The recent launch of the revolutionary new Apple iPhone is likely to have a huge impact on those who are currently enjoying their online casino play via a mobile phone. All other benefits of the phone’s new generation technology apart, simply having a battery life that has now been extended by a full 40% should prove to be sufficient to get the mobile punters falling over each other in the rush to trade in their ageing mobis for this stunning new offering from Apple.

Limited battery life, particularly with certain cellphone brands and models, has long been a major barrier to the widespread acceptance of mobile gaming, but this new development may well see many more operators rushing to roll out their mobile offerings.

The phone is also lighter and thinner and it has an incredibly sharp, high-resolution display. The screen is capable of 326 pixels per inch resolution, greater than can actually be resolved by the human eye. This means that those stunningly visual games can now be displayed with a degree of realism never before experienced through the online casino software. Apple is calling this new feature its “Retina Display” and it really must be seen to be believed.

Playing casino games on the move has also presented problems of visibility with changes in the ambient light while on the move, in a train for instance, sometimes making it difficult to view the screen display. The designer’s response to the problem was to upgrade the display’s contrast ratio to a vastly improved 800:1. This means that all of the vibrantly coloured graphics that make up the various video slots, video poker and table game screens will now be seen not just more crisply but also far more brightly than ever before.

Some casinos have been developing mobile application specifically for the iPhone over the early part of this year and these should be well positioned to readily adapt their existing mobile offerings to operate on the the new 4G platform, a fact that could well provide a boost to the sales of Apple’s latest new phone as well.

The launch of the new product was announced by Apple's CEO, Steve Job, at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference just two days ago but you will not be able to place an order for the iPhone 4G until June 15th and there is no telling just how long it will be before it finally hits the retailer’s shelves.

My guess is that people will be as willing to queue for this new super-phone as they were for Soccer World Cup tickets, myself included.

They may be a very long way from South Africa’s magnificient new soccer stadia and the nation-wide excitement that is growing to fever pitch day by day but, at least one group of US online punters are going to be sharing in some of the fun and getting their own chance to score in the process.

The Rival Gaming powered SlotsOfFortune online casino has seized the opportunity to capitalize on the biggest international event in sporting history to reward those that will not be attending the soccer extravaganza.

In a unique promotional offer, the online casino management will potentially be giving away thousands of dollars worth of chips to its registered real-money players. Along with many millions of devoted American soccer fans, the casino has demonstrated its full backing for the national team to bring back the trophy.

For the duration of the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup, players at this enterprising online venue will be rewarded with a bonus of $10 in chips whenever their team manages to boot the ball into the back of an opponent’s net. Manager of the SlotsOfFortune casino, Michael Hill, commented that, in addition to the national pride that each goal scored will arouse in all red-blooded Americans, the ten dollar bonus will offer the site’s players one more good reason for a celebration.

To qualify for the bonus, punters are going to need to deposit a minimum of $50 and, thereafter, they can just enjoy the play and add in the bonuses as they are declared.

For those who may not be too familiar or perhaps not too impressed with the standard of US soccer, it might pay to take note that, the current team scored a total of 42 goals in the final 6-way qualifiers alone. This, too, is the team that played its way into second place in the 2009 Confederation Cup that was also held in South Africa. Coach of the World Cup team, one of the continent’s strongest squads, Bob Bradley, is now looking for an improvement on their last African adventure.

Only time will tell whether the US team can triumph but it seems reasonably certainly that one group of the country’s online punters can look forward to a few ten buck handouts at the very least. Their quest begins officially on June 12th when the US squad is set to kick off against England, a powerhouse outfit that is strongly fancied by many to go all the way.

Many fans of Blackjack have been lamenting the gradual disappearance of blackjack tournaments from their favourite RTG casinos in recent months. Although this must clearly have upset some of their customers, the group seems to be engaged in a big effort to appease them and to attract new punters as well. Recent activity across RTG sites such as Rushmore Casino and Cherry Red Casino have seen them rolling out a brand new series of slots tournaments by way of a replacement.

Until recently, slots tournaments were the province of Odds On Casinos and some of the Rival Gaming outlets but this new move seems to herald a campaign designed to promote RTG to the rank of leader in this increasingly popular genre.

Slots tournaments operate in a manner very similar to a poker or blackjack event but provide the slot machine enthusiast with a rare opportunity to play in player against player mode rather than just competing against the software.

As with Poker and Blackjack, a buy-in is required for entry into the event. In exchange for the flat-rate payment, contestants receive a pre-determined number of game credits that may be thought of as chips. They have no face value as currency and may only be used for spins during the related slots tournament, after which any unused credits would be cancelled. During play all wins are shown cumulatively and each used credit is deducted.

An individual’s score is consolidated once his or her supply of tournament credits is exhausted as winnings may not be accessed. In most cases, re-buys are permitted so a player may continue to compete, adding all new wins to the previous total. The aggregated scores are recorded on a tournament leaderboard and, when the time is up, an agreed number of leaders will share the prize pool on a sliding scale. The size of the prize pool is, of course, determined by the total number of entries including re-buys.

Each tournament event features a particular game or, on occasions, a group of games. The games used are often selected because they are new and the tournament constitutes an attempt to draw players’ attention to them. RTG will, no doubt, be capitalizing heavily on the fact that it offers some of the best 3D and branded slots games in the industry.

Initially the tournaments will be introduced only to the top performing RTG Casinos but, in time, they can be expected to filter through to all of their online venues. It’s still early days so announcements have not yet appeared on the casino’s websites but they can be seen once you log in to their games lobbies.

If you are a slots fan, or even if you aren’t het familiar, both the Cherry Red Casino and the Rushmore Casino, are going to be offering some great action with big money attached. Put these on your “to do” list today!

Living right up to its name, the Millionaire Online Casino has, once more, launched its popular Summer Slots promotion. During this 3 month long event, punters on their site will enjoy numerous chances to win really big with some of the most generous payouts and prizes to be found at a casino anywhere in cyberspace.

This year’s massive prize pool will add up to a staggering $500 000 and you had better get  there ASAP as the first of the three planned events is already in progress having kicked off on Tuesday last.

The Millionaire Casino Summer Slots event will feature three individual slots tournaments the first of which is a round played on “Funky Chicken”. The top dog in this segment will stand to land a handsome $50 000 reward and, whoever is able to achieve the highest combined balance across all three of the tournaments will pick up an additional bonus of $75 000.

Starting on the first of July, the focus will shift from the “Funky Chicken” slots game to the equally enjoyable “Shaaark” for the second round of the slots tournament. This time, the first placed player will come away $60 000 better off.

The first day of August marks the time for the third and final round to launch. The first prize continues to grow with this segment offering up a whopping $75 000 to whoever manages to make it to the top of the tournament leaderboard while digging for some of that “California Gold”.

Once all three events have run to their conclusion, Millionaire Casino will then award that coveted $75 000 additional bonus to the overall tournament champ.

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Millionaire Casino is a US friendly venue and, in common with others of the genre, it earmarks the summer season for the launch of its new promotional offers. US Players, then, can look forward to a whole slew of bigger and better prize winning opportunities over the next three months, making it a pretty good time to sign up, for anyone who has not already done so.

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