New Online Casinos & Online Poker Rooms
Published: Friday, February 17, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
NEW ONLINE CASINOS FEBRUARY 2006
Here Online-Casinos.com present he latest new online casinos and poker card rooms as of february 2006:
Medieval Tavern Casino
Powered by Grand Virtual, this is a typical and rather old-fashioned
template casino from that company (they all look the same) with 18 language
variations and a range of financial options that includes Moneybookers, ECO,
1Pay and Neteller. There is a full round-the-clock Support. The owners immediately
started spamming the message boards on launch, which is not a good sign. Grand
Virtual seems to have been active recently, with several csinos surfacing. www.walletcasino.com
As above. Very little upfront information on licensing or owners, and Support
is through the site only. Grand Virtual again. www.crossroadcasino.com As above.
Grand Virtual. www.crossroadscasino.com This ex-Starnet casino now re-routes
to lucky-slots.us, owned by Slotland Entertainment SA. Not an impressive site.
www.villentolasvegas.net Microgaming powered casino just launched is branded
Villento Las Vegas.net. The operator is a highly experienced online gamblinwww.medieval-tavern-casino.com
Powered by Grand Virtual, this is a typical and rather old-fashioned template
casino from that company (they all look the same) with 18 language variations
and a range of financial options that includes Moneybookers, ECO, 1Pay and Neteller.
There is a full round-the-clock Support. The owners immediately started spamming
the message boards on launch, which is not a good sign. Grand Virtual seems
to have been active recently, with several csinos surfacing.
Wallet Casino
As above. Very little upfront information on licensing or owners, and Support
is through the site only. Grand Virtual again.
Crossroadcasino.com
As above. Grand Virtual.
Crossroadscasino.com
This ex-Starnet casino now re-routes to lucky-slots.us, owned by Slotland
Entertainment SA. Not an impressive site.
Villen To Las Vegas.net
Microgaming powered casino just launched is branded Villento Las Vegas.net.
The operator is a highly experienced online gambling executive who was a co-founder
of the large Fortune Lounge group but has been doing his own thing in
the industry for some time. Villento Las Vegas has a huge games suite of over
180 Flash and Download (Viper platform) games that embraces almost the entire
MGS range. It's a well laid out and well equipped site with fully contactable,
round-the-clock support, a wide range of financial options through ProcCyber
and PlayCheck, CashCheck and other aids.
This one has the look and feel of big money behind it - allied to the experience
and savvy of the owner this is likely to lead to quick progress in the market.
Unfortunately onl;u days after its launch it angered many players by embarking
on a spamming campaign - very disappointing.
Touch Stone Poker
Full House Entertainment NV, the turnkey online poker software and site
provider has made a professional if somewhat bland job of presenting Touchstone
Poker.com which launched in January in the competitive online poker sector.
Operated by Curacao-licensed Global Fortune NV, the new poker room offers access
to a wide selection of ‘play for fun’ or ‘play for real’
poker games such as No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha Hi/Lo and 7 or 5 Card
Stud, with no limit, pot limit and limit betting on a site that has 24/7 fully
contactable Support and a wide range of financial options such as Neteller,
Instadebit, Click2Pay, 900Pay, Firepay and ECO.
Management at the site is under the control of Wyatt Davison, who oversees a
range of signup bonuses (matchplay maxed at $200) and tourneys designed to attract
both experienced and newbie poker players.
Cindys Poker
Also from Full House Entertainment, a new site for international model Cindy
Margolis branded Cindys Poker.com. Developed in partnership with Mercury
Sports N.V. out of Curacao, the new venue promises an extensive range of poker-based
games to suit all abilities and tastes, including ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’,
‘Omaha Hi/Lo’ and ‘7 Card Stud’.
The site features the sultry Ms. Margolis and is workmanlike but not especially
exciting. It does, however have 24/7 fully contactable Support and a wide range
of financial options such as Neteller, Instadebit, Click2Pay, 900Pay, Firepay
and ECO. Management is currently offering a 50 percent signup maxed at $200.
To mark the launch, Margolis is offering a trip for two to Los Angeles to join
her and her celebrity friends at a special VIP celebration.
Igotcasino.com
Igotpoker.com
Igotskills.com
Igotsports.com
The iGot group (igotcasino.com, igotpoker.com, igotskills.com and igotsports.com)
seem to be running an efficient and well integrated operation on professionally
executed and cleverly linked sites. The group is using the popular Tribeca
Tables poker software, with Digital Gaming Systems software powering
up the casino and sportsbook side. It's an interesting exposition on the current
trend for tightly integrated but diverse styles of gaming "under one roof,"
offering visitors plenty of entertainment through one e-wallet system. Director
of Operations Kyle Gabriel is the accessible and informative man in charge,
reporting direct to iGot Gaming Group company president Brad Mitchell. Firepay,
Neteller and Instacash are all available, and the Costa Rica-based 24/7 Support
is easily contactable and responsive. Licensing is through Antigua. RNG certification
is through the UK's Gaming Associates.
Riverbelle.info
River Belle's cool free online poker play site, Riverbelle.info is supporting
its arrival by sponsoring the telecast of the world's most elegant poker tournament,
Monte Carlo Millions 2005 on Fox Sports Network (FSN). Riverbelle's real money
poker site launched January 9.
Midatlanticpoker.com
Powered by Micropower, which Chartwell acquired last year, this is a mediocre
site with limited information upfront and Neteller Instacsh financial options.
There is access to Support, and the poker room is part of Chartwell's still
growing PokerNexus network.
Elcasino.com
This Boss Media powered Spanish language online casino closed end December 2005.
Betonsports.com
This major US-facing betting group has one account-single wallet sportsbook,
poker and online casino offerings. The latter has recently changed software
and gone with Real Time Gaming and a suite of over 80 games of good quality,
well presented on an easy to use site which has full Support and financial choices.
Live3dpoker.com
The Barbados-based software powering this new poker room is not familiar to
us, and comes under the brand Royal Games International, with Cyberluck hosting
and a Curacao license. The backers are believed to be Funtime International,
which as at end January was still trying to raise 1 million, presumably as operating
capital to back its intention to start an online poker network featuring this
no-download software, which is Mac compatible. Games in the suite are Texas
Hold Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo and 5 and 7 card stud. Fred Lucchetti is director
of operations.
Kosabicasino.com
RTG software through main sub-licensor Play United. This site
is professionally put together with all the facilities, but is rather bland
in appearance. The large 100 + games suite features most of the current and
latest RTG games, and matters financial are handled through the Play United
system and give the player a wide range of choices. The signup bonus is a matchplay
maxed at $150 but check the T&Cs carefully - there are varied and complex
strings attached thereto.
Geckocasino.com
This one has been around for some time as an online casino, but now features
3 software platforms: Live-over-the-internet from CWC; no-download games from
IQL and Flash from Digital Gaming Systems. It has poker from Elite Poker in
9 gamestyles and sportsbook, bingo and casino action on a very busy but well
executed site located in Costa Rica (operator unknown) There is a huge range
of financial options.
FHMcasino.com
Closed and now re-routes to the Playtech-powered Del Rio Casino.
Liquidclubcasino.com
Sister to Frontroom Casino.com which had several player issues ongoing that
have now been resolved. These well presented online casinos are powered by Chartwell
Technology through its principal sub-licensor Club Elite Management, which is
currently engaged in settling in to a brand new support centre in Singapore
having left Curacao. Chartwell are now using Elite Club Management as their
disputes channel and have just appointed a new VP Operations (Thorsten Hillebrecht)
and a new customer relations man (Glen Bullen)
Revolutionarypoker.com
The troubesome software provider Futurebet powers this operation, using outsourced
poker from (we think) LVFH. The site is adequate without being particularly
imaginative or appealing and includes a sportsbook operation. There are player
complaints on this brand, among them that the Support is unresponsive. The site
carries little upfront information, although there is a good selection of financial
choices and a 30 percent signup bonus.
Spycasino.biz
Not to be confused with Spy Casino.com, which routes to Golden Palace. The .biz
site is another low quality Futurebet-powered operation.
WPTonline.com
Recently launched with Wagerlogic software, this is a casino and poker room
site of good quality belonging to the World Poker Tour Enterprises people. It
has an Alderney license, comes in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish language
versions and has all the bells and whistles one would expect from a top tier
venue, including full Support and a good range of financial options. The presentation
is minimalist and clean, but navigation is fast and intuitive. The100 percent
matchplay sign-up is very generously maxed at GBP 325.
winneronline.skilljam.com
Skill gaming facilities added on to the respected and pioneering Winneronline
online casino gambling portal.
Hustlercasino.com
Online casino and poker (the latter coming soon) site owned by the Hustler land
casino folks in Gardena, near Long Beach, Los Angeles. The operator is believed
to be TTIS LLC Inc but refuses to divulge any details of software or licensing
at this time. The gambling suite consists of 19 games and the site has limited
support (livechat only) but offers *luxury* facilities like a webcast, newsletter
and calendar service. A basic loyalty program is in place. The layout is competent
but not outstanding.
Vegassportsbookandcasino.com
Garish, girlie-inspired site supported by IEELtd.com and operating from Costa
Rica, but with an Antigua licence. The casino and sportsbook software is World
Gaming's Java-based, but on the poker side the provider is Dobrosoft, with Live
Action support. Money options include Neteller, Moneybookers and ODF and there
is fully contactable Support. A 110 percent signup is on offer.
Gamblingstarcasino.com
Typical Windows Casino white label operation via readymadecasinos.com. Although
powered by RTG, it is not recommended.
Sierrastarcasino.com
This is probably the latest Playtech-powered casino and a sister to Giant Vegas
and Royal Dice which are Australian owned. It has all the required facilities
on a nicely presented but rather cold, blue site. It has a large gaming suite
with some of this providers latest offerings available, backed by full support,
a Universal Gaming Club loyalty program and a wide range of financing choices
through Xpress Payment Services in Cyprus. The licencing is Curacao and a matchplay
signup maxed at $300 is available - but read the T&Cs carefully as there
have been many problems with Playtech casinos in this area of late. For example,
on the signup the minimum deposit is $50, and minimum W/T is x20 D+B - x40 on
certain games!!
Goldenspiritpoker.com
Online casino and poker site owned by a shell company that was once Golden Spirit
Mining of Canada (now a Curacao licensed entity) The busy site has a lot going
on - poker school, celebrity section, tournaments and private tables. Although
there is little in the way of on-site information there is a fully contactable
Support (which was unresponsive on the several occasions when we tried to engage
with it), Club Cash loyalty program and a wide range of financial choices through
Nexum Financial. The domain is registered to Arc2 Intertainment in Vancouver,
Canada. On the signup front there is a matchplay signup maxed at $250 on minimum
deposits of $50. On all subsequent deposits a $30 bonus is paid, but the W/T
requirements were not clear to us.
Casinoonlineinternational.com
Typical Gambling Federation venue with over 60 games. 25 percent bonus on signup
maxed at $250.
Moneycasino.com
Undistinguished Golden Palace clone powered by Playtech and offering a matchplay
signup maxed at $100 with a 30 percent bonus maxed at $100 on second deposit.
Capitalcasino.com
Closing soon and will be shelved or sold on by BelleRock/Carmen Media group.
