Online Gambling

For the first time in a long time, there is a new player in the online casino software world. That new vendor is NuWorks. The NuWorks online casino software appears to be based on the Real Time Gaming (RTG) code base, but the graphics are much improved, and the game play is much smoother. Overall, it appears to be a major upgrade to RTG that has been rebranded as NuWorks.

NuWorks casinos are starting to appear on the Internet. As of now, there are just two online casinos that run NuWorks. Of the two — Buzzluck Online Casino and Lucky Club Casino — I have been playing at Buzzluck since they have a much better new player initial deposit bonus of 100% up to $868.

Buzzluck has 24 online slots and 4 table games (baccarat, blackjack, Tri Card Poker, and Let’em Ride). They also have 1, 3, 10, 52, and 100 hand versions of Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, and Joker Poker video poker.

All this week, I will be blogging about their new slots, and posting an analysis of their payback schedules for their table games and video poker.

I just discovered a really neat feature of the Royale Blackjack dealt at US-Blackjack.com — an in-game basic strategy card! This basic strategy card can be called up at any time by clicking the Basic Strategy button in the lower right corner of the table. If you’re not sure how to play a blackjack hand, just use the strategy card.

If you have not yet tried an online casino running Top Game software, you really need to check out US-Blackjack.com. Since Top Game came on the scene a few months ago, I have been downloading and auditing several sites that run this software to try to find the best one.

US-Blackjack.com is the clear winner. Despite its name, this online casino offers more than just blackjack — they have all the casino-style games that you would expect, including slots, video poker, roulette, and more. As usual, what sets this site apart from others is its customer service. Chat, toll-free phone support, and (of course) email support are all available — and the support folks are quick, accurate, and friendly.

I’ve posted an extensive review of this online casino at The Online Casino Gambling Directory. You can try US-Blackjack.com using its free-play mode. And, if you do decide to make a first deposit, they’ll match it up to 100 bucks!

This really is a good deal — America Bingo offers $30 FREE to play bingo, keno, blackjack, slots, pull tabs, and more! What more could you ask for? Since America Bingo accepts players from around the world — including the United States — everyone is welcome to take advantage of this offer. Credit card deposits are fast, safe, and secure, and what’s more is that everyone gets a 100% bonus on their initial deposit PLUS a 10% bonus on subsequent deposits made in their first 90 days.

America Bingo is offering $30 free to try out their site. In addition to traditional bingo, America Bingo has a game called “Fair ‘N Square” bingo in which all players have the same number of cards, so that each player has an equal chance to win.

You can also try your luck at games other than bingo, like slots, video poker, blackjack, and keno.

Players are accepted worldwide, and you can deposit using Visa, MasterCard, FirePay, NETeller, and Citadel; initial deposits of at least $20 are awarded a 250% match. Cash outs are processed daily. There is no charge for processing a cash out ($75 minimum), excepting wire transfers ($35 fee).

Here is an article signed Bill Ricardi, a self-proclaimed blackjack expert. I do not know if this is a real person or if he is a blackjack expert, but the advise in the article is spot-on.

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When to Split Pairs

One of the most common mistakes that I see beginners make in blackjack is when it comes to splitting their paired starting cards. Some, knowing very little about the rules, never split at all. Others, knowing a little too much for their own good, always split a pair and take their chances.

The correct play is somewhere in between. You need to know when to split in order to maximize your profits. More importantly, you need to know when NOT to split, avoiding greed in order to keep your profits. Today, we’ll cover these two subjects.

There are certain hard and fast rules when you consider splitting cards:

[July 2008 Update: Sorry, but this post got lost in The Great Blog Loss of July 2008.]