Online Gambling

In honor of the holiday season, I’m counting down the “12 Slots of Christmas” — your guide to the top 12 online slot machines that feature the holidays, Christmas, or winter wonderlands.

In this part 2 of 3, I’ll count down from the number 8 online slot to the number 5 online slot. If you missed part 1, here it is.

8. Gift Rap: What’s more fun than playing an online slot machine featuring rapping Elves? Hilarious. [Check out this online slot machine at  Quatro Casino.]

7. Deck the Halls: A 30 line video slot which puts us in the festive mood and presents us with presents – in the form of features, of course. Very nice, traditional Christmas graphics in this one. [Check out this online slot machine at  Quatro Casino.]

6. Santa Paws: One of the premium symbola you’re going for here is the polar bear that looks like the one in the Coca-Cola television ads. [Check out this online slot machine at  Quatro Casino.]

5. Rudolph’s Revenge – The first in a trilogy of Christmas-themed slots from RTG, all of which made the top 5. After many years of working on Christmas day… Rudolph has had enough! Find the bombs (filled with free games) to complete his revenge. [Play this online slot machine at Slots of Vegas.]

In honor of the holiday season, I’m counting down the “12 Slots of Christmas” — your guide to the top 12 online slot machines that feature the holidays, Christmas, or winter wonderlands.

In this part 1 of 3, I’ll count down from the number 12 online slot to the number 9 online slot.

12. Santa’s Surprize: Unwrap the delights of Santa’s Surprize in this festive classic slot. Win up to 2,500 coins in this 1 line, 4 coin slot. Look for the wild x2 multiplier as well as Santa’s Surprize bonus game. [Play this online slot machine at Treasure Mile.]

11. Ho Ho Ho: A five reel online slot machine with 15 paylines, wilds, multipliers, scatters, and a free spin feature. [Check out this online slot machine at Quatro Casino.]

10. Winter Wonderland: Explore the beauty of the winter landscape in this 5 reel, 20 line slot machine. Go skating on the lake with your ice skates, mittens, and warm coat… and then come inside to gingerbread cookies and presents under the tree. Snowmen are wild, and the snow plow will come in handy during the winter storms. [I recommend OnlineVegas.com for this online slot.]

9. Winter Wonders: Very similar to #10 Winter Wonderland, this is a 5 reel, 15 line slot machine with one wild symbol and one scatter symbol. [ Sloto'Cash Casino is where you can find this online slot machine.]

As I mentioned in a previous post, BetOnSoft is a new online casino software provider that is currently running five online casinos — my favorite of which is Treasure Mile.

Among the slot machines at BetOnSoft online casinos, there are the typical themes of gladiators, jungle animals, and spin-the-wheel / “Wheel of Fortune”. However, they also have some slot machines with some themes that I’ve not seen at any other online casinos.

	Fight on the side of Captain Shockwave and the Alpha Squad as they take on the Omega Syndicate. It’s all out action, an adventure and clash of two major forces in the ultimate showdown! Get your uniform, grab your battle plan and go, go, go! Win up to 120,000 coins and up to 24 free spins on this 15 coin, 30 line wild video slot!
	It’s time to saddle up and head out west. But you’d better be quick on the spin if you want to get anywhere in this wild west slot! Win up to 60,000 coins! 30 Line. 10 Coins. Up to 20 free spins. 2 expanding wilds!
	Two powerful planets are at war and only you can help decide the outcome of this galactic conflict. Spin the reels and decide the fate of mankind. Win up to 50,000 coins! 15 Lines, 5 coin, up to 10 free spins, feature game, wild, x 2 multiplier.

Here is a complete list of the online video slot machines from BetOnSoft online casinos.

All US players are welcome to play these online slot machines at any of these five online casinos: Treasure Mile, Mandarin Palace, Grand Eagle, WizBet, Lucky Creek.

The Slots³™ online slot machines from BetSoftGaming are arguably the most visually stunning and most interesting of all online slot machines. Recently, they have released three new online slots, available at 7Red Casino.

	Gold Diggers, a five reel, 30 line 3D online slot game, tells the story of intrepid miners Zeke and Jeb during the California Gold Rush of 1849 in their quest to unearth enough gold to satisfy the beautiful Daisy.
House of Fun is the world’s first 3D cinematic online slot machine with an interactive, themed storyline. House of Fun follows the tale of two young adults and their trusty dog as they discover a strange old house full of mysteries, freaks and frights.
	Rock Star is centered around a flashy, hard-rocking band playing high-energy rock music in the background. Experience the thrill of being onstage, performing for thousands of adoring fans. Witness the band play an epic solo in an incredible on-reel bonus feature and experience the infectious energy of a rock concert. Rock out with the band in the bonus round on this online slot machine!

For you video poker enthusiasts, I’ve increased the number of video poker varieties that are analyzed on my video poker page from 15 to 18. The recently-added varieties of online video poker are:

• Loose Deuces: There are three online casino software vendors that offer this video poker; the paytables are the same at all of them; the house edge is 0.93%. You can play it at Bodog, Real Time Gaming online casinos like Intertops RED, and Grand Virtual online casinos.
• Triple Bonus: Not recommended. The house edge is a whopping 9.98%!
• Triple Double Bonus: Double Double Bonus video poker on steriods. There are two online casino software vendors that offer this video poker; the house edge ranges from 0.43% to 1.85%. Unfortunately, Grand Virtual online casinos — where the better paytable is offered — are not available to US residents. You can find the less desirable paytable at BetOnSoft online casinos like Treasure Mile.
• Super Double Bonus: Dealt at Grand Virtual online casinos, the house edge is 1.32%.

Offer valid in USD as well as EUR.

As I mentioned in a previous post, BetOnSoft online casinos are a new online casino software provider in the US market. The BetOnSoft online casinos (listed below) offer seven popular varieties of video poker including Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, Bonus Deuces Wild, Bonus Poker Deluxe, Bonus Poker, Double Bonus, Double Double Bonus, Triple Double Bonus, and Joker Poker. Futhermore, each of these video pokers is offered as single-handed, ten-handed, and fifty-handed varieties.

I’ve updated the video poker pages for Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, Bonus Deuces Wild, Bonus Poker Deluxe, Bonus Poker, Double Bonus, Double Double Bonus, and Joker Poker to include the return tables for the BetOnSoft online casinos. As it turns out, their return tables are simply outstanding. As two examples, the return on their Bonus Poker is 99.50% and their return on their Bonus Poker Deluxe is 99.45% — both of these return percentages are highest among all online casinos for those video poker games.

Any of these video poker games can be played for as little as a penny per credit, all the way up to $5 per credit in single-handed mode, $2 per credit in ten-handed mode, and $1 per credit in fifty-handed mode.

If video poker is your game, you’ll want to take a hard look at one or more of the BetOnSoft online casinos. Start with Treasure Mile; here is a list of other BetOnSoft online casinos. Be aware that if you take advantage of the Treasure Mile 100% initial deposit bonus (use bonus code TM1000), video poker counts as only 10% toward meeting the 20 x (deposit + bonus) playthrough requirement associated with the bonus. So, if you only played video poker with your initial deposit and bonus, you essentially have to meet a 400 x deposit playthrough before you can make a withdrawal.

Offer valid in USD as well as EUR.

It’s been over a year since US players have had the opportunity to play at an online casino with new online casino software. (The last new online casino software for US players was from Top Game; before that was Rival.) Recently, however, the new BetOnSoft Platform has been released and has opened their virtual doors to players from around the world — including US players.

The BetOnSoft Platform offers 15 Classic Slots, 28 Video Slots, and Keno. Their table games include Blackjack (1, 2, 4, and 8 deck versions), 3 Card Poker, Craps, Baccarat, and both American and European Roulette. To wrap things up, they offer 28 varieties of Video Poker.

I’ve taken an initial look at one of the BetOnSoft online casinos – Treasure Mile. (Since they offer a practice mode, you can check out all the games before making a deposit.) The interface is clean and intuitive — start at the bottom and work your way up from Casino to (for example) Video Poker until a ring of available games is displayed. Pretty cool!

Here is a list of the five BetOnSoft online casinos. Only one offers free chips, while all offer an initial deposit bonus (the minimum deposit is $20).

Slots of Fortune is running The Big Turkey Slots Freeroll with a $2500 prize pool, now through November 30. You get 1K credits and 60 minutes to win as many credits as you can. To enter, download and install Slots of Fortune, then go to the cashier to claim the freeroll promotion that will be listed there.

US players — other than KY residents — are welcome at Slots of Fortune.

For those of you who have been around a while, you may recall a few years ago when there was a flood of G-FED online casinos that began opening across the world. These online casinos were available to U.S. players prior to the UIGEA of 2006. Subsequently, the G-FED online casinos closed their virtual doors to U.S. players, and the G-FED software was rebranded as CGTV Games.

Last month, iFortune777 opened its online casino. It is running the CGTV Games software, and it is open to U.S. players from 39 states (players from the following U.S. states are barred from real-money play: Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington).

This is good news for all of you who have missed their unique brand of slot machines and other games. They have added quite a few new games in the past years, so you’ll want to check them out. New players are being offered $20 FREE to try their online casino (40X playthrough, $50 max withdrawal), while new depositors will receive a 100% match, up to — surprise, surprise — $777 (15x playthrough on the deposit+bonus amount).

Be aware, however, that they have very limited banking options — bank wire and Visa only. Look for them to add additional banking options going forward.

Now through Oct 31, 2010, head on over to Slots of Fortune and enter their Halloween Slots Freeroll tournament. No deposit is required. Top prize is $500, with prizes awarded to the top scorers! (Too bad Kentucky residents — you’re barred from the casino.)