Omni Casino Previews Penguin Vacation Slot

May 30, 2010

For the past few weeks, Omni Casino has been previewing the soon-to-be released Playtech online slot games. This week, Omni Times is previewing the 7th game in the pack.

The preview shows Penguin Vacation Slot, a fun filled 20 pay line slot game built on a penguin theme. The game got a top fixed jackpot of 10,000 coins, free spins (33 of them) with up to a 15x multiplier, not to mention the expanding wilds. The parameters for the free spins are chosen through a bonus game, wherein players choose two of the holes cut in the ice for the penguin (who is on a fishing vacation) to drop his line. The catch so obtained will reveal the number of free spins and the multiplier.

The Omni Times also lists the top most played casino games. Usually, the ones features will be the games released recently. However, two of the old favorites have broken into the top ten this time, the Captains Treasure Pro and Azteca. The former, built on a pirate theme, got some of the best animations in slot games, backed by excellent audio. Adding to the excitement is a free spins bonus round with a mystery scatter feature. On top of that, there is a gamble game that could double the payouts.

On the other hand, Azteca takes the players on an exploration trip to the land of the Incas. The animations and audio are even better than the Treasure Pro. Most notable aspect of the game is its bonus features. There is a two stage bonus game on the second screen. In the first stage players choose golden idols and collect bonus credits. Those managing to breach the second stage get to choose golden orbs for enhanced multipliers. There is a free spins round that offers 3x the payments, plus the popular Playtech gamble game.

As of today, no dates have been out as to the release of the new game. Omni Casino is powered by Playtech and licensed in the gaming jurisdiction of Curacao.

VIP Casino Going for Diversity in Online Casino Freeroll Offers

May 22, 2010

VIP Casino is a Cryptologic casino that has long been one of the biggest proponents of the online casino freeroll tournament structure. Usually, this structure has been applied to slot machines as those tend to be the most popular draws to the online casinos. That being said, VIP Casino has decided to change things up a bit for the current month, expressing its desire to try out some newer games within the online freeroll tournament format.

An example of such a game is the online video poker game that they are using to run freeroll tournaments for the month of May. Another example would be online casino craps, a game that has not been run for online casino tournaments that frequently before.

In particular the online craps game has some interesting applications towards the online freeroll tournament format. The reason for this is that there are so many different bets in craps that there are many strategies for a person to pursue. Someone that is ahead might prefer to go with the conservative betting strategy of the pass line in order to maintain their current stack while someone down in the dumps with nothing to lose might go for the bigger payout/lower odds bet in the hopes of striking it big with one or two lucky bets and getting back in the running.

However players choose to play the game, the online casino freeroll tournaments for craps will be run in a manner similar to the slot machine tournaments that are the norm at VIP Casino. The buy-in is nothing and all players that accept the tournament will get 500 play money chips that they can use to bet on the game. They have a full 10 minutes to bet, but they can finalize their chip stack before the 10 minutes are up if by looking at the leader board they feel that they are good in the current position. A total prize pool of $1000 has been added to this tournament and the person with the largest chip stack at the end of the tournament will win 40% of that purse.

Microgaming Releases More Bingo Side Games

May 15, 2010

Apart from providing software to online casinos and poker rooms, Microgaming also caters to some of the most popular online bingo halls. The bingo halls are quite popular amongst the players, thanks to the excellent range of side games they offer. As of today, more than 160 Flash side games are offered in bingo halls, and this number is increasing with every passing month. In a press release from its headquarters in Isle of Man, Microgaming had announced the addition of yet three more bingo side games. The press release said “Microgaming’s refreshed outer-screen content provides players on its operator platforms with the essential holistic gaming experience.”

First among the newly announced games is Wasabi San, a 15 pay line video slot game that allows players to wager multiple coins on each pay line. The game is based on Japanese sushi theme, and its realistic looking game symbols will leave mouths drooling, not withstanding the fact that the symbols are portrayed in a caricature style. The chef, who is the Wild symbol, wields knives like samurai swords, and the animation showing he cutting up the fish using the sword is a martial arts experience. The free spins feature and the bonus game on the second screen lead to the payouts.

The second game announced by Microgaming is named Supe It Up. It is a fast paced video slot game with a slick hotrod theme. The game reels sport bright colored cars with matching colored high value card symbols. For players, there are up to 30 free spins with payouts multiplied 6 times, alongside a wild symbol that offers a fixed jackpot of 10,000 coins by itself, and doubles other payouts.

The press release however identifies Fruit Bingo as the pick of the newly announced games. According to the release, this is “a bingo aspect to a regular Pub Slot”. Minus the complicated features that are typical of fruit machine slot games makes Fruit Bingo ideal as a side game in bingo halls and suitable for new players as well. The game features reel bands that contain five symbols and a special feature entry symbol. When three feature entry symbols appear on the reels, the bonus game is activated. In the said bonus game, five different win amounts on the pay table are paid out when three of a kind appear on the win line. Try out these side games one-by-one, and see how far you like them.