MagicOasis.com Opens its Singapore Online Casino Doors

 

 

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Online casino operator World E-Gaming has just launched it latest casino, MagicOasis.com.

 

The casino features an Arabian Nights theme, and offers players 102 different games ranging from Blackjack and Video Poker to Pai Gow and Let ’em Ride.

 

New players are eligible for a $20 or 20 percent sign-up bonus. They can also join the V.I.P. club and receive free monthly bonus chips, a personal gaming advisor, and gifts and travel certificates as rewards for frequent play.

 

Magic Oasis says they paid out 98.6% on slot machines during its initial Beta testing phase; these figures were audited by SafeBet.org.

 

Casino pitboss Robert Miller said, ”Magic Oasis.com is destined to be a major force in the online gaming arena within 6 months.” Among the company’s marketing plans is an affiliate program, called Magic Cash, that pays $75 to any web site owner that sends players to Magic Oasis. ”We’re hoping to sign up 5000 affiliates by the end of the year,” added Miller.

 

Magic Oasis was certified by the Electronic Gaming Commission last month; the casino runs on Realtime Gaming software. World E-Gaming is a

 

InterCasino’s Progressive Jackpot Tops $200k

 

InterCasino has announced that its progressive Caribbean Poker jackpot has reached an amazing $207,000.

 

InterCasino’s Progressive Caribbean Poker game features a multi-player progressive jackpot that starts at $100,000 and grows with every bet.

 

Players don’t need a Royal Flush to walk away with some cash, however. A straight flush wins 10% of the jackpot, which is at least $20,000. Other hands also pay out: a $1 bonus bet wins $1,000 on Four of a Kind, $100 on a Full House and $50 on a Flush.

 

InterCasino’s Caribbean Poker jackpot has already paid out this year in a big way. Player ‘Creed’ won $235,661 in March.

 

InterCasino is also offering match deposit Singapore Online Casino bonuses to all players during the month of May. Players who deposit $80 or more will be automatically credited with an additional $80.

 

Playing Craps Online

The first thing people need to remember when they’re playing craps online is to stick to line bets (Pass, Don’t Pass, Come, and Don’t Come) and take the maximum allowed odds. That will cut down on the house edge as much as possible. All other bets carry much higher house edges, especially the proposition bets.

 

The more a player can bet on the odds, the lower the overall house edge – regardless of whether they are at an online- or real casino.

 

That said, the best odds for the Pass and Come bets are at casinos using Boss Media software, where players can take 3x odds after any point. This is surprising, because Boss Media is usually rather stingy with their game rules.

 

The following table shows the odds allowed by various brands of online casino software and the combined house edge:

 

Taking Odds Online

Software Odds House Edge

Boss Media 3x 0.4714%

Realtime Gaming 2x-2.5x 0.5720%

Unified Gaming 2x 0.6061%

CryptoLogic 2x 0.6061%

Microgaming 1x 0.8485%

Interestingly, Realtime Gaming allows full double odds, in other words 2.5x odds on points of 6 and 8, and 2x on all other points.

 

In craps, the player should be allowed to lay odds relative to the amount they can win. For example, if the casino normally allows 2x odds and the point is a 4, the player should be able to lay 4x the Don’t Pass bet on the odds. In this example, taking odds on a 4 pays 1 to 2, for winnings of 2x the Don’t Pass bet.

 

The only major software brand to get this rule correct is Unified Gaming. Most others only allow the player to lay odds in the same proportion as taking odds. Realtime Gaming has the curious exception of allowing the player to lay 2.4x odds on the 6 and 8, and 2x on all other points. It seems they started to get the rule right with the 6 and 8, but forgot to follow up on the other numbers.

 

After the odds are calculated, there is a tie between Boss Media and Unified Gaming for the best software for the Don’t Pass/Don’t Come bettor. The following table shows the specifics:

 

Laying Odds Online

Software Odds House Edge

Boss Media 3x 0.4545%

Realtime Gaming 2x-2.4x 0.5579%

Unified Gaming 2.4x-4x 0.4545%

CryptoLogic 2x 0.5844%

Microgaming 1x 0.8182%

Another nice thing about Boss Media is that it only charges 5% commission on Buy and Lay bets if the player wins. This substantially cuts down the house edge, especially on the following Buy bets:

 

Boss Media house edge on Buy and Lay bets

Points Buy Lay

4,10 1.67% 1.67%

5,9 2.00% 2.00%

6,8 2.27% 2.27%

Unfortunately, none of the major online casino software manufacturers fully understand conventional gambling rules as played in the United States. Only some smaller companies who have retained my consulting services have ironed out their bugs to make their rules conform to U.S. standards.

 

In conclusion, Boss Media wins the prize for the best online craps. But this is the only game where it wins such a prize. An honorary mention also goes to Unified Gaming for laying odds correctly.

 

 

 

Best-Paying Agen Joker123 Slots on the Net

 

Where are the highest paying slot machines on the Internet? Let’s look at which online slot machines have the best percentage return and which offer the biggest jackpots.

 

Best Percentage Return

 

In Las Vegas and other regulated gaming jurisdictions, casinos are required to meet a minimum payback percentage on their slot machines. Not so in the unregulated world of Internet gambling! Online casinos can set the payback to just about anything they choose.

 

Luckily for players, some online casinos have turned to major accounting firms to verify the payback of their machines. Most of these fall in the 92 to 96% range. Not bad, but not as good as the 97 or 98% machines available in Las Vegas (at Harrah’s on the Strip, for example).

 

Here are few of the better-paying slot machines I have found on the Internet. The list only includes casinos that have provided third-party reviews of their payback percentages up to the end of April 2001.

 

Jackpot City, 103.55%

Liberty Casino, 98.72%

Casino On Net, 96.53%

Yellow Cab Casino, 95.43%

Casino Fortune, 95.38%

King Neptune’s Casino, 95.37%

Caribbean Gold, 95.27%

First Web Casino, 95.14%

Silver Dollar Casino, 95.06%

River Belle Casino, 95.02%

 

One caveat: Even if a casino’s slot machines have paid out well in the past it is not a guarantee that they will pay out well in the future. For example, the high payout percentages for Jackpot City and Liberty Casino probably indicate that there was a big winner during the review period, which skewed the results. It does not mean that the machines are set to always pay out at that rate.

 

Biggest Progressive Jackpots

 

For those who prefer a big jackpot over a big Agen Joker123 payback percentage, the two biggest progressive slot machines on the Internet are CashSplash and Rags to Riches.

 

CashSplash has long been the reigning king of online slot jackpots. The machine paid out over $1.5 million to 48 winners in April alone! One recent winner was Debra R who won $109,674.49 at All Slots Casino on Monday 14 May.

 

CashSplash is available at dozens of online casinos that use Microgaming software, including Colosseum Casino, Gaming Club, Lucky Nugget and Miami Beach Casino.

 

Rags to Riches is the latest high roller, huge payout progressive slot machine. The progressive jackpot on this $1 slot machine starts at a whopping US$100,000! Hit three Rags to Riches symbols and you will have a chance to spin the bonus wheel where the progressive prize resides.

 

Rags to Riches is available at InterCasino, Kiwi Casino, The Sands of the Caribbean and other casinos that use CryptoLogic software.

 

Another progressive slot machine is The Dazzler. I know of people who have won $50,000 or more on The Dazzler. Unfortunately, at least one winner says he had difficulty collecting his prize and had to wait months for his payment to arrive. My recommendation is that you stick with Rags to Riches and CashSplash. But if you want to play The Dazzler, it’s available at Winward Casino and other casinos that use Unified Gaming Software.

 

Finally, here’s a link to a page where you can view all the biggest progressive jackpots on the Internet at any moment in time.