Oct
9
There is a growing debate between the popularity of land casinos versus online casinos. While the basic format of the casinos is the same, the debate comes when choosing a casino to suit you, the player. Choosing the type of casino is a difficult choice, but once the type of game has been decided, there are several points to note on the different casinos.
The slot machines are the key to deciding on the better type of casino, as they give a good indication of the level of game play in the casino itself. While the slot machines themselves are similar, in that you insert the coin and pull the handle, hoping to match the symbols to win the prize, the differences are many, and it’s important to understand these differences when making your decision.
The payout of the machines has a large impact on the decision. A land based casino has a considerably smaller payout percentage than an online casino. This is mostly due to the overheads that the land casinos have to pay out to run the casino. For example, they have mechanics, waiters, cleaners, and dealers, and these are paid through the house profits of the machines. An online casino usually only has a few workers that require payment. In this way, the payouts are generally higher, and will entice a larger customer base due to the increased rates.
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Oct
5
Throughout the years, the popularity of certain gambling games has increased and evolved. This holds true for slot machines both online and land based. In recent years the popularity of the five reel video slots has increased dramatically as players familiarized themselves with the game in regular land based casinos. As this popularity started to increase offline, the online gaming software manufacturers jumped on the fad and started making their own online versions of popular land based games. They began to get a cutting edge in the market and manufacturer their own original games. Currently, the two leaders in the industry for original and enjoyable slots games online are Microgaming and Real Time Gaming or RTG.
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Jul
15
Millionaire Damian Aspinall has decided to bring a little oomph to the city of Swansea with his plan to create a brand new land based casino entertainment center, promising up to 500 city jobs to Swansea residents.
Damian Aspinall, who runs his late father, John Aspinall’s, animal parks, as well as an online casino, has initiated the creation process of his dream by signing the rights to build the new $30m casino in Swansea. The Salubrious Place is scheduled to begin construction in September with an aspired opening for 2006.
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Dec
10
Wondering what’s different about the progressive slots vs. the non-progressive slots? Putting it simply, progressives offer more money but at the same time, you have to pay money as well.
One of the biggest makers of progressive slots and the leader in the world’s gaming software is International Game Technology (IGT). The most known game by IGT is probably by far Wheel of Fortune that reels in about a billion dollars a year. The amount of money that goes into this game is enormous and the chances of winning are 1 out of every 46 million. However, Wheel of Fortune hasn’t had the largest jackpot win in history. Microgaming, the Web’s leader in progressive slots, offered the largest jackpot with a sum of $1,683,526. In 2004 alone, more than 3,500 players won over $117,000,000 from progressive jackpots around the world.
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Dec
3
Aliens suddenly appearing, men in black suits, triggering neuralizers, a weird looking pug. Sounds like a movie? It’s the newest slot machine from WMS Gaming based on the science fiction movie “Men In Black”. That’s right, there’s a new slot machine in town and it’s out of this world. Developed by Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc themselves, the game has every exciting thing a slot machine can offer. It’s a five-reel slot available in 15 or 20 line versions. The payouts will vary but one thing’s for sure, it has some good payouts.
This is a must see for the video slot game lover. The game offers interesting alien bonus rounds when you line up 3 or more aliens on the screen. Agent Zed appears to guide you in choosing the right folder for the alien bonus. Each folder reveals either a wanted alien, a credit, or the weird Pug named Frank. The player has the chance to go alien hunting for the most wanted alien just like in the movies and if he reaches his goal, he earns a very nice sum but he still gets rewarded with something at least for trying.
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Nov
26
Practically all gambling guides which oppose slots and video poker assert that video poker is the best choice for those who wish to win. I’ve tried to perform some analysis by myself and came to surprising results. In this short article I’ll describe what I have found.
Taking into consideration the ‘long-term’ results, the average slot machine offers higher profit than video poker. The reason is obvious: a poker is a game of skill, and market competition forces all types of casinos (online and land-based) to award winners of games of skill higher than games of luck. Most people are not skilled in playing casino games, so casino can afford high awards for those who have mastered hazard games, assuming that a profit will come from other players’ mistakes.
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Nov
23
If action is what you like and fun is what you’re looking for, then you’ll have a blast with bonus video slots. Regular slot players enjoy the entertaining character symbols this game has to offer. So is there a point to all these games? Of course. These games offer what’s called a ’second chance’ bonus round and if the person gets to this round that’s when they start to win big.
So what’s the difference between reel slots and video slots? Gaming. Bonus video slots have much more payouts to offer, usually varying between every second to every third spin. They also offer more paylines with higher individual line bets not to mention the super graphics that appear on your monitor when you start to play a bonus video slot.
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Feb
23
Another excellent reason to play blackjack is the fact that most casinos offer frequent player clubs for most of their table games and some slots. Kind of like having a rewards card when going to gamble where every time you gamble it gives you points towards a nice compensation. Most casinos use a 2% rule as an average edge for a blackjack player and determine the reward to a blackjack player based on that factor. When you can prove skillful enough to lower the House edge to about 1%, the possibilities dramatically increase in your favor and it’s possible to get cash rebates and comps that sum up to more than 100% of your original “investment” shall we call it.
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