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Brand New Game: Loch Ness Loot
The Virtual Casino has done it again! We have a brand new online slot game for you to enjoy based on the old mystery of the Loch Ness Monster! In case you are not familiar with the legend, The Loch Ness Monster is said to inhabit Loch Ness, a lake located in the Scottish Highlands. Scotland is known for having other Lake Monsters (which are a little less famous than Nessie) and there are many stories that surround them. Through time there have been reports of many sightings and even [...]
Movie Inspired Casino Games
Author: Amy T. Stokes
It is a well know fact that thousands of people all over the world either visit land based casinos or own active accounts on websites that offer hundreds of casino games online. But not everyone enjoys playing the same games over and over again…people just get bored…and the gaming industry must be on top of trends and advances in order to develop newer and more exciting games for their audience.
One trick they usually have is movies: who doesn’t love movies? And well, some of us become true fans of them and would like to experience every single bit of the specific story as much as we can. This is when Movie Themed Slots or other games come to the rescue. Some of these cool movie themed slots have certainly become way more popular than others. While some are available online, others can only be found at land based casinos.
The Virtual Casino brings you the list of the 5 Coolest Movie Themed Slots chosen by the TVC staff nonetheless (we work with slots, we play with slots…trust us, and we know what we are talking about.)
DAREDEVIL ONLINE SLOT
INCREDIBLE HULK ONLINE SLOT
IRON MAN II ONLINE SLOT
PINK PANTHER ONLINE SLOT
THREE STOOGES ONLINE SLOT
Notice a pattern here? We should definitely consider having a cool online slot based on the Avengers Movie don’t you think? In the meantime let’s stick to what we have and let’s just keep having fun with the other awesome characters.
Kentucky Derby: Horses And Weird Names
Author: Amy T. Stokes
A lot of people that enjoy betting and casino games are fans of horse races, and one of the most important Horse Racing Event will take place this weekend: The Kentucky Derby!
On May 5th all horse racing lovers will gather to put their money (fun or real) on the horse they feel will win and as some loose and some win big, we just can left aside one of the many entertaining aspects of this activity: horse names.
Over time we have been able to see pretty weird and funny names, so we decided to pick the weirdest horse names in the Kentucky Derby. As a matter of fact, 60,000 names are submitted each year to The Jockey Club, yes that is basically 60.000 of the weirdest names you can name an animal. Without further ado, here they are, hope you have as much fun as we did collecting them!
10. Bien Feo – As English speakers this really doesn’t sound like anything but funny…however in Spanish it does mean something: Really Ugly. Poor horse, it was probably not his fault if he was unattractive in any way.
9. Junk In The Trunk – We have the feeling that the person that named this horse likes something really specific and he just cannot lie…if you know what we mean.
8. Where Is The Beef- The weird thing is not only that the name makes you think about that mysterious meat you ate at the school cafeteria or on a more positive note, it reminds you of a good burger, but that 3 horses have been named like that already.
7. That’s What She Said – Funny people will always be funny people, funny names to a racing horse are definitely mandatory.
6. Walk of Shame – The Person that named this horse probably had quite a wild night when he decided to name it.
5. Slumpbuster – We only have one thing we would like to ask: what is a Slumpbuster exactly?
4. Riding Miss Daisy – An ode to a classic movie we all loved! (If you haven’t seen it, do it now!).
3. No Soup For You – The Sitcom that people loved for more than a decade: Seinfeld, and one of the funniest characters are depicted on this horse’s name.
2. Bodacious Tatas – Do you we really have to explain anything about this name? We feel it is pretty self explanatory.
1. I’ll Have Another – You’ll have another what exactly? This name might be a little demining to the horse don’t you think?
Brand New Game: Bulls & Bears Arrives At Virtual Casino
Author: Amy T. Stokes
Are you in any way familiar with the stock market? Buying and selling? Wall Street? If not, then, you might find RTG’s new online slot game a little confusing: what in the world does a bear and bulls have to do with stocks and a casino game? We are here to explain it to you and introduce this clever new slot game, currently available at the Virtual Casino.
Bulls & Bears is a very trendy and unique online slot game completely based on what the stock market is about, let us explain why:
On Wall Street, the bulls and bears are in struggling constantly:
The Bulls
A bull market refers to a great economy where there are job openings everywhere and the, gross domestic product (GDP) is growing steadily which means in consequence that stocks are rising. People should buy stocks during a bull market because they are going up. However this just can’t last forever and it might be dangerous if the stocks become overvalued. People that buy stock on this market believe their stocks will go up and they are called “Bulls”.
The Bears
When there is a bear market it means that the economy is not good, there is probably a recession, which means the stocks, and their prices are falling and it is really hard to pick what we might consider profitable stocks, short selling is common on this type of market. People that believe that stocks are going to drop their prices are called “Bears” because of the “bearish outlook” they have upon the market.
On Bears & Bulls slot game you will be able to experience what the stock market is and how it works in order to get your hands on the jackpot. You will buy, sell and interact with bulls and bears equally and with attention and strategy you will make sure you get your hands on the precious cash prize. Are you ready to give it a try? The game is available now at the Virtual Casino.
The History of Blackjack: Things you didn’t know
Author: Amy T. Stokes
If you are into casino games, chances are you know a fun fact or two about your favorite games, we do too. It is nice to collect what apparently is useless information about stuff we find entertaining, therefore we went ahead and worked on a cool research: The History of Blackjack, but focusing on stuff we did not know, fun facts for those online blackjack players that visit the Virtual Casino on daily basis.
History of BlackJack
This is definitely something we all know, the game of Blackjack is the long lost son of old game called Twenty-One. No one really knows where 21 was originated, although there is an interesting legend that claims that it was first mentioned a book by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes(you have probably heard about The Quixote right?). The story claims that Cervantes was a gambler himself. On his story, Rinconete y Cortadillo, from his compilations Novelas Ejemplares, he claims are very proficient at cheating at ventiuna (Spanish for twenty-one). He also explains that the object of the game is to reach 21 points without going over it, even more interesting he specifies that the ace values are 1 or 11 on that game. Although in the book the game is played with the Spanish baraja deck, which is quite different from the card deck we are mostly familiar with: the Spanish baraja does not have eights, nines or tens. This story was written between 1601 and 1602, which gives us a pretty good idea of how old the game might be.
Twenty-one was introduced in the US by gambling houses. These places offered bonus payouts to stimulate players’ interest on this game: for example one of the most common bonuses was a ten to one payout if the player’s hand consisted of the ace of spades and a black jack; the name of this hand was of course “blackjack”, just like the game we currently play.
Other interesting facts of BlackJack
Italians and French have been claiming and disputing which of the two actually hold the title as the country where Blackjack originated; however there is absolutely no prove to say either one did it. The balance tilts a little to the French side as a lot of people claimed that the original name of the game is vingt-et-un (French for 21). Also, history claims that Napoleon loved the game of 21 and played it when he had time to kill on his exile in Elba, another point for the French right there.
Blackjack was once banned in the United States around the 19th century until 1939 as the state of Nevada removed its bans and the beginning of Las Vegas as we know it took place.
In the early 60’s there was a man named Edward O. Thorp, who wrote a book called “Beat the dealer”. On this book you could find the mathematical workings and details of the game. This man is recognized as the father of card counting. Because of this man and his book, Casinos everywhere altered some of the standard rules, which then lead to new variations of the game.
There is a Blackjack Hall of fame and it is not easy to get in it. The Blackjack hall of fame was opened back in 2002. Only blackjack experts, world known authors, and truly professional players have gotten a distinctive mention there.
Do you have any interesting Blackjack fun facts that you consider worth mentioning?
Casino Games People Hate: It Happens
Author: Amy T. Stokes
Believe it or not people feel hatred for basically anything and everything, even something as trivial as a game! Here is a small compilation of casino games people just can’t seem to like…
Online Scratch Tickets
Apparently people can’t seem to find comfort on scratching ticket virtually and love the thrill of the dusty scratch leftovers. Also it seems that people have the preconception that they can’t win with these online scratch tickets as they have not been printed ahead of time.
Keno
Although the history of the game of Keno takes us all the way to the beginning of the construction of the great wall of China (which by the way can be seen from outer space), the game is not a hit. I truly wonder how is it that it financed the whole construction of a wall that big if people don’t really like it?
Roulette
Loved by many…hated by even more. The game of Roulette, as classic as it is, well…it is not very popular among casino games lovers, probably because it is too easy to play and the excitement doesn’t really measure up to what they are looking for, unless you play it on a land based casino with a whole bunch of people rooting for you on the table.
War
The card game of War has been around for ages. We have probably played it a thousands times since we were little, and that is the exact same reason people don’t enjoy this one in its casino game form. People think of this game as a child’s play and won’t give it the time of day when it comes to make a bet on it.
So there you have it, our list of the casino games people hate. Do you have an specific game you hate?
Online Slots Terminology
Author: Amy T. Stokes
Are you a new slots games player? Not sure you are getting the right grip of the game? It is a well known fact that casino games tend to have their own slang and terminology, it is always important to get familiar with them in order to play the game wisely. Slots have their very own terms as well, and as a player it is imperative that you know it by heart. We have created a small list of the most common online slots terminology to help you understand the game a little better.
The terminology we are including on this article could come in handy for every type of player: beginners and veteran players might encounter a couple of things that they were probably not so familiar with and improve their game a little. Let’s take a look at our online slots terminology “dictionary:
Coin size: This does not refer to the size of the coin as well; you don’t really use coins to play online slots. This is referring to the amount you want to bet per line on your game.
Credit meter: This is a little screen that tells you how much credit you have to play with. It is more often seen on land based slot machines; however it is also used on the online slot versions in some cases.
First deposit bonus: If you are playing at an online casino for the first time, they will provide you with a sign up bonus which increases the amount of money you will be playing with.
Max Bet: The maximum bet you are allowed to play on each spin.
Onesies: Players that who bet only one coin per spin.
Pay-line: These are the directions or ways in which the symbols can be lined up in order to get a winning combination. These can be tricky on online slot machines that have many paylines; it is recommended that you check how are the pay lines on each game you play for the first time before hand.
Payout: When you are playing at any slot machine, winnings pay out in relation to the amount of money that is put in, stated as a percentage (payout percentage).
Progressive Jackpot: The top jackpot that grows progressively as more players bet on the game. This is something very interesting: Slot machines are often linked together among several online casinos which mean more players put in more money in and create all together a much larger combined jackpot.
Static Jackpot: A jackpot that is pre-determined and doesn’t change.
Scatter Symbol: These are symbols specifically related to a game. How they work I when two or more of them appear anywhere on your reels, which means a bonus game is activated or features free spins.
Wild Symbol: This is a term was stolen from Poker: as you probably know, in Poker certain cards in the deck can substitute any other card make a winning combination, it works the same in online slots. The Wild Symbol can substitute for any other symbol (except for Scatter symbols) and help you win.
Pay outs at Online Casino: how do they work?
Author: Amy T. Stokes
Have you ever tried to play at an online casino? If not, you probably have lots of questions before actually trying it out. Perhaps you would like to try online casino poker tournaments but are not really sure on how they work, how do you join, but most importantly: how do you cash out if you win?
Of course it is important to know that when you go ahead and do an online casino deposit, you are basically doing the exact same thing you would at a land based casino: using some of your cash to play a game. Of course, at a land based casino you will probably get your winnings paid off to you right away, while casinos online work a little different. Here is a quick online casino guide to help you understand how pay outs work on these websites, how long will you have to wait to get your winnings into your hands and some of the reasons why this process is a little bit longer than one would enjoy:
It is very important to keep in mind that each casino will probably have their own rules and terms when it comes to casino withdrawals and that you need to make sure you fully understand those at the time you want to request a payout. At The Virtual Casino, we have our own way to handle everything: from your online casino deposit to your cash out goes through a very secure process. This is how it works:
To be able to withdraw money, the first step is to log into your casino account and clicking on the cashier button, this will take you into your main screen, look for the WITHDRAW MONEY button and click on it.
There are several withdrawal methods that will immediately display, in our case we offer: Click2pay, MG Cash, Neteller, Overnight Express (Check), UsemyWallet, Wire Transfer or WU Cash. It is important to keep in mind that most cash out methods will charge you a fee for their service. If you are not familiar with these fees, you can contact the Customer Service Department at The Virtual Casino and they will give you all the pertinent information.
After you have requested your pay out and have chosen a payment method, the request is submitted to the Withdrawals Department where your personal information will be checked out to make sure no one is trying to use your account in a fraudulent way, also, there are different rules regarding withdrawals: if for example you used a bonus, a free chip or a coupon code, they all have different cash out rules, which will be verified by the Withdrawals agents. If the withdrawal request does not meet the requirements, it will be denied within 72 hours after the request has been made.
In the case that the withdrawal does meet all cash out requirements, the approval takes within 10-15 business days of the date the withdrawal was requested. The reason why this takes so long is mostly because all the personal information needs to be verified in detail. After you request is approved, you will receive notification within 48 hours of the approval. At this moment you are required to verify all personal information one last time and will be given the choices of current payout options.
For each type of withdrawal request, there is certain documentation involved and the player need to comply with all of it in order for the withdrawal will be processed.
Another important thing to remember is that there are weekly cash out limits, in the case of The Virtual Casino, we have a max cash-out of $2,000.00 per week, however depending on your player status these can be higher, for example if you are a VIP player.
When will I finally get my money?
In most cases, payments are made within 7 –10 business days of approval; yet this is not an exact estimate as you can see and there is the possibility of a slight delay every once in a while, these mostly because of the banking issues currently undergoing gambling activities. Depending on the payment method you chose, the payment dates may also vary.
So now that you have a clearer idea on how do casino pay outs work, and have a better sense of the security methods used to make sure you receive your money, you might feel a bit less hesitant about doing a deposit to play, don’t you?
Want to bet how long will a celebrity marriage last?
Author: Amy T. Stokes
For those of you who enjoy or claim to be gambling enthusiasts and like betting on props, such as “When is Lindsay Lohan going to quit drugs?” or more related to the subject “When will the hottest celebrity couple is going to split? This might be pretty interesting: Apparently there is a mathematical equation that tells you the odds on how long a celebrity marriage will last.
Apparently a science writer for The New York Times, who claims to be and uber-geek (according to his own words) has taken the time to create an equation that, according to him, can answer the question of how a long a celebrity marriage can last. The writer is John Tierney, and he writes for the Findings column of the already mentioned newspaper, The New York Times.
Earlier on this decade, a man named Garth Sundem, who is the author of Brain Trust: 93 Top Scientists Reveal Lab-Tested Secrets to Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants and More!, was one of the firsts (if not the first) to work on a similar equation back in 2006. The variables of his equation included level of fame and marital track records (wonder what could happen to those who have not been wed before or just struck fame…)
According to Tierney, in spite that his equation still needs a little work done, it was correct predicting the splits of several famous couples such as Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher; Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock; and Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (that one, we could predict without a formula).
Among the tweaks and fixes still on the works for the formula, the previous equation measured fame by the number of Google hits, while the new version uses a ratio of the number of times a celebrity has been mentioned in the Times divided by the number of mentions in the National Enquirer. As you can see this new version is based on journalistic response, which makes us think the other might be a bit more accurate since it is actually based on what people look for and not what a newspaper decides to publish, however, Mr. Sundem, the original creator of the equation says “This is a major improvement in the equation…It turns out that overall fame doesn’t matter as much as the flavor of the fame. It’s tabloid fame that dooms you.” He has a good and valid point if you ask us.
Other variables that have been added to the equation are the spouses’ combined age, length of the courtship and, of course, the sex symbol factor, which is defined as the number of Google hits showing the female part of the couple “in clothing designed to elicit libidinous intent.” Why not men too? Are they not considered sex symbols too?
So what do you think? Are you ready to place your bets on the longevity of a celebrity marriage? If you make friends with the creators of the equation you might get a better chance of boosting up your bankroll.
The funniest and most sincere Casino Tweets (plus one Facebook update)
Author: Cynthia Wilkins
We love to read tweets and Facebook Status Updates about Casinos. They’re always entertaining.
People tell stories -sometimes in 140 characters or less, mind you- about how they partied ‘all night long’ at their best friends’ bachelorette party at some Vegas Casino. Pictures included and all.
Some simply whine about their bad luck on their shiny iPhone’s and Blackberries, although the moment they win they immediately switch to a life-loving mode that usually results in free rounds of drinks for the bystanders and calling friends at ungodly hours to celebrate the defeat of the unconquerable, evil dealer of the blackjack table.
Casinos are really fun and people love to tweet and talk about them on Facebook. Good or bad, we’ll share the most sincere, funny and revealing Casino Tweets and one Facebook update we found on the social-network-sphere. Check ‘em out.
The funny ones
The hopeful
The honest ones
What are your favorites? Did you tweet any of these yourself? Tell us in the comments section.
Better yet, does it sound like what your casino pals usually say? Share this with them and make their day.
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