Trip Report Black Hawk Colorado 11/08/08

Trip Report
November 8th , 2008
Black Hawk Colorado

Quick Version of Trip Report
Mardi Gras Casino
Wizard Of OZ
Deal or No Deal Play It
Monopoly Grand Hotel
Whales of Cash
Sally Shrimp
Ghost Hunter
Super Jackpot Party
Super Jackpot Party
Where’s The Gold
Day and Night
Deal Or No Deal Play it
Deal or No Deal Play it
Wizard of Oz

The Lodge
Survivor
Moolah Invaders (Cow Space Ship Game)
Monopoly Train Bonus
Wales of Cash


Wow, sorry it’s taken me over a week to write this but I’ve been busy as heck.
Got up at 530 AM. I can never sleep in the night before going to the casino’s. I'm always up early and since the casinos in Colorado, currently, don’t open till 8 am, it does me no good to be up before 7.

I went down stairs as quietly as possible so not to disturb my lovely wife or wake me sleeping daughter. Got on the computer to work on a little hard drive issue I had been having, and checked the blogs for something to do to waste time.

I Ate a quick bite of toast when I heard my little princess start crying so I went up to check on her. I took her into her mother and kissed them both goodbye and I was out the door by 7:!0

Stop to get some gas. 1.95 A Gallon and was on my way. No traffic at 7 on a Sunday and it was a very nice drive as always. Driving up I-70 this time of year is so beautiful. The leaves are still changing and there is snow on the higher mountains. I don’t have to drive throw the snow but can enjoy the views.



(View from Central City Parkway)






(The Casino Front)

(Statue outside of Golden Mardi Gras Casino)

My first stop today was the Golden Mardi Gras Casino. I had planned this trip around a mailer I had received from the Golden Casino Group. It was a earn 200 points in a day and receive $5.00 coupon. Also being Sunday it was a double point day so I figured I would be able to hit my number easier than normal.

My first game was one of my new favorites “Wizard of OZ” 2 seconds later it was on to “Deal or No Deal” Play it addition. I guess I chose the don’t play it addition since I didn’t get anything in my spins.

Next, Monopoly Grand Hotel. I love the Monopoly slot machine series. The only jackpot I have every won was on the original “Money Grab” Monopoly Game. 5 Monopoly symbols on the 9th line thing, I cried. Unfortunately, I wasn’t so lucky on this one either.

So far I had been in the casino for less than 15 minutes and hadn’t won a thing. Worst of all my bankroll was already half gone. It was looking like it would be a very short day.

I went to my old standby machine, Whales of Cash. This machine seems to help me out everyonce and a while so I always hope for the best. Again nothing.

At this point I'm pretty down. Not wanting to spend more time driving to the casino than playing in it wasn’t a fun thought.

I went looking for a penny machine with 9 lines so I could extend my day at least. I stumbled upon Sally shrimp mania slot machine. Fun little game and the first of the day I actually got to play on for a while. Hit the Shrimping bonus and a few 5 symbol hits and finally was able to leave a machine a little ahead for the first time in the day.

Just around the corner I found another .01 cent 9 line game called “Ghost Island” I spent back what I left the shrimp with.

At this point I'm down to my last 10 bucks. Ive wasted a little more time but the day has still gone by way to fast.

I found a Super Jackpot Party game and decided to chance it. I have never done well on this game but crossed my fingers anyway. After the second spin I hit the party bonus. Why does this game or any select a box game make me so dang nervous. I selected a couple boxes and then hit the Dance bonus. My little John Travolta look-a-like character starts dancing his little head off. Ends up winning me 15.00 bucks by the time he finally got all tuckered out. I played for a while long and figure it was done paying so I went to another SJP on the bank and got right into the bonus again. No big win this time but did cashed out the same as I cashed in.

I took a quick picture of the box top so I could add it to the post. As soon as I did, host staff started to pop up everywhere. Guess they don’t like photos in this casino.



I sat down at “Where’s The Gold,” it was the one where you need 3 dynamite symbols to get in the bonus round where you chose a character who mines for spins and bonus symbols, that one. When I got nothing again., I was down to my last $5.00 bucks.

I debated how to spend it for a while and decided to just sit down on the machine a couple done that I hadn’t played before. It was a “Night and Day” machine. Something about getting matching symbols that represented night and day, then there was this box that would appear in line 2 that would be covered at first then reveal a random symbol, didn’t understand it but I figure like they all do it would tell me if I won.

It was just a few spins in when I hit 5 of the bonus day/night symbols for 50 free spins. On my minimum but when all was said and done I was back to my starting bankroll number. I cashed out and ran.

It was at this point I realized after an 1 and a half of play and on a double point day I was still almost a hundred points short of getting my 5.00 coupon. How hard is it to get $5.00. wow.
With a new bank roll I started my tour over again. Stopping at “Deal or No Deal” again with the same results as earlier on two different machines.

Then over to Wizard of Oz for a second try. This time I actually got to play for a while. I was visited by Linda the Good White quite a bit but never helped much. Played the Flying Monkey Bonus for the first time and that actually paid off pretty nicely. Visited the yellow brick road a few times but never got to select a character at the end. Did have a shot at the scare crow and chose the wrong box. Bummer.

It was after a lot of up and down play on WOZ that I finally reach my 200 points. 2 hours and 2 bank rolls later, I was ready to cash in my coupon. I get to the window, hand the guy my card and my coupon and he tells me I have only earned 124 points. Double points don’t count toward your coupons. I was very upset. I wouldn’t have wasted so much time in one place had I know I wouldn’t even get to use my coupon. I did raise my player total to over the 1000 point mark so I was able to cash in on my regular points for $5.00 bucks but after that I was out the door.

I walked across the street to The Lodge Casino. By now the floor was a lot more active but still plenty of machines open. I found the same slot games on the lower level of the lodge as were across the street so I headed right up stairs.

I found the “Survivor” game based on the TV show. It had Rupert as a symbol and he was one of my favorite characters so that was cool. The actual game was pretty boring though and the bonus round was not very exciting either. You pick an icon which represents one of 4 seasons of Survivor and it reveals a pay level . then you choose icons from that level. It does show you what you could have chosen at the end which is a feature I both love and hate.

Next I played the cows from outer space game with dropping reels. If it gets 4 or more drops in a row you get free games. I went to the bonus once but didn’t have much luck.

I then sat down at the Monopoly Jackpot Station. I really like this game when I get into the bonus round. Unfortunately I got the chance bonus about 5 times and never was able to select a good card. Always got a symbol that never gave me much.

The day was again at a close with my last $5.00 bucks in hand. I chose to let my day hinge with my old faithful Whales of Cash. But again it wasn’t my day with those whales.

All and all not a bad day, started really rough but got a nice boost from the Day/Night game. I was very upset about Mardi Gras coupon situation but it’s a lesson learned. If it’s not a free coupon I'm not going.

Have a great day and Happy Gaming,
J

Colorado Amendment 50 Update

According to the Rocky Mountain News, the first town to vote on expanded gaming will be Cripple Creek on Dec 16th. Black Hawk to follow on Jan 13th and Central City will vote sometime in March.

Even with the early voting, if passed, the new hours, limits, and gaming will not start until summer of 09.

Read the full article here.


J

Golden Casino Group Promotions

Borrowing a great idea from http://www.thebadgambler.com/ I will start posting the flyers I get from the local casinos.

My first to post and comment about is from the Golden Casino Group. This encompasses 3 casino's in Black Hawk Colorado. Golden Gates, Golden Gulch, and Golden Mardi Gras Casinos.

This month's flyer is different than normal in one major way. Like always there are coupons for food, $3.00 off a Burrito and/or $5.00 off a Calzone. I be getting a Calzone myself.


The big change is with the money back portion. What normally reads "Get $5.00 Cash" now is "Get $5.00 in cash when you earn 200 points"



It was nice to just get free money but with the casino's posting continual loss, I can understand how they don't want to just give it away right now. 200 points is not that hard to achieve so I will go and play for a while and get my $5.oo, just to give it right back to them of course, but hey it was free money right.......

Have a Great Day and Happy Gaming
J

Amendment 50 Passes

With a fairly large margin amendment 50 has been passed by the Colorado voters.

Now it is up to the individual voters of the 3 mountain towns to vote on the expansion of gaming. Most reports say a vote could be held after the 1st of the year with changes going into effect by June.

The hardest part is over, now its just a waiting game.

Have a great day and Happy Gaming,
J

Keeping My Eye on Amendment 50

Today is the day. While most of the world is waiting for the results of one of the most important presidential races in our history, I will be watching the ticker at the bottom of the tv for local ammendments results.

Crossing my fingers that ammendment 50 will pass. I will update the results as they come in.

Have a great day and Happy Gaming
J

Colorado Votes to Expand Gaming Laws

Ok I’m not interested in politics. I don’t have the time to be an educated voter so I’m not even registered. I'm tired of all the ads on TV, radio, and in the mail but there is a bill on the Colorado ballet that I'm paying attention too.

Amendment 50: Limited Gaming in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek

This amendment would allow the towns in Colorado where gambling is allow to vote on wither or not they want to expand gaming limits, games available, and gaming hours.

My first question was why are we voting to give the right to towns people to vote on an issue. Don’t they have that right in the first place?

My second question was when would this, if passed, be enacted?

With what I can find online it appears that no change could be made till July 09 per the tax regulations. I might be wrong.

Now the increased betting limits (going from $5 max to $100 max) wont effect a player like me, it will mainly affect the card players out there. I'm a penny player and hate betting more than the minimum anyway.

The new games such as roulette and craps might be a onetime adventure for me but I can see the draw for other players.

The one part of the new law which would be more beneficial to me would be the expanded gaming hours. Currently operating from 8 am to 2 am this law would allow for 24 hour gaming.

I have found these limited hours annoying on a few occasions but not many.

My first ever trip to Black Hawk I was so excited. I left from Littleton around 630 am as I was on a time crunch and had to be back in town by noon. I drove as fast as I could up the old mountain route 93 and got to Fortune Valley Casino a little after 730 am. I walked in from the parking garage to find the gates up blocking the casino entrance and all the machine were off. I then noticed the hours sign posted next to the gate. I have now learned to adjust both my sleep and driving styles on days I'm going to the casino.

The second time was during an overnight stay for my birthday with my wife. She doesn't gamble much but when we are staying at a casino the funniest thing happens. She wakes me up in the middle of the night and asks if I want to go down to the slots. Of course I do. While this time she walks me up and I had to say no, there not open yet.

If this bill passes I won’t have to worry about either of these issues again.

I have seen and heard the opponents objectives to the bill and understand their arguments. The main backing is speaking to the betting limits and that people will spend larger amounts of money. I agree completely. People are going to be dropping more money and some of them don’t have it but again that won’t be me.

Now as I said I will take advantage of the expanded hours but will I be driving home/or leaving to go up the mountain at 3 am, hopefully not. I like the Central City Parkway drive off of I-70 but at night that’s one heck of a road. It’s a long way to the bottom if you miss one of the those turns and I know the same thing could happen at 3pm in daylight but I just feel better getting to and from that road before the sun goes down or after it comes up, but that’s just me.

Either way November cant come soon enough. All these political issues out there and only one has sparked enough interest with me to really contemplate.

Here is a link to the local new stations coverage of the bill with all the legalize if you want to know the exacts of the bill. http://www.9news.com/news/elections/article.aspx?storyid=100868&catid=137

Have a great day and Happy Gaming,
J

The Mill Casino, Coos Bay Oregon

The Mill Casino, Coos Bay Oregon

While on vacation in Oregon I had the pleasure of visiting The Mill Casino. This was my first trip since 06 and boy has it changed.

1. The Mill Casino has added a new wing to there hotel.
2. The Casino Floor has been redesigned (more later)
3. Non Smoking Section (??????????)

The casino has added a 92 room tower to the property. With the existing 112 rooms in the original hotel this has now became a major draw for out-of- town gamblers. Both internal and external the hotel and reception area look amazing.

The casino floor has been completely redone since my last visit. The slot machines rows are now at a 45 degree angle and more room has been place between the isles for easier access throughout the casino.

What once was the bingo hall has now been completely transformed with the removal of the old walls that once held the doors going into the bingo hall.

With this comes my question on the non-smoking section. The old bingo hall area used to be the non-smoking. It had, in my estimate, close to 150-200 machines available and was very well ventilated being it did not have door separating it from the smoking section.

Now the new smoking section is completely enclosed but only houses around 40-50 machines. This area was very small and made me feel like I was playing in a glass box. I hate the smell of smoke in the air and on my clothing; I couldn’t stand playing in the non-smoking section for very long.

I found some new games and some old ones but nothing that was just amazing.

1. Wheel of Fortune® Video Slots - Las Vegas by IGT was a interesting new game. I’m not a fan of having to get symbols in all 5 columns to get into the bonus round so I didn’t spend a lot on this machine

2. Hee Haw by Bally. Win up to 30 free games by getting 3 sitting ducks in rows 1, 3, and 5. Also the corn bonus with progressive jackpot. My only complaint is because I’m a minimum bet player. If you are not playing the full max bet the corn bonus is worthless. I did see a lady get 7 ears of corn for a progressive of 137.00.

3. Indian Jones progressive by IGT. I didn’t have much luck or fun. I saw a good review and link on other gaming site I would recommend reading. http://www.thebadgambler.com/2008/07/how-indiana-jones-slot-machine-works.html

My last observation is an overall expression of my feelings for the new Mill Casino. The best thing I found in the casino was the new change machine. You put in a 20 and it gives you the option on how you would like your change, 10’s, 5’s 1’s. It’s really a sad visit when the best thing about it, is getting to choose what denomination of money you are about to put into a slot machine.

Smoking Bans at Casinos Across the Country

I have made quite a few comments on this site about Colorado non smoking laws and how it effects the casinos. Ive been interested to see how other states have been doing on this issue

I have found a new blog which covers most of the topics I like but from Atlantic City Casinos perspective. I emailed him to ask how the partial smoking ban was working in AC. This is the link to his site with a response.


http://www.thebadgambler.com/2008/08/bad-gambler-reader-mail-smoking-in-ac.html

Have a great day and Happy Gaming,
J

Trip Report July 29th 2008 Blackhawk, Colorado

Trip Report July 29th 2008 Blackhawk, Colorado

On Sunday I was finally able to go up the mountain for a nice evening of slot machines. This trip was sparked by 2 mail flyers, one from Mardi Gras Casino and one from Fitzgeralds Casino BH. Mardi Gras was a 2 day only $5 coupon which I thought was weird, until I received my mailer from Fitzgeralds announcing the grand opening of the new gaming area on July 28th and 29th, coincidently the same days my coupon was good for at MG. Either way I still took advantage of both.

I started my day at the Silver Hawk Saloon & Casino. This is a small casino in comparison to others in BH and Central City and for what its worth, the only reason I went was because the parking was so full for Bullwhackers Black Hawk, I was parked almost right outside of SH. At SH, they had only one floor of slot machines open. They used to have gaming on the second floor but that area has now closed. I found mainly older games including Risqué Business, The Munster’s, and Beverly Hillbillies.

I did sit and play the Beverly Hillbillies for a little bit. This was the version with Granny shooting the kangaroo thing bonus and Granny filling oil bucks and you get the highest amount in the bucket. Still an entertaining game but the bonuses seemed a little light on the payouts.
I left up from when I walked in the door but mostly would go back unless I was parked right outside the door again.

Next up was Bullwhackers Black Hawk. I walked in the main door from the parking lot and could barely get in the door. The line for the players club was blocking the doors. As far as machines go I saw Wizard of Oz, Monopoly, and some new 3 cent machines that I hadn’t see before on the main level. On the bottom floor there was Village People Party, Deal or No Deal Play It, the new Beverly Hillbillies game Cash or Crude version, and Gilligan’s Isle.

I played on each and won on VPP and GI. With VPP, I got into the twice. 1st time I got the pooper on the 1st pick but got the party saver, but again choice a pooper on my next pick. The second time I had a good run, finishing with 3 macho men and a party saver. On GI, I got into the bonus and selected all characters with the coconut spin getting the all character bonus award.

I continued my journey down the hill now stopping at the Fitzgeralds Black Hawk. The big draw was the grand opening of the new gaming area. It was very busy and with the new area they have also created a new player club, so the line for the PC was long and may people were confused on what line to be in.

The new area was very nice. Two floors of gaming with a nice rustic cabin decor (my opinion) Large TV's were in the corners mounted to the ceiling. It did feel a little cramped but that was do to all the traffic from the PC. The only new(er) game that I found was the Dean Martin Wild Party game. I’m not a fan of the reels on this game. If you haven’t seen it, it has 2 reels of 2 by 2 leading in to 3 reels of 4 symbols (totaling 60 pay lines) The pays can be huge but it was had to understand why some symbols match up and others didn’t. As far as the rest of Fitzgeralds went nothing that I had seen was changed. I wonder if they wont start shutting the other areas down for updates soon.

The Gilpin and the Canyon Casino's were uneventful. I did get to play the new Ebay community game at the Gilpin. Like many of the others you get a timer based on your game play that will allow you into a community bonus at random times. This one was different as that it is a free spin bonus on the large display board in front of the machines. All players are given the total result of the 10 free spins. It was more exciting than the Monopoly Big Event or Press Your Luck games as it was a more prolonged bonus but the base game just didn’t hook me enough to keep me sitting down.

On to The Lodge Casino. The newest machine I found here was the very large Wheel of Fortune community game. This thing was huge. I have no clue how the research and development team thought this one would be profitable. I’ve been to a lot of casinos that I feel this thing wouldn’t fit into. As for game play, for all lines and bonus option it was 60 credits a spin. Not bad for your average gambler but for the penny pincher, a little rich for my blood.

Last up, Mardi Gras Casino BH. There was a few new games but nothing that really stood out against the rest, I wont blame them though as I had already been to 6 casinos prior.

I did play Wild for Dolphins for the first time. This im assuming is a sister product to the Risqué Business slot machine as the bonus rounds are the same idea. With W4D you get into the bonus and select one of 4 dolphin performers. The your are taken to the performance take where 6 trainers are sitting at the tank. You select 3 trainers and they give your dolphin fish to perform a trick. You must reach a set amount to continue in the round.

I was very amused by the animation, I choose Juggling Joey. It was just funny how the game went from a stripping male or female dancer to a dolphin doing tricks. More family orientated theme for a slot machine? I will have to blog about an experience I had with the Risqué Business at another time......

Another trip in the books. Now for the likes, dislikes, and what’s new what’s missing.

Likes
1. New gaming area at Fitzgeralds Black Hawk. really nice design
2. No smoking. Still amazing to walk in and out of a casino not smelling of smoke. I love it
3. Just getting to go up to Blackhawk. Trips are getting less and less with the economy and gas prices.

Dislikes
1. Blackhawk on a Sunday afternoon. Im a morning gamer. Colorado currently is a 8am-2am gaming state. Getting here at 8 when the place first opens seems to be more fun for me. I can sit and play any machine without a wait for the first couple of hours.
2. Old Fitzgeralds Black Hawk. It was just such a contrast from the new gaming area to the old gaming area. I really hope they renovate the old side too.

New
1. Wheel of Fortune community game (The Lodge Casino)
2. EBAY (The Gilpin Casino)
3. 3 cent machines (Bullwhackers)

Missing
1. Top Gun. on my last trip every casino had atleast 2 machines but I didnt see one in any of the 7 I went to this time.
2. Wild Wilderness. One of my wifes favorites and it was no where to be found

That’s it for now. Next up will be a trip to Oregon in September. At least one stop into a casino is a must for any trip to OR.

Till next time, Happy Gaming
J

WMS Gaming Does It Again

Hey guys,

Just a quick update. I love that people are actually coming to this site so Im still trying to make it relevant and up-to-date. Keep coming back. I will hopefully have some more slot reviews in the next couple of weeks.

As for now. I just went to WMS Gamings website and found the have done it again. The have a really cool interactive view of 3 of there new games. Bruce Lee, Happy Days, and Bigger Bang Big Event.

On the main page for WMS Gaming select WMS Secret Head Quarters, (If your have your speakers on you may want to turn them down if you are in a quite location, like work) You are then guide through a 3 level world with each level representing one of the new games.

1st floor is Bigger Bang Big Event, 2nd floor is Bruce LEE, and 3rd floor is Happy Days.

On each floor has interactive views of the games and videos of slot play. Make sure to use you mouse to move around the room as there are Easter Eggs (hidden extras) in each room.

Im really excited to try the Bruce Lee game. It looks really fun.

The Happy Days game is one Im going to have to get my hands on before I make a snap judgement of it.

Well thats it for now. Please keep coming back to my site for update and drop me a line if you have any questions or comments.

Click Here for WMS Gaming's Site

Happy Gaming,
J

Wizard of Oz WMS Gaming Slot Machine Review

Played this game on Friday May 9th, 2008 at Mardi Gras Casino, Black Hawk Colorado

Follow the yellow brick road to lots of high paying combinations.... this game has a high hit frequency and lines up for lots of big pays.

30 line based game with spot markers of Dorthy, Toto, and a three pack square with lion, scarecrow, and tin man sharing. Also featured are Ruby Slippers, Houses, Tornado's, Hot Air Balloons, and of course the Wicked Witch.

3 bonus rounds are available. 1st is a wild bonus. At a random point after a reel spin the game appears to pause. Then a glowing orb will appear from the right side of the screen. this is the sign that has indicated the start of the "Glinda the Good Witch" bonus. Glinda will turn anywhere from one to all 5 reels wild with all resulting pays being awarded. Now the most I witnessed turn wild was 3 reels. Reel 2, 3, and 5.

One the the interesting things I noticed was when you win a large credit amount, a bubble appears over the reels that says "Big Win" and displays the credit amount won. Its seems to me as just a cheap plow to attract other players from near by machines.

The next bonus is a pick a square bonus. When 3 Emerald City Bonus squares appear on line 1, 3, and 5, your are prompted to pick one of the squares. Your choices are either a random credit amount, "Flying Monkey Bonus", or the Road To The Emerald City Bonus.

The "Flying Monkey Bonus" is where a random amount of the Wicked Witches henchman the flying monkeys will land on the play screen and change icons to wild symbols and those spaces will remain as wild for the duration of your 8 awarded free spins. This bonus can also be accessed if the Flying Monkey Wild symbol appears at anytime in the third reel of regular game play. For the few times I was in the FMB it didn't pay very well. The wild symbols lined up to very little but I did see others hit big with wilds matching up 5 Dorthy's.

The final bonus is the "Road To The Emerald City" Bonus. A screen of green emeralds appear and you are prompted to select an emerald. You will receive either a bonus amount, a card representing one of the Characters, or Go to the Emerald City card.

Your goal is to collect as many of the Character Cards as possible. When a Character card is selected, you are taken to the characters homeland where you are prompted to chose one of two new emeralds, one will reveal a credit amount and one will have the character. After which you are returned to your original emerald field to continue selecting emeralds.

Once you find the Go to the Emerald City icon, your are taken down the Yellow Brick Road with any characters you may have found. You are met at the the gates and instructed to select other icon. It could be another character or you might be instructed to enter to meet the Wizard .

The wonderful thing about collecting your friends, is at the end of the bonus you are instructed to look at the top box of the machine where the friends you have collected are now highlight icons with spinning reels. Dorthy award the highest possible credit amount at a possible 1500 credits, while the lion and the tin man offer the lowest possible amounts of 100 credits.

This game is much more than just slot machine as with many of the new machines, the chairs are more intense then the game. With vibrating seats and a stereo system that is bound to make you deaf. I did find a sound button in the bottom left corner of the screen that when place all the way down or on 1 bar its much less intense and doesn't ruin the effect of the new chair system.

I really enjoyed this game. I was able to play for quite a while on my initial buy in. Another person in my gaming party that day, played for quite a while and went to the bonus rounds quite frequently and reported that they were having a great time playing it also.

Pluses +++

High hit frequency
Glinda wild bonus can cause high pays

Negatives ---


Pick an emerald bonus. Is it just me or just like Jackpot Party, I always pick the pooper way to early in the game.
Sound is great but can be very loud and annoying after a while

Happy Gaming,
J

WMS Starts a new game room……..

No trips recently but I did get a great email the other day.

WMS Gaming has started a new website called “The Game Room,” Inside this virtual casino are box tops of WMS latest game release either about to hit casino floor or just released.

Currently featured as of April 23, 2008 are Lucky Meerkats, a second edition to the popular Lucky Lemmings game, Wizard of Oz, Press Your Luck, and few others.

How it Works….

When you enter the “Game Room” you can use you mouse/curser to scan over one of the box top games to select a game.

Once you have selected a game you are taken to a new window which features a short video presentation about the selected game, the video explains features of the game and shows pay lines and bonus features.

Also each game features an interactive game with characters from the game. This is my only complaint, if they took the time to create these interactive games; I wish they would have just posted an online version of the game or at lease a version of the bonus rounds.

All and all this is a great site and I hope they update it with new games in the future.

Check it out Here

Happy Gaming
J

Trying to Stay Online. A Few updates

I have decided that if every blog you write is apologizing for how long its been since you blogged, you might have a problem.

My gaming has been very limited for about the last 8 months. My wife and I are expecting our first child in April. :)

I have had a few trips under my belt but nothing huge to report. I went to Spirit Mountain Casino in Oregon in November. Not much new but the place just keeps getting bigger and bigger every time I visit.

Went to Blackhawk in January and had a great time. I played a lot of new games and came home a winner. Found the new Monopoly Money Grab and did really well.

I played the new community Press Your Luck game, not so happy. I’m not a fan of these community games using older games as the base system and only bonus events are themed to the namesake...........

I Did find the new The Game of Life machine that is actually themed to the board game. Didn’t get into the bonus round but at least there trying.

And last but not least, the new Deal or No Deal game. I have figured out I could never actually go on the show. You sit at home and yell at people for taking small offers or not taking huge offers thinking you would do so much better than them. I got into the bonus round on one of my first spins and my first offer was something like 1400 credits. It’s hard as heck when the money is real. The lady beside me was betting full credits and her first offer was 20,000 credits. That’s $200.00 on a penny machine, she took the offer and I didn’t blame her.

Well that’s it for now. I not sure with the little one coming how much I might be able to blog but I'll do what I can.

Thanks for visiting and Happy gaming,
JB