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Casino players looking for a fun, new online casino should visit the all new Online Vegas Casino for some hefty cash bonuses, as well as a great casino in general, powered by Vegas Technology. With the great Las Vegas theme, professional service, and big selection of games, Online Vegas is sure to become an instant classic among online casinos.

Collecting the bonuses is an exercise in simplicity, the first will be matched instantly by the casino and the rest are collected by giving the Online Vegas staff a call on the 24/7 customer support phone line. Here are the first ten bonuses that new players can receive at Online Vegas:

Deposit    Bonus      Max          Info
1st            100%       $500         Get up to $500 Free
2nd           125%       $300         Get up to $375 Free
3rd            150%       $500         Get up to $750 Free
4th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
5th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
6th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
7th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
8th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
9th             25%        $1000       Get up to $250 Free
10th           200%       $1000      Get up to $2000 Free

Sporting more than eighty casino games in all, including dozens of slot machines, four varieties of Blackjack, both American and European Roulette, Craps, Baccarat, and Progressive Jackpots that total millions of dollars worth of prizes, Online Vegas has certainly been launched in style. The professional launch makes sense, this being the second online casino to launch under the professional management that has brought online gamblers Golden Casino, which has quickly become a favorite of online gamblers.

Windows Vista users who run into any problems installing the software should read this post before calling technical support (This is a small error which has more to do with Vista's annoying UAC feature than the casino software itself). Players running any other operating system should have no problem installing.

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There is a new Sit & Go promotion starting at Full Tilt on August 1st called 'Sit & Go Madness'. Starting at 4pm EST on Friday August 1st and ending at 4pm EST on Sunday August 3rd, poker players can open up their Full Tilt software and click on the Sit and Go tab and find a list of green highlighted tables which are a part of the promotion. The prizes will be split up into four groups based on the amount of the buy-in for the Sit & Go that the player has joined. Group A is $1 - $2, Group B is $5 - $11, Group C is $20 - $33, and Group D is $50 - $110.

Prizes will be awarded based on three categories; the first will be awarded to winners of the 24 two-hour blocks that are to be created, the second is based on an overall leadboard of the entire 48 hour period, and the third will be based off of raffle tickets awarded to players for individual Sit & Go wins. Look for the games, and start registering seats, on Friday a few minutes before 4pm EST.

Full Tilt is planning on giving out more than 1,000 prizes through the raffle system in addition to the other grand prizes that will be given to high scoring poker players. Every player who wins a qualifying, green Sit & Go will receive one raffle ticket per win. More details are available at Full Tilt's website, click below to visit it.

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From the people who run the very popular All Slots Casino comes a brand new bingo site, All Bingo Club. At All Bingo, players can look forward to 90-ball bingo games exclusively, which is described as the most popular UK bingo game. What makes some bingo and poker sites so annoying is the lack of active players to keep the games going. At All Bingo, players won't have to worry about that due to it being connected to big gaming sites like All Slots and All Jackpots which helps drive traffic to All Bingo. There are games starting every couple of minutes, day and night.

When a player downloads the free software and creates an account there will be a £5 free bonus just for joining. Be sure to take advantage of these and other cash bonuses.

From All Bingo's website:

Playing online bingo at All Bingo Club is very much like playing at the bingo hall - only better. You start your online bingo game by purchasing one or more bingo cards. Each card has 15 numbers arranged in three lines. The caller calls the numbers on the randomly selected bingo balls, and if the called number matches a number on your card, you mark it. Hit all 5 numbers on a line, and you win a prize. Hit all 10 numbers on any two lines, and you win a bigger prize. And if you hit all 15 numbers on your bingo card, that's a Full House and you win the biggest prize of the game.

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All Jackpots has been offering new players a $200 bonus for a long time now, and unfortunately for the many gamblers who play at All Jackpots, this is good for new players only. It's a matching bonus, which means that a players' first initial deposit will be doubled by the casino. This promotion is valid in Dollars, Pounds, or Euros.

A Microgaming casino, All Jackpots offers hundreds of games and a good number of progressive jackpots. Slots, video poker, and table games are all represented well, with great graphics and many varieties available. Visit the casino's website for more details on how to collect this bonus.

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All Jackpots Casino accepts limited U.S. players.

English Harbour already has over 85 casino games, and they are now offering seven 'specialty games' for players to enjoy. All Star Horse Racing, Bingo Bucks, Dazzling Dice, Keno, Poker Dice, Poker Dice Slots, and Ultimate HiLo make up the specialty games. Except for Keno, these are all unique and give players a chance to try something new and original at a casino.

If you are interested in some of these specialty games, give English Harbour a try and see if you like any of these, or visit the casino simply to enjoy the classic games being offered. For new players to the casino who aren't sure about the specialty games, be sure to take advantage of the cash bonus being offered to new players. This gives players the option of experimenting with new games using the casino's own money. More details on the games and bonuses located at English Harbour's website, click below to visit.

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English Harbour accepts all U.S. players.

A big welcome bonus is a great way for online casinos to show their appreciation to players who are giving them a try. After all, online casinos can't comp players the way they do in Vegas, Atlantic City, and other land-based gambling hot spots, so they show players extra cash in exchange for choosing them. At Lucky Nugget, new players will have a full hour to play on the casino's $1,000; at the end of the hour players can keep what they earn up to a certain limit. This is a great way for new players to enjoy the casino for a while, while hopefully making some money, without risking any of their own money.

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Lucky Nugget accepts limited U.S. players.

It has recently come to my attention that a small number of Windows Vista users are having trouble running certain Vegas Technology Casinos even after a successful installation. Specifically, the problem occurs after the installation is finished, and the casino fails to launch when a user double clicks the icon to launch the casino. For this specific issue, there is no error message or message of any kind, the casino simply fails to load. The problem has to do with Vista's UAC (User Account Control) feature and can be fixed very easily by turning UAC on and rebooting. Vista users will find the UAC option located in Control Panel and then in User Accounts.

Some of the casinos that might be affected by this include: Golden Casino, Online Vegas, Millionaire Casino, and VIP Slots.

This will solve the problem for any Vista user having trouble running one of these casinos.

Video Poker is an enjoyable combination of slots and poker, mixing what makes slots so enjoyable with the rules and format of poker. Players decide before hitting Deal how much they want to wager on that turn and this will in turn affect the amount of winnings awarded if a hand is made. Video Poker comes in many different forms and almost all casinos will have dozens of varieties of the popular game.

Enjoy Microgaming software's video poker and take part in two forms of Video Poker at Lucky Emperor Casino and Casino Classic, Bonus Deuces Wild Poker and Double Joker Video Poker. These are just a couple of the many video poker games available at the casinos, but they are two of the most popular varieties.

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Lucky Emperor and Casino Classic accept limited U.S. players.

Players can find all three of the big online gaming entertainment venues at Bodog; Poker, Casino games, and Sports betting. The poker room hosts all of the major games being played these days, Hold 'em, Pot-limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, and various Stud games. The Bodog casino is complete with table games and dozens of slot machines to play.

But the big attraction at Bodog is the Sportsbook. Sports bettors have full lines for all major sports, as well as the new Live Betting feature. Bodog Live Betting lets players bet on every play while watching the game. An innovative new feature that gives players more options than any other online sportsbook, Bodog's Live Betting feature is the future of online sports betting.

Visit Bodog's website for more information on bonuses and specific game offerings.

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Bodog accepts all U.S. players.

Hosting an impressive 284 casino games, Casino Classic has recently highlighted three of the most popular games they offer. Tomb Raider is a 15-payline, 5-reel video slot machine with a bonus feature. Roulette of course needs no explanation, Casino Classic has American, European, and French styles of Roulette available for players. And finally, the Major Millions slot machine is attached to one of the biggest progressive jackpots on the Internet, as of this writing the jackpot is at $870,445, but it is almost always well over a million dollars.

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VIP Slots is a relative newcomer to the online Strip. Launched in the past year, VIP Slots is run by the same company that brought us English Harbour and Caribbean Gold, both high quality online casinos. Focusing on slot machines and video poker, but with a nice variety of Blackjack games as well, VIP Slots offers players a unique experience.

Take this opportunity to download the fast and free software, create an account in minutes, and be automatically eligible for the welcome bonus. Unlike many other casinos, VIP Slots splits its' welcome bonus into 3 parts, meaning players won't have to make a huge deposit all at once in order to receive a big cash bonus. The first three deposits of new players will be matched up to $259 for a total of $777 in cash bonuses from the casino. There are also a number of loyalty and VIP bonuses for players who continue playing. Check the Promotions section of VIP Slots' website for more details.

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As online slots tournaments become more and more popular, expect to see them in greater numbers and varieties at all online casinos in the near future. Golden Casino has always offered players great bonuses, game choices, and atmosphere.

Now Golden Casino is hosting daily tournaments. The regular tournaments range from a buy-in of $0.50 up to $100, with different prize pools and amount of credits depending on the tournament you enter. Tournaments are also played on several of the slot machines, simply check the detailed schedule at Golden Casino's website for more information. There are also two tournaments every day that are absolutely free, starting at 7:30pm and Midnight EST.

Fans of slots tournaments shouldn't pass up this opportunity to try out Golden Casino's, and don't forget there are two free ones every day.

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Golden Casino accepts all U.S. players.

Vegas Technology software was launched in 2005, having earlier been known as Odds on Gaming. The new company and software brought more advanced graphics and newer game options. There are a little over 90 different games included in the Vegas Tech package, with the majority of those, as is most often the case with online casinos, being slot machines. Players will find all the table games they know and love, along with dozens of slots of all varieties.

Keeping in mind the heavy competition faced from Microgaming and Realtime Gaming, Vegas Technology has done extremely well to so quickly establish itself as a major software brand for online casinos. When it came out in 2005 it was voted Top New Casino Software by readers of Gambling Online Magazine. The software is some of the best, being used by some of the best online casinos, and also continues to accept all U.S. players even as other software brands were dumping all or some U.S. players.

Three of the best online casinos that use Vegas Tech software:
Golden Casino
Caribbean Gold
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Vegas Technology Casinos accept all U.S. players.

Now bettors can parlay up to 12 teams at Sportsbook.com for odds that reach up to 1,800 to 1 on a regular basis, and the Friday special makes the odds 3,066 to 1. Parlays are a fun and exciting way for players to rapidly increase the odds available to them when making a series of bets.

A parlay, for people who don't now, is the selection of up to 12 teams in no particular order all making up a single wager. All of the player's selections must win in order to win the parlay. If there is a tie or no action in one game from a 12 team parlay then the wager becomes an 11 team parlay and so on. See Sportsbook.com's website for more details.

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Captain Cooks Casino has a total of 284 games to enjoy, and one of those is the very popular table game Vegas Craps. Craps is a fun game that can be enjoyed by novices and experts alike. For casino gamblers looking to find a good place to enjoy a few rolls of the dice, be sure to give Captain Cooks Casino a try. The casino has been around since 1999 and has seen steady growth ever since. It has established a reputation for trustworthiness and professionalism.

New players should also be sure to sign up for the welcome bonus in which every new player who joins and creates an account will be given $500 by the casino for that player's first hour of play. This bonus is a great way for new players to give the casino and its' games a try without risking any of their own money.

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Casino Kingdom was launched in 2002, it sports a Medieval theme, and uses Microgaming's VIPER software which means it hosts hundreds of games with some of the newest graphics. There are over 200 games, which means all of the usuals are represented, including variations of Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, other table games, and dozens of slot machines.

As a new player, everyone will be able to take advantage of the welcome cash bonus of $77. Make a deposit of $77 and Casino Kingdom will double it as a way of showing their appreciation to players who give them a try. Everyone will also always have the ability to play the casino using 'Fun Money', which gives players an opportunity to try out a new game or to become familiar with the software without risking any of their own money.

For anyone who might have concerns or complaints, Casino Kingdom has technical support/customer service 24 hours a day via e-mail, phone, or live chat. All in all, Kingdom is a quality online casino, with a multitude of games, a fun theme, professional staff, and a series of interesting cash bonuses that seems sure to keep players satisfied over the long-term.

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Casino Kingdom accepts limited U.S. players.

The ninth Full Tilt Online Poker Series will be starting early next month. The extremely popular series of poker tournaments will be giving out a grand total of $15 million in prize money over a course of 25 events. The events will range from several NL Hold Em games to Omaha and Razz to a HORSE event, with the main event happening on August 17th with a $500 buy-in and $2.5 million in prizes.

Full Tilt has a deposit bonus for all new players, as well as loyalty bonuses for players who put in a lot of time at the tables. It is one of the most active poker rooms online that isn't U.S. restricted.

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Full Tilt accepts all U.S. players.

Take a look at all of the slot machines that Super Slots is offering its' players. With a diverse selection of slot machines and progressive jackpots, Super Slots is, and has been, giving players a chance to truly enjoy themselves at a well established online casino. There are dozens of slots to choose from, some with bonus games, others with progressives attached to them, and others all with varying numbers of paylines and reels.

And for players who decide to give Super Slots a chance, be sure to take advantage of the 100% matching bonus that will see your first deposit of up to $300 doubled by the casino. More details at Super Slots' website.

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Lucky Emperor Casino is offering two different cash bonuses for new players. Lucky Emperor uses Microgaming software and has a diverse range of games to choose from.

The first cash bonus is a no-deposit bonus and gives all new players who create an account $10 absolutely free just for joining. Afterwards if you want to keep playing your first deposit of up to $100 will be doubled by Lucky Emperor.

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Lucky Emperor accepts limited U.S. gamblers.

The National and American Leagues will be going at it starting in less than an hour. Place your bets now at Sportsbook.com for the team of your choice. This is the 79th MLB All Star game and Sportsbook.com is a great place to put bets on your favorite Baseball teams.

If you missed the opportunity to place a bet on the All Star game, you can still place all the bets you want on the other games coming up. There are four new series starting on Thursday the 17th. Things get back into full gear the next day with 15 games being played.

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Online Vegas is a brand new casino run by the same people who have brought all of us Golden Casino. Golden Casino has been a leading online casino since it was launched early last year, so it stands to reason that Online Vegas will be just as well run.

For starters, Online Vegas has a huge group of bonuses for players, ranging from an initial matching bonus of up to $500 to a final 10th deposit bonus of up to $1000 free. The first bonus will be credited automatically and there are very simple instructions at Online Vegas' website that explain how to collect the other nine.

The games do not disappoint either, and these are just the ones that came with the casino's launch. Over 80 games are available to play, with dozens of slot machines and video poker games along with all the usual table games, such as blackjack, craps, etc. that casino players would expect.

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Bingo has been around for centuries, gaining huge popularity in the last decades in America and other countries. But now fans of the game can enjoy it while sitting at their computer in the comfort of their own home. Two of the biggest and most visited online bingo halls are Bingo Hall and Vic's Bingo.

Play at Bingo Hall and receive several cash bonuses for joining and depositing as well as a variety of games and progressive jackpots to choose from.

Give Vic's Bingo a try and be treated to a variety of different games while using great software.

Both Vic's Bingo and Bingo Hall offer new players the opportunity to play for free. Free online Bingo is fun for people who don't want to put any money on the line or just for people looking to become familiar with the software before making a deposit.

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River Belle has been a major online casino for years, offering casino players a chance to enjoy their great software and large selection of games with no hassle. One of the many reasons River Belle has been such an attraction for online gamblers is their attitude toward cash bonuses. There are usually several bonuses for new players to choose from.

As of today there are three options; the main bonus of $100 free when a new player deposits $100, a free 20 minutes for players who decide to spend all 20 minutes spinning the Big Kahuna slot machine, and a 400% matching bonus that is eligible for the King Kashalot slot machine. It is a simple process to collect your bonus, River Belle makes it clear how a player can receive the bonus at their website.

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Full Tilt offers all the popular games at it's poker room, and at all stakes. Poker players can enjoy a Stud Hi game at .25/.50 or play Texas Hold'em No Limit at $2/$4. There are thousands and thousands of tables available at all times of the day and night, meaning players will never have to deal with signing into a poker room and finding empty tables and no opponents.

There are also hundreds of different tournaments going on constantly. Sit and go's are always filling up and start as soon as the player requirement is met, usually taking no more than 2 to 10 minutes. Or players can pay attention to the daily/weekly schedule of multi-table tournaments and join one early or win entry in a satellite tournament.

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There are many online casinos in which a player can enjoy a great game of blackjack, but there is only one casino that offers as large a selection as Blackjack Ballroom. Blackjack Ballroom is an online casino that has been around for many years, and offers players a huge selection of games as well as several very rewarding cash bonuses.

Try any or all of the 35 blackjack games being offered, such as European Blackjack, Atlantic City Blackjack, or maybe just classic Multihand Blackjack. There's also a progressive jackpot tied to one of the games, Triple Sevens Blackjack. The game is based on standard Blackjack, but there is a side bet each hand which makes a player eligible for additional prizes. As of this writing, the jackpot prize for hitting three Diamond Sevens in a row is at $95,196, and still rising.

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In almost every aspect online casinos have been getting bigger and bigger every year, offering more promotions and newer, flashier games. One effect of this is the size and number of progressive jackpots available to players. In the beginning players were limited to regular slots, then progressives made an entrance but still weren't offering huge amounts of money. But now, a player who hits the right jackpot at the right time can make over $5 Million.

Three of the slot machine jackpots known to get the highest are Mega Moolah, Major Millions, and King Cashalot. At the time of this writing, the jackpots are $3,315,584.01, $765,701.98, and $473,134.49, respectively. And those are just going to get higher and higher until someone wins them, so if you are looking for an online casino to try and win those jackpots, give Lucky Emperor a try.

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A week ago I mentioned the upcoming vote on a resolution that many people thought would help the cause of online gamblers. Unfortunately, after being debated in Committee, the final vote tally was 32-32. For votes that occur in Committee, a tie vote counts as a defeat for the resolution.

There are other bills which bear watching, among them H.R. 5523. Proponents of allowing people to decide for themselves whether or not to gamble online can only be hopeful that the fight will continue on in the House of Representatives and that a good bill which respects the freedoms of Americans will get passed and turned into law.

Players can enjoy a huge variety of online slot machines at All Slots Casino. All Slots has over 350 games, the huge majority of which are slots of all kinds. One payline, three paylines, twelve paylines, and three or five reels, there are hundreds of slots to choose from. Visitors can create a trial account before depositing any money, and see the selection of classic slots, video slots, and fruit machine slots.

There are also 19 progressive jackpots where players can win hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars on one spin. One of the biggest, if not the biggest, winners was Klaus E. from Finland who won $5.5 Million at the Mega Moolah progressive slot machine.

Also important for people creating a new account is the welcome bonus being offered to all new players, deposit up to $200 and have it matched by the casino. More details at All Slots' website.

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