June 28th, 2010 by admin

“It’s going to be HOT this summer at Omni Casino and we want to cool you down” says The Omni Times. Therefore two new promotions have been offered this weekend. And many of the regular promotions have been continued. The regular promotions include the Weekly Sunday Bonus, the $77 Bonus and Mad Money Monday.

On Saturday, June 26 Omni Casino invites its members to enjoy a special deposit bonus. The bonus is 110% of the first deposit made that day, but the upper limit is a whopping $330. In order to avail of this bonus, players must deposit a minimum of $30. The wagering requirements are the usual 25 times the deposit and the bonus and the wagering is restricted to the slots games offered at Omni Casino. Omni Casino is powered by Playtech and offers an excellent range of online slots. The most popular games currently are Pharaoh’s Secret, Punisher, Archer, Fantastic Four and The Discovery.

The Hot Seat promotion that runs across the month has become a regular affair at Omni Casino. Because it is very popular and because the weather is very hot, Omni Casino has announced a condensed version of this promotion. It is called Super Hot Seat and will run from Saturday, June 26 to Monday, June 28. There are two separate leader board contests in online slots and table games. In each competition the top five members who have the “most games played” will share the prize pool. In each case the top winner will get $500. The players in the next four places will win $250, $150, $100 and $50 respectively. Slots players have to wager at least $0.75 per spin and cards players have to wager at least $5 per hand and roulette players have to wager at least $5 per spin.

This week The Omni Times, the newsletter of Omni Casino, recommends one of the new scratch cards called Pharaoh’s Kingdom. This is an ideal game for those who want to take a break from the excitement of slots and give their minds a rest from the rigors of blackjack. Pharaoh’s Kingdom plays very fast and before you can complete repeating the name of the game the payout flashes on the screen. The largest payout in Pharaoh’s Kingdom is $20,000 and the odds are just as good as slots. In order to win players have to get three matching symbols on the scratch card. Pharaoh’s Kingdom offers exciting Egyptian symbols like the Pharaoh, the Pyramid, the Scarab, the Papyrus Roll, the Ankh and the Egyptian Cross.

Omni Casino is owned and operated by Peak Entertainment and regulated in the gambling jurisdiction of Curacao.

May 11th, 2010 by admin

There are two special days coming up in the beginning of May and Go Casino has lined up appropriate online slots tournaments so that its players can celebrate the events in the way they know best.

Cinco de Mayo is the Spanish for the fifth of May and is celebrated as a holiday in Mexico to commemorate the 1862 victory of the Mexican army. Go Casino has organized an online slots tournament from 11:00 AM to 7:45 PM casino time. The perfect slot game has been chosen for this tournament. It is the Vegas Technology game La Fiesta. The name is Mexican and it celebrates all things Mexican. There is an assortment of Mexican musical instruments and the Hombre that plays them. But the symbol to watch out for is the Pinata. Three or more Pinatas anywhere on the reels lead to a bonus round in which players can win bonus credits by breaking Pinatas. And if players can line up five Pinatas in an active payline then there is a payout of 10,000 coins. Therefore the Pinata symbol can be of invaluable help in winning the Cinco de Mayo online tournament. And to add to the festive atmosphere Go Casino has decreed that this tournament shall be a freeroll. Though there will be no entry fee, players who want to rebuy will have to pay $1.25 per rebuy. The prize pool of $2500 will be distributed as Bonus Bucks or loyalty points.

In most countries Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, which falls on May 9 this year. These include the United States and Canada. Some countries celebrate Mother’s Day a few days before or later. Therefore Go Casino is holding a week long online tournament so as to cover the festival in as many countries as possible. The Mother’s Day online tournament will start on May 7 and run till May 14. The tournament will be played on the slot game Lucky Lady. This slot tournament is also a freeroll, but offers a massive guaranteed prize pool of $88,888. Because the prize pool is so attractive Go Casino has raised the rebuys for this event. Each rebuy will cost players $10.88.

Tournament players have other events before these freerolls begin. On May 2 and May 3 there is a pot percentage slot tournament on the slot game Beat the Bank. The entry fee is $2.50. On May 3 and May 4 there is $8888 guaranteed prize pool slot tournament on the slot game Dynasty. The entry fee is $6.99. Go Casino is powered by software from Vegas Technology and licensed in the jurisdiction of Curacao.

April 15th, 2010 by admin

Aladdin’s Gold online casino is popular for offering some of its most exciting bonuses. The Casino’s website belongs to the number of the most beautifully designed websites in online gambling community. Aladdin’s Gold online casino has started a promotion called “Crazy Vegas”, which will be surely appreciated by players. Aladdin’s Gold online casino provides some bonuses for such games which have the high house edge like slots and keno, as well as the low-house-edge games like table games.

The Crazy Vegas promotion continues this practice. The first part includes the total of 50 coupons provided for match bonuses, these coupons can be used for wagering on video slots and simple slot games, keno and scratch cards. Every coupon provides the players with a bonus of 60% of the deposit that is subjected to the top limit of $1,000. The betting requirements of 25 times the bonus as well as the deposit should be compiled with prior to withdrawal.

Though, the above mentioned bonus can be bet on any of online slots offered at Aladdin’s Gold, still, there we insistently recommend to bet on Crazy Vegas slot. After this very slot game the whole promotion was named.

There is a following explanation of Aladdin’s Gold about choosing Crazy Vegas bonus. You have a real chance to win big in the double bonus game. You can win the free spins and in a bonus wheel round. The very essence of video slots stays the same, but there are some new surprises. The players are provided with some wonderful payouts by the bonus wheel spin. In this second-screen bonus game, the outer ring is rotating in the clockwise order, and the inner one is rotating in the counterclockwise order.

When the ring stops rotating, the picked number on the inner ring gets multiplied by the picked number on the outer ring, which gives the payout multiplier. The whole bet is wagered, and then it is multiplied by the payout multiplier and it helps to decide the credits which the players have won. Surely the players will be glad to get the $40,000 coin-fixed jackpot and Progressive jackpot.

The second section of Crazy Vegas promo provides the gamblers with 50 coupons that can be put into use for betting on the table games. Each of these coupons will stuff the players with the 45% deposit bonus that is subjected to the max payout of thousand dollars. The betting condition is 50 times of the deposit and, therefore, the bonus. Besides, the players can enjoy the regular table games like blackjack, baccarat and many poker games at Aladdin’s Gold online casino.

March 22nd, 2010 by admin

7 Sultans online casino offers to their players the greatest entertainment Diamonds Are Forever promotion. It has been extremely popular since the moment of the launch at the beginning of January. As the part of the reputable Fortune Lounge group, 7 Sultans has presented million loyalty points to the players. In spite of this promotion comes to the end on the 28th of March, the last weeks will be really exiting.
The first of these events is the Lucky Reward Draw, which takes place from the 9th till the 14th of March. The 11 week of the year offers two events, the Reward Wagering Contest is open for the general public, but the second one is the Highest Wagering Contest you can take part in it only if you have the special invitation. The Triple Rewards Lucky Draw completes the row of the great events of the promotion, it is also open to every player and offers one of the top Microgaming slots, which is the Thunderstruck.
The total sum of the loyal points you have a chance to win participating in all four promotions is about 12 million. Furthermore you can win up to 17,000 casino credits. The four winners of the events will get the prestigious Diamond VIP level for ever. The four runner ups will be given this title for a month, the main advantage of the Diamond VIP level is the possibility to accumulate 15% more loyalty points. The next great thing is the special bonus of 100,000 loyalty points if you visit the casino on the birthday.

November 10th, 2009 by admin

In a city known more for its struggling auto industry and skyrocketing violent crime rate, Detroit, Michigan, has found a bright spot in these dark economic times: casino gaming. Although the city currently has an unemployment rate near thirty percent, revenue from the three major casinos around the city is only down two percent, compared to double-digit declines in gambling meccas like Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Casino operators in the area cite the numerous incentives they offer to new players, such as lower hotel rates, reduced buffet prices, and an influx of visitors from the Canadian side of the Detroit River. The Greektown Casino Hotel has charted a revenue increase of over six percent from this time last year, largely thanks to reducing hotel room costs and slashing their buffet prices in half.

Collectively, the Detroit-area casinos (Greektown, MGM Grand and Motor City) cashed in US$1.4 billion for all of 2008. In the first three quarters of 2009, they have already taken in US$1 billion and are looking to surpass last year’s total. According to a casino industry group, the three gaming centers employ more than eight thousand people, many of whom were laid off from auto plants at the start of the recession.

Gaming critics have cited that the miserable economic conditions in the city have forced people into casino gaming as a way to “get rich quick” instead of finding a job or creating a business. According to gambling opponents, many of the players that come in to casinos to play are the ones who can least afford to lose the money.

Other factors may also contribute to a slowdown in the casino industry’s growth spurt in the area. As the unemployment rate continues to spike and players continue to lose money, they may stop visiting casinos altogether. With most of their customers living within fifty miles of the sites, they also have severely reduced demand for hotel rooms. Also, with the recent passage of a casino referendum in neighboring Ohio, another source of potential customers may stay closer to home rather than drive to Detroit.

October 23rd, 2009 by admin

If you’re an online gambling affiliate, meaning you are a middleman who earns revenue from the “successful” promotion of online casinos, you might be interested in the following news. If you’re specifically an affiliate of Rival Gaming powered Sloto Cash Casino, then you will certainly be interested in the following. Heck, even if you’re not an affiliate, yet know a few friends who you think would like to give a go at gambling online, you might want to listen up.

The Sloto Cash Casino affiliate program has just announced it will be giving away 10 free mini laptops as part of a special marketing Holiday promotion, not to mention a special thank-you of sorts for its top performing affiliates. But just like anything in the gambling world, a little luck is involved in this promotion as well.

The way it works is that for every five to nine players referred by an affiliate between October 15 and December 15, 2009, the referring affiliate will receive one draw entry into the laptop giveaway sweepstakes. For every ten to nineteen players referred, two entry’s will be given. For every twenty to twenty-nine players referred, the referring affiliate will receive three draw tickets, while anything exceeding thirty referrals will be entitled to five tickets entry into the sweepstakes.

In other words, the more players referred, the better one’s odds of being drawn to receive one of the ten mini laptops. Now, looking at the Sloto Cash Casino affiliate page, there is no mention of this promotion, nor are there any details in the press release about what kind of mini laptops are being given away. However, if you’ve ever toyed around with a mini laptop or even own one already (heck, you could be using one right this very moment!), you’ll likely agree that mini laptops, no matter the brand, are pretty cool and useful devices.

Even iPhone users can appreciate the usefulness of a mini laptop. Sure, they’re not as diverse and compact as an iPhone. Yet, they are still pretty small and transportable, not to mention the fact that they have more memory power than an iPhone. But I digress….

The Sloto Cash Casino affiliate program pays 30% revenue on the first tier and 5% on the second tier. Furthermore, performance incentives are available. The affiliate program is approved by casino affiliate program watchdogs, iGB Affiliate and the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA). For more information about the Sloto Cash affiliate program, Visit the Sloto Cash Website and click on the Affiliate link at the bottom-right-hand corner of the homepage.

October 9th, 2009 by admin

The popular U.S. facing English Harbour group of online casinos, also known as English Harbour Gaming Ventures (EHGV), just proved why they are serious about being a top contender in the fight for U.S. online gambling traffic for years to come. They have launched another online casino. Heard of the name “Slots Galore”? Well, you probably haven’t, unless of course you’re prone to using the phrase to describe your personal online gambling sessions.

Slots Galore is hot off the assembly line, so to speak. In fact, they are so new, the EnglishHarbourCasinos.com website does not even list them as a partner site just yet. But then again, maybe EHGV wants it that way. VIP Slots Casino, which is an EHGV property, is not listed either. Perhaps that’s because, at one point in time, VIP Slots was supposedly not going to be open to U.S. players. But now they are, so go figure. And so is Slots Galore Casino.

Anyone who is an affiliate of the EHGV group, however, knows that Slots Galore and VIP Slots are part of EHGV. They can both be promoted via English Harbour’s affiliate program, Casino Coins, which for anyone interested in getting into the online gambling industry, is a good place to start. Just for some back-story, EHGV is the owner of Vegas Technology Software, which was developed from Odds On Software back in the early days of online gambling.

Online Casino Suite does not yet have a review posted of Slots Galore, and to be honest, we’re not quite sure if and when that will take place. Once you play at one EHGV casino, you’ll get to know the other casinos in their network via newsletters, special promotion announcements and the like. What we do know is that Slots Galore is owned and operated by one of the more respected names in the U.S. facing online gambling sector. That has to stand for something.

What has also got to stand for something is the fact that Slots Galore is giving the first 500 players who sign up a free $25 no-deposit bonus. It’s called the “Early Bird Special”, and is certainly the best no-deposit bonus offer you will find right now. If you don’t make the first 500 cut, Slots Galore is also offering a fantastic welcome bonus to all players worth 200% up to $500 Free or 100% up to $1,000 Free. As is the case with most play bonuses, there is a maximum cashout in winnings derived from the bonus, which for this one is $100.

Like we’ve always said here at OCS, some of the best promotions and bonuses can be found at newly launched online casinos seeking to spread the word.

September 23rd, 2009 by admin

After being in service long enough to make an excellent statement to the argument on sanctioning online betting in the USA, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI) is impelled by its objective of liberty for people to securely and legitimately bet online.

The organization has this week declared a wide ranging facelift of its webpage www.safeandsecureig.org, integrating a user friendly tool through which visitors can communicate their views to their council in congress, in the USA.

Congressman Barney Frank is presently preparing to attach the Act which regulates unlawful internet gambling and the imprecise acts that come with it. The change therefore, could not come at a better time. There was already a confirmation from the staff working at Frank’s office, which the gambling industry’s preferred politician, who also chairs the House Financial Services Committee, was intent on introducing laws, which attack the UIGEA. His intention was to do so before the end of April.

The infamous voice for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, Jeffrey Sandman, persists on backing up Frank’s initiative, and has balked emphatically to other online betting challenges within the U.S. such as the endeavor by Steve Beshear, who is Kentucky’s Governor, to usurp global domain names owned by internet gambling establishments (see previous reports).

This proposal has also been strong enough to nudge the European Commission’s work, against the obsolete and guarded approach to web based betting in the Unites States, in the World Trade Organization.

Mr. Sandman as well as his pals is unmistakably following the inclination to adopt the new media in their endeavors. Also the declaration of the overhaul includes the invite to join the committee SSIGI on twitter, face book, as well as YouTube.

August 31st, 2009 by admin

Earlier this year, the Southern District of New York engineered a controversial crackdown on U.S. poker players. In the end, more than $30 million heading to or from over 24,000 player accounts was seized. Under the UIGEA, it is illegal for banks in the United States to transfer funds to or from an online gambling establishment. Government officials used this law to justify seizing funds from two California bank accounts belonging to Account Services, a San Diego-based company that processes funds transfers for American poker players.

On Thursday, legal representation for both Account Services and the Poker Players Alliance went before U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller to request that at least $13 million be returned to the players, since the players themselves did not violate UIGEA laws. While illegal gambling, fraud and money laundering charges have been filed against Account Services owner Douglas Reddick, no charges have been brought against the affected players, leaving the world to wonder why their money cannot be released. It’s a question the prosecution has never fully answered.

Thursday the PPA presented several arguments on the players’ behalf, but because online poker is such a gray area in the U.S., Judge Miller ruled against releasing the requested funds. The San Diego Union-Tribune predicted that it could now be “years” before the players see their sequestered money again. While the PPA vowed to forge ahead in their efforts to see the players reimbursed, they were at a loss to explain just how they planned to do that.

August 11th, 2009 by admin

The United Kingdom’s ambivalence toward lowering taxes applied to online gambling operations has cost their treasury yet again. Over the weekend the UK’s biggest online sportsbook — Ladbrokes— announced that it will be moving its operations to Gibraltar.

While based in the UK, the company has been subject not only to the traditional corporate taxes but also to two additional 15% taxes for gross profits and VAT plus an extra 10% horse race betting levy. In Gibraltar, taxation of online gambling operations is limited to a 1 to 2% corporate rate. In other words, this move will save the company (and cost the UK) millions.

The announcement was no doubt sour news for the UK treasury coming on the heels of a similar announcement from another major UK sportsbook, William Hill. Both companies insist that the move is necessary if they are to stay competitive with other offshore gambling operations, but some industry insiders speculate that the move is more about future money than current taxes. Should the U.S. pass its pending online gambling legislation this fall, both companies would be well-positioned to stake a claim in the new American gambling market.