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Agreed Luciana it all sounds a little bit too good to be true really doesn't it? And I haven't exactly had a great time with bingo bonuses in the past. My guess is they are definitely not cashable, thats for sure. I asked for some more details on the other thread regarding the casino brand these guys have just launched as well as they have similarly (although certainly not quite as outrageously generous!) few details about those bonuses as well. If the offer was THAT good, I think they'd be rushing to tell us all about it, wouldn't you?

I can't find any mention of your casinos list of restricted countries - I'm in the UK, am I allowed to play? Also what are your payment methods and withdrawal terms please? The refer a friend and $25 NDB seems relatively generous, but what the wagering requirements on the NDB and is the referal fee a cash bonus, or one with further wagering requirements? Thanks for your time, Amy

I only ever first heard of "Amaya" when they went and purchased PokerStars for some ridiculous amount of money a year or two ago... I guess maybe they are some kind of major player over in the states or something but it totally blew my mind that this tiny company I'd never heard of was buying the worlds biggest on-line gambling brand.... then they went and added a casino to it, and my heart broke just a little. As if that site wasn't already making enough money. Oh and yes, I think there slots are pretty much garbage mostly too

No thats absolutely right cocopop! I was freaked out to high heaven when my boyfriend told me this a few months back. It's hard to believe isn't it, that the supposed "land of the free" aren't even allowed to play on-line slots because of some outdated messed up laws. I have to assume its because they want all that lovely money staying in America, in Vegas and Atlantic City preferably. It's very wrong really... kcjones which on-line casinos have you had trouble with and have you got complaints running here at AskGamblers? They seem to do pretty well at resolving complaints here, I think the casinos have a fair amount of respect for the power of the internet these days and having an awful story of them ripping somebody off in a totally unfair way on a site as big as this is enough to make them stop and think. It's a beautiful thing

Sorry but are you saying that "America" appears on the list - twice infact - but "United States of America" does not? I would either choose just "America" or confirm with support that this is the correct choice before or directly after setting up the account. Sounds like an administrative error to me, partiularly if they are stated as USA friendly casinos.

I chat with a few gamblers from the USA regularly on another forum (hopefully I'll start to chat to some like yourself here soon too!) and can promise you that plenty of USA players are winning lots of money on a regular basis. As ValDes pointed out though, getting your money out can be a nightmare, particularly if you win a large progressive and then have limits of just a few hundred/thousand dollars per week or even MONTH of allowable withdrawals. From what I understand the Club World group of RTG casinos (start with High Noon, I like them best!) are the most trustworthy of the bunch, but thats not a guarantee you will will win there of course, only that they have great support and will endeavour to pay you as quickly as possible, and as a USA player, I'd guess those things matter to you a whole lot. All the best let us know how you get on over there !

Nothing on that list that troubles me but it wouldn't surprise me if Dead or Alive is going to be one of the next on the casualty list - afterall it really just does not fit in with their current model of low variance games with impossible to hit jackpots does it!! I pray to god I'm wrong about this, but I genuinely would not be surprised.

I've only had free spins on this game so far and haven't been overly impressed, but I definitely like the sound of the super mode! Might have to try this one with some of my own cash at some point soon.

My boyfriend is a computer programmer and as an avid gambler himself he has written various slot simulators and so forth to try and gauge if on-line games are truly fair, and in his opinion, they absolutely are... he creates tests blocks of millions of spins then chooses random blocks of 5-10k spins and looks at the results to see if they could potentially match a session he has experienced, with generally good results. If anybody is interested in learning more about this technique or any other aspect of programming gambling games I'm sure he would be willing to contribute here though I know he is a little concerned as we share the same IP. Nevertheless his username is catapultaudio I believe. Tell him Amy sent you and I'm sure he'll be happy to answer any queries you may have

My word, that is the dodgiest thing I have ever heard! We won't approve your withdrawal because you haven't played with us enough recently ?! The only explanation I can think of for this is that possibly you made a big deposit and had a large win,then tried to make a withdrawal before cycling through the entire deposited funds at least once. If thats the case, try and be sure to play just your deposited amount and not a penny more, then get your cash out of there and say goodbye. I've heard a lot of bad things about this casino anyway!

I certainly won at this casino before they closed their doors to UK players last year, and I don't believe any of that rubbish about casinos tightening up just because they lose a portion of their player base either... trust me its rubbish !!! I never really liked the place though and didn't play much after exhausting my welcome bonuses and such, I didn't like their support staff or their withdrawal procedures and didn't find them too generous with promotions either. Surprised they are still going now to be honest...

Without a doubt it has been Dead or Alive the past few months, but I'm off that game for a while now. I'm still well in front on it - It's paid me over £2,000 for around £500 put in the past few weeks, but I'm still a bit upset at having lost so much without seeing a decent win of any description. Hey I know you can't win every time but its time for a change I think! Possibly going back to Playboy or Creature From the Black Lagoon for a while .... or might even just hunt out something new!

Interesting that everybodies experiences of the main softwares are so different isn't it ??? .... I think it just further shows the fact that these on-line games are indeed truly random and that we should just all expect very different results. Nevertheless its not surprising to see certain patterns emerge either, just because of the way that different developers are organising their features and paytables. My opinions on the softwares I play... Microgaming * Most professional slot games, run beautifully in full screen mode, all symbols nice and big and chunky * Better paytables than other providers, most games have some big hits in there even the low to medium variance ones * Some of the biggest wins around in the 243 ways game although some of them are nigh on impossible to hit * Very fair table games eg blackjack, roulette * Many of the casinos running this software exclusively are going downhill big time Netent * Nice looking games but somehow just a bit "cheap" compared to some MG slots * Lots of games with rubbish maximum wins, where those maximum wins are next to impossible to hit as well ... eg Starburst * Dead or Alive is an all time classic but the closest they have come since is Creature from the Black Lagoon and its not really even close * Suspect table games, always seem to take my money real quick, and the video poker games are rubbish compared to MG * Most of the casinos running this software seem to be pretty trustworthy and tend to pay out quickly RTG * All of their slots seem to be clones of one another, with the same sound effects and basically all the same assets - seems like little investment is put into R&D at this company * The vast majority of the casinos running this software are pretty dodgy and payout times are generally ridiculous * Blackjack is my favourite on-line and I have had some totally sick runs on this software here! * Nice to see that they still offer a decent download casino - I wish NetEnt would do this sometime... Playtech * A real mixed bag - some decent games, but a lot of trash. RTP lower than most other major providers. * Table games again a bit suspect, especially the blackjack,... I know, its tin foil hat stuff, but I cant seem to win here no matter how hard I try * Whilst there are some AAA names running this software eg Corals, Betfred etc, there are a whole host of rogues as well, so be careful where you choose to play - support, payout times, and promotions vary DRAMATICALLY between Playtech casinos.

Yes absolutely, the Casino Rewards group are without a doubt the undisputed kings of casino spam... I really hate that entire group. I've actually changed email address recently completely leaving my old one just for casino use because I am well and truly sick of the sheer amount of daily spam. I know a lot of it comes from shady affiliates, but its just not practical sharing one email address between real world business and on-line casinos because of this problem!

My experience of NetEnt blackjack is also not very good - I've had the odd good session especially on the five hand version, but for me there are only two types of sessions: 1, I get totally cained very very quickly and have my balance emptied to zero in record time, or 2, my balance just hovers around the same place for hours on end but if I do get in front briefly, it just gets eaten back up again straight away and it stays like that for hours on end. So yes, I do find it a bit fishy, but its most likely just the usual result of the continuous deck in play... somehow Microgaming Blackjack doesn't seem anywhere near as bad though and that supposedly works the same, so whats that all about? I hate the way there is a huge delay every time the dealer busts in all of there versions too!

The title of this topic is excellent advice but I feel the rest of the thread is a bit hit and miss... how about a real T and C warning thread AskGamblers, letting players know of some of the worst bullshit terms that are starting to pop up all over the web? Excellent example, the 6x withdrawal limit on your deposited amount at Fortune Lounge / Vegas Partner Lounge / Roxy Palace and other Microgaming casinos that has started to become a standard rule. Only the 32red group has escaped this garbage and with their recent customer service quality reductions then I'd be surprised if they aren't going to the be the next to introduce this rubbish!

Can I claim this bonus even if I am already a member of Redbet casino? I know they have restrictions on this kind of thing in the past and wouldn't want to fall foul of this now.

I can see there has already been endless discussion about this game so I will just add one thing here... sometimes this game can really take you for all you have, You can pour endless money into it, thousands of spins, and still end up with nothing. Don't be fooled by all the fancy screenshots and the like you see here and at other forums. When it wants to pay, it will pay big. When it doesn't, it will do an amazing job of just slowly eating your balance until you have nothing and then laugh in your face, sadly.

I like a nice upfront match bonus but the type BETAT offer is the best whereby if you dont break into the bonus funds then you can forfeit the bonus and cash out your winnings ,Thats got to be the best deal going. Especially when they give you free spins to play the next day as well. I also quite like the post-wager bonuses as long as they are 100% minimum and allow you to make multiple deposits to receive them AND the bonus has ZERO restrictions when it is finally credited!

Dead or Alive - 0.09p, 7000x bet for £630 or so Playboy - 30p, 3000x bet for £900 in the second feature Great Blue - 25p, 1600x bet during the 10x feature round including 2 retriggers Can't think of any more right now but might come back and edit when I get my screenshots out.... Oh, Thunderstruck2, 30p, 2000x bet in the Wild Magic (Loki) bonus round as well !!

Its just yet another playtech casino running the same software with the same games, you have just the same chance to win as you would have at Corals, or Betfred or Gala, or William Hill. That said I recommend you play any of those casinos rather than Vernons, but that doesn't mean Vernons is unfair. They have no ability to rig the games, they run direct from Playtechs servers as they do from any other Playtech site.

I honestly dont believe that the game has changed but people are always going to believe stuff like this, the truth is that these games rely on millions of spins in order to balance out the "randomness", and how many people are probably EVER going to push the million spins through in their LIFETIME.... I don't advocate you keep spinning endlessly trying to reach that million spins in order to prove the game is fair, but just play a fair amount each week/month and your wins will come regardless of casino, regardless of stake, and regardless of the position of the sun and moon relative to the chinese orbital calendar or whatever!

This really has to be one of the worst games NetEnt have released in a ***** of a long time. As if a maximum win of 500x your stake which is basically unachievable in games like Starburst and Attraction were not bad enough, but 400x your stake maximum win?! And with the larger viewport area of 4x4 symbols, and so many stacked symbols, its meant to be a low variance game but it really just does not play that game. PLEASE Don't waste your money on this game people. Its a true ripoff

After having several huge wins on this game recently I've been upping my stakes and playing it way too much, and got my fingers burnt in the process. Let this be a warning to you all..... this game sure can pay out, but somebody has to pay for those wins as well, and I learnt that the hard way after pouring hundreds and hundreds back in after winning 7000x my bet one time.... its really depressing when you do this, and has made me have a good hard think about my gambling and start setting deposit limits and limiting the number of casinos I play at.

Overall I would definitely say I prefer Microgaming although I have had my biggest wins on NetEnt courtest of Dead or Alive... I've had big wins on a much more varied selection of games when playing Microgaming slots eg immortal romance, playboy, thunderstruck 2, break da bank again, and I find their blackjack, roulette and video poker to be MUCH more fair than NetEnt versions as well.