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The lighter side of gaming: Dr Watts Up

May 20, 2013 by

See if you can name the popular movie mad scientists by the quotes scattered through this review…

“1.21 gigawatts! 1.21 gigawatts! Great Scott!”

June will see the addition of newest and possibly quirkiest new game to Vegas Palms’ shelves, Dr Watts Up. The 243-Ways to Win, 5-reel video slot has an electrifying mad scientist theme with all the potions, mysterious experiments and busty assistants you would expect.

The crisp, enthralling graphics accentuate the theme, and with the addition of animation that will have your eyes glued to the screen, Dr Watts Up is one that should offer hours of fun.

Laser light show when the Wild is triggeredFeatures of the game include:

  • 480,000 coin major jackpot
  • A laser inspired Wild trigger
  • Nuclei symbols that launch 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins
  • A second screen bonus game activated by lab rat symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5

The Laboratory Bonus, second screen bonus game will have the mad scientist in you itching to come out. When the game is trigger, you have to choose from two of 12 chemical tubes to discover the resulting action it will have on your lab rat. If you’re lucky the result will be an explosive win and a huge payout!

Three more to guess…Second screen bonus game

  1. “Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive!”
  2. “Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you “keep” it a “secret”! Why didn’t you tell the world, EH?”
  3. “All that you are is a face in the mirror. I close my eyes and you disappear.”
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Craps basics

May 10, 2013 by

Craps is a casino table game that has been poularised by Hollywood, however very few movies that represent the game give any idea of how to play. To play craps the basics are very easy and encompass the pass and don’t pass line bets. Knowing the two basic craps bets you will be able to join the crowds and enjoy the action.

Learn to play crapsPass line bets

The pass line on a craps tables is clearly marked and pass line bets can be made by placing your bets on it. Once your bet has been made you are able to roll the dice on the come out roll. On this roll, if either a 7 or an 11 comes out you win and your bet is doubled. If you roll 2, 3 or 12 you lose, and if you roll 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 you establish a point.

Once the point has been established you will need to keep rolling till you again roll the same value as the point. Once you do, you will double your bet. However, if you roll a 7 while trying to again roll your point, you will lose your bet.

Don’t pass line bets

The second basic craps bet is the don’t pass line bet and is an exact mirror image of the pass line bet. If you roll 2, 3 or 12 bet your will double your bet, and with the appearance of a 7 or an 11 you will lose. In addition when you establish the point by rolling a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 you will be hoping for a 7 rather than the point value again.

You are ready to go

With these two bets in mind you will be able to take on the Vegas Palms craps tables and enjoy the excitement that comes with the roll of the dice.   

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Blackjack Bust Percentages

May 7, 2013 by

Blackjack is often seen, by the novice as a game of strictly luck with little skill and strategy involved. However, with a bit of mathematics and a fluid strategy, this apparent game of luck can have predictable outcomes.

Blackjack Bust PecentagesOne of the most important information for any blackjack player to know is the dealer’s bust percentages. With these percentages the player is able to predict the possibility of a dealer busting with just the information obtained from the dealer’s one face up card.

Blackjack Dealer Bust Percentages

Dealer’s Card 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ace
Bust % 35 37 40 42 42 26 24 23 23 17

 

These percentages can be very useful when using a lot of basic blackjack strategy. They can also be helpful when deciding whether to split or double down on a hand. When the bust percentages are high it gives the player more freedom to play these hands out and increase their winnings.

In Classic Blackjack on Vegas Palms online casino, you play with one deck. Using the bust percentages as well as tracking the percentages of high cards that come out, you will be able to effectively predicate down to a reasonable certainty your chances of winning.

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10 casino movies to watch before you die

May 6, 2013 by

From the most daring Vegas robberies to counting cards and tense high stakes poker games, casino movies have done it all. Since the invention of cinema, casino movies have been capturing audiences, from the original 1967 Casino Royale to today’s blockbusters like Ocean’s Thirteen (2007). Although there has been much debate about the greatest of these movies, the following are some of the most popular choices.

10 casino movies to watch before you die:Ocean's Eleven 2001 Poster

  1. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
  2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1988)
  3. Poolhall Junkies (2002)
  4. Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
  5. Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
  6. The Cooler (2003)
  7. 21 (2008)
  8. Casino Royale (2006)
  9. Rounders (1998)
  10. Casino (1995)

Ocean’s Eleven tops the list because of its amazingly intricate and clever script as well as great performances form its all-star cast. The cast includes big names like George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julie Roberts. If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure and keep your eyes open when you do because you won’t see the ending coming.

Vegas Palms Online Casino provides players with the ultimate in casino gaming, directly from the comfort of their homes. Online gaming enthusiasts can play classic casino games as well as captivating new ones, all with advanced graphics. New games are regularly added to the casino, guaranteeing hours of superb gaming play.

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Top 10 Jacks or Better hints

April 30, 2013 by

Top 10 Jacks or Better hintsJacks or Better video poker is the single most strategy based online casino game running today. As a result, skilled players with strong strategy based gameplay can expect significant gains. The two most commonly used Jacks or Better strategies employed are basic strategy and optimal strategy.

Although there is much debate to which strategy is more effective, from a purely mathematical view it is calculated that employing basic strategy will result in a payout ratio of around 99.46%, while employing optimal strategy will give an expected 99.54% payout ratio.

Basic strategy, uses a hand by hand decision making table that advocates the action for just about any hand you could be dealt. Making a mistake while using this strategy is likely to cost 0.08% or one total bet every 1178 hands.

The following are the Top 10 Jacks or Better hints:

Hand received Action to take
Royal Flush or Straight Flush Keep all five cards
Three of kind Keep the three of kind
Suited KQJ or QJT Keep suited royals and draw for a Royal Flush
Three to Royal Flush Keep three to Royal Flush, discard even low pair.
KQJT Draw to straight, discard even pair of tens.
Suited QJ, no more this suit Keep the suited QJ
Two suited faces Keep the two suited faces
Suited JT Keep the suited JT
Suited QT, no more this suit Keep the suited QT
Garbage Discard all – never keep three to flush and straight on four with gap.

 

The above is just a selection of hand by hand decision making that should be taking using the basic strategy for Jacks or Better. Although it will get you on the way to employing the strategy, it should be clear that it will only be useful for the specific hands stated.

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Roulette and the Martingale System

April 29, 2013 by

Roulette is fundamentally a game of chance, however this hasn’t stopped players from attempting to create betting systems in an attempt to outsmart the house. One of the most commonly used and possibly easiest to implement of these systems, is the Martingale system.

Roulette and the Martingale SystemHow the Martingale System works:

  • Bets are made on either black or red
  • You begin by making the minimum table bet, and if you lose you double your next bet. If you lose again, you again double your bet. You continue to double your bet until you win, after which you return to betting the table minimum.

You can try your hand at implementing the Martingale System with the practice play option on the Vegas Palms Online Casino.

This type of betting system is not meant to create big wins, but rather a number of small wins over an extended period of time. In addition, this system also requires you to have a large or unlimited bankroll to ensure that you never lose.

The Gambler’s Fallacy:

Although the Martingale is one of the more commonly used roulette betting systems it is not without its limits. The major problem with systems like the Martingale is that it suffers from the Gambler’s Fallacy. The Gambler’s Fallacy presupposes that an event that has not happened recently becomes overdue and thus, more likely to occur. However, in actuality, in roulette each spin has independent probability not related at all to previous or future spins whatsoever.

Albert Einstein described the only way to win at roulette stating “No one can possibly win at roulette unless he steals money from the table while the croupier isn’t looking.”

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Top four table wins that shook Vegas

April 26, 2013 by

Las Vegas has been the site of some of the most famous heists, both legal and illegal. Every now and again a player comes along and breaks the house is such spectacular fashion, that it rocks the foundations of Vegas itself.

Some of the most famous wins have come in blackjack, roulette, baccarat and craps, and the following are the top four table wins that shook Vegas.Top four table wins that shook Vegas and the individuals who had them

Blackjack:
Possibly one of the most famous streaks in Las Vegas history, from December 2010 to April 2011, Don Johnson won $15.1 million from three major Atlantic City casinos. The streak included wins at:

  • Caesars Atlantic City – $4.23 million
  • Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa – $998,000, $1.8 million and $2.25 million
  • Tropicana Casino – $5.8 million (the win came in just 12 hours)

Roulette:
In December 2004, Philip Green went on a single night roulette streak of £2 million at London’s Les Ambassadeurs. This was just one of his hot streaks at the casino, with others in the region of £1 million. His streak made an everlasting impact when London Clubs International, the casino’s owner had to issue a profit warning.

Baccarat:
Akio Kasiwagi, in February of 1990 took the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City for $6 million, as well as $19 million from the Diamond Beach casino in Darwin. The Japanese real estate mogul became infamous for trying to re-negotiate settlement of losses after having a particularly bad run of luck.

Craps:
On May 23 2009 Patricia Demauro, a New Jersey grandmother, took her place at the craps table at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. What followed was a 1 in 1.56 trillion winning streak, that lasted 4 hours and 18 minutes, and saw her roll her point 154 times in a row.

If you want a chance at a legendary win you don’t need to take a trip to Las Vegas, simply visit the Vegas Palms online casino and enjoy all the table games you want.

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If Justin Bieber was a call centre agent

April 12, 2013 by

Top five call centre queries - Justin BieberGood day, my name is Justin Bieber as long as you call me, I’ll be your call centre agent – how can I help you?  I’d like to be everything you want, when assisting you with your queries. If I am your agent then any of the top 5 call centre queries will be answered in no time.

I Believe, I can assist you with the top 5 Vegas Palms Online Casino queries:

  1. New Player Welcome Bonus query – how to sign up, deposit and get your Deposit Match bonuses.
  2. Free Spins query – if you would like to know how to claim Free Spins that have been extended to you.
  3. Banking query – needing some help with withdrawals or deposits.
  4. Free Play query – if you are looking to find out how to transfer your winnings from your competition account, or any general information on how this promotion works.
  5. Documentation query – when you need to enquire about what documents you need to supply, how to supply them or why you need to.

I can be your Buss Lightyear call centre agent, fly across the globe to assist you. With the Beebs as your call centre agent, Bieber fever will have a hold on you in no time.

Bieber is not really a call centre agent, but here at Vegas Palms Online Casino we have knowledgable, friendly consultants waiting to assist you with any query you may have.

To contact the call centre you can:

  • Fill in a quick and easy contact form
  • Bieber’s home country of Canada can phone the call centre at 1 866 745 2416
  • Chat to one of the agents live for an instant answer to your queries

 

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Piggy Fortunes goes live

April 12, 2013 by

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down. Yes, it’s the Three Little Pigs, a fairy tale told and retold a thousand times over. The famous or maybe infamous mantra of the big bad wolf is about to take on a whole new meaning with Vegas Palms Online Casino‘s newest edition, Piggy Fortunes video slot with a 54,000 coin jackpot. This time it’s your turn to, huff and puff and blow the house down!

Win 54,000 coin jackpot in Three Little Pigs inspired Piggy Fortunes video slot

What you need to know about Piggy Fortunes video slot:

  • Spin three little pig symbols and you will trigger the Big Bad Wolf feature
  • Once it has been activated, finding the Big Bad Wolf symbol adjacent to a pig’s house will see the wolf huffing and puffing and blowing that house down
  • Three, four or five Big Bad Wolf symbols will activate the Free Spins feature that will keep going until the the wolf has blown down all three houses
  • After all there houses are blown down the appearance of three little pig symbols will rebuild a randomly chosen house

Win 54,000 coin jackpot in Three Little Pigs inspired Piggy Fortunes video slot

Piggy Fortunes is a video slot where the classic fairy tale’s main characters and iconic locations take center stage. With jackpots, Free Spins and fun bonuses in abundance this one is sure to have you grinning as you go through the ebb and flow of video slot earnings.

Whether you are on the side of the three little pigs, or are sympathetic to the wolf’s humble attempt to demonstrate the poor build quality of the pig’s houses, this latest new video slot game to Vegas Palms online casino is sure to be an entertaining option.

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Big winner on Mega Moolah

November 1, 2012 by

Congratulations to Hakan for winning a tidy lump of money on the Mega Moolah slot on Monday 29 October! He raked in $21,878 on the progressive slot at Royal Vegas, which is Vegas Palms Online Casino‘s sister casino. Both are members of the Fortune Lounge group.

Mega Moolah is one of the quirkier casino games available at the Fortune Lounge casinos. The 5-reel, 25-payline slot has a cute cast of animated African animals, with big smiles that just seem to invite you to go on safari with them.

If smiles aren’t good enough, though, just take a look at the potential jackpots! Mega Moolah was one of the first four-tiered progressive slots released by software giants, Microgaming. Each tier represents a different progressive jackpot size: the Mini starts at 10, the Minor at 100, the Major at 10,000 and the Mega starts at a massive million! Spin the reels and hope it lands on the single white segment – that’s where the big bucks are!

The game also offers Wild and Free Spins features. The lion, appropriately, is the Wild symbol, which means he can substitute for all other characters to build winning combinations (except the Scatter), and any wins you get through a Wild substitution are doubled.

The grinning monkey character is the Scatter symbol, and three, four or five of them will trigger 15 Free Spins, where all your wins are tripled. You could win up to 225,000 coins in this feature.

Even before you hit the Mega progressive jackpot on this game, you could rake in some respectable wins on the features alone! Why not head off to the plains of Africa and give Mega Moolah a go? Your name could be the next on the Winners Wall!

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