If the title has you thinking that Rival has released some kind of piece of crap I-slot, think again. Fixer Upper is the latest online slot from the folks at Rival gaming. Fixer Upper is a 5-reel, 20-line i-slot based around home improvements with a quirky funny-pages look to it.

If you’re a fan of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition like I am, which by the way makes me cry like a four year old with a skinned knee, then you’ll enjoy the lighthearted cartoony look with the task-based bonus play. The object of the game is to fix up houses while trying to win money along the way. Like most cartoony slots, the colors are bright, the characters and symbols are unique and fun to look at. There is also some pretty quality animation here as well.

Surprisingly, and I don’t normally call attention to this, I even enjoyed the border on this online slot. The borders of the game are broken pipes, shottily patched up with tape. It gives the game some real character. Symbols are buckets of paint, paint brushes, shovels, staplers, saws, wrenches, carpenters and carpenteresses? Carpentress? Carpentyr? What do you call a female carpenter anyway?

Coin denominations are 0.01, 0.05 and 0.10 and can be wagered up to 10 coins per payline with a maximum payout of 8888 coins or 8888.00 credits. While the bonus round’s maximum payout is 1700.00 credits. I was jazzed with Fixer Uppers offer of up to 50 free spins and expanding wilds.

If you’ve played Rival’s i-slots before, then you know their signature feature (what makes them i-slots to begin with) is the interactive, video-game-like bonus rounds. Bonus rounds on Fixer Upper will see players working to complete several home improvement tasks like painting and plumbing (no butt crack necessary). Another ground breaking feature Rival has introduced with Fixer Upper is the dynamic casing controlled by players. So if you’re looking for a new online slot to try out this weekend, head over to a Rival casino and check out Fixer Upper and maybe win yourself money for a new house. Or you could head over to the Home Depot and do some of your own home improvements on your old one.

Slots are the most common game in casinos, both online and brick and mortar. They are popular because it doesn’t take much skill or strategy and if you play long enough, every now and they you’ll get a payout and feel happy, even if you’re still losing money in the long run. One of the downsides to slots, though, is that you have to play alone. Or at least you did.

All Slots online casino will make history by releasing the first multi-player slot. In the game, Wheel of Wealth, a group of players compete against each other while interacting in a chat room environment. It is a unique idea that is sure to attract attention in the gaming world. The internet, through social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace and blogging sites like Live Journal and Thoughts, has been helping people connect for years. To date, playing online slots has been a solitary experience, but All Slots will soon make it more interactive.

The game will also feature a unique bonus round, where all of the players logged in compete at the same time, each choosing a spot on the wheel which will determine their bonus. By being able to share in each other’s wins and losses, and of course trash talk, playing online slots should be infinitely more fun.

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If you’re like me and you enjoy Ridley Scott movies, or you just like movies with men in skirts and sandals, then you should head to Play United online casino. Gladiator, an online slot machine based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, is a fun way to play online video slots. The officially-licensed game features symbols of Joaquin Phoenix and Djimon Hounsou, among others. Russell Crowe, who played the lead role in the film, is nowhere to be found, though, probably for contractual reasons.

Gladiator, designed by software giant Playtech, is a 5-reel, 25-payline online slot featuring two bonus games, free games, and the chance to win up to 90 times your wager. Upon signing up for Play Unlimited online casino, new users can earn up to $750 in a welcome gift. Fans of online slots will enjoy the special effects and ancient Roman scenery. Luckily, Playtech decided to make a game out of a good movie like Gladiator rather than terrible sword-and-sandals movies like Troy or Alexander. I’m still trying to repress the 3 hours I spent watching Alexander from my memory. But what I really want to know is, where is my Braveheart slot machine? Aside from Mel Gibson’s mug, the game can feature symbols of blue-painted faces and Scots mooning the English. Get on it, Playtech.

The rumors have been circulating like herpes at a fraternity kegger about who was going to acquire UK online gambling group Cashcade. For a while, the frontrunner seemed to be 888.com, but last week they backed out after CEO Gigi Levy confirmed pursuing a contract, but could not agree on a price tag. However, the dust has settled and a winner has emerged. According to a UK newspaper, Party Gaming has inked a deal to purchase Cashcade, owners of the popular bingo site, foxybingo.com.

The deal, expected to be officially announced within the next few days, is rumored to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $122 million and include further compensation (upwards of $48 million) based upon future performance of the site through 2010. Party Gaming recently settled a legal dispute with the US Department of Justice and had mentioned interest in acquiring a number of online gaming properties. They have also looked into deals with GigaMedia, owners of Everest Poker.

Independent News & Media, who owns a 20% share of Cashcade is breathing a sigh of relief as the purchase will create much needed cash flow for the indebted newspaper. Cashcade has proven to be successful since its launch in 2000, last year earning over $65 million.

CEO of Party Gaming, Jim Ryan said of this and further acquisitions, “Party plans on playing a material role in the consolidation of the sector, but that will always be contingent upon appropriate valuations and the willingness of parties to make deals happen.” he said. “I think that has been the limiting factor historically is that the gaming sector has been a growth sector, and the valuation expectations of organizations quite often don’t get reset during the softer periods like we’re experiencing right now.”

With the better part of the online casino biz operating overseas in dark corners of the world, it’s nice to hear that there is an effort in the industry to make things seem a little less shady. 32Red online casino has been pushing hard lately to make their operations as straightforward and user-friendly as possible.

In the August issue of eGaming review, 32Red online casino CEO Ed Ware spoke on his goal of making the online gaming industry more transparent to its customers. “As we need to gather a good deal of KYC information about our players, isn’t it right they should know who is involved with the company with whom they share a lot of personal data?” said Ware in an August eGaming Review interview.

Earlier this month, 32Red announced a new partnership with PayPal. A friend to eBayers the world over, it is the UK’s favorite online payment service with 21% share of all consumer internet payments going through their site.

Operations Director at 32Red, Pat Harrison said, “32Red strives to make joining and playing our gaming products as simple and convenient as possible. The addition of PayPal to our banking methods will allow players to manage their finances, deposit and withdraw easier than ever before. We’re positive that our strategic alliance with PayPal will also mean we will introduce more new players to our Best Casino service this year.”

It seems as though 32Red caught some heat from entering the “shady” world of sports betting with their acquisition and eventual sale of Betdirect. “Should we ever be interested in buying a business again, we’d be even more cautious!” said Ware.

Bob Seger once said, “Knowledge is what you get when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don’t.” Such a thought can be applied to the many online casinos and poker websites that closed their doors to U.S. Citizens when the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) was passed. However, USA Online Gambling maintains that the UIGEA does not outlaw online gambling, but merely restricts the ways transactions took place between online casinos and players. Such a thing seems like a logical choice given Fedzilla’s insatiable appetite for seizing the funds of online gambling businesses. Still, many top online gambling sites have found a way to circumvent the giant lumbering federal government and continue their transactions.

USA Online Gambling, (usa-online-gambling.com), is a website dedicated to educating online casino providers and players alike on how to “read the fine print.” Founder of USA Online Gambling, Tracy Carter, states, “There is a long list of sites that have overcome the UIGEA regulations and an even longer list of supporters, which aim to get the act overturned. The list of 30+ supporters of online gambling includes prominent politicians and entertainment companies such as Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul, Harrah’s Entertainment, The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association and the World Trade Organization.”

The website provides a detailed analysis of what the UIGEA says and does not say. While the ultimate goal is to eventually overturn the act, but until that happens, the goal of the site is to let other know what the law “really says.”

“The fact that the government has attempted to make online gamling illegal is more than just an infringement on the rights of casinos to offer a service with massive entertainment value, but it is an infringement of the rights of players who want to enjoy online gambling from the comfort of their home. Overturning UIGEA would allow many casinos that left the U.S. Market to return, as well as increasing the number of payment and withdrawal methods. It is estimated that overturning the UIGEA and providing sites with a method of taxing sales would infuse the U.S. With over $50 billion in tax revenue within the next ten years. A number that would surely grow as online casinos were permitted to expand.” says Carter.

After releasing 6 new games last month, RTG has followed that up by launching King of Swing last week. The new online slot machine has nothing to do with Studio 54 or Adult Friend Finder. It’s a baseball-themed game. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig may cringe at the thought of associating his sport with gambling, but that’s exactly that Real Time Gaming (RTG) has done. Seamheads and other fans of America’s national pastime now have a favorite site for their online slots. Just don’t get any pine tar on the keyboard.

King of Swing is a 5-reel, 25-payline online slot that is filled with symbols associated with baseball: batting helmets, bats, hot dogs, gloves, cleats, etc. RTG decided against using images of hypodermic needles, chewing tobacco, or drunken Cubs fans passed out in the bleachers. There are 2 wild symbols in the game: a pitcher, which appears in reels 1 through 5, and a batter, which triples payout when in a winning combination but is only found on reel 5.

King of Swing has a random progressive jackpot common to RTG games. The highest fixed jackpot is 1,500 coins, unless it is achieved with a batter symbol, which increases the payout to 4,000. King of Swing also features a bonus game, which is triggered anytime the pitcher symbol appears anywhere on reel 1 while the batter symbol is on reel 5. In the bonus game, the player is taken to a baseball diamond, where he controls a batter and tries to hit pitches. If he whiffs, the player gets 1 free spin. If he gets a hit, the type of hit determines the number of free spins, with a single awarding 1 spin, a double awarding 2 spins, and so on. So if you want a lot of free spins, try to make better contact than Alphonso Soriano.

King of Swing is bound to be popular among American gamblers, unless they’re communists that prefer sports like soccer. Online slots are a fun way to spend some time and if you’re a baseball fan like me, a baseball-themed slot game is better still. So take a break from booing A-Rod and win some coins.