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.
Jun
10
The famous World Poker Championship has finally gone to Europe. Sponsored by the well known online casino and poker room, The Gaming Club, this extravagant championship will be held in Dublin, Ireland at the well known premier poker venue and casino club, the Merrion Club Casino, June 23rd - 27th.
The competition will have the top US players facing the best that Europe has to offer. US Players like Phil Hellmuth- the World Series Champion 9 times over, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Phil Ivey will face players like Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot- the 2004 British Open Champion, UK’s finest: the Hendon Mob and the number one European female player, Lucy Rokach.
The championship is also expecting a few celebrities to attend including Mimi Rogers. Mimi Rogers is well known in the US championship poker scene and is making her first European poker tournament appearance in Dublin.
May
5
The latest in Victor Chandler’s portfolio of services to the Irish consumer is tax-free online betting. The company not only wants to offer this unique service to the Irish consumer but also wants to create new jobs for the Irish public. Victor Chandler has estimated that within the next year and a half, the firm will create 50 new job openings.
How do they plan on offering these jobs? Turns out the firm has a plan to open up ten to twenty new shops in the near future, which will not only create new jobs but also offer a good amount of money to the Irish economy as stated by Ian Marmion, head of Irish Operations in response to an inquiry by ElectricNews.net.
Dec
15
The history of Roulette game traces back to XVIII century. There are three variations of roulette one should know before entering the game – European, French and American. In the next paragraphs we will look at them more closely.
To start with, the wheel itself has two versions, European and American. The only significant differentiation is that the European (and French) “Wheel of Fortune” has a single zero (0) while the American wheel has both a single zero and double zero (00) cells. It is proved that this extra ‘00’-cell raises the casino benefit on most bets from 2.70% up to 5.26%.
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.
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.
Nov
28
Online gambling has become quite popular ever since the World Wide Web came around. Now there’s no need to go out of your way to go bet in a land based casino, all you have to do is sign on to your favorite casino online and bet away.
All the gambling games have uniqueness to them and a lot of them are based on skill as well as chance but when it comes to Craps, its pretty much just luck and whatever you’re allowed to bet that’s going for you. That’s why it’s important to choose your best option when it comes to betting away your money.
As always, the House usually has the advantage over every game but the House edge can vary from casino to casino and that’s what is important to keep in mind when choosing the right table. Remember there are 4 line bets: pass, don’t pass, come and don’t come. This is important when figuring out the casino payouts for the Craps games.
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.
Nov
24
Both types of blackjack are popular among online casino players, and the question is - ‘which type suits me the best?’ You probably know the rules of ‘traditional’ blackjack so I ‘m not going to describe them in detail. But the rules of ‘Spanish 21′ may be less familiar to players so I will concentrate upon them.
To start with, Spanish 21 is played with a customized card set: tens are removed from the deck, while Jacks, Queens and Kings remain. At the same time, the gambling house provides a huge amount of special offers and bonuses. The set of rules and bonuses may vary from one casino to another, and be sure to check them before you start to play. As a rule these fluctuations do not affect basic rules which I will try to list below. So here they are as far as I’m concerned:
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.
