Online Gambling

Due to online poker‘s Black Friday in April of 2011, the number of online casinos that continue to accept real money players from the United States is shrinking every day. Often, this decision is made not by the online casino operator itself, but rather by the online casino software vendor. Rival Gaming is a recent example of an online casino software vendor that has recently informed its licensees that they are no longer permitted to accept players from the United States.

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.

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Since I last updated my online keno article, there are a few new places to play online keno. And some places where online keno could be played have left the market. You’ll want to read the complete article for all the details about my analysis of online keno, but here are the highlights.

Summary:

• The keno games from Parlay, Top Game, Microgaming (MGS), Rival, BetOnSoft (BOS), and VueTec are all better than average; each has an overall payout equal to or greater than about what you will find at a video keno machine in a land-based casino. (Click the previous links to view all online sites that run that software.)
• The keno games from Party Gaming, 888, CGTV, and B3W are acceptable in terms of their payout percentage, but just barely.
• Keno should not be played at online sites that run software from RTG, Grand Virtual, Bingo Entertainment Network, Wagerlogic, or Boss.

Recommended Sites:

• Parlay bingo halls accept players from all states in the United States — For US players, Classic Keno is the best choice for 2- to 9-spot (excluding 8-spot) and Kenoland is the best choice for 11- to 15-spot players
  • Free Bee Bingo: Get $50 FREE + a 200% bonus
  • Bingo Tide: Get $5 FREE + a 200% bonus
  • Bingo Millionaire: Get $5 FREE + a 200% bonus
• Rival Gaming casinos accept players from most states in the United States — For US players, Vegas Jackpot Keno is the best choice for 8-spot players
  • Davinci’s Gold: Get $25 FREE + a 900% bonus
  • Ruby Royal Casino: Get $888 FREE to win as much as you can in 30 minutes + a 888% bonus
  • Cocoa Casino: Get $15 FREE + a 100% bonus
• VueTec casinos do not accept players from the United States — Best choice for 2- to 10-spot non-US players
  • DublinBet.com: Get a 100% bonus

Good luck and have fun playing online keno!

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Sloto’Cash Casino is a safe, reliable Rival-Powered online casino that has been around for over a year. They have recently enabled many of their online slot machines to be played in a browser with a minimal flash download, no credit card needed, and no registration required.

Two of my favorites are Scary Rich and Scary Rich 2, both of which are sinister-themed slots with a variety of special features.

You can find more Rival-Powered online slot machines to play from my online slot machine page.

If you like the Rival Casino software — especially their innovative i-Slots and other video slots — then head on over to the newest Rival operator on the block, Spintime Casino.

New slot players at Spintime Casino will enjoy 543 in free credits, and 15 minutes to win up to 100 credits, claimable after an initial deposit of 25. Even if you don’t win, you can still claim a generous 100% bonus on your first deposit of between 25 and 777!

Please note that these bonuses do carry playthrough requirement that depends on the games that you decide to play. In general, all slots play counts 100% toward the playthrough requirement, while other games count only a fraction toward meeting the playthrough requirement.

Ten of the sixteen most popular online gambling software vendors deal Tens or Better Online Video Poker. The house percentage on these games ranges from a worse of 3.74% at Parlay Entertainment sites to a best of 0.87% at Microgaming, Rival, Vegas Tech, Grand Virtual, Boss, and Playsafe sites. (I prefer Rival online casinos over the others, because it also offers the best odds on other varieties of video poker.)

Play Tens or Better at these top-rated Rival gaming sites.

Several Rival Gaming online casinos are offering free cash to try the latest online video slot machine called Best of Luck.

Featuring lucky symbols from around the world, such as horseshoes, lucky pennies, wishbones and rabbit’s feet, this slot embodies the essence of good fortune. But, it does much more than that. Best of Luck introduces a new feature which has the potential for some incredibly huge wins. Rather than awarding plain old free spins, Best of Luck awards one of 6 different bonus rounds on each free spin. Win the same bonus round 3 times during a set of free spins and you’ll be awarded an additional 3 free spins. Hit 4 or 5 triggering icons to increase the multiplier and number of free spins, for even bigger payouts and a greater chance of winning more spins.

The recommended sites for Best of Luck are listed below.

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