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Casinomeister works like an overseer of industry practices for the online casino space and has been striving hard in order to make it a safer and fairer place for players to indulge in. The Casinomeister Awards, which name the best and worst in the industry each year, are eagerly awaited in the month of January, and this year was no exception. The awards for the year of 2011 were finally announced last week. The announcement ceremony also stated that this was the 11^th year for the awards, and there were as many as 40 categories in which the awards would be given. Some of the popular category results have been listed below.

The biggest of all categories is the Best Casino Global category, and this was won for the ninth year in a row by 32Red Online Casino. The primary reason for this continual success has been their unflinching customer dedication and sticking to fair practices. This is primarily the reason why 32Red has always been rewarded with five-star ratings by Top Casinos in the industry. Ever since the UIGEA issue in America, Casinomeister has added a separate category called Best Casino U.S. Friendly. The requirements and conditions for this award are totally different from the normal category. This year, too, the award went to 3Dice Casino, which took over the crown from Club World Online Casino in the year 2010 and has managed to retain their position.

Because online casinos form cartels and groups for effective function, a group brand image is considered to be a major criterion recognized by Casinomeister as well. The award for the best group was awarded to the 32Red Group, whereas Club World Group won the title for the best U.S. friendly group. Several online casinos who are members of this group have been awarded high ratings by Top Casinos. Prominent achievers include High Noon, Aladdin’s Gold, Manhattan Slots, All Star Slots, and Club World.

Special awards are presented to online casinos who involve themselves in charity work to bring smiles to the underprivileged. The award is named the Ted Loh Humanitarian Award. Ted Loh was closely associated with Casinomeister and worked relentlessly to bring smiles to the faces of those affected by natural disasters. This year, the award went to Golden Palace Online Casino. They committed income in excess of $100,000 to those affected in the massive tsunami and earthquake disaster that took place in Japan in 2011.

The online casino software is also a key driver for the business and is considered to be a competitive aspect. During the course of the last three years, there were three different software providers to be awarded with the Casinomeister Best Software Supplier Award each year. These were Microgaming, WagerWorks, and Cryptologic. This year was no different. The award for 2011 went to NetEnt on account of some of the most startling 3-D animations that they released during the course of the year. The free spin rounds provided by them include intriguing features like Shifting Reels, Walking Wilds, and Sticky Wins.

Along with felicitating the best, Casinomeister also declared the worst performers in each category with an aim to warn players of platforms they should avoid. They also hope that the worst would handle the criticism positively and strive for improvement.

The date has finally been decided. The famous Grand Prix promotion at the All Slots Online Casino is slated to be carried out on the 30^th and the 31^st of January, 2012. Therefore, it now stands to be the last opportunity for players to enroll in order to qualify for a seat in this final promotion so that they have a chance of winning a handsome share of the total prize pool of a whopping 18,000 casino credits.

The last leg of the Grand Prix Promotions right before the finals began on the 22^nd of January, Sunday. It is slated to continue till the 28^th of January. The time is now to earn a position in the final event. In order to qualify, All Slots Online Casino registers players who play at least 100 credits in total on any of the available online slot games through the course of the promotion period. There is no discrimination with respect to the choice of slot games offered on this platform. All games are eligible apart from the live slot tournaments.

A couple of games have registered live entry during the course of this month. One is called The Grand Journey and encompasses the theme of a jungle adventure. The innovative twist lies in the free spin versions that are capable of multiplying payouts to almost 10 times. The second one is called the Mega Spin Break da Bank that allows players to play on as many as four reel sets concurrently.

Coming to the last leg of the promotion drive, the top 25 wagerers of this phase could win 5,500 credits. Those capturing the 1^st to 5^th positions will stand to win 500 credits each. For players between the 6^th and the 15^th positions, they will add 200 credits each to their names. For those making their mark between the 16^th to the 25^th places, 100 credits will be awarded to every player. Each one of all these 25 players also makes a place for him- or herself in the finals of the All Slots Casino Grand Prix Promotion.

Once the players enter the finals, there will be no requirement for additional deposits to be made to the cashier of the All Slots Online Casino Platform. However, they will have to wager around 300 credits on their choice of online slot games during the course of the event. The distribution of the 18,000 credits total prize pool will be as follows: The first five wagerers who score topmost positions will win 1,000 credits. The following 10 will win 500 credits. The next 25 in line are entitled to 200 each. An additional 5,500 credits will be paid out in the form of bonuses.

Considering that many members of the All Slots Casino are of Scandinavian origin, there will be a currency factor made applicable to them. They will have to deposit an amount that is six times the amount deposited by others. Their wagers will only contribute to one sixth of the complete leader board tally.

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Rudolph too follows suit with some scintillating offers. He offers the Game of the Week and the name could be anybody’s guess. Ever since the release of Rudolph’s Revenge a few years back, it has been the hottest attraction of the Christmas season at all online casinos with Realtime Gaming, and Slots Jungle is no exception. According to the casino authorities, although Santa is given credit for his game, Rudolph is the one who has his own game with a hilarious and happy flavor.

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More Android Games Launched by Microgaming

All smart phones and online game software providers now are making a beeline for Android. The largest producer of online games is no doubt Microgaming and this provider continues to enjoy a leading position even where tablets and mobile phone gaming are concerned. It continues to bring out new games regularly, a trend that recently witnessed the release of another eight brilliant games that can be played through tablets and smart phones. These games have started using the “swipe and tap” technology which has made gaming on mobile phones and smart phones a thousand times more thrilling and exciting. There is no use of keyboards here and players can simply swipe and tap through their touch screens to play these games. This new technique is being hailed as a fantastic improvement in mobile gaming technology and something that is bound to win the hearts of both the game operators and the players. The eight new games include many of the regular Microgaming slots which are very popular. Avalon rewinds players back in time of the age of King Arthur; Ladies Night is popular because of its hunky waiters, perfumes and cocktails, and the three ladies appearing on the reels. Breaking the Bank ranks high in popularity too because it offers gold ingots, cash, gold coins, and precious stones. Spring Break is the ideal vacation slots game complete with food and drinks, barbeque, swimming, and tan on the beach. The earlier games on Android were Mermaids Millions, Tomb Raider, Mega Moolah, Blackjack, Roulette, Thunderstruck, and so on.