Online Casino Tournaments

May 31st, 2009 by admin

Golden Casino Review

The May Flowers free roll slots tournament at Golden Casino has successfully come to a close, making one player $65,000 richer and many others quite content with some free cash in their pockets. One of just several big-money slots tournament held at Golden Casino over the years, May Flowers was the highlight tournament of the month, attracting several thousand registrants and paying out over $150,000.

But just because it’s over, don’t let that deter you from entering one of their many other tournaments. Another big one is sure to be on the horizon for the month of June. Besides, you can take advantage of an exclusive $555 Slots Bonus available through Online Casino Suite, and stretch out that bankroll even more.

As mentioned, the big winner - Jenny from Wisconsin - pocketed $65,000 in cash, which wasn’t bad at all for an $80 investment. Since the tournament was a free roll, there was no fee to join. The rebuy credits, which essentially allow each player to stay in the tournament longer, were $20, and this particular player only needed four of them to make a strong claim for the first place finish.

Following her win, Jenny was interviewed by Gold Casinos house manager. Turns out she has been playing every day at Golden Casino for quite some time. So much so, in fact, she knows several members of the support staff on a first-name basis. Perhaps all of this experience was what helped her become the May Flowers big winner.

If it is, she’s not sharing any secrets! When asked if she had a strategy for the tournament, Jenny replied, “I did, however, it’s my strategy and I’d like to keep it that way, LOL”. Still, her $68,000 in winnings on three spins (with the 20 free spins feature) definitely helped put her over the top.

It goes to show that playing slots need not be empty of strategy. Sure, you don’t have as low a Casinos Edge as some of the other strategy-based casino games, but that doesn’t mean you can’t employ bankroll management strategy at a minimum, and take mind to have fun and enjoy the entertaining aspect that slots offers.

And let’s not forget the convenience either. Jenny also noted that she is just a thirty minute drive from three land-based casinos, but prefers wearing her pajamas while spinning the reels - not to mention the customer service and great promotions offered at Golden Casino. Read the OCS Golden Casino Review for more information or Visit Golden Casino directly.

May 28th, 2009 by admin

It is raining online tournaments at Lucky Nugget online casino. The $20,000 Slots Tourney is in progress and will continue in the first week of June. A second series of tournaments is scheduled to start from this weekend. Online tournament players will have a bonanza at Lucky Nugget online casino.

The $20,000 Slots Tourney has the football Premier League as its theme. The online tournament, which began on the 11th of May, is in the Play-off stage. In fact three of the five play-off tournaments have been completed. The remaining two will be held on the 29th and the 30th of May and the 3rd and the 4th of June. Those who have not qualified for these play-off events from the freerolls need not worry, because they can still enter by paying the buy-in of $10. The top 200 players in each of the play-off events will get free entry to the $15,000 Premier League Final. In addition the top hundred players will each get $10 in cash. The final event will be held from the 5th of June to the 8th of June. The winner will get the bumper prize of $7,500 and players from the 2nd to the 30th positions will share the balance $7,500. Those who failed to qualify through the play-off events can pay the buy-in of $20 and participate in the final.

The second series of tournaments will take place on seven weekends starting from the coming one. One way of entering these online tournaments is by paying the buy-in of $2. However there is a better way as well. Players can participate in the weekly promotion before the tournament and qualify by fulfilling the stipulated conditions. In each of the seven tournaments the top 10 positions are guaranteed a prize. For the tournament being held on the 30th and the 31st of May players have to wager at least 400 credits from the 26th to the 31st of May in order to qualify. The prize for this tournament is a GPS and a share of 475 casino credits. The next online tournament will be held on the 6th and the 7th of June. The entry is free for players who wager and earn loyalty points from the 1st to the 7th of June. The prize is a $250 online shopping voucher and a share of 375 casino credits. The third online tournament will be held on the 13th and the 14th of June. The entry is free for players who purchase at least 100 casino credits from the 8th to the 14th of June. The prize is a camcorder, photo printer and a share of 275 casino credits. The qualifying requirements and the prizes for the remaining tournaments are on similar lines.

Lucky Nugget online casino is a brand of the Belle Rock Entertainment Group. It is powered by Microgaming and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar.

May 25th, 2009 by admin

The ongoing roulette tournament at VIP Casino is the second tournament being held this month. The first one was the blackjack tournament which got over on the 15th of May. The roulette tournament commenced on the 16th of May and will continue till the 31st of May. The variant of roulette selected for the tournament is Multiplayer Roulette. The entry fee for the tournament is only $10 and this should encourage a large number of players to participate. The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000, which will be distributed as follows. The winner will get $500. The runner-up will get $250. And players who place in the third to the seventh positions will get $50 each.

Participating in the online tournaments at VIP Casino is very simple. Players can join the tournament any time during its running by clicking on the “Sign up now” button in the Tournament menu and selecting “yes”. The entry fee of $10 is automatically detected from the players’ casino accounts. It is mandatory to register in the above manner otherwise playing the selected will not count as participating in the tournament.

In the roulette tournament players will start with $1,000 worth of tournament chips. This money is only play money and cannot be cashed. Only the prizes won by the players can be cashed. Each player will be given 30 minutes to increase his balance as much as he can. The player does not have to play for the full 30 minutes. If he is happy with his chip balance at any point of time he can leave the tournament without completing the allotted time. One of the advantages of the online tournaments at VIP casino is that players can exit the tournament in between and resume their play later. Hence they need not complete their allotted time at one go. Players can check their rankings by following the instructions on the right hand side of the tournament screen. The winners will get their prizes within an hour of the tournament finishing. A player can enter the roulette tournament only once and therefore he should do so at a convenient time. If he performs badly then there are no second chances.

At VIP Casino Multiplayer Roulette is played with Atlantic City Gaming rules on an American Roulette wheel with 36 numbers plus 0 and 00. These rules include the “Zero or Double Zero Rule”. When the ball lands on 0 or 00 the even money wagers are not entirely lost. Half the amount wagered will be returned to the player.

VIP Casino was established in 1999. It is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta. The online casino is powered by software from Cryptologic. It is well known for the monthly tournaments that it hosts.

May 22nd, 2009 by admin

The Elite Challenge tournaments are trademark online tournaments of the Euro Partners group of online casinos. Casino Tropez and Casino Del Rio are the leading brands of Euro Partners. The Elite Challenge tournaments are offering exciting fare for the remainder of May. Some of these online tournaments have already begun and some are due to start soon.

The Bonus Bears tournament will be held on the 24th of May at all Euro Partners online casinos including Casino Tropez and Casino Del Rio. The highest wagerers on the Bonus Bears online slot game will share a prize pool of $3,000. Bonus Bears is a popular Playtech slot game with a bears’ picnic theme. Apart from being a lot of fun, Bonus Bears offers a fixed jackpot that at maximum bet can go up to $250,000. It also offers an interesting Honey Feature in which players select beehives to reveal bonus credits. On the 25th of May the scene at all Euro Partners online casinos shifts to Blackjack. The highest wagers share a prize pool of $3,000 once again. On the 25th of May there is a live online slots tournament at Casino Bellini. Players can spin the reels for a share in the pool prize of $500. On the 26th of May Casino Tropez takes centre stage. Players can compete against each other on any blackjack game offered at Casino Tropez. At stake is a share in the prize pool of $3,000. The same day all Euro Partners casinos offer an online tournament on the fascinating Geisha Story slot game. Again the prize pool offered is $3,000. Geisha Story takes players into the secret world of Japanese Geishas. The symbols on the reels are colorful icons such as Samurai, Geisha, Gold Fishes, Oriental Cherry, Fan, Teapot and Umbrella. On offer is a fixed jackpot that can go up to $500,000 on maximum bet. Also included is Playtech’s famous Dollar Ball bonus game. On the 27th of May the game offered in the Elite Challenge tournaments is Roulette Pro. This event is open to players of all Euro Partners online casinos. The prize pool as usual is $3,000.

Some online tournaments are in progress at the various Euro Partners casinos. If players hurry they can have a go at the prize pool. The Live Games tournament will run until the 23rd of May at all group casinos. Players who wager 20,000 comp points during the promotion period stand to win a share in the pool prize of $2,000. Casino Del Rio is running a new depositors tournament up to the 24th of May. New depositors who wager the highest amounts can win a share in the pool prize of $2,400. Vegas Red online casino is offering a special Cannes Film Festival tournament that will run until the 23rd of May. Players can play the slot game of their preference and the pool prize is a whopping $6,000. Players are also in for a surprise bonus the details of which are being e-mailed to them. Finally, Craps.com online casino is offering a blackjack tournament running till the 23rd of May for a prize pool of $3,000.

Euro Partners online casinos are powered by Playtech and licensed by the Directorate of Offshore Gaming of Antigua and Barbuda.

May 22nd, 2009 by admin

Golden Casino is very strong on online tournaments. The May Flowers $150,000 Freeroll has just been completed. Jenny from the West Indies won the first prize of $65,000 with only 4 re-buys. Jenny plays daily at the Golden Casino. This is her largest win to date and she won it in her pajamas. Jenny will be using the money to pay off bills, loans and put a down payment for a new house. When asked by the casino management as to what her strategy for the tournament was Jenny replied, “I did have a strategy, however it is my strategy and I’d like to keep it that way. LOL”

Though the May Flowers is over there is plenty of action left in the month at Golden Casino. Two of the $30,000 Weekend Madness guaranteed prize pool tournaments are yet to be completed. The first of these, being played on 5 Reel Wheel of Chance, is in progress. It will get over on the 26th of May. The second tournament will be played between the 29th of May and the 2nd of June. It will feature the online slot game Sumo. Both online tournaments have an entry fee of $20. The Wheel of Chance is based on the classic Wheel of Fortune game. The symbols on the reels depict the kind of prizes that the Wheel of Fortune offers, which include holidays, wads of cash, sea cruises and fast cars. The bonus game replicates the Wheel of Fortune game. Sumo is a quaint Japanese Sumo wrestling themed slot.

Another major attraction at Golden Casino is the Showdown Battle for $1,500. The final edition for this event will be played on the Tiki Lounge online slot game. Entries to the Showdown Battle are through feeder tournaments. The three feeder tournaments will be played out on the 25th, the 26th and the 27th of May. Each of the feeder tournaments have a guaranteed prize pool of $2,000 and send the top three players to the Showdown Battle. The entry fee for the feeders is only $5. The Showdown Battle will be held on the 29th of May. The nine players from the feeder tournaments will battle it out for a prize of $1,500 with the winner taking it all. Tiki Lounge is a fairly new online slot game that has a holiday theme.

Players who have depleted their bankroll can enjoy a number of freeroll online tournaments at Golden Casino. The best of these is the $2,500 Bonus Buck Freeroll Bonanza. Because it is the last tournament of the month the prize pool has been enhanced to $4,500. Rarely would one find a freeroll tournament offering such a large prize pool. The tournament will be played on the Vegas Technology online slot game Dr. Love. Dr. Love is a saucy slot game that features a romantic interlude at the hospital. Therefore the symbols on the reels are a mix of hospital icons and romantic icons. The two types of icons are combined in the Love Meter, which is a thermometer that measures the love temperature.

Golden Casino is powered by software from Vegas Technology and is licensed by the Curacao Internet Gaming association.

May 7th, 2009 by admin

The Fortune Lounge Group will be hosting the International Slots Challenge this summer. The participating online casinos are 7 Sultans Online Casino, Platinum Play Online Casino, Royal Vegas Online Casino and Vegas Palms Online Casino. A total prize pool of $200,000 is on offer. The International Slots Challenge is a multi table online slots tournament.

The International Slots Challenge has already commenced on the 5th of May. It will end on the 28th of June. Slots players affiliated to the above mentioned online casinos have action packed eight weeks ahead of them. The qualifying events take place till the 7th of June. These will be held on the popular Microgaming slots Tomb Raider, Thunderstruck, Avalon and Hitman. There will be 5 Freerolls that offer a prize pool of 5,000 casino credits each. Each prize pool will be distributed among the top 250 players in the leader board. Players will be allowed to re-buy for $5. And there will be 3 Exclusive Freerolls that offer a prize pool of 10,000 casino credits each. Each prize pool will be distributed among the top 100 players in the leader board. Players will be allowed to re-buy for $20.

The 4 Quarter Finals will be played out between the 9th and the 14th of June on the online slot Avalon. The re-buys go up to $25. Those who have not qualified through the earlier rounds can directly buy in for $50. The prize pool for each Quarter Final is 8,000 casino credits, which will be shared by the top 200 players in the leader board. The International Slots Challenge will them be pruned down to 2 Semi Finals. These will take place from the 16th to the 21st of June on the slot game Hitman. The re-buys will be $50 and the direct buy in will be $100. A prize pool of 15,000 casino credits for each Semi Final will be shared by 100 players.

The Grand Final will be played between the 23rd and the 28th of June. The online slot game chosen for this is Tomb Raider, which is perhaps Microgaming’s most popular slot. No re-buys will be allowed in the Final and direct buy in will cost $500 per player. There will be only one winner and he or she can choose between 80,000 casino credits or $50,000 in cash.

The entries to the International Slots Challenge are by invitation only. Real money account holders at 7 Sultans Online Casino, Platinum Play Online Casino, Royal Vegas Online Casino and Vegas Palms Online Casino need to contact their respective casinos for the invitation. Since the action has already commenced those interested in participating have to hurry.

The Fortune Lounge Group, which is hosting this event, is one of the oldest and largest groups in the online casino industry. It was established in 1999. The group online casinos are powered by Microgaming and are licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

May 6th, 2009 by admin

Beyond doubt the May Flowers freeroll will dominate the online tournaments scene in May at Online Vegas. However there are a wide range of other tournaments on offer as well.

There will be two $30,000 guaranteed prize pool online slots tournaments after May Flowers gets over. These will have an entry fee of $20 and re-buys of $20. The first of these will be held from the 22nd of May to the 26th of May on the slot game 5 Reel Wheel of Chance. The second one will be held from the 29th of May to the 2nd of June on the slot game Sumo. The low rollers can enjoy the Frugal Fridays online slots tournaments. These have entry fees and re-buys of only $1.49. There is a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000 for the winners. These events will break for the May Flowers. They will be held on the 22nd and the 29th of May on the online slots 20,000 Leagues and Vegas Party respectively.

For those who thrive on freerolls, Online Vegas offers three sets of online slots tournaments. The Daily Noon Freerolls take place from Tuesdays to Fridays. The guaranteed prize pool is $100 and players can re-buy for $1. Every week a new Vegas Technology slot game has been designated for the tournaments. These are Cool Bananas, Funky Chicken, 20,000 Leagues and Rocking Robin. The Guaranteed $250 Freerolls take place from Mondays to Thursdays. The re-buys for these are set at $1.50 and the chosen online slots are Evel Knievel, Black Magic, Magic Carpet and Naughty Ninjas. However the best of the freeroll tournaments are the $2,500 Bonanza Buck. These will now resume after the May Flowers. The next one will be held between the 22nd and the 25th of May and will be played on Cleopatra’s Pyramid, which is one of the most popular Vegas Technology slots. The last Bonanza Buck tournament of May will have a special guaranteed prize pool of $4,500. This will be held between the 29th of May and the 1st of June and will be played on Dr. Love.

The most exciting online tournament at Online Vegas is the Showdown Battle for $1,500. There are two factors that add to the excitement. The first is that this is a winner takes all event. The second factor is that this is a multilevel event. Players gain entry to this event only through qualifying tournaments. The two Showdown Battles will take place on the 22nd and the 29th of May on the online slots The Last King of Egypt and Tiki Lounge respectively.

May 2nd, 2009 by admin

English Harbour online casino is well known for the tournaments it offers. Every month there is one major event that runs through the entire month and offers the largest prize pool. Then there are several weekly and daily online tournaments. In May the major tournament is being played on the Vegas Technology online slot Safari.

The major online tournament is billed as Cash Adventures and rightly so. Players will experience the adventures of an African Safari and win cash prizes in the bargain. The tournament has commenced on the 1st of May and will run through till the 31st. The entry fee is a modest $10 and all players will start with a tournament stake of $300. The prize pool for the event is $100,000. The featured online slot is Safari.

Safari is a fantastic slot game, worth playing for the experience it provides. The entire African plain is represented on the reels. There is the Lion, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Cheetah, Rhino, Bird, Deer and Monkey. Taking care of them all is the Ranger with his Binoculars and Jeep. The symbols are bold and bright and slightly caricatured. Usually in online slot games only the wild and scatter symbols get animated when in winning combinations. But in Safari all the symbols are animated and the African plain comes alive. The Cheetah menacingly bares its fangs while the Elephant jumps with joy.

The regulars at English Harbour will find their favorite online tournaments again in May, but on new and different games. The most popular of these are the weekly Slot-tery events. The Slot-tery tournaments do not have a guaranteed prize pool but are played for the pot. Even though the entry fee is only $3 the pot can get quite large because the lower fee brings in many more participants. Some of the best Vegas technology slots have been chosen for this month’s Slot-tery events. They are Naughty Ninjas, Cool Bananas, $5 Million Touchdown and The Real Deal. The first Slot-tery tournament will begin on the 5th of May.

The weekend blackjack and video poker tournaments are also very popular. They run from Fridays to Sundays and have an entry fee of $10. The online blackjack tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000 and is played on US Blackjack and the online video poker tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $3,000 and is played on Deuces Wild. The other online tournaments offered in May at English Harbour online casino are the daily slots tournaments and the daily slots freerolls.

April 29th, 2009 by admin

The old saying goes April showers bring May flowers. Since Golden Casino features April Showers this month it stands to reason that next Month the online casino will feature May Flowers. May has long been called the Merry Month. Maypoles are decorated with flowers and there is much dancing and celebration. In Japan May is when the last of the Cherry Blossoms bloom. Golden Casino has chosen to go the Japanese way and May Flowers will feature the popular Vegas Technology online slot Cherry Blossoms.

May Flowers is a freeroll online slot tournament. It offers a guaranteed prize pool of $150,000. Hence players can hope to grab a share of this massive prize pool without staking any amount. The winner of May Flowers will receive $65,000, which is the lion’s share of the prize pool. The second prize is $19,500 and the third prize is $11,750. If players fail to make it to the top three there is nothing to fret about. The next 497 players on the leader board will share the balance of the prize pool. Though entry is free players can rebuy for $20 as many times as they want.

The online tournament will start on the 5th of May. But the registration has already opened and players are lining up. It has been reported that 20,000 players have already registered for May Flowers and April still has few days to go. The online slot tournament will run till the 19th of May. All the online casinos of the Golden Casino group will be offering this freeroll slots tournament. Apart from Golden Casino these include Online Vegas Casino and Go Casino.

Cherry Blossoms is a 5 reels 25 paylines video slot. The reels are set amidst the bright pink blooms of the cherry blossom. The symbols on the reels are typical Japanese icons. They include the Cherry Blossom, the Geisha, the Fan, the Hand Bell and the Japanese Lantern. The Geisha is the wild symbol. It also doubles payouts when it makes a winning combination. When it does so, the Geisha nods her head and is showered in cherry blossoms. The scatter symbol is the Cherry Blossom. When 3 or more of these symbols appear anywhere on the reels the Free Spin Bonus Feature gets triggered. The number of free spins depends on the number of Cherry Blossom symbols. 3 Cherry Blossom symbols yield 15 free spins, 4 symbols yield 20 free spins and 5 symbols yield 25 free spins. This online slot game was released in October 2008 by Vegas Technology and there has scarcely been a month since then when the Golden Casino group has not featured this slot in their promotions.

April 19th, 2009 by admin

The Elite Challenge tournaments are popular online tournaments open to members of the Euro Partners casinos. These online casinos include Casino Tropez and Casino Del Rio among others. There is plenty of action left in April for members of these casinos to have a good time and win prizes. There is an online tournament for new members as well.

On the 20th and the 21st of April the Live Games Tournament is being played at all the participating online casinos. The eligibility criterion is wagering a minimum of 20,000 comp points. The winners will share a prize pool of $2,000. On the 21st of April, Casino Tropez is hosting the Blackjack tournament. Players can wager on any of the online blackjack games offered by Casino Tropez. The top 20 wagerers will share a pool prize of $1,000, with each player getting $50. Europa Casino is hosting the Slots tournament on the 22nd of April. Players can play any of the slot games at Europa Casino and they will automatically be entered in the tournament. Like all the group online casinos, Europa Casino is powered by Playtech and features the evergreen slots like Beach Life and Gold Rally. Each of the top 20 wagerers will win $50. New members at Cameo Casino are in for a bonanza during the weekend of the 23rd to the 26th April. Those who join the casino and make their first deposit during that period will be eligible to participate. The more the players wager, the greater are their chances of winning. The best five players will win $500 each. In celebration of the UEFA Cup, two of the popular Euro Partners online casinos, Europa Casino and Titan Casino, are holding the Champions League 2009 tournament from the 26th to the 29th of April. Players nominate their favorite teams. And if that team wins then the two online casinos will double the amounts won by the players.

The Elite Challenge tournaments are special online tournaments. They are the first and the only online casino tournaments with “real time” updates. Players can check their standings throughout the events and decide whether they need to be more aggressive or conservative. They can adjust their wagering according to the need of the situation. No wonder the tag line of the Elite Challenge is “feel the rush”. To participate in the Elite Challenge players must have a Real Money account in one of the participating casinos. The complete list of the casinos is as follows Casino Tropez, Vegas Red Casino, Casino Europa, Casino Del Rio, Craps.com Online Casino, Casino Bellini, Cameo Casino and Titan Casino.