Month: December 2015

PokerStars Expands Casino Offering

Pokerstars Casino Product ExpandsThe operator has recently launched a huge collection of games, to strengthen their casino offering under various licenses. The largest numbers of games have gone online on their dot.com, dot.eu and UK sites, with a rich collection of video pokers, including Deuces Wild, Joker Poker, Double Bonus, Double Double Bonus and Jacks or Better. The highest RTP (return to player) is offered by the Double Bonus game – 99.11% and the highest payout is 4000 times the original bet.

The Blackjack collection has also been expanded with a brand new addition – HighHand Blackjack, a multi-player game in which players compete for side pot action. Various sidebets have also been added, such as Perfect Pair and 21 + 3.

Another collection that grew significantly is the slots that PokerStars offers, the desktop number now standing at 87, of which 16 are also available for mobile. Some of the most popular are Big Bad Wolf, Starburst, Twin Spin, Lost Temple, Bars and Bells, Merlin’s Millions SuperBet, Magic Portals and The Invisible Man. The highest RTP can be found playing on the Big Bad Wolf slot, which stands at a decent 97.34%. PokerStars will also offer slots for the first time in Spain, where so far the operator’s casino product only included table games.

‘Slots are the most popular casino games on PokerStars globally, and we’re happy to now offer some of the most popular titles in the world to Spanish players’, said Director of Casino for PokerStars and Full Tilt, Sam Hobcraft, as reported by gamingintelligence.com.

Italian players will be happy to know that they now have access to live-dealer blackjack and roulette games over the desktop platform. This follows the successful rollout of live casino games on the Spanish market.

PokerStars initially started launching casino games on its poker platform at the end of 2014, after its parent company was acquired by Amaya Gaming Group Inc, in a $4.9 billion deal.

Divide et Impera – Conquer Roulette with Racetrack or Called Bets

Hey, friends! Jack the Conqueror here, back to bring you some really cool and useful insights in the world of Roulette games and I am not just saying that! I will put my money where my mouth is and I will prove to you that they have been lying to you over and over again how outside bets can put money in your pocket in no time with the right strategy. Nothing further from the truth, take it from me! Let’s begin!

Call Bets Divide the Roulette into Sectors

Call or announced bets are wagers placed on certain sectors of the roulette wheel, which means covering adjacent numbers with only one bet. The next thing you should know is that every sector has different bets placed in certain positions on the table layout, such as straight-up which pays 35 to 1, splits – 17 to 1 and corners – 8 to 1. Let me elaborate a little on the subject, it’s really easier than it sounds.

Voisins du Zero Stations on Roulette LayoutTake Voisins du Zero (neighbours of zero) for example. The bet needs 9 units which are placed in 7 positions on the table layout, as follows: 2 chips or units on 0/2/3 street (pays 11 to 1), 2 chips on corner 25/26/28/29 (pays 8 to 1) and 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35 split one chip (pays 17 to 1). Let’s draw the line and see what this adds up to: 9 chips or units, which can be by value of 1, of 5 or whatever denomination you wish to play with. Say for example you want to play Voisins by £5, that will require a total bet of £45. The Mathematics Department of the University of Alabama have made an interesting experiment regarding the roulette odds for the American 00 version of the game. But when it comes to European and French Roulette, the house edge is lower, thus your chances of winning are higher. And if you place a bet on Voisins, the odds of you hitting a win stand at a whopping 45.9%, simply because you cover 17 out of the 36 numbers on the roulette wheel. Not bad, I would say. And the highest payout is 0/2/3, since you have two units or chips placed there, which will be multiplied by 11, as it covers 3 numbers. So, if you do the Math for a Voisins by 5, you will come up with a win of 5 * 2 * 11, which equals to 110. I would say that is a pretty good win, with pretty good odds.

The next sector is called Orphelins (orphans) – because the numbers are split on both sides of the wheel and the odds of winning are at 21.6%. It requires 5 units, covering 8 numbers and the highest payout is for number 1 – 35 to 1, plus 1 chip placed on the winning number, so 36 to 1. The last main sector is called Tiers du Cylindre (thirds of the wheel) aka Serie 5/8 and it covers 12 numbers with 6 chips. As you have probably guessed, all bets are placed in split positions, the highest payout being 17 to 1 and the odds of winning are 32.4%. So, now that you know, would you really waste your time making progressive wagers on red/black or whatever even odds wagers, when you can win as much as 36 to 1 with call bets? I didn’t think so, either!

So, as you can see, there are many ways of tilting the odds in your favour in online, but also in land-based casinos, as an article by the newscientist.com reported. My advice to you: always do the Math yourself and don’t get fooled by the tons of get-rich quick strategies out there. Simply follow this simple rule: divide and conquer, with the help of racetrack bets.

Innovative Roulette Games to Try Online

One of the best things about playing roulette online is the huge variety of games that sites offer and I am not only referring to the American and French versions. Not by a long shot. If you have ever visited online casinos, you will see that the biggest ones feature some pretty ‘exotic’ roulette games, such as Pinball Roulette and Marvel Roulette. These are two of the most intriguing titles that you can try online and I seriously doubt you would ever see such a table in your London casino or anywhere else, for that matter. So, let’s see which are the craziest roulette games and which ones are advantageous for the player and which for the house.

Marvel Roulette with Huge JackpotsMarvel Roulette – a game which combines roulette and slots, to give you a chance to hit on of the much-coveted Marvel Jackpots: Power Jackpot, Extra Power Jackpot, Super Power Jackpot and Ultimate Power Jackpot. All bets on Marvel-themed games contribute to these jackpots with a small percentage and knowing how popular these are, it’s no wonder that these jackpots have made so many players rich. The way to win one of the jackpots is by betting on the Marvel Bonus slot, which is extra in this variation and it actually lowers the RTP of the game to 95.73%. And still, it’s an interesting and rewarding game. I first read about this game on what is imho the best online roulette website.

Pinball Roulette GamePinball Roulette – a game to bring out the child in you. If you loved Pinball machines when you were younger – and perhaps you still do, you will have a ball with this roulette variation. Pinball Roulette is using a system similar to that of the game after which it’s named, so don’t expect to see a wheel on this one. Furthermore, there is a huge chance that the ball will collect some extra winnings while it’s bouncing in the pinball playfield. And unlike other roulette games, this one also has a gamble feature and a decent RTP of 97.30%.