Betsoft doesn’t get mentioned quite as frequently in the google news as Microgaming or Real time Gaming, but they do come out with some really nice games sometimes. What’s more, even though the games are never offered in an online casino that I can play in (being a U.S. resident) their games are generally easy to find in a free-play mode online. So I always get to try them out anyway. Perhaps when legislation changes, I’ll get to play them for real money. For now, it’s enough that I get to tell you about them. There’s one that was just released and it looks very promising if you like the cutesy-er animated video slots.

This slot is a 3-D 5 reel, 30 payline slot called Lost, that has a silly, stylized theme that resembles both Indiana Jones and The Mummy. The main character is Dr. Dakota Bones, a seeker of forgotten and lost relics, accompanied by a faithful monkey companion named Farooq. Every win triggers a respin, with increasing multipliers from 1x to 5x. Twice I reloaded this game and replayed, to see how my luck would turn, and every time I found myself in the positive by a hundred or more in only 10 minutes of game play.

If you receive 3 monkey symbols a ‘Click Me’ bonus feature is triggered. Here you get to choose from one of the boxes that says ‘Click Me’ and receive the prize that is revealed. There’s no telling how many times you’ll get to reveal a prize either. It could be one box, or it could be all 6. In this way too, it seemed the game was tipping more so in the players favor than to be expected. I was given the chance to reveal 4 on only the second time I played the bonus round and within 10 minutes I was given the chance to play this bonus level 3 times. This strikes me as a very high rate for a special feature.

This game is fun and, while the special features are relatively simple compared to other video slots, they seem consistent and high in pay-offs. I suggest you try it out soon, and see if it paid out for you the way it did for me.

As both a US resident and a Mac user, finding a decent (and safe) casino to gamble with can be quite a chore. In fact, it is for this reason specifically that I often don’t even bother looking for new places to play. Bodog (which recently changed to Bovada.lv for US players) is a nice site, and I’ve grown accustomed to it. Still, even a really good site like Bovada gets old eventually. That’s why I went on a hunt for other reputable online casinos that offer instant play versions of their games to US residents.

The first casino I tried was Aladdin’s Gold. They gave me a free 25$ chip for signing up, so I didn’t feel like I had anything to lose. To be honest, if I were a PC user, I would probably be pretty impressed with this site. The characters and site design were interesting, colorful, and well-done. The Welcome bonuses looked quite appetizing and you can claim as many bonuses as you like for the first 7 days after you’ve signed up. This seemed like an awesome deal, so I was really hoping this site would have something to offer me. Of course, the wagering requirement was 30x so I had to play through $500 if I was going to take anything home, and it could only be done on slots, keno, and bingo. That’s pretty standard rules so I wasn’t surprised. I was, however, disappointed when I actually got to the game section. There were only 14 slots I could play as no-download version. Are you kidding? Out of the entire Real Time Gaming portfolio? I played through what they’d given me and then checked out. 14 games just isn’t enough to suit me.

Well, RTG sometimes sells their licenses piece-meal, so I decided to take a chance on another RTG casino in the hopes that it would be one with more flash-based games. I decided to try HighNoon Casino. It’s another elaborately themed site with really well-done graphics and site design. If you were judging by the quality of their site animations, you’d sure think they had a lot to offer strictly online players. Sigh- but again I was disappointed. HighNoon had exactly the same offerings as Aladdin’s Gold. Moreover, the wagering requirement was 50x. So with 60$ free dollars, I’d have to wager through $3,000 before collecting any winnings. Never mind, I say.

Now, I’m sure that both of these are awesome casinos if you use a pc, especially for US players since we have limited options. In the end though, I was bored by the offerings and unimpressed with the T&Cs of the sites. If anyone out there knows of another casino I can try with a Mac, drop me a line. For now, I’m just heading back over to Bovada.

If you enjoy playing slots and wanted to really hit it big, now might be the time to start playing Beachlife, a progressive jackpot online slot offered by Playtech at the Omni Casino. The jackpot is up at 5.8 million and continuing to increase. Beachlife is a 5-reel, 20 payline progressive that’s themes around the sweet treats of summer, with symbols featuring popsicle sticks, underwater treasure chests, and surfers. This jackpot is the highest ever for the Omni casino. The head of Omni Casino’s VIP department Adam Mathews stated that he gets e-mails from regular players on a daily basis, each claiming that they’re going to be the lucky soon-to-be multi-millionaire.

Interestingly enough, Beachlife is only the 6^th most popular online slot at Omni Casino. The current favorite is Mr.Cash Back. The feature that pulls in customers to this particular slot is that players get 100% of a line bet back if that line fails to win 50 times in a row. There’s also a free spin feature with static wilds, ensuring plenty of reasons for wagerers to continue betting . By comparison, Beachlife is a relatively simple game. It offers no free spins or special wilds feature and it’s only bonus option is a simple pick-to-reveal prize level that is triggered by 3 scatter symbols (the treasure chest) anywhere on the reels.

However, with a progressive jackpot topping 5 million, what other reasons does a person need to play this game? Check it out today. Omni Casino is currently offering a 100% match bonus up to $100 for new players.