In Casino.com’s recent report we found that Casino War was one of our most popular games with one of the highest payout of all our online casino games. In the last 12 months alone, Casino War paid out $5,092,508! I guess we’d have to say that that’s the #1 reason why Casino War is so popular—the money! Let’s jump right into our list:

1. 1. The money! As we just mentioned, online Casino War offers clients a chance to win HUGE sums of money.
2. 2. The game is appropriate for players on ALL levels. This luck-based game couldn’t be simpler. You simply place your bets, hit the “Deal” button, and wait for the dealer to deal the cards. You’ll get one card and the dealer will get one card. Whoever gets the higher card wins. Bets pay back double, unless you get a war…
3. 3. WAR! The fun in this game comes when you and the dealer are both dealt cards of the same value. Then you’ll get a choice—do you want to surrender (thereby forfeiting half your original bet) or you can proceed to battle it out with a war. In a war, you’ll each be dealt three “burn cards” (i.e. face down cards) followed by a face up card. Whoever gets the higher of the two new showing cards wins. If you tie, you also win! In terms of strategy, most would agree that it never makes sense to surrender. When you surrender, the “house” gets an advantage of 3.7%; when you go to war, however, the house advantage is only 2.88%…you do the math!
4. 4. It’s a childhood favorite. Lots of people like to play Casino War simply for sentimental reasons—who doesn’t like to recall those rainy Sunday mornings when you’d beg and whine to your parents to play a game of War with you? Now you can play online Casino War whenever you want…no begging or whining necessary!

Have fun!

This classic card game combines skill and fast-paced action. It was created and first played in the Caribbean Islands, which is how it got its name. Players enjoyed this variant of poker surrounded by palm and mango trees and in the company of friends. With high quality graphics and cutting edge technology, this online game can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. As you play, you will feel the warm Caribbean air and win some great cash prizes as you enjoy this challenging and exciting online game.

This online card game combines a fantastic mixture of poker and blackjack. Similar to blackjack, each player plays out each hand against the dealer who has the choice of playing against a single opponent or multiple opponents.

Caribbean Stud Poker has grown very popular and players of the online game have won winnings of $15,971,624 – that’s during the last twelve months alone! Caribbean Stud Poker is, however, slightly different from traditional five card stud poker since it is played against the casino rather than against fellow players. Caribbean is now one of the leading table games enjoyed by players in casinos around the world.

The game also features the Caribbean Stud progressive jackpots, a major attraction to online players. Players are awarded Jackpot prizes when they reach the highest possible combination available. Online, this is a royal flush.

To begin playing simply decide how much you wish to bet and then select that amount and place your bet. Then point and click on the chip denomination you wish to have. Click again on your bet to raise the amount. The amount that you bet, the amount of money won and your balance all appear on the bottom of the screen. All you need to do now is enjoy a game of poker under the warm Caribbean sun…no sun screen is needed!

We’ve had a number of big winners lately here at Casino.com and we’d like to extend hearty congratulations to two of them from the member community and staff. These people didn’t just win tens or hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but in some cases TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS…just by playing their favorite online slot machine games!

1. fnm02 from NSW, Australia, won almost $20,000 playing Penguin Vacation and Cherry Love, two of his favorite slots. Penguin Vacation, a relatively new online slot game, features the fun animated entertainment of Pa Penguin, Ma Penguin, and Little Penguin who are enjoying their Antarctic vacation. There are fishing symbols, slippery ice slides, and others on this fun, 5-reel slot, plus a fun fishing bonus with an option of wining up to 33 free games! Cherry Love is another crowd pleaser. While it may sound fun and cheery, it’s actually a theme based on fatal attraction and uses daggers, broken hearts, and other steely symbols for its wild and scatter icons. One of the main attractions for the Cherry Love slots is the music—quite a good selection!



2. Also hailing from NSW, Australia, rbreed won a whopping $66,205 playing Happy Bugs. The member spent some of his winnings on a luxury vacation in Sydney with his wife. While bugs is actually a quite popular slot machine theme, the Happy Bugs game at Casino.com does offer some fun and unique features that sets it apart from the crowd. For one, the Happy Bugs casino slot machine game actually offers a bit of humor. As the game starts, you’re invited to join their party—a party that comes complete with snacks and plenty of beer. The caterpillars, ladybugs, and cockroaches are nicely animated and the background music is fun. Plus, as rbreed will tell you, there’s a good chance that you’ll win a ton of money here!

Congratulations to you and to your family—we wish you continued online slots success and more joyous winnings!

…just ask kengen, a resident of Ames, Norway, who will tell you about his Thai Paradise winnings of $9,600!

If you’ve ever been to Thailand (or even if you’ve seen pictures or movies that take place there), then you know that it truly is a paradise. The small country features exotic beaches, a lush countryside, stunning mountains, and the throbbing city of Bangkok. It’s a place where travelers go to escape their real lives, to try new things, to hike, swim, and have fun. For many, it is heaven on earth.

Enter the online slot game of Thai Paradise and you’ll find this theme clearly carried out in its multiple, exotic symbols, background, and music.

The game itself is a 5-reel, 15-payline online video slot game with a high paying jackpot of 5000 times your line bet (you’ll get this with 5 exotic girl symbols on an active payline). The lotus symbol, a good luck symbol in the Buddhist faith (a beautiful flower and a popular yoga pose) serves as the wild and scatter symbol. Three or more lotus flowers on any of the reels will give you 10 free games, during which a mystery scatter symbol will be chosen randomly to perform with scatter behavior. There is no limit to the number of free games you can get.

Now a word about the music. As you’ll find with most online slots at Casino.com, there is different music for the “info” section and for the regular game section. I have to say, the info section music is really good. It’s not silly hinky-dinky music like you’ll find with some old fruit machine slots, but is whimsical and exotic…very Thai. The music that plays while the reels are spinning, and then if you win any money is also good, but it’s pretty brief.

I’m sure our big winner kengen would agree is urging you to play Thai Paradise, one of the most exotic online slots at any online casino!

In honor on the 64th Cannes Film Festival, Casino.com is hosting its very own special movie promotional event.

We’re proud to present this fantastic promo, a movie-themed two-week event for which slot machine players will play hard to race to the top of the leader board. If you score the #1 slot, you’ll leave with bragging rights as the star of the show…plus a home cinema package valued at $5000!

Here are the details:

Date: Monday, May 9, 2011 at 00:01 GMT through Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 23:59 GMT

How to Play: Opt in before the end date (see above) and play slot games until the buzzer dings at the end time (see above). You will earn points which will be tracked on the Casino.com star-studded leader board. Top winners will win amazing prizes

Prizes:

1st Place — $5000 home cinema package
2nd Place — $1500
3rd Place — $1000
4th Place — $750
5th Place — $50
6th-10th Place — $250
11th-20th Place — $15
21st-64th Place — $100

As you can see, this is a competition not just for one or even a few people, but for 64 people—that’s a whole lot of prizes for a whole lot of people! In fact, this year’s Casino.com Film Festival promo has prizes that are valued at $15,000!

So opt in for our online casino’s race to stardom today…and let’s have some fun with this—we offer a number of movie-themed online slot machine games, including Iron Man, Punisher, The Incredible Hulk, Gladiator, and many others!

The Casino.com Film Festival promotional event is open to all real-money account players and VIP members. We’re excited about the vast number of people who will be winning a vast amount of money…in just a matter of weeks! It couldn’t be easier to opt in and to become a part of this event, so sign up now, start playing your favorite online slot machine games, and become a star!

You want to know why Alien Hunter is so popular? That’s an easy one—because players get an opportunity to battle the evil alien invaders while raking in some extra cash from this feature-rich online slot machine game!

This extraterrestrial-themed game will have you at the edge of your seat as you enter the world of aliens and spaceships and as you take on the important Earth-saving role as Alien Hunter. The out-of-this-world music and the state-of-the-art graphics help transport your imagination to the world of aliens and alien hunters, plus help make the slot machine game unique and fun.

In addition to the theme, people are mainly attracted to this 5-reel, 25-line online game for two reasons. One is the Egg Collection bonus game and the other is the Dollar Ball side game. If you’re like most online slot players, you get bored just hitting “Spin” after “Spin” after “Spin.” Alien Hunter gives players an opportunity to switch things up a bit, not to mention win more money!

To trigger the Egg Collection bonus feature you’ll need to hit two alien egg symbols, one on reel 1 and one on reel 5. This will then bring you to a bonus round where you’ll collect eggs that will multiply your winnings. Be wary of the evil egg though—once you uncover that one, you’ll be brought back to the main game, ending your bonus round.

The Dollar Ball bonus can be triggered anytime. You pay one dollar and choose a number between 1-49. Then you spin the reel and if any of your numbers show up, you’ll win extra cash prizes. The more numbers you hit of your selected five, the more cash you’ll win. It’s an easy way to pile up on your winnings, plus adds an additional layer of luck and suspense to your game.

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Top 20 Online Casino Games at Casino.com

We’re proud of our entire collection of online casino games here at Casino.com, though we can’t help but notice that some shine more brightly than others when it comes to popularity among our clients. We’ve recently done some data mining of our records and stats and have found that there are 20 games in particular that YOU have chosen as your favorites. This list of online games was generated based on two major findings—the number of times they were played and the amount of money that was paid out over the last 12 months.

Top 20 Online Casino Games and Sums of Total Winnings in the Last Year

1. Roulette - $188,459,113
2. Blackjack - $144,453,202
3. Premium Roulette – $112,286,999
4. Desert Treasure – $21,925,058
5. Gladiator - $18,024,420
6. Caribbean – $15,971,624
7. Hulk with Marvel Jackpot – $12,562,414
8. Iron Man with Marvel Jackpot – $8,555,429
9. Bonus Bears – $7,841, 235
10. Fantastic Four – $7,606,648
11. Pink Panther – $7,606,648
12. Blade - $7,079.205
13. Great Blue – $6,689,958
14. Three Card Poker – $6,450,284
15. Pharaoh’s Secrets – $5,807,740
16. Casino Hold ‘Em – $5,533,285
17. Gold Rally 8-Line $2 – $5,270,588
18. Thai Paradise – $5,232,531
19. Golden Tour – $5,159,487
20. Casino War – $5,092,508

You’ll see that the above list covers a wide range of our casino game options. Many are online slot machine games, while some of the top 20 include traditional card games (like Blackjack or Poker) or Roulette (both standard and premium). This fact points to the diversity of our players. We have some casino clients who come in and head straight to “the tables,” while some prefer to press their luck at the video slot machines. We’re thrilled that our casino offers are so far-reaching and can appeal to such a wide variety of people and their interests.

Over the course of the next few weeks we’ll feature some of these high-paying, popular casino games in our blog so you can get better acquainted with them and bookmark them as YOUR favorite Casino.com games.