For many, a couple days off at the end of the week is the perfect cure for what ails you. But what if you have Weekend Madness? In that case, the only cure is good tournament action at Online Vegas Casino.

I apologize for the terrible into and segue. I’m not on top of my game today. Anyway, starting Friday, September 24, Online Vegas is holding the Weekend Madness tournament. The slot tournament is played on the Bangkok Nights game and has an entry fee of $10. While that might seem a little steep, keep in mind that you’re playing for a share of a $30,000 prize pool in guaranteed money.

The great thing about playing an online slot set in Bangkok rather than visiting the Thai city yourself is that you don’t have to worry about being kidnapped and sold as a sex slave. You’re also considerably less likely be killed by drug runners, be scammed by local con artists, or get contract horrible diseases, though what you do in the privacy of your own home is none of my business.

The Weekend Madness tournament begins tomorrow at 10:00 PM and ands at 10:45 PM on Tuesday, September 28. The $10 entry fee earns you a stake of 325 credits. If you run out and want to continue playing, you can re-buy for an additional $10.

Bangkok Nights is an online slot based on the capital of Thailand. Instead of focusing on the human trafficking, drug trafficking or trafficking of copyrighted material (they love trafficking there), this game wisely focuses on the nightlife that makes the city a popular tourist destination. It feature symbols that portray the club night life and festivals.

To take part in the Weekend Madness slot tournament, visit Online Vegas Casino between Friday and the following Tuesday.

If there’s one thing that men like, it’s beer. It’s one of those things that is assumed and if a man doesn’t like it, people think he’s odd. In that way, beer is right up there with women, football and cars. Those things are often combined as well. Beer can help you get women, but it hurts you with cars. Football games are more fun when there’s beer, especially if you get there early and tailgate. Gambling may not rank as highly on the list as beer, football, women and cars, but it’s another quintessential male activity. Therefore, the new promotion at Casino Tropez is sure to excite many. They are giving away free beer for a year.

That’s right. In honor of Oktoberfest, the online casino offering players the opportunity to win free beer for one year. Millions of people are heading to Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest, but for those that can’t, getting free beer is the next best thing, right?

Players earn comp points, or loyalty points, for every wager they make at Casino Tropez. From September 23 through October 6, the online casino will keep track of players’ comp points and the player with the most comp points at the end of that time will win the grand prize: Free beer for a year.

The company’s vice president of marketing, Marc Kenigsberg, bragged about the brilliant promotional idea, saying that it is “a prize that keeps on giving, taking the fun and camaraderie of Oktoberfest and extending it throughout the entire year. Not only do the winning players get a wonderful prize, they also get to be part of Europe’s largest festival.”

Of course, you only enjoy the fun and camaraderie if you supply fun and camaraderie. Casino Tropez won’t provide that, only the beer. So it’s not quite like Oktoberfest, where showing up will put you in the middle of fun and camaraderie. My suggestion is to throw lots of parties rather than enjoying your free beer alone at home.

To take part in the promotion and have a chance at winning free beer for a year, visit Casino Tropez and earn as many comp points as you can from September 23 until October 6.

Though the kids have gone back to school and the classrooms and board rooms are more crowded than the beach, summer promotions are still going on at Villento Casino. There are a couple good September promotions going on right now as well as the continuing big Summer Safari tournament.

One promotion that I like regards everyone’s favorite social media site to mock: Twitter. Yes, I make fun of Twitter, too, but I also use it to network. Villento Casino uses it to keep customers and affiliates informed about their promotions. They want all of their customers to follow them on Twitter. As a reward, players who follow them and then send a confirmation email to the casino can win part of a $5,000 prize pool. The random drawing from eligible customers will be in two days, September 23.

Thursday, September 23 also marks the end of the Triple Play Triple Pay promotion, which is a casino promotion open to all Silver, Gold and Platinum level customers at the VIP Club. During this promotion, players who use specific games will earn triple loyalty points. The selected games includes Alley Cats, Arctic Fortune, Bearly Fishing, CashOccino and Beach Babes.

The biggest tournament of the summer, though, doesn’t end until November 7. That is the Summer Safari tournament, which ends a while after the summer does, though in Africa it seems like summer lasts a little longer than it does most places.

The Summer Safari tournament has exciting weekly promotions where players compete against each other for a spot atop the leader board. At the end of the tournament, ten lucky players will win tickets for an African safari and other players will win boring cash prizes. The promotion for this week is the Safari Summer Platinum Streak, where six layers will win a Platinum membership status and all of the benefits of that status for a full year.

To take part in any of those promotions, visit Villento Casino.

I’ve always been a fan of rewarding good behavior, using positive reinforcement to encourage behavior that you want to be repeated. I use it when training the dog how to sit, come and heel. I use it with servers, valets and anyone else who you normally tip to get good service. I use it with girlfriends so they have no doubt about what makes me happy. I think that online casinos should use positive reinforcement as well. If they want you to do something, then they should reward that behavior that they want to encourage. It seems that Rich Reels Casino feels the same way, based on their current casino promotions.

Right now, Rich Reels is holding a Double Spin Double Win promotion. During this promotion, any time you play certain games, the casino will reward you by giving you double loyalty points. The selected games in this promotion are online slots Queen of the Jungle, Rainbow’s End, Scoop the Cash, Scrooge, Soccer Safari, Sterling Silver and Voila. The Scrooge slot is an odd game to include, since that is a game you associate with Christmas, but I guess there’s no reason you can’t play the game other times of the year. This promotion began today, September 20, and ends on Thursday, September 23. To be eligible for double loyalty points, you must be a Silver, Gold or Platinum member.

Rich Reels is also running a $5,000 Twitter Mania contest. The online casino wants you to follow them on Twitter, which makes sense. Most businesses want customers to follow their Twitter accounts. What makes this different is that the casino might reward you for doing so. If you follow them on Twitter (@RichReelsCasino), you could win a share of $5,000. Not only that, but by following Rich Reels on Twitter, it will be easy to stay informed about any promotion they tweet about. To be eligible, all you have to do is follow Rich Reels on Twitter and then send them an email confirmation. On Thursday, September 23, the casino will randomly draw winners from the eligible group and inform them via email.

Taking part in these promotions is easy. All you have to do is play online slots that you would probably play anyway or click the “follow” button on Twitter. For more details, visit Rich Reels Casino.

SEGA’s short-lived experiment with online gambling is coming to an end. Less than a year ago, SEGA Corporation launched SEGA Casino and SEGA Poker, two online gambling sites meant to cash in on the popularity of online gambling and the marketability of the video game company’s characters and brands. There was much excitement over getting to play online slots featuring Virtua Fighter, House of the Dead, Sonic the Hedgehog and more. But now all of that is ending.

SEGA Casino and SEGA Poker are both shutting down soon, though no specific date has been given. The casino is now telling all customers to withdraw their money. On the websites, there is a message from the company that says “We are no longer accepting registration/deposits” and that existing customers should withdraw their funds. Any funds not withdrawn by the customer will be “atomatically credited back to your deposit method.”

Both SEGA online gambling sites are licensed and regulated by the government of Alderney, a member of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency. There was much fanfare when the SEGA casinos launched, with some even thinking that it would revolutionize the industry. After all, a company that made a name for itself by making popular arcade games and console video games could surely make online gambling a more fun experience. At least, that’s what the fans said. Now, with the casinos closing their doors, no one knows what to think. No reason was given for shutting down the websites, though it’s most likely that they simply weren’t profitable enough for SEGA’s liking.

With SEGA Casino and SEGA Poker closing, this may be a bad omen for those looking forward to a Nintento Casino (which, as far as I know, has not been rumored, but why not start one now?).

Their name is Spin Palace for a reason…Actually, to be honest, I don’t know what that reason is. The online casino is based in the Republic of Malta, which doesn’t have a monarchy. They are a parliamentary republic, having gained independence from the UK crown in 1964. Whatever their reasons are, the Spin Palace Casino is holding a royal promotion, where they reward any players who play games with a royal theme.

To me, rewarding players for playing royal-themed games seems a little too close to favoring those who remain loyal to the crown, which isn’t exactly a popular thing to do in countries liberated from royal rule. Maybe I’m reading too much into this. In any case, throughout the month of September, players will earn double loyalty points on any games that involve royalty. That includes online slots like King Cashalot, Queen of the Jungle and Celtic Crown.

King Cashalot is a progressive slot with a medieval knightly theme. It features a king, brave knights, damsels in distress, dragon slaying and more. The Queen of the Jungle slot is set in the jungles of Africa, where a human queen is served by monkeys and other jungle animals. For some reason, it reminds me of the scene from Return of the Jedi where C-3PO was being worshiped by the Ewoks. Celtic Crown, as you might imagine, is a slot with a theme of Irish royalty. It is another medieval theme, featuring knights, kings and more.

Members of Spin Palace Casino earn loyalty points for every wager they make on a game. Sometimes they earn extra points, like in tournaments and promotions like this one. Once a player has earned enough loyalty points, they can be redeemed for casino credits or a deposit match bonus.

To take part in the royalty promotion and earn double points on all royal-themed games, visit Spin Palace Casino.

Though already underway, there is still plenty of time to enter the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring promotion at All Slots Casino. The new online slot with that incredibly long title is the most popular new game at that online casino and is sure to become one of the most popular casino games online. To celebrate its release earlier this month, the casino is holding a promotion that began on September 2 and doesn’t end until October 31.

The promotion is the $100,000 Quest. I’m sure that dollar amount got your attention. Here’s how it works: Players try to guess the correct combination. There is a scroll with numbers from one to 36 and players can either pick a combination of numbers of click an “auto-pick” button. For every 75 credits you play at All Slots Casino, you will earn one chance to enter a combination in the $100,000 Quest. For every 75 credits played on the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring slot, you earn two entries.

The top prize for guessing correctly is $1,500, though there are also smaller prizes. Up to 200 other participants will win $50 each. From now until October 31, All Slots will announce the winning numbers every Sunday at 10:00 PM GMT.

Because you get double the entries for playing the Lord of the Rings slot, I would recommend playing that if you want to participate in the $100,000 Quest. Not only will you get the most bang for your buck, but it is also a well-made and fun online slot. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring slot is based on Peter Jackson’s first movie adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It feature images, videos and animations of characters from the movie. It also has an interesting soundtrack and sound effects that add to the ambiance of the game.

To take part in the $100,000 Quest promotion for the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring slot, visit All Slots Casino.

VIP Slots Casino, you know what I like. Like many people, during football season I spend too much time in front of the TV, watching my favorite college teams on Saturday and pro teams on Sunday. The only thing better than watching football on my TV is watching it on a fancy HD home theater system. VIP Slots is giving away a home theater to some lucky winner in their current sweepstakes.

The top prize in the current month-long sweepstakes held by the online casino is a Sony Bravia home theater system. There are smaller prizes as well, such as cash prizes ranging from $50 to $500. On September 30, the casino will choose winners in the sweepstakes by randomly picking winning tickets. Players can use their loyalty points (the VIP Plan) to purchase tickets. One ticket costs 500 loyalty points and you can purchase as many tickets as you want.

Even when there is no sweepstakes that interests you, your loyalty points can be redeemed for prizes from the VIP Plan catalog. There are many prizes available, such as a PlayStation 3, an iPod Touch, an HD TV, camcorder and more. At any time, players can also redeem their loyalty points for cash. With the VIP Plan loyalty points, players are rewarded for their continued support of the online casino.

To qualify for the sweepstakes, all you have to do is purchase at least one ticket for 500 points and you must have made a deposit at the casino within the last 90 days. So if you haven’t made a deposit lately, I suggest you do; otherwise, you can’t win the Sony home theater system.

So if you happen to win the big-screen TV and home theater system, take pride in the fact that while you’re watching the same football game on ESPN as I am, your players look larger and clearer and the action seems closer and more dynamic than ever before. Now I’m jealous. So don’t enter. I don’t care!

Sorry about that. It was just the jealousy talking. To enter the sweepstakes, visit VIP Slots Casino.

It’s only Tuesday and we’re a long way from the weekend slot tournaments that are so popular at Go Casino, but there is still plenty of tournament action to keep you interested. If you have some free time, it’s a good time to play some slot tournaments at Go Casino. After all, there won’t be any more football until the end of the week, so what else are you going to do? There’s nothing on TV.

Tonight is the end of the $30,000 Weekend Madness tournament played on the Bigfoot slot, but you can still play and earn prizes until 10:45 PM. There is also the $8,888 Guaranteed slot tournament, which begins tonight and 10:30 PM and ends tomorrow night at the same time. The tournament is played on the Cupids Arrows slot. There is an entry fee of $6.99, which gives you 250 credits. Players can re-buy for the same amount. The tournament has a prize pool of $4,444 in casino credits and $4,444 in bonus bucks.

For video poker players, there is also the $2,500 BB Guaranteed tournament. That tournament begins tonight at 8:00 and ends tomorrow night at the same time. It is played on the Multi Hand Aces and Faces video poker game. The tournament’s entry fee is only $1.99 and players compete for a prize pool of $2,500 in bonus bucks.

Blackjack fans have a Blackjack Pot Percentage tournament ending tonight at 8:00 PM and another day-long tournament beginning on Wednesday at the same time. The blackjack tournament ending tonight is played on the Perfect Pair Blackjack game and the one beginning tomorrow is played on the Vegas Strip Blackjack game. Both tournaments have an entry fee of $0.99 and players compete for a share of the pot.

To take part in any of the casino tournaments, visit Go Casino.

On Friday, New Jersey lawmakers met for the second gambling summit, in order to debate the various issues affecting their gambling industry as well as consider possible solutions. The U.S. state of New Jersey is basically cut into two sections when it comes to gambling. The southern part of the state is the Atlantic City market, known for its large, luxurious casino resorts. The northern part of the state is the Meadowlands market, where racetracks pull in gambling revenue. Neither industry is doing well right now.

You don’t have to be an economic guru to understand why gambling businesses are struggling right now. In this recession, most businesses are struggling – except for road construction, of course – and with people cutting back on the money they spend, unnecessary expenses like trips to a casino are the first to get cut. President Obama even told people not to go to casinos, much to the chagrin of Las Vegas and Atlantic City!

New Jersey’s economy is worse than most of the country, thanks to Jon Corzine’s big-government policies driving them into the ground. New governor Chris Christie shows promise, but it will take time for him to turn things around.

In an attempt to boost business, the Meadowlands racetracks want to add other casino games to their businesses. Since Christie wants to end government subsidization of the racetracks, some see expanding their games to include more casino games is the only way to compete and stay in business.

In the gambling summit, lawmakers called for an increase in off-track betting parlors in the state. Currently, 15 such parlors are allowed by law, but only three exist. While the idea of opening more off-track betting parlors and allowing more casino games at the racetracks appeals to some, owners of Atlantic City casinos largely oppose the measure. They fear that if residents had access to closer casino games they would not make a trip to Atlantic City, which Christie is attempting to turn into a major tourist destination (and not just for gamblers). Atlantic City is also facing tough competition from neighboring states.

Another idea that was debated in the summit was creating an intrastate online gambling market. The area’s land-based casinos could create online casinos and only people within the borders of New Jersey could play. Since it’s confined to the state’s borders, no federal regulation or legalization would be necessary and UIGEA would be irrelevant.

While there was much debate, this little “fact-finding” meeting had little real results. Lawmakers never came to an agreement on any plans to revive the struggling gambling markets. The meeting was held in large part to come up with an alternative to Christie’s plans, but no better plan emerged (except maybe the intrastate online gambling plan, which wasn’t supported by every member in attendance). So I guess it’s politics as usual.