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March 28, 2011

March Will Bring Two Terrific Rewards For Casino Players

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February was a busy month for online casinos as well as their players with Valentine Day offers and more. Besides, the casino industry is witnessing a legal battle in many countries for legalizing the game at some places while amending the laws in others.

The month of March has a couple of excitements in store for online gamers.

Microgaming Launches Four New Casino Games

The first comes from Microgaming. It will launch a series of fresh online casino games in the beginning of March. All the four games are online video slots.

The first slot is “Party Island;” the second slot is “Asian Beauty;” the third slot is “Eagles’ Wings;” and the fourth slot is “Retro Reels: Extreme Heat.”

Party Island: it features five reels and nine pay lines. There are symbols of a sunbathing beauty, three dancing beauties, and a few intriguing cocktails. The “Gamble” feature of the slot is notable. It allows the players to double or quadruple their prizes.

Asian Beauty: players can find gorgeous Oriental flowers and Asian damsels in this slot. This new video slot is an addition to the 243 Ways-to-Win slot series, which are a huge hit.

Eagles’ Wings: the majestic rivers, magnificent mountains, and marvelous forests of North America inspire this slot. Players are greeted with vibrant graphics and terrific sounds. The slot can give a maximum of 60 Retriggering Free Spins.

The last slot is the Retro Reels – Extreme Heat. For fans of slot games, Microgaming helps them recall the classic game of one-armed bandits. Do not miss this exciting new series inspired from nature and its beauty. The game promises a whole new experience in online gambling.

888ladies.Com Is Giving Off “Golden Tickets”

The second excitement for casino fans comes from 888ladies.com. The bingo players of this online casino can grab Golden Tickets for a draw amounting to £5 million that will happen on March 6 this year.

A Golden Ticket signifies a single entry into the prize draw called “Golden Ticket Game.” You can win a minimum amount of £50,000 and a maximum amount of £5 million.

If you wish to participate in the big draw on March 6, you need to act fast and get a ticket before February 27.

For the newcomers, there is the first-time depositors draw for daily prize. Everyday, there are 10 tickets available. For the existing players of 888ladies.com, there are four alternatives to choose from. You can either wager £50 or a higher amount on the instant games; or you can hit the jackpot on one of the five daily bingo games that are free; or you can hit the “Golden Pattern”; or you can play the Full House in the Ball Bingo Games of 75 or 90.

Those who manage to grab the Golden Ticket, do not miss the great prize draw amounting to £5 million on March 6. The site 888ladies.com gives you a golden opportunity to change the wheels of your fortune with one great hit.

March 26, 2011

“Opera Night” Now Live Only At Rival Powered Online Casinos!

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Ever imagined to experience the fun of an Opera Night in an online casino? Thanks to the leading software provider in online gaming, Rival Gaming, for this innovative slot game based on the theme of an Opera Night. It is a slot game that has an animated video showing various famous characters depicting a specific international personality. It has a bulky soprano singer trying to reach the highest pitch so as to break the lens of the orchestra conductor which is quite funny for the players.

There are many new and old features in this game which are both funny and entertaining for the online players.

The Opera Performers

The animated opera performers in the slot game are actually many famous traditional opera leads over the years. The characters include the African queen, a knight in shining armor, Japanese Geisha (a character from opera Figaro), and a sad clown, among others. They also include a revolutionary of the American independence, the masked tenor called the Phantom of the opera, and a Spanish Flamenco dancer (from the opera Carmen). If this was not enough, the players can also see the audience viewing the opera through their opera glasses just like those in the 18th century. All these performers enter and exit the stage as soon as the reels spin with the opera-type music being played in the background. Players can see the Japanese Geisha waving at fans, brandished swords by the Knight and the African queen, and Declaration of Independence being signed by a revolutionary of the American independence. They can also see the audience dancing and clapping as we see in an actual opera night. All these animations make it a pleasure to watch and play the online slot game.

Special Features Through Various Symbols

The slot game has five reels and 20 paylines. The special features include symbols like scatter, wild, and bonus.

  • The Spanish Flamenco dancer in the game represents the wild symbol.
  • The orchestra conductor is the scatter symbol.
  • The male singer is the jackpot symbol which appears when five get aligned in a single payline. It offers 2000 coins as well. The combination of symbols results in free spins as given below:

  • Three symbols = five free spins
  • Four symbols = ten free spins
  • Five symbols = 20 free spins.

The payouts are also increased three times during the free spins.

If a player views three or more female singer symbols anywhere on the reels, the bonus game begins on a second screen. The bonus round is not only comical but also attractive in terms of reward. The player is made to choose the right setting of the opera’s pitch to sing in order to break the glasses. If the player achieves this, all the four glasses are seen shattering on the screen. The player then wins 1200 coins in jackpot on an average.

Another interesting new feature introduced in this game is the Opera Drop. The masked tenor called the Phantom of the opera is its symbol. This means whenever three or more of these symbols appear across the reels, the Phantom symbols drop down and disappear and are replaced by the symbols that appear just above them. This eventually increases the chances of winning more rewards for the players.

This new innovative Opera Night slot game is a wonderful offering from Rival Gaming for all its partner online casinos. Check it out today!

March 25, 2011

Rtg Casinos Herald The Onset Of The Basketbull!

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It’s been more than a decade since online casinos took internet based gaming by storm. These online gaming portals have emerged as world class replications of their well established land based cousins. They have successfully provided a whole new connotation to the concept of gambling, making them much more accessible and enjoyable. RTG or Real Time Gaming casino software has been well established support systems responsible for professionalizing and rendering credibility to the online gambling industry.

This software has been in business since the year 1998. Although RTG has never emerged quite as famous as Micro gamming or Playtech in terms of popularity of casino software, it has successfully maintained the reputation of a pioneer in this industry. Simply put, RTG has many “firsts” to its credit.

Come March, RTG casinos are all set to reestablish themselves as trendsetters by introducing the extremely engaging and entertaining game “Basketball.” This game has been developed to satisfy the Basketball fervor catapulted by March Madness in the United States.

There are a couple of popular connotations to the term “March Madness”. To begin with, March Madness is synonymous with a college basketball tournament, which is avidly followed in the US. The college basketball teams eliminate each other as they progress along, till a winner is decided.

The month of March represents Basketball for American sports lovers. In tandem, March Madness is also a huge slot tournament conducted by the Vegas Technology online casinos. It offers a whopping sum of $100,000 dollars as prize money. This particular slot tournament is played on the butterfly slot game, every year in the month of March.

So, March seems to be the ideal month for the launch of a game like “Basketbull”. The surrounding madness related to the game of basketball will definitely help and was taken into account when planning the launch time for the game.

The backdrop theme is of the Chicago Bulls Team which is an aspect that players can easily relate to. The “Basketball” game has been consciously provided with liberal comical touches. The symbols have been chosen with great imaginative precision. There is the cheerleader cow, a referee ram, a bulldog coach, and of course the basket. In addition, there are themed symbols for basketball jerseys which include 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A. The symbol of the Basketball works as a substitute symbol. However, a majority of the symbols jersey players wear in this game are not amongst J, Q, K, or A.

Most interestingly, the basketball is used as a scatter feature here. It triggers a free spin bonus. This frees spins bonus comes with the basketball theme too. The Basketball is allowed to take a free throw when the basketball signal recurrently appears during the free spins. If the Basketbull happens to succeed in the free throw, you stand a chance to win many more free spins. Once you are well versed with the rules and the applications of the symbols, you can learn to make the most of it and register impressive wins.

The arrival of the “Basketbull” has truly transformed the way in which concept of March Madness could be leveraged among the players in the United States. It is one of those themed games which have been able to create an enjoyable concoction of various concepts, transforming it into a fun and funny session at the casinos.

March 19, 2011

North Carolina’s Dilemma Over Gambling Legislation Issues

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Analysts in North Carolina were more or less sure that Governor Bev Perdue was seriously considering regulating video gambling in the state. It was expected that the Governor would address the issue in the new budget. But in the end, the Governor decided to push away the issue for discussion in another session.

The law makers of the state have been trying for the past many years to make the gambling laws more stringent so that video gambling can be closed down completely. The loop holes in the state laws have been has been exploited by gambling owners expertly to install video gambling machines all over the state. While the legislators were dead against the proliferation of these machines, the Governor was motivated to go against popular opinion because of the potential earnings of several million dollars that these machines could bring to the state coffers.

Quite contrary to expectations, Governor Perdue did not include the gambling video revenue in the budget proposal. This clearly indicates that she has back-tracked, at least for the present. It must have been clear to the Governor that the issue would cause a lengthy and acrimonious debate which could have resulted in the proposal getting defeated in the end. The Governor is believed to have expressed an unwillingness to have a botched record.

The Governor is of the view that the debate over the issue can wait, especially when there are more critical matters to be resolved in the state. Jobs and education are important matters that have cast a cloud of uncertainty over the future of North Carolina citizens. According to the Governor’s close aides, Perdue is clearly not comfortable letting the philosophical and moral debate about video gambling and lottery take precedence over other pressing issues.

There are many states facing similar situations. A few have gone ahead and staged the debate with pro-gambling legislators pulling off a win in most cases. The debate was clearly won on the argument that gambling will create more jobs and more revenues. It outweighed the negative impact for many lawmakers.

The argument is being won by stating the examples of states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, and many other states in the Midwest in which gaming has become a great savior after the economic debacle of 2008. The success of online gambling legislation has led to these states moving closer to full scale casino gambling. They have not only added slots, but other attractions too have been introduced for gamblers like table games.

In January, two slot casinos at Maryland won over $10 million from gamblers. As compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars that New Jersey casinos are bringing in, Maryland has a long, long way to go. The story is similar in Pennsylvania where these casinos have become the gaming leaders on the East Coast. The legalizing of table games has added to the revenue enormously. Pennsylvania is now in a position to compete with gambling giants such as Atlantic City for gaining gaming supremacy.

The casinos of Maryland come into the industry at a time when casinos are struggling all across the US. The effects of the economic recession on the gambling industry are far from over with experts predicting a complete recovery not earlier than 2012.

March 17, 2011

Georgia Reconsidering Online Casino Gaming

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The state of Georgia is reconsidering casino gaming after a long time of refusal to allow them. The state government had banned any form of gambling within the state including online gaming. The idea of banning casino gaming within the state was widely supported by the Christian Coalition who perceived it a threat to the values and morals of the state’s population. However, the government is once again considering lifting the ban from casino gaming with the perspective of increasing the state’s revenue so the money earned can be spent for some noble causes in the state.

Locations Chosen For Casino Gambling

The main locations chosen to start setting up property for casino gambling venues in the state of Georgia are Lake Lanier, Hutchison Island and Jekyll Island. These are major tourist destinations of the country. Thousands of tourists visit these places every year. The main benefit to setting up land-based casinos in these particular areas is that the gaming venues would attract more and more gamblers and tourists, which means more revenue for the state.

Tourists and gamblers from around the world will come here to play casino games. The income generated (money left behind by the casino players) will be a revenue for the noble projects of the state. It may be used to fund children’s education, finance young people who want to go to college and other noble causes.

The other main reason for choosing these places as physical casino venues is that the area is known for its oil industry. Many businessmen from around the world come here for business purposes. Setting up casinos here would give them incentive to spend time there. This will generate a huge income from the gamblers and businessmen.

Who Came Up With The Idea Of Legalizing Casino Gambling In Georgia?

Representative Ron Stevens introduced a bill suggesting the legalization of land-based venues in the state of Georgia. While neighboring states are already expanding their online gaming industry, the state of Georgia is still having issue difficulties with establishing physical gaming venues.

Therefore, they are only considering a few selected locations. This out-of-date decision by the state assembly is widely supported by the Christian Coalition. The organization perceives itself as the moral police who have a strong say in deciding the establishment of casinos.

The rumor is that the state has also selected Underground Atlanta as another site for a casino. The legislation has not given any clear indication regarding the use of this particular site. Many developers and gaming casinos are ready to put their money in and open land-based casinos there but the state legislation has not given them the green light yet. It cannot be said just how the government will be dealing with the establishment of physical casinos. However, the assembly has not passed any bills regarding the establishment of online casinos within the state of Georgia. It will reconsider it in future.

To capture the attention of tourists and gamblers, Georgia needs to work on a plan to expand the gambling industry into different areas within its state boundaries. Many neighboring states are already on their way to hitting new peaks whereas Georgia is still stuck with the notion of legalizing only land-based casinos.

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