonus symbols appear. The player can even buy this bonus by paying 30 times the stake value which has been chosen currently. When a player buys this bonus, his chance of winning the progressive jackpot becomes higher. The bonus game closely resembles the UEFA Champions knockout stages. The players will play this bonus normally and can view scores and highlights of the game with its goals and misses. A player can make his team from the 16 displayed; and the more the team wins in this simulated game, the more money he is likely to earn. When the selected team wins any knockout round, it advances to the next level. If the team loses, the player will win only the bonus which he has accumulated till that time. Every knockout round involves two legs similar to what takes place in the real league games. The player can get the progressive jackpot provided his chosen team gets ten and more goals in the first round.

All Slots Casino News

The All Slots Casio is a big name among mobile casinos and has recently come up with a further advanced mobile casino app. This new app is called Android Air which is going to be available to all the mobile casino gamers who use Android mobile devices having version 2.2 or more. The users of the Android smart phone or the tablet can benefit through this new application. A total of 22 casino games may be accessed with superior audio quality and stunning graphics like never before. By downloading this app, Android users will get all 22 games. This app operates on Adobe Air and may be downloaded using either a Wi-Fi connection or 3G. This new app guarantees a unique and never-before gaming experience for all players and the games cover a wide range of slots, roulettes, blackjack, and poker. Moreover, this new app provides a special bonus to all the players at the time of registration. There is a $5 free bonus which makes for a great start for the Android device users. In this way, mobile devices are steadily becoming the most trusted sources of entertainment, apart from being trusted means of communication. It would be interesting to see how the players enjoy the new Android gaming experience. The All Slots Casino and the mobile casino games are all powered by Microgaming software.

May 1, 2012

Americas Cardroom’s Liberty Weekends Gets An Overwhelming Response

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It seems that online poker has changed, at least at one poker site – Americas Cardroom. Its Weekends promotion promises to be a great success, as hundreds of die-hard poker fans are joining the tables for the promotion of $500,000 series.

The Liberty Weekends, that kicked off on March 31, will offer online poker tournaments giving away half a million dollars in prize pools. The promotion will continue for five weekends. The inaugural event saw 140 players registering for the tournament. This event featured $10,000 Guaranteed prize. Because of the overwhelming response, its prize pool raised to $13,400.

On April 1, the $50,000 Guaranteed saw 178 players and the game ended with giving away $11,250 in prize. Looking at the growing player crowd at the promotions, Cardroom has decided to extend its poker time of Sunday tournaments by one hour. So, the No Limit Hold’em tournaments will see their way through 1900 hours ET. The $50,000 Guaranteed will give away 1000 points in April’s $60,000 Points Race. The $10,000 online poker tournaments, which will see through 2100 hours ET on weekends, will give away 200 points in this month’s $60,000 Points Race.

The high point of Liberty Weekends will be on April 15 in the $250,000 Guaranteed tournament at 1900 hours ET. The day marks the Black Friday anniversary, which the poker world is eagerly looking forward to. Online players can grab their seats without delay by buying in directly or via a satellite. This Guaranteed poker tournament will give away 7500 points in $60,000 Points Race.

Before that, on April 13, Americas Cardroom will hold a Super Satellite with 250 seats for the Liberty Quarter Million. Players entering this satellite can collect 1000 points for this month’s Points Race.

Chests of Plenty jackpot at sky Vegas is the place to be this month

Whereas the poker rooms see a huge rush for Liberty Weekends luck, here is something for casino players. Sky Vegas is offering a whopping GBP 500,000 jackpot in the casino game Chests of Plenty.

Chests of Plenty is a vibrant and easy-to-play online game, enjoying extreme popularity among regular players. The game features five reels, 20 pay-lines, and has a pirate theme. It consists of a Chest Bonus game, which is a scatter bonus. Players can win it by earning three chest symbols on the reels anywhere.

During the game, three chests shift into the center of the screen. They open to show three gems present in each chest. The players getting three similar gems in a chest get a prize, the amount of which depends on the gem type and total stake. Players win a jackpot when all nine gems they earn are diamonds.

Sky Vegas is also offering Jackpot Cashdrops. The players who win this jackpot may also get a share of GBP 1000, which is randomly transferred to the players’ account. This means that the players who are at Sky Vegas this month got nothing to lose. What better way than this to try the luck?

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