Since 1994 Microgaming was the Rolls Royce of casino software. In 2003 Thunderstruck, Spring Break and Ladies Nite were released. Designed on Aussie Pokies with 5 reels, 9 pay-lines, featuring free spins and Wild multipliers. Microgaming video slots rocked it for player’s. However lately MGS has dropped the ball, with buggy download software and poor … Read more
I’m still gobsmacked over 32Red cancelling weekend processing of winnings, back in July 2013. Whilst their spokesperson (Operations Director) Pat Harrison claimed it was to align their processing with UK Bank hours, not too many players swallowed it. It was claimed the real truth behind this move, was not the UK Banking excuse at all. … Read more
There was a monumental screw-up at 32Red Casino a few weeks back. A new player, on their first deposit, dropped £1,000. He then contacted live chat, requested the high-roller bonus. Instead of the 32Red customer support representative crediting 100% (£1,000 match bonus), they credited 200% (£2,000 bonus). The player hit a massive win and complete … Read more
Speculation has been afoot for a while regarding who exactly is Digimedia Limited. Is it the Moshal brothers, who are also perporterd to have a controlling share in Micrograming. As most should know by now, Microgaming supplied start-up capital for eCOGRA. And the CEO of Microgaming, Roger Raatgever, held a non-excective seat on the board … Read more
A few months back at CAP (Casino Affiliate Program) an affiliate who promoted Platinum Play casino to his French player base, made a public forum post accusing Fortune Affiliates and essentially Fortune Lounge Group, of accepting bets from France, even though approx two (2) years previously Microgaming had announced, it would no longer accept real bets from … Read more
It takes little to realize gambling affiliate programs can easily shave stats and cook the books of their partners and get-away with it! Before entering the online gaming industry, I thought I’d meet people who could spin a line. But they hold nothing on some affiliate managers I’ve met, as an online casino affiliate. Think … Read more
I always question the motives of anyone who feels the need to hide or camouflage the truth. If people can’t be honest about their activities, it’s a clear warning sign that maybe they can’t be trusted. In my opinion, this goes for any business too; especially those operating in the online gaming industry. If a … Read more
If any online industry is capable of changing direction quickly and gaining the most from current web limitations, it’s the online gaming industry. Since inception (circa 1994), online casinos have meet numerous challenges – most have not only stepped up to the crease but have hit the ball for six – way out of the … Read more
Apart from all out rigging of casino software, a software provider or maybe even a Microgaming casino operator can weight reels of individual Microgaming slot machines. In layman terms “weighting slot reels” means altering the reel strips. In online casinos that mean changing the number of icons which appear on each slot reel or altering … Read more
It’s likely every casino player at some point will experience a run of bad sessions when playing Microgaming slots. I’ll never argue the point, games like Break da Bank Again, Isis and others are high variance slots can be streaky. However having just finished yet another woeful session playing at a Microgaming casino, I’m starting … Read more
Casino Promotion Bonuses Casinos use welcome bonuses to entice new players to sign-up and deposit. All Casino promotions have some type of terms and conditions attached to a bonus – especially with welcome bonuses. From a casinos stand point T&C’s are implemented to avoid bonus abuse, a minimum wagering (differs between casino) on bonus money … Read more
The Virtual Casio Group has been conducting its business dealings in a less than honourable fashion for many years. And so to has its affiliate arm Gambling Wages (GW). It is one of the few casino groups that is listed on practically every blacklist. It’s made it to the status of rogue casinos because it … Read more
Being an online casino affiliate since 2000, I’ve seen my fair share of player issues concerning rogue casinos to last a life time. It’s no secret that these dodgy clip joints are on numerous numbers of blacklists. However there are still webmasters who promote these sh!t holes. It’s these rogue casino affiliates that allow these … Read more