Monthly Archives: April 2016

What Would Make an Online Casino Award-Worthy?

By   April 15, 2016
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cubeIn a few articles on this blog (past and future), you may spot sentences such as “[Casino Name] is definitely award-worthy”, or “[Casino Name] absolutely deserves any awards it gets”. Notice how this is different from a casino that is simply praise-worthy – no, here we’re talking about something more, something better. Many things can be praise-worthy. My office chair is praise-worthy – it’s soft, it’s comfortable, it does wonders for my back and I would recommend it to a friend who is in need of an office chair. Would I stamp it with an award, though? No, I would not. Online casinos operate on pretty much the same principle – the very best of the very best go home with an award, and the rest do not. But what would an online casino need to do in order to be truly award-worthy? Well, it needs to have three very simple things:

1. A Whole Ton of Quality Games

First and foremost, an online casino is only as good as its games. A casino that tries to convince you of the opposite is not a casino worth your time! At the end of the day, you go there to play games, not to hang around and gawk at the background! You need a good variety of games, at least 150 of them, and a good variety of genres, too. Everyone has slots, blackjack and roulette, but not many have fruit machines, lotto tickets, baccarat and more! It goes without saying that the games should also be good – I’m not going to be naming any names here, but I’ve been to online casinos where there are hundreds of games, but only a handful are actually worth playing. And last, but not least, you need a high-quality live casino with HD feeds, friendly dealers and, again, a large variety of games!

2. A User-Friendly Experience

Einstein once said “If you can’t explain it simply, then you don’t understand it well enough”. I’m going to put my own spin on that saying – “If it’s not simple enough, then it’s not good enough”. Watch out for overly complicated casinos where you need to read the entirety of the terms of service just to know what’s going on! As a general rule of thumb, the more user-friendly the website is, the better the online casino is. This includes not only the user interface and the general ease of use, but also the registration process. If it takes longer than 10 minutes to set up an account, that online casino is not award-worthy!

3. Something Unique

Depending on where you live, online casinos are a dime a dozen these days. Most people really only sign up for one, so casinos need to try extra hard in order to impress customers, and if you ask me that includes a bit of a personal touch. What that touch is, I don’t know, because it’s obviously going to be different for each casino – that’s what the word “unique” means, after all. I guarantee you, though – if the only casino you’re checking out is award-worthy, then you’re definitely going to spot the unique feature!

So You Want to Play Online Roulette?

By   April 4, 2016
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rouletteOnline roulette is definitely one of the most popular games in the world of online casino. While slots are the undisputed victor when it comes to the preference of the general players who are mostly trying their luck at something that requires little effort and offers great rewards, the more hardcore gamblers who stay past their initial deposit tend to prefer the more elegant roulette. A long-standing staple of casinos across Europe, roulette has been loved by gamblers at least since the time of the French Revolution, and for good reason – it’s the excellent combination of skill and chance, allowing you to craft your own strategy while still leaving the outcome to chance. Many players are looking to switch from physical roulette to its online counterpart, but find trouble in doing so. Sure, finding the best games to maximize the online roulette experience is the first step, but there’s so many versions of roulette available online that it’s hard to really find the one that would be right for you without trying them all, which takes time and money. Where do you start?

First and foremost, you need to know the difference between normal roulette and live roulette. Normal roulette requires little explanation – it’s just your standard roulette re-imagined as a Flash game that you can play in your browser. You place your bet, and then an algorithm calculates a randomized number for the ball to land on. This algorithm has been tested by independent sources beforehand, so you don’t have to worry – it’s not going to cheat you. If you’re still unsure, though, you can always choose Live roulette where, as the name suggests, a real life dealer will be spinning a physical roulette wheel for your game. You’ll have a few moments to make your bet alongside everyone else at your table, then the dealer will spin the wheel, and things will go like they usually do.

Both the normal version of roulette and its live version have several different variations, three of which being among the most popular – French, American and European. The European one is the standard – if it just says “roulette” without any additions to the name, it’s probably the European option unless you live in the US, in which case you’ll get the American version. There are many places where you can learn about the differences between them in detail, but I’ll keep it short – European roulette has one zero, American roulette has two and French also has one zero, but if the ball lands on it you get half of your bet back. So if at all possible, you should always attempt to play French roulette, since that’s the game where the player edge is the highest. Most online casinos have both a Flash and Live version of French Roulette, so you should have little trouble finding something that you’d like to play. We hope that guide was helpful to you, and may the odds be ever in your favor!