From Friday, August 20 to Tuesday, August 24, the online casino is running the $30,000 Guaranteed Weekend Madness tournament. It is played on the Vampire Vixen game, a clever online slot based on a vampire temptress that is quite fitting considering pop culture’s current obsession with vampires. The Weekend Madness tournament has a $10 entry fee, which earns you 325 credits to start with. If you run out of credits and want to buy some more, you can re-buy for the same amount. Players compete for a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000.

For some, that $10 buy-in is too expensive, though, and they want a slot tournament that won’t hurt their wallet. For those players, I recommend the $2500 Bonus Buck Weekend Freeroll. This slot tournament takes place from Saturday, August 21 to Sunday, August 22. It is played on the Cleopatra’s Pyramid slot. This is a free slot tournament, so there is no entry fee, but if you run of out of credits, you can re-buy for $1.99.

Another inexpensive slot tournament this weekend is the Frugal Friday tournament. It is held today, August 20 and is played on the Soloman’s Mines game. There is a $1.99 entry fee and players compete for a share of a $1,500 prize pool.

The casino tournaments this weekend are not only for online slots, though. For video poker fans, there is the Video Poker $2500 Bonus Bucks tournament. There are two different tournaments this weekend, one on August 21 and one on August 22. The first tournament is played on the Mega Multi Hand Deuces Wild game and the other is played on the Multi Hand Aces and Faces game. Both video poker tournaments have entry fees of $1.99 and players compete for $2,500 in bonus bucks.

There is also an online blackjack tournament this weekend. From Friday, August 20 to Saturday, August 21, the Blackjack Pot Percentage tournament takes place. The blackjack tournament is played on the Vegas Strip Blackjack game and players compete for a share of the pot. The entry fee is $0.99.

No matter what your budget or game of choice, Online Vegas should have you covered this weekend, since the online casino has a variety of tournaments available. To take part in the tournament action, visit Online Vegas Casino.

The online casino holds scheduled and Sit n’ Go blackjack tournaments. The scheduled tournaments last longer, have more contestants and larger prize pools. They usually have larger entry fees, though. In the Sit n’ Go blackjack tournaments, they will start any time that there are a specified number of players entered in the tournament. Some of the Sit n’ Go tournaments are freeroll tournaments, which you can join for free.

The scheduled blackjack tournaments, on the other hand, start at a specified time and you must register in advance if you want to play. Right now, River Belle Casino is running scheduled blackjack tournaments that kind of feel like the Sit n’ Go variety. They are short and have low prize pools and entry fees, but they are multi-tiered.

There are several tournaments scheduled each day and those small tournaments continue until the end of the month. They can be thought of as a multi-stage tournament. The blackjack tournaments have small prize pools, entry fees and numbers of participants. The largest blackjack tournament in this promotion has an entry fee of $10 and a $126 prize pool. Only 250 players can enter the tournament and only the top three players in the tournament will win prizes, with the top player winning $63. That may not be an exciting amount, but players have the opportunity to win multiple tournaments during this promotion while paying only a small  buy-in.

If you like fast-paced blackjack tournaments, this is a good promotion for you. More information can be found on River Belle’s website.

Blackjack Ballroom is celebrating the football/soccer tournament with a prize giveaway promotion that features $750,000 in bonuses and prizes. During the promotion, there are various prizes offered, each with a different means of achieving the prize. Players then choose which prize they are playing for and then compete for it. For every $50 wagered on online casino games during the promotion period, players will earn 1 ticket in the World Cup Giveaway Draw. The more tickets you have in the raffle, the better your chances of winning prizes.

Players can accumulate tickets until July 11, which is the day that the World Cup ends in South Africa. To see how many tickets you have, you can check your status by clicking on the referee icon seen throughout Blackjack Ballroom.

The World Cup Giveaway Draw is the big promotion going on, but there is also a fun small game being offered as a World Cup tie-in. That is the World Cup Koala Game. In this game, you take control of a koala goalie and as people take shots on goal, you save as many shots as you can. Why someone would make a koala the goalie when they have such short reach, I don’t know. Personally, I would go with a kangaroo. Anyway, you block as many soccer balls flying toward you as you can and you have a chance of winning $500. This little tournament runs until June 30.

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The promotion is called the Progressive Table Party and it runs from May 3 to May 23. Unlike with politics, progressives in gambling aren’t always bad. In this case, it can mean extra money. During this promotional period, the online casino will track all money you wager on their progressive table games, which includes Roulette Royal, Triple 7s Blackjack, Poker Ride, Cyberstud Poker and more.

In the Progressive Table Party promotion, players will be rewarded for wagering on the progressive table games. Therefore, the more you play and the more you spend, the better your odds of winning prizes. If you’re lucky, you also win money at the table games, in which case the prize money would simply be icing on the cake.

The Progressive Table Party has a $2,000 prize pool that will be split among the top wagerers during the promotion period. The player who wagers the most on the specified games will win $800. The player who wagers the second most will get $400 in prize money. Not only that, but the player who places the largest number of bets – regardless of the amount of each bet or the total amount of money bet – will win $200. The other $600 will be shared by 8 players in the promotion who will be randomly selected. Therefore, even if you only play one game with a small wager during this promotion you have a chance to win some prize money. Your odds are increased if you wager a lot of money, though, since you can win one of the top prizes.

If you are a fan of online blackjack, online poker or other table games, especially those with a progressive jackpot, this is a good promotion. You have a chance to win money for doing something you already want to do: play some table games.

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This weekend, Rushmore Casino is holding the Halloween Weekend Bonanza. Players who hit the slots during this period can earn 200% bonuses on their deposits within a $2,000 limit. Depending on what you use as the method of payment, the player will receive a different bonus coupon. The coupons are offered for deposits paid using gift card, credit card, UseMyWallet, Click2Pay, and eWalletExpress. Each can receive one of each coupon, meaning that each player has the potential to earn 5 bonuses of 200% within the limit of $2,000 each if they pay with each method.

The bonus coupons must be selected before making the deposit and the bonuses awarded must be wagered 20 times before they can be withdrawn.

For those who want to play something other than online slots, there are other bonuses available. Rushmore Casino also offers a 150% bonus up to 1,000 for online blackjack players. Like with the slot bonus, there are coupons given out for the five above-listed payment options and players can collect one of each. Aside from blackjack, the bonuses are awarded for playing all other games in the casino except roulette, craps, Pai Gow poker and baccarat. These bonuses must be wagered 50 times before a withdrawal can be made.

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A native of Latvia, Zutis is in his final year at Dundee University in Scotland. Zutis is an avid gambler and is even a member of poker clubs at the school. Zutis has designed a computer system for the final project for his Applied Computing degree that would detect card counters in blackjack. Yes, you read that correctly. A gambler wants to take away the only advantage  gamblers can have over the casino.

The system has already garnered a lot of attention, with Zutis being invited to the International Conference on Computer Vision Systems in Belgium to present his system to top developers across the globe. According to Zutis, the program he has developed uses a complex algorithm to track the progression of blackjack games and monitor the cards played and the bets being made. Put simply, the system counts cards the same way a player would and then determines if a player is using the same strategy. If so, it’s reasonable to assume that the player is counting cards.

Having another weapon against card counters is certainly a good thing for the casinos, and Zutis is making some friends in very high places representing the house. However, he’s not exactly popular with blackjack players at the moment. The website Blackjack Hero, a proponent of card counting, calls the inventor “hypocritical” and says they “can’t imagine anyone liking a guy who sells out to the casino’s side.”  The blog also pointed out that Zutis, an avid poker player, decided against developing a system that could affect his game of choice. Instead, he focused on blackjack.

It should be noted that Zutis’ program still needs some work before it’s ready to be unleashed in the casinos. It is just a college project, after all, but then again, so were Google, Facebook and Myspace. Also, card counting has never been possible at online casinos, so maybe someday blackjack players in brick and mortar casinos may have to deal with the same odds as online blackjack players.

Certainly Big Brother techniques, such as the eye in the sky, are already being used by casinos against gamblers and dirty dealers. One can’t blame the casinos for trying to get their hands on a program like this. However, the thought of a gambler selling out their own to make a buck just seems wrong. Every other game in the casino has a house edge that cannot be beaten by the players, but blackjack is the one game where a player who follows proper strategy and counts cards correctly actually has a chance to make money off of the house. This program would take away the only advantage the gamblers can have, meaning there would be no way for a player to make money off the casino, except of course by selling out and selling a product to the casinos that would hurt other gamblers. I guess young Mr. Zutis is a follower of the “if you can’t beat them, join them” philosophy. Such a shame.

The first round of qualifiers is held three times per week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As the qualifier extends into the week, the entry fee and prize increases. In the Monday event, called BKJK III-$7 Playoff, there is a $7 entry fee and a $25 prize pool. In that playoff, the first-place finisher wins $15, the second-place finisher gets $7.50 and the third-place player wins $2.50. On Thursdays the BKJK III-$14 Playoff is held, where players compete for a $50 prize pool. The winner gets $30, the second-place finisher wins $15 and the third-place finisher wins $5. BKJK III-$21 is held on Saturday, where with a $21 entry fee players compete for a prize pool of $75. The winner gets a prize of $45, the second-place finisher wins $22.50 and the third-place finisher takes home $7.50.

In addition to those qualifiers, Rushmore Casino holds the BKJK III-$1000 Bowl of the Week qualifier every Sunday night. The players who qualified in the events on Monday, Thursday or Saturday can complete in this blackjack tournament for a share of the $1,000 prize pool. T who didn’t qualify can pay their way in with a $55 entry fee. In this blackjack tournament qualifier, the winner takes home $420, the second-place finisher wins $250, the third-place finisher wins $150, the fourth-place finisher gets $100 and the fifth-place finisher gets $80. Each of the top 5 finishers earns free entry into the Bowl of the Month.

The Bowl of the Month, called BKJK III-$2000, is held on the first Tuesday of every month. Though qualifiers from the weekly tournaments enter for free, anyone can join with a $99 entry fee. In the Bowl of the Month, blackjack players compete for a $2,000 prize pool. The winner earns $840, the second-place finisher earns $500, the third-place finisher wins $300, the fourth-place finisher wins $200 and the fifth-place finisher takes home $160.

The final event is the Blackjack Bowl $21,000. The event is held on February 4, 2010, 3 days before the Super Bowl in Miami. Players who qualified from the Bowl of the Month can enter for free. For everyone else, there is a $250 entry fee. There is a $21,000 prize pool that will be shared by the top 12 players.

With football season just underway, it’s a little early to look forward to the playoffs, but it’s not too early to get ready for Blackjack Bowl III. To enter, visit Rushmore Casino.

Getting stuff for free is great if you like stuff and don’t like spending money. Now, before you get all bent out of shape, let me say that I’m not talking about fake freebies, like socialized healthcare that everyone pays for with their taxes. I’m talking about actually getting something for nothing out of the kindness of someone else’s heart. Roxy Palace online casino understands that.

Today Roxy Palace is running a special promotion, where they give you a 100% match bonus. To get the bonus, all you have to do is log in and make a deposit, something you have to do to play, anyway. Once a player logs in to Roxy Palace casino and makes a deposit between $20 and $100, the casino matches the amount 100% and transfers that amount to your account to play. You can then use that free money to try and make more money. Of course, you can always loose it as well. If not, it wouldn’t be called gambling.

Players can use that bonus on any of the Microgaming-designed games on the site, including online slots, poker, blackjack and more. To receive your bonus, visit Roxy Palace online casino.

Of the people who like to gamble, it seems like they can be separated into three groups: those that prefer gambling in land-based casinos, those that prefer online gambling, and those that don’t really care how they gamble. I don’t know why I wrote it seems when there really aren’t any other possibilities. Anyway, I’m one of those who prefer to gamble online.

Why on earth would someone prefer to gamble online? Well, I’ll tell you. First of all, I don’t like wearing clothes all that much. I’m not saying I’m a nudist. I own lots of clothes and consider myself somewhat fashionable. But clothes, generally speaking, aren’t all that comfortable. I wear them when I go places because it’s expected and because if I don’t I’ll be arrested. Also, if you never wear clothes, you’re taking away the ability of others to mentally undress you, and I would never want to do that. However, in my own home, if I’m alone, I don’t really bother dressing. I walk around wearing boxer shorts at the most and if I want to do a little gambling, I sit down at the computer and get to it. If I sit at a poker table in Vegas wearing my underwear, I will be escorted off the premises in a not too polite way. There are limits to this freedom at home, of course. If you’re playing online blackjack at home and then your neighbor knocks on the door because he wants to borrow your lawnmower, you should put pants on before answering the door. To do otherwise would be creepy, even if you’re Matthew McConaughey. On the other hand, if you live in Florida and don’t have a lawnmower, you have some sort of mental deficiency and shouldn’t complain about your neighbors.

Another reason I prefer online gambling is the cocktail waitresses. Yes, seriously. And no, I’m not gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.* The reason is that they are distracting. They bring me free drinks, which, after I’ve had enough of them, puts me in a mood where I want to gamble more money, and therefore lose more money. I also end up going home with strange women who I would not be attracted to sober. In other words, alcohol leads to bad decisions. The cocktail waitresses are also a distraction by themselves. They’re usually dressed in skimpy, flashy outfits that show a lot of leg, which is very distracting for me, especially if it’s the Playboy Bunny style with the pantyhose and the satin and all. If they keep walking by while I’m supposed to make a decision about whether to fold or raise, I’m going to end up making stupid decisions. At home, I don’t have to worry about that. As the result of being a sarcastic, argumentative malcontent with ridiculously low take-home pay, I’m still single, so I have nothing distracting me from my wagers, except for phone calls from bill collectors and the occasional sound of gunshots. I know what you’re thinking. I don’t live in the ghetto, not that there’s anything wrong with that**, but I do live near a shooting range.

Those are both good reasons for gambling online, but I guess there is one other reason that trumps both. I don’t live close to any good casinos and I don’t get paid enough to travel. For vacation, I usually go camping, but not in nice state or national parks. I usually camp out behind a K-Mart or a shopping mall. It’s the way hobos*** do it for free every day, so I do it once a year for a vacation from the rest of the world just to relax and take a break. It also makes me appreciate the finer things in life that we take for granted, such as bathing, plumbing and not having hepatitis.****

I can see why some people prefer the glitz and glamor of the land-based casinos, but it’s just not for me. I’ll just sit at home playing online blackjack in my room. Now, where did I put my pants?

*Gambling Review does not discriminate against others based on race, religion, nationality or sexuality, though we do occasionally make fun of people for all four. It’s not because we’re hateful. It’s because we like mocking others. It’s fun.

** Gambling Review sympathizes with the plight of those living in the ghetto. We do not mean to belittle you in anyway. On the other hand, if you don’t like it you can always get a job.

*** I’ve been informed that they’re supposed to be called “homeless people” now. However, hobos don’t have access to the internet, so I guess I can call them whatever I want, can’t I?

**** Hepatitis is a serious disease and Gambling Review does not think it’s a joking matter. Well, actually we do, but only because we feel that everything is a joking matter. If you have hepatitis, we are deeply sorry.

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There are two unique online blackjack tournaments offered by Slots Oasis, called the Loyalty Point Tournaments and the Victory Point Tournaments. In these tournaments, players can use their accrued Loyalty and Victory Points to enter the tournaments and the winners take home generous prizes. The points are earned by participation in any other blackjack tournaments. Players earn Loyalty Points for participating and Victory Points for winning. The Loyalty Point and Victor Point Tournaments are held each month.

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