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January 12, 2012

Santa’s Sledge Promo At Virgin Casino

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The most awaited Santa Claus has made a special early appearance at Virgin Casino. Under the Santa’s Sledge Promo, all the players were expected to wager everyday on the slots games featured at the casino website between December 19 and 22. The players could earn up to £120 daily.

Along with routine earnings on money wagered on the slots games, the players also had a chance to earn a special bonus of £350. The only condition was that the wagers had to be made by the cash balance in the players’ accounts. The wagers made through any kind of bonus or credits earned during any other promotions were not considered for this specific promotion.

The Santa’s Sledge promotion at the Virgin Casino was like standard wagering bands promotion but with a twist. There were two sets of wagering bands under this promotion. The first had set the targets which were to be met on daily basis and offered daily bonuses, whereas the second had weekly targets with weekly bonuses.

Daily Set

The daily set of the wagering had nine bands, the lowest of which required a wagering of £100 everyday. It awarded a bonus of £1 on each £100 wagered on the featured online slots games at the casino. The highest band required players to wager £6,000 per day and offered a bonus of £120.

The player who was able to meet the highest target on each of the four days of this particular promotion would be entitled to receive a bonus of £480 over the Santa’s Sledge promotion. Each day during the promotion period was a new day and the players were required to meet the eligibility criteria everyday in order to qualify for participating in this promotion and win credits.

The bonus credits would be credited into the players’ accounts every day at 5 pm for the previous day’s play. All the details regarding qualification criteria and terms and conditions of the promotion could be accessed by visiting the promotion page at the casino website.

Weekly Set

The weekly set at the Virgin Casino had eight bands, the lowest of which required players to wager £2,000 during the promotion period. It offered a bonus of £15. The highest band in this set required players to wager at least £30,000 during the promotion period. It awarded a bonus of £350.

The additional condition for this particular wagering band was that the players had to wager on the featured slots games on every single day during the promotion. The players meeting the highest target on each four days of the Santa’s Sledge promotion took home a sum of £830. The bonus credits will be transferred by Friday, December 23.

Featured Games for Santa’s Sledge Promotion

There were around 50 games featured for the Santa’s Sledge Promotion. The list also included the best games offered by the Virgin Casino. Players could choose any of these games depending upon their preferences for participating in this Christmas special promotion. Besides this, all the terms and conditions of the promotion were mentioned on the promotion page of the gaming website.

January 8, 2012

Pixie Themed Online Slot At Wagerworks

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

WagerWorks has recently launched a new slot game titled as the Pixies of the Forest. Set in a forest, the game has excellent graphics and brilliant sound effects. The chirping of birds and insects and the laughter of pixie girls can be heard in the background. This recently released slot game offers numerous payout opportunities to the players.

About WagerWorks

WagerWorks is a newly established online casino software development wing of International Game Technology (ITG), the world’s largest slot machine manufacturer. It was originally established as a subsidiary of Silicon Gaming (a slot game manufacturer). In just a few years, it is established as the best and the only software developer that has deep roots in the land-based gambling industry.

Pixie of the Forest

The three pixie girls along with the pixie of the forest logo are the main symbols in the game. The three pixie girls provide the players with the fixed jackpot payouts of 1000, 400, and 150 coins, respectively, whereas the pixie of the forest is the highest fixed jackpot symbol with payout of 2000 coins.

With 99 pay lines, the Pixie of the Forest proceeds in a very interesting manner. The best part is that a pay line is formed even if each of its symbols shares a corner or side with the symbols on other reels on the either side. It is said that there are 99 ways in which this sharing is possible.

All these pay lines in this game are called as Connected Lines. A wager of only 33 coins can enable all the pay lines. For each coin stalked, the players can earn three pay lines. The coin size may vary from 1 to 100. The maximum bet can be as big as 3300 credits.

Pixie of the Forest Game Symbols

The wild symbol of the game is the wild logo which appears on reels 2, 3, and 4 in the game. The bonus logo is a different symbol. Three bonus symbols appearing simultaneously on a pay line offer free spins round. When it happens, the players are expected to pick one of these bonus symbols to see the awarded free spins that may be anywhere between five and 11.

The free spins won by the players cannot be retriggered. Additionally, to make any winning combination, a non-wild symbol must be there in a free spin. Besides this, any winning combination in the main game as well as the free spins will trigger Tumbling Reels, the WagerWorks trade mark. All these combinations are evaluated and then paid out.

Once the winning combinations are paid out, the reels are re-evaluated and the fresh payouts are made if any. The process of re-evaluation and payout continues until there are no more payouts possible. The expected payback can be around 94 percent.

Pixies of the Forest slot game is live at Virgin Casino. The game is also available at all other casinos that are enabled by the WagerWorks remote gaming server. With excellent theme, animation, sound effects, and payout opportunities, this game will surely be liked by the players.

January 6, 2012

Custom Online Slot At Slots Jungle Casino

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 12:58 am

Slots Jungle Online Casino has recently invited the players to check out their custom online slots machine. Titled as Slots Jungle, the game has deep green background similar to that of the casino website. An email has been sent to all the players and subscribers inviting them to have a look and wager at their very own slots game.

Custom slot games are those games that can be found only on the website of a specific casino. They are developed especially for a particular casino, and, as a result, will not be available at any other gaming website. Custom slots games reflect the image as well as character of an online casino. They not only enhance their public image and popularity but also make them stand apart from the rest of the gaming sites.

About Slots Jungle Game

This is another season of the popularity of slots games. The Slots Jungle Casino comes up with a new custom game which has been developed by the Realtime Gaming. With typical RTG features, the Slots Jungle game provides players with many payout opportunities.

Wild Symbol

The wild symbol in the game is the toucan, the Slots Jungle Mascot. Although it appears only on reels 2, 3, and 4, but the stacked appearance of it offers players many opportunities to win money. With excellent graphics and amazing sound effects and the recently added game will surely dazzle players. A unique combination of realistic animations and frequent wining opportunities will definitely draw players toward it.

Scatter Symbol

The scatter symbol of the game is Slots Jungle logo. Styled like the logo at the casino website, it offers players scatter payouts when appeared three or four times anywhere on the reel. A payout of 100 coins multiplied by the total bet will be awarded if five scatter symbols or logo occur on the reel.

Welcome Bonus

The welcome bonus at the Slots Jungle Online Casino offers a payout of up to $10,000. Titled as “the King of the Jungle,” the payout is awarded when the symbol of lion occurs on the screen. The highest fixed jackpot on occurring lion symbol can be of 10,000 coins. You will also see many other animal symbols including tiger, beer, parrot, gorilla, and elephant on the reel as the theme of the game is jungle. The palm trees that are seen almost everywhere on the reel are the lowest paying symbols.

Game Features

As Slots Jungle has been developed by Realtime Gaming Software Company, it has typical RTG features. Players will experience it everywhere on the reel while playing this game. The most prominent features are the free spins awarded to the players. The scatter symbols appearing on reel offer free games. Three symbols anywhere on the reel reward five free games, four symbols offer ten, whereas the appearance of five scatter symbols is associated with 50 free games.

The best part is that each scatter symbol appearing during the free spins rewards a bonus prize. In addition to this, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 50 additional free spins are awarded to the players if 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 scatter symbols appear simultaneously on the reel during free spins. The players who are unable to perform well during the game are given compensatory payouts.



January 4, 2012

US Department Of Justice’s Changed View On Online Gambling

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 12:56 am

Following the closure of many online casinos in the United States, year 2011 has been an unfortunate one for the US online gambling market. Numerous major online poker rooms had to shut down their operations in US markets in April this year. Consequently, the online gambling business in the country has smacked an all-time low.

The US Department of Justice has been showing a very strict behavior since April 2011. But now in the last days of the year, it has given a ray of hope to the online gambling business for the coming year. The department has announced that the Wire Act of 1961 will not be applied to online poker or online casino gambling from now onward. The act will only be applied to online sports betting.

The online gambling operators have had a tough time dealing with the US Department of Justice and have paid millions of dollars as fine earlier this year. Several legal actions were taken by the DoJ against many high-profile online casino operators. For them, this change of heart will only be a little consolation as they have already spent so much in dealing with the closure.

The Wire Act 1961 has been re-evaluated by the Office of Legal Counsel. The unit functions under the United States Department of Justice. The change in opinion can unarguably be attributed to this reevaluation. But unfortunately, there is no hope for online sports betting operators despite this reevaluation.

The reevaluation of the act by the Office of Legal Counsel followed questions from the American states of Illinois and New York about selling lottery tickets on internet. The Department of Justice stated that the plans of selling lottery tickets online did not have anything to do with the sports betting. Written by Assistant Attorney General Virginia Seitz, the 13-page opinion was published on September 20, 2011, and said, “Accordingly, we conclude that the proposed lotteries are not within the prohibitions of the Wire Act.”

Besides this, there was another announcement from the US Department of Justice. It said that individual US states had full authority to authorize and control online gambling operations within their territories. But, it should not involve sports betting. The announcement was in response to a letter to DoJ written by Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and Jon Kyl, Senator. The letter asked for explanations on the legitimacy or legality of online gaming.

The Department of Justice made it clear that it has all the rights to scrutinize and take legal action against illegal gambling companies under the UIGEA in the states that ban any or all forms of gambling. The online gambling market experts feel that DoJ has reached its new decision after numerous court decisions.

With this new announcement, the department has given strong indication that online poker as well as other online gambling will be possibly legalized soon. The entire industry hopes that the issue will be carried forward at the same pace created by this announcement. “The time is opportune for federal legislation to curb a proliferation of domestic and foreign, unlicensed and unregulated online gambling states,” as per a statement released by the American Gaming Association.

December 29, 2011

It’s the Season of Gifts at Vegas Partner Lounge Group and All Star Slots

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The leading group of casinos online, Vegas Partner Lounge, is showering mystery gifts to its lucky players. The gift showers will continue till Christmas.

The Vegas Partner Lounge group includes Maple Casino, Golden Riviera Casino, Casino UK, River Nile Casino, Sun Vegas Casino, 777 Dragon Casino, Crazy Vegas Casino, and Cinema Casino.

The mystery gifts at these sites include cash back offers every week, free spins, loyalty points, and complimentary bonuses.

Christmas Fever Has Gripped Casinos

According to the Manager of the casino, Austin Green, everybody at Vegas Partner Lounge believes in the spirit of giving, and, therefore, Christmas is the favorite time of the year. This is because the casino gets a chance to offer gifts to players almost everyday.

Vegas Partner Lounge guarantees superior gaming experience, along with amazing sound effects, clear screen, and excellent graphics. One of the reasons for this high quality is that Microgaming powers this group of online casinos. Microgaming is the top provider of gaming software in the world. A casino site powered by this provider automatically becomes high in quality.

Players at the site get great bonus offers. The Free Play Bonus is popular as it gives a chance to the players to try their luck at the casino for a complete one hour. All the casinos in the group, except Sun Vegas Casino, provide the credits.

Sun Vegas offers a Welcome Match Package, which has five tiers. It provides Free Spins to players every week for 12 months, plus a complimentary Anniversary chip.

All Star Has Already Played Santa!

Putting itself in the league of casinos that are offering gifts this season is All Star Slots. This online casino, powered by Realtime Gaming, gave out attractive bonuses to the players early this December.

The cash back bonus offer started from December 6 and ended on December 8. For the players who failed to make profit during promotion, the online casino compensated them up to 25 percent of their losses. The players were free to wager their compensation amount twice on the game of their choice.

December 9 and 12 were the luckiest days of this month for the players at All Star Slots. The players could claim a whopping 300 percent plus bonus on these dates! The online casino had given the players just one coupon, which they could use on scratch cards, online slots, and keno.

Again on December 13 and 15, the online casino provided a 75 percent math bonus to the extent of $1000. The players could cash in the coupon maximum three times. From December 16 to 19, the casino provided cash back bonuses to the players who had deposited a minimum of $250 and lost the game during promotion. The players got $100 back. They could wager this amount ten times.

Almost all online casinos are in the festive mood this season. Some have already showered bounties to the players, whereas others are still showering. This is the time for casino players to grab the maximum jackpots they can and welcome the New Year with richness!

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