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December 20, 2012

Microgaming Player Hits the Online Progressive Multi-Million Jackpot

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 2:43 am

Unibet is a very successful online casino, powered by the famous Microgaming software platform. On Wednesday, November 28, one lucky player was able to win a substantial amount of money, amounting to 5.4 million kroner. The player was able to win this impressive amount of money while playing the progressive jackpot on The Dark Knight slot machine, provided by Microgaming. The slot machine is branded for The Dark Knight in honor of the movie. The player will not be named in this press release, but he is 35 years old and lives in Norway, and he won this very impressive amount of money from his living room while playing in his pajamas. The Unibet online casino was where the player did most of his wagering. This happens to be one of the more popular casinos for Scandinavian countries.

So how exactly did he walk away with 5.4 million kroners? Most of the casinos in Scandinavian countries have adopted the progressive jackpot staggering payouts plan. However, Microgaming’s structure for the progressive jackpot is very different. Instead, it pays out a single sum of cash, and it issues the payment immediately after the player wins. In fact, the man from Norway has already received all of his payouts owed to him. There are other things about the Microgaming platform which happen to make it very desirable for a gambler as well. For instance, the amount that you can win is paid out in your own currency. While this isn’t entirely fair for people who live overseas, because you could win more money if it was in a different currency, it allows you to win an appropriate amount of money for the economy in which you live in. If the player had been in the United Kingdom, he would’ve walked away with a whopping €5.4 million. In total, Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network, encompassing all of their online casinos, has paid out a substantial amount of money. There has been over €320 million given to players throughout the world. This 5.4 million kroner payout is just a small sum of the total amount of money that has been paid.

The player from Norway actually said that he didn’t even see this coming and he had no idea what was happening when he won it. At first, he thought he read 5000 kroner, and this gave him the bright idea of getting a nice present for his girlfriend. Within a short amount of time, the amount that was showing on the screen was going up and up. Within no time, it said 5 million kroner. The player said “I couldn’t believe it, I was in shock. I rang the Unibet customer service department so that I could get confirmation of the win!” Ashley Sandyford-Sykes was the representative on the other line, she is head of the QuickFire operation and she said “It’s fantastic to see yet another Progressive Jackpot payout on the QuickFire platform – we offer our congratulations to the winner.” The Dark Knight online casino slot machine game is expected to be a popular choice among gamers from this point forward.

December 18, 2012

Playtech Releases There Ghosts of Christmas Online Slot Machine Game

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 2:42 am

Playtech is one of the most successful online casinos in the industry. Their new slot machine game, titled ‘Ghosts of Christmas’, is an online slot machine that is Christmas themed and based around Christmas carols from history. You see, back in the 19th century, writer Charles Dickens published a novel that was titled ‘A Christmas Carol’. As you may be aware, the story was focused around a very grouchy and mean spirited man known as Ebenezer Scrooge. However, on one Christmas Eve night, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by a ghost of Jacob Marley, as well as many ghosts from Christmases Past. The ghosts were able to completely turn around Ebenezer Scrooge’s attitude, and make them joyful and filled with Christmas spirit. The software developer behind the “Ghosts of Christmas” decided that he wanted to create an online slot machine game that could be based around a fictional novel like this one. In fact, the slot machine game even provides an introductory video that helps you get familiar with the novel and all of its animated content which has been replicated through the slot machine.

The reels that you’ll find in the game are based in Scrooge’s home, you’ll find him sitting on a cozy armchair, although it is not exactly filled with Christmas spirit yet. Scrooge also serves as the wild symbol for the game, he offers a jackpot line payout to the amount of 10,000 coins. Scrooge is also very generous with his payouts, the game starts paying out when the Scrooge symbols line up left and right. There are many other thematic symbols that are provided throughout the game. This includes the Ghost of Christmas, Tiny Tim, and several other characters from the novel. The Ghost of Marley serves as the scatter symbol for the game as well. When this is hit, scatter payouts will be awarded, as long as two or more are appearing anywhere on the reels. You will also find that the animations for the game are very Christmas spirited and joyful. You can find Scrooge kissing a gold coin, the Ghost of Christmas Present featured in a very enjoyable mood, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is featured as the death of Christmas, implying that Mr. Scrooge is bringing down Christmas and if everyone were to be like him, Christmas would surely die off.

In case you are wondering about free spans, you will find Marley symbols scattered throughout the reel that activate your free spans. As a player, you get to choose one of the symbols and by doing so, this will reveal how many free spans can be awarded. Line and scatter payouts within free spins are going to be tripled and the free spins can be activated forever. You’ll also find more than three clock symbols that appear randomly on the active pay line and a bonus game that can be randomly triggered as well. The bonus game is only available while spinning. In total, Ghosts of Christmas is a 20 pay line slot machine game that you can play online and it’s enjoyable and offers a maximum total bet of 10,000 credits.

December 10, 2012

Gambling Industry Showing Signs of Moving in a Mobile Direction

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , , — OCE News @ 2:36 am

Online gambling has been popular for many years now. Since the Internet came about, online gambling has allowed you to play blackjack, poker, slots, and a wide variety of other games. Mobile gambling is expected to be the next big thing. As smart phones and tablets become more popular, gambling in the mobile industry is on the rise. There’s been a lot of talk about mobile gambling, but what exactly has really happened in the industry to push mobile gambling further along? Well, today there is now an impressive sight of HTML 5 live casinos that allow users to play games from their smart phones and tablets, creating an experience that will truly blow you away. In 2005, expectations were very high for mobile gambling. Some experts predicted that by 2009, the industry would bring in as much is $19 billion a year. While mobile gambling is not quite up to those standards, it has continued to do well. Growth is been very constant and it’s what is causing a lot of online casinos to move in a mobile direction.

By 2017, mobile gambling has been predicted by Juniper research to reach a whopping $100 billion a year. Some of the financial figures that have been released around the industry actually support this. This is a huge amount of money, but it’s something that makes sense considering the rise of mobile gambling and the popularity of mobile devices like phones and tablet. If the gambling industry does move in this direction, it’s going to offer incredible convenience to those who like to gamble from home and while on the go.

Paddy Power is an Irish bookmaker that reported H2 earnings in 2012 suggesting that as much as 28 percent of their revenue came from mobile gambling in October. Companies similar to them have been releasing their financial figures and it all points in a similar direction. Mobile gambling is continuing to go up and up, and more and more revenue is being produced by gambling casinos that offer a mobile platform to their users. With as much as 28 percent revenue coming from mobile platforms, it’s damn near halfway and caught up to the revenue of computers and notebooks.

Where is the mobile gambling industry going to go next?

As online casinos become more supportive of mobile gambling, profit will begin to increase. Right now, owners of smart phones and tablets are unaware that there are casinos out there that specialize in mobile gambling platforms. As more and more casinos begin to sprout up, we will see the industry continue to move toward mobile gamingm faster than it ever has before. Today, tablets are still behind laptops in terms of popularity, but by 2015, they are expected to surpass them. This innovation is what is leading more businesses to expand and invest in mobile platforms. Applications and games are already readily available on these mobile devices, operating systems like the Android make it easy for a user to download an application and begin playing right away.

December 8, 2012

Omni Casino’s Marvel Slots Offer Huge Jackpots

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 4:00 am

Omni Casino has a list of their top 10 most played games available, and for the last while, it has been the slot, Iron Man 2 that has been at the top. However, the Fantastic Four has begun a meteoric rise, and was in the second spot behind Iron Man 2 last week, but is currently number one at Omni Casino. Omni Casino utilizes Playtech software, and its top 10 list following the Fantastic Four and Iron Man 2 are The Mummy, Incredible Hulk, Desert Treasure 2, Iron Man, Spamalot, Pharaoh’s Secret and Everybody’s Jackpot. Playtech proudly features Marvel movie themes slot games for its players, and the Fantastic Four has four significant superheroes, including the Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch and The Thing.

When any of them appear in a winning combination, they show off their special superpowers in exciting and vibrant animations. When a player triggers the bonus feature, there will be awarded with 12 free spins. Any of the Fantastic Four may appear stacked on the third reel. Each superhero awards specific benefits, as an example, Mr. Fantastic awards players four additional spins, and the Mr. Fantastic symbol also becomes in expanding wild. It is also attached to the Marvel Mystery Progressive Jackpot, which is a four level jackpot. This jackpot can be readily triggered after any spin, and the player is assured of winning at least one of the four progressive jackpots available in this progressive jackpot scheme.

Currently, Omni Casino’s Ultimate Power progressive jackpot is currently a $445,000 and continually growing. Omni Casino’s players are increasing in number to play the Playtech Marvel games including Fantastic Four, in order to take a chance to win one of the four progressive jackpots available. It is important for players to note that when they play Omni Casino, there is no need to place a maximum bet in order to win a progressive jackpot. All a player has to do is play a specific game that offers the opportunity to get a progressive jackpot, and if they are lucky enough, they will end. Last year, the Ultimate Power jackpot was it for $1.3 million, and just over a month ago, another player hit it for nearly $1 million.

Omni Casino players are offered a variety of promotions, and currently, Omni Casino is celebrating their 15th anniversary this month area because of this, they are offering their $15,000 anniversary spectacular slot tournament. They also are offering a hot seat promotion and a variety of other special offers available each week for its players. Some of these promotions can include five times Mondays, where they will be able to take advantage of five times the traditional club points on all table games and online slot games. For every $10 in play, they will be able to get five complementary points instead of the usual one point. Omni Casino continually offers safe and secure gaming, deposit bonuses, loyalty comps and much more for all of its players around the world.

December 5, 2011

Summer Holiday Still Reigns At Roxy Palace Casino

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , , — OCE News @ 12:00 am

Although Thanksgiving is almost here, the Summer Holiday slots are still in full swing at the Roxy Palace Casino. Incidentally, the highest win this month has been at these slots. The Summer Holiday slots are very impressive and attract players right from the start because it offers as many as 100 paylines. The scenic beauty of the cool waters looks extremely appealing, and the symbols are representative of summertime activities, which further lures players. The Summer Holiday logo is the wild symbol in this game. This appears stacked on the reels, and these stacks are responsible for winning a jackpot. The rounds of free spins are also very lucrative. The players can win as many as twenty-five free spins with three times the payouts. At the close of the free-spin rounds, players may take their winning amounts and replay the free spins or opt for a mystery award. Apart from the big Summer Holiday win, there were other major wins like the win at the slots Crocodopolis. The games played at this casino are mostly powered by Microgaming, the online game software provider. In Crocodopolis, an Egyptian-themed game, players can choose a wild symbol on their own. The slots called Lucky Witch also registered a great win this month—the game had been released around Halloween and had become a rage since then. A major reason behind the sudden popularity of this slots game has been the change in the character of the witch from the traditional old and wicked character to a young and attractive one. Moreover, the Lucky Witch game also provides four bonus games and a free-spins round. Besides these three games, others to have struck a chord with the players at the Roxy Palace Casino have been games like Sonic 7s, Thunderstruck II, and Boogie Monsters. The casino has been approved by the eCOGRA as being secure and authorized by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority based in Malta.

Cryptologic Offers New Games

Because a long time has passed since Cryptologic launched new online games, the introduction of four new games this month from this software provider has generated much enthusiasm amongst players. The Cryptologic players are keenly awaiting these games to hit the casino. Amongst these new launches is the Greek mythology-based Battle for Olympus. This slots game offers fifty paylines, and the bonus game takes place on a second screen. This gets activated by the bonus symbols on the reels 1, 3, and 5. The next slot is Horns and Halos, which is a comical-themed game. The Halos are represented by an angel hailing from Heaven, while the Horns are represented by a she-Devil from Hell. The games have six reels with Hell and Heaven having three reels each. The third online slots are Juju Jack, which has five reels and twenty-five paylines. This video slot comes with a Swamp Witch Doctor worth 2,000 coins. The final and fourth game is a kind of Baccarat called Mini Baccarat. All these slots are available at Cryptologic casinos.

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