Online Gambling

With all the hoopla about Black Friday, and everyone out to get some great deals and save their money, I thought that it would be a good time to remind online casino players of my online casino Black List. After all, we want a square deal and a fair chance of winning when we risk our gambling dollars, don’t we?

After the jump, you’ll find my list of over two dozen online casinos that should be avoided for a variety of reasons.

So, as you are doing your Black Friday shopping online and in the stores, don’t throw your money away at the disreputable online gambling sites that are on The Online Casino Gambling Directory Blacklist. Instead, why not focus on the best of the best instead — the 20 or so top rated online casinos.

Here’s a sample:

  Slots of Vegas
$100 FREE + 300% bonus on initial deposits between $30 and $100!
Slots of Vegas, with over 80 online slot games, is the premier source of slot games for real or fun money. Slots of Vegas offers the loosest online slots, from the traditional three reel slots to the adventure packed five reel slots.

  Treasure Mile
100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $200!
Treasure Mile Casino combines the magic and glamour of a hot Las Vegas night out with all the exciting, fun, rewards and benefits expected of a truly world class online casino. Giving you the latest (and totally unique) games and exceptional odds, ph …

  Intertops RED Casino
100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $100!
No-download version available!
Bonus code: SIGNUP100. This RTG casino from Intertops is open to ALL US players and delivers all the fun and excitement that you would expect from an RTG casino and combines it with the trust, security, and outstanding banking that you have come to k …

  Grand Eagle
100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $250!
With brand new cutting edge games, massive winnings and supreme customer satisfaction, Grand Eagle Casino offers you a truly dynamic and magnificent online casino experience.

  Silver Oak Casino
100% bonus on initial deposits between $25 and $1000!
Bonus code: SILVEROAK1 through SILVEROAK10. Silver Oak Casino has the most dedicated customer service staff in the industry. Our knowledgeable and friendly representatives are available round the clock to assist you with any concerns you have.

Three Card Poker (also called Tri-Card Poker) is a popular table game at many casinos. Most casinos, both online casinos and land-based casinos, have reasonable pay tables for winning hands. However, as with most casino games, it pays to shop around for the absolute best returns that you can find.

I’ve analyzed the Three Card Poker pay tables from over a dozen online casino software vendors. Eight of them offer the best pay tables — meaning the lowest house edge, and the best returns for the player. The Three Card Poker from these eight online casino software vendors has a 5.32% house edge, assuming that you play with Q6x or better, and fold otherwise. Here is the pay table to look for:

The eight online casino vendors with this Three Card Poker pay table are as follows:

• BoDog Casino also has a sports book and poker room
• BetOnSoft: Treasure Mile is a favorite of mine
• Players Edge: Tropical Cash Casino is where I play
• Proprietary #2: Only at Win4Real
• Microgaming online casinos: Loved these casinos, but they closed to US players
• BetSoft online casinos
• PlayTech online casinos
• Proprietary #1 online casinos

Good luck at the tables!

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 enjoy playing online slot machines, don’t you? I certainly have my favorites, but it’s nice to play something new as a change-of-pace.

It has been a while since I updated my site with the newest online slot machines from RealTimeGaming (RTG). Here are the link to their latest online slot machines, all of which have been published sometime this year.

• Basketbull: Win-Win Feature
• Coat of Arms: Black Knight is Wild and doubles the prize
• Count Spectacular: Get ready for a spookily good time
• Glitz & Glamour: The Man substitute doubles the prize, the Lady triples prizes; but when appearing together in a winning combination, they multiply the prizes by 6
• It’s a Mystery!: Feature Guarantee 25-line, murder mystery-themed online slot machine
• Mice Dice: Feature Guarantee and Win-Win Features
• White Rhino: Kilimanjaro Re-spin Feature will hold any improved combinations as the reels spin

You can play any of these online slot machines using free money and match bonuses at these top online casinos.

Slots of Vegas – $100 FREE + 300% bonus on initial deposits between $30 and $100!

Silver Oak Casino – $50 FREE + 250% bonus on initial deposits between $25 and $100!

Intertops RED Casino – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $100!

FreeSlots360.com is a companion site of The Online Casino Gambling Directory. The site gives step-by-step instructions on the basic aspects of online gambling, and it is geared toward the novice online gambler. While the site is focused on playing online slot machines, the basic information holds true for any kind of online gambling.

Here are the links to the FreeSlots360.com content. Each is a single page in length, and very easy to follow.

• Types of online slot machines
• How to find free money to play online slots
• The different types of free money offers
• How to claim a free money offer to play online slot machines
• How to win real cash playing free slots
• Smart wagering at online slots
• How to withdraw your winnings

I just completed an updated of FreeSlots360.com in which I updated all of the free chip offers, the initial deposit match bonuses, and the free timed-play offers.

• Free Chips
• Match Bonuses
• Timed Offers

In the wake of the recent FBI indictment of several prominent online poker room owners / principles, some online casinos (primarily some Rival online casinos) have elected to leave the US market, similar to what happened in response to the passage of the UIGEA in 2006.

I’ve recently been in contact with the owners of several 5-star rated Real Time Gaming (RTG) online casinos, who assured me that their doors remain open to US-based real-money players. Of of these sites — Intertops — has served US players uninterrupted since 1996.

So, if you’ve been locked out of your favorite online casino, why not give these a try? You won’t be disappointed.

Slots of Vegas
$100 FREE + 300% bonus on initial deposits between $30 and $100!
Slots of Vegas, with over 80 online slot games, is the premier source of slot games for real or fun money. Slots of Vegas offers the loosest online slots, from the traditional three reel slots to the adventure packed five reel slots.

Silver Oak Casino
$50 FREE + 250% bonus on initial deposits between $25 and $100!
Bonus codes: FREE50SILVER and 250WELCOME. Silver Oak Casino has the most dedicated customer service staff in the industry. Our knowledgeable and friendly representatives are available round the clock to assist you with any concerns you have.

Intertops RED Casino
100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $100!
No-download version available!
Bonus code: SIGNUP100. This RTG casino from Intertops is open to ALL US players and delivers all the fun and excitement that you would expect from an RTG casino and combines it with the trust, security, and outstanding banking

Here’s a great promotion from the folks at Slots of Fortune online casino.

• Sign up and register: Get $15 FREE
• Make a deposit of between $10 and $111: Get 700% initial deposit bonus, up to $777
• If your deposit was $50 or more: Get $10 bonus for each goal by the USA in the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Slots of Fortune online casino runs Rival Gaming software, and you can take the World Cup theme even further with their Global Cup Soccer slot machine. This exciting game comes with a $12,500 Jackpot and special features to multiply your winnings by getting different combinations of the gold, silver and bronze trophy symbols.

Start off the New Year by trying some new sites. Here are my top picks to start off 2010. All of the sites below accept players from all US States.

Bingo

• Free Bee Bingo – $50 FREE + 200% bonus on initial deposits between $25 and $9999!
• 123 Bingo Online – $25 FREE + 1000% bonus on initial deposits between $10 and $9999!
• Bingo Flash – $20 FREE + 250% bonus on initial deposits between $10 and $9999!
• BingoVille – $10 FREE + 150% bonus on initial deposits between $50 and $10000!
• BingoRoom – 150% bonus on initial deposits between $50 and $10000!

Casino

• Intertops RED Casino – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $100!
• US-Blackjack.com – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $25 and $100!
• Superbook.com Casino – 10% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $500!

Horses

• All Horse Racing – 10% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $1000!
• Horse Betting – 10% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $1000!
• Go Horse Betting – 10% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $1000!

Poker

• Poker Stars – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $10 and $600!
• Full Tilt Poker – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $10 and $600!
• Poker4Ever – 100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $150!
• Spin32 Poker – 100% bonus on initial deposits of between $10 and $600!
• Bizipoker3D – 30% bonus on initial deposits between $10 and $666!

Skill

• Spadester – $4 FREE + 100% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $100!
• Play65 – 40% bonus on initial deposits between $20 and $500!

Sports

• Intertops Sportsbook – $20 FREE + 10% bonus on initial deposits between $50 and $250!

Have a lucky 2010!

Luck3 is a fairly new addition to The Online Casino Gambling Directory. They offer casino, poker, and other games and accept players from all 50 states in the US.

I just received word that they are offering $33 Free on any casino deposit on April 3, 2009. Now that’s a pretty cool deal!

(Note: The information present on this blog is intended for entertainment purposes only. Please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online. If your local laws prohibit online gambling then we recommend you consider an alternative form of entertainment.)

Calling all online slots lovers — the Microgaming network has rolled out three more new slots this month.

• Bomber Girls – Beautiful bomber girls offering high flying rewards. 5 reels, 20 paylines, scatters, multipliers, bonus roud, free spins.
• Days of the Tsar – Join a winning revolutions with Days of the Tsar. 5 reels, 25 paylines, bonus and free spins features, gamble option.
• Lucky Shot - Take a swing at winning big with this golf-themed video slot. 5 reels, 20 paylines, scatters, multipliers, bonus roud, free spins.

These slots are being rolled out at all Microgaming casinos, but are not yet available at all of them. I know that they are available at both Grand Mondial (they offer $2008 free to try out their casino) and Intertops. Over the course of the month, you can try these games for free at any of the Microgaming sites that offer free cash for signing up with them and downloading their software!

(Please note: Microgaming casinos do not accept players from the following US states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI.)