Online Casinos News Guide

It wasn’t the Mega Moolah jackpot that was won, which usually makes it way past the $5 million mark a few times a year, but it was a jackpot amount that any online player would be happy to receive – a $20,566 payout!

Major Moolah, created by Rival Gaming, is their first progressive slot machine released in September of last year. The minimum jackpot size is $2,500 while the maximum is $89,000. The average payout of $12,000 and bets vary from 1-3 $1 coins with the progressive being triggered by play the maximum bet of 3 coins (or $3 total).

This traditional slot game includes classic symbols on three reels with a single pay line including 7’s, bars and gold stars while lining up 3 Major Moolah symbols snags you the jackpot!

Major Moolah is a simple and easy to play slot machine that features one of the top characteristics of a popular online slot – a progressive jackpot! Major Moolah also brings the Rival Gaming powered casinos and their progressive jackpot network games to online casinos that are accepting U.S. players.

Rival Gaming delivers a dynamic and rich casino suite that includes all the classic online casino games. Rival’s player-friendly lobby is smoothly designed to allow for smooth player interaction. Rival also recently released the innovative i-Slot slot game that allows players to be extremely interactive in the online gaming environment. For more information on all of Rival’s games including i-Slot and their progressive network check out http://rivalpowered.com/. Rival also recently announced the launch of Lion Slots Casino, the most recent addition to Rival’s list of powered casinos.

With bonuses this high there is almost no need to win a jackpot at an online casino! There is a new online casino debuting on the web for online casino lovers to join and enjoy, the new online casino is called gocasino.com and they are giving away $20,000 as a sign up bonus. If you just had to read the previous sentence over you are not mistaken, that is a whopping $20,000 just for singing up and becoming a member of the new online casino.

The bonus of the$20,000 will be distributed to each and every new players that sings up in increments of $1000 per shot, this is by far the largest bonus that any online casino has offered to date and it is sure to have many excited and telling all their friends about it before the online casino itself changes their mind and stops the offering.

The online casino company is being started by several individuals that have had more than ten years in the online gambling business. The online casino will be open to all players except for Canadian players that have an IP from Canada when they sign up.

The casino will be powered by Vegas Technologies Gaming and promises secure and seamless transaction to all their players in terms of both deposits and payouts. They promise that each transaction will be painless for their clientele and that players will experience the most professional online casino to date. So do not hesitate, log on now and take advantage of this amazing bonus offer.

There is lots of money being given away AND being won at online casino and slot specialist, Slotland.com. Many Slotland.com players were pleasantly surprised recently as they happily found extra cash in their accounts, deposited by none other than the generous Slotland ‘bonus fairy’! Between $500 and $15,000 were awarded to dozens of players through Slotland’s annual bonus prize programs, a welcoming form of relief in these hard, economic times.

2008 was a generous year for Slotland as they gave away $68,500 in free, bonus draw prize money and 2009 plans to be just as big with another $55,500 will be given away to the top 30 depositors. First place will win $15,000 while second and third will receive $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. But that’s not all, Slotland also has a special end of the year random draw which will award $5,000, $2,000 for first an second, respectively.

Ondrej Tuma of Slotland said these extra random bonuses often come as exciting surprises for players as most don’t even know they’ve been entered.

Slotland’s progressive jackpots have a nice history of payouts including the largest progressive jackpot ever at Slotland of $195,083, paid out in August of 2008 and previously the year before that for another $113,418.

Visit Slotland.com for a list of the 2008 winners and register to receive their newsletter with even more chances to win! Check out the many great Slotland’s slot machines and even play on your mobile!

It seems that while all land based casino operations are reporting short comings and even some loses, there online casino counterparts are reporting just the opposite. With operating costs being much lower online than that of a land based casino and exposure being much greater since the online casinos can be accessed from almost anywhere in the world, it is no wonder that online bingo seems to be on the ups.

Online casino bingo operators have announced that ever since several countries have banned smoking at bingo halls their traffic has improved considerably. People no longer feel the need to head out to play bingo because they can enjoy the same experience from the comfort of their own home.

The only thing missing from playing bingo in a live hall is yelling BINGO and the interaction and socialization between players. But one couple recently proved that wrong as they explained they had met and began dating threw an online bingo website.

While anything can happen, the online casinos do allow you to enjoy almost any part of the experience from the comfort of your own living room, dining room, bedroom or any room you desire for that matter. The online bingo rooms are also doing more and more with technology everyday in order to try to replicate the live experience as much as possible for those that desire it to be so.

In the meantime, online bingo usage continues to grow so the providers must be doing something right! There are plenty of levels that players can log on and play at. There are games for beginners and advanced, so log on now cause you can be the next one to be yelling BINGO!!

Bluff Europe Magazine and Paddy Power have joined together to offer an incredible package for the Irish Open Poker Tournament worth €4,000! The Irish Open will take place in Dublin, Ireland and is regarded as one of Europe’s oldest and best-loved tournaments.

For only €1, you can enter this great contest which begins TONIGHT at 8:05pm GMT. The prize pool includes the €4,000 as well as an additional €1,000 as a sort of consolation prize for those who don’t win the top package. Make sure you head over and register as this tournament has a cap of 1,000 players.

Michael Caselli, Bluff Europe’s Editor in Chief said the Irish Open combines history and uniqueness with lots of spirit, fun and friendliness and that Bluff is thrilled to be able to give one reader the chance to get in on the action!

To play in the tournament head over to PaddyPower.com and play at Bluff Europe’s Card Gang Irish Open Invitational. Simply open an account (if you don’t have one yet), find the tournament by clicking on the scheduled MTT’s button in the left hand column of Paddy Power’s software, double click the name to open the lobby then click the register button and pay your entry fee of $1 + 10 cents!

Don’t forget that if you’re new, Paddy Power offers a $600 sign-up bonus of up to %150. To take advantage of this great promotion as well simply enter the bonus code PPP600 when you register!

One lucky online casino player has walked away with a huge jackpot after placing online a mere 25-cent line bet at online casino Craps.com. The game that turned the tides financially for this player was the online slot, Queen of Pyramids.

Marie-Claire P. from Canada walked away with a $119,593 jackpot on a minimum line bet after only 20 minutes of play. Not a bad salary for twenty minutes of ‘work’! Luckily a few days earlier, after forgetting her client password, Craps.com’s customer support was quick to respond.

Marie-Claire is a current resident of Quebec and a school teacher who said she had a premonition a few days before her big win. She said she just knew she had to play and was ecstatic with her win. She plans to spend some of her winnings on a holiday in Tahiti and some home renovations.

The big winner also said that Craps.com is her favourite online casino because of the great graphics, support and overall reliability of the site. She also offered a bit of advice for other players – play according to what you can afford and for the enjoyment of the games.

The celebration is doubly sweet for Craps.com as they will be soon celebrating their second birthday. Craps.com is a full-service casino with a wide range of Playtech powered games including blackjack, roulette, slots, craps and much more. They offer a generous €1,177 Welcome Bonus, weekly promotions and bonuses, live tournaments and 24/7 support.

The Jackpot Factory is a group of online casinos and affiliate programs well known around the world for great customer support, fast payouts, honest play and lots and lots of great games. The Jackpot Factory operates many top online casinos like All Slots and All Jackpots all of which are powered by software developing giants Microgaming. To date, the Jackpot Factory has paid out over $7.5 billion dollars!

So it probably comes as little surprise to the online casino world that The Jackpot Factory has won two coveted awards from the online casino portal, Gambling Pharaoh, for their 2009 Online Gambling Awards.

The Jackpot Factory garnered awards in the category of Best Reputation and Best Affiliate program for their BrightShare affiliate program. Best reputation was awarded for their long-standing commitment quick payment and few hassles whereas BrightShare garnered their award because of high level of exposure and relationship with the Jackpot Factory online casinos. Bright share was also recognized for excellent support and promotions.

Jackpot Factory’s Vice President of Player Affairs, David Brickman said they were honoured by the awards from Gambling Pharaoh and added that the importance of an excellent reputation is vital – and thriving thanks to their new awards. Brickman also commented on the Jackpot Factory’s goals of keeping players happy while building positive, trustworthy relationships with them.

BrightShare Program Manager, Lloyd Apter said BrightShare were also proud of the recognition of the award and offered a big thank you to all affiliates and partners who make everything possible.

Casino Bellini is a relatively new online casino, recently launching on June 18th of 2007 however has been since then really listening to its players. Through surveys and feedback, Casino Bellini constantly updates their sites with things real players actually say they want.

Casino Bellini is now launching a monthly live tournament for any new players (and old) who have yet to make a first deposit. Each month tournaments will run on the weekends along side live tournament specialists, Elite Challenge. These Elite Challenge tournaments will give players a chance to win a share of $2,000. The top 10 wagers from each weekend will win $200 in extra cash to play with at Casino Bellini. All players need to do to enter is to make a first deposit!

Rebecca Jones, Casino Manager for Casino Bellini said they are always ready to listen to their members. This time around, the feedback seemed geared towards more live tournaments as well as more special offers for new members. Casino Bellini incorporated these two ideas through the New Depositors tournament.

Although Casino Bellini is fairly new, they’ve established themselves as a place for secure, fun and player centric online casino experiences. Their Welcome Bonus can land you up to 100% or €103 and their Loyalty, VIP and all other areas of the casino are supported by 24/7 customer service. Casino Bellini operates using Playtech software and are exclusively promoted by Euro Partners.

After recently hitting a milestone of paying out $32 million dollars to players on January 31st, the CEREUS poker network’s jackpot game, Bad Beats has made several lucky players over $800,000 richer! What a Valentine’s present!

The Pennsylvania resident HDCOWBOY won a combined sum of $813,341.85 for Absolute Poker players just in time for Valentine’s day on January 13th at 11:35pm EST. HDCOWBOY lost the winning hand in a game of Texas Hold’em by losing four eights to another players four kings.

The 65-year old won himself a cool $264,418.89 while the winner of the hand won $132,995.95. Not a bad time to win considering the following day a head of them. Five other players at the table also, no doubt had great Valentine’s Day’s as they each won over $1,000. 1,028 other players won just over $82 just for being seated at other Bad Bead Jackpot tables with the same stakes.

Aside from having a happier Valentine’s Day and hopefully having someone else to share it with, HDCOWBOY also plans to pay off a major portion of his home mortgage with his winnings.

Then, a mere two days later SFBEGGARS landed another $308,156.46 on Sunday, February 15th at 12:55pm EST that awarded the lucky player a total of $100,346.90!

Bad Beats is a progressive jackpot network game in which .50 cents of each qualifying Texas Hold’em hand is added to the pool, collecting until a player loses a hand with four eights or more. 65% of the jackpot is divided among the Bad Beats Jackpot players while some of the remaining portion goes back in, towards the next losing hand jackpot. A small prize is also awarded to any players sitting at Bad Beats Jackpot tables that have the same limit and game type.

Visit AbsolutePoker.com or UltimateBet.com to play this fantastic poker game where you can increase your chances of winning…by losing!

There are lots of online casinos to choose from these days. There are also a handful of online casinos that are 3D. However one man will be launching his new online casino and claiming it will be the world’s first true 3D casino because it will be based on a real-life casino.

The new 3D online casino will be based off of Lucien Barrière’s real casino in Deauville which coincidentally happens to be the same casino which hosts the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour. The company stated that players will be able to find everything online that they would in the real-life, Deauville casino.

The site will be launched at LeCroupier.com sometime in March of 2009 and will be the first online casino to be based of off a real one and is an exact replica of the French casino. Currently you can visit the site, join the beta test and check out trailers and ‘The Making Of’ videos about character development and the 3D world. The site currently has the look and feel of preview of a red carpet event where you can get a preview of the look and feel by downloading free wallpapers and even enter to win one of four VIP stays worth over $20,000! You could be heading to Cannes for a week or to Paris, Deauville or La Baule for a weekend of fun!

The company also commented on the new sites ability to provide great entertainment, genuine 3D gaming and lots of player interaction and control like creating virtual characters, walking around and talking to other players and more.