In my experience, gaming at a real-life casino should follow on from lots of practice at online casinos. The logic is simple: only online casinos allow for both real-money playing and free-gaming. It’ s the latter that provides the necessary experience to make those big-money plays.

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Bingo side games increasingly popularity and Microgaming is investing in the design of sophisticated software to meet the demand.

HALLOWEENIES, SUMMERTIME, THOUSAND ISLANDS and BAR BAR BLACK SHEEP all feature in September’s Video Slot releases.  Now gamers can be tricked or treated by playing Halloweenies,   Summertime is a 5 reel slot where players have can turn up the heat with a Wild that doubles a win when substituted, as well as Scatters which trigger 15 Free Spins.

The new additions also feature two pub-style side games.  Players can become dizzied by the chance of winning on SPIN CRAZY; a 3 reel, 1 win line main game with holds, nudges and reel features.  Once the feature is activated by 3 feature symbols appearing in view, players can spin the wheel to land on a segment, each of which provides various outcomes, including bonuses and mystery prizes.   With its cashpoint-style façade, MONEY STAR is a simple AWP style 3 reel game, complete with holds, steps, and an autoplay option.  If a player has a golden star on the winline, a random unannounced number of winning spins is awarded.

This month, Microgaming has added an accumulator card game, KILLER CLUBS, to its selection of Bingo side games.  A shuffled pack of cards is placed face down in front of the player and the game proceeds to reveal the top card from the pack.  Players only lose if the card drawn is a club, but gain additional chips for any other suit.