virgingames.com

This is another on-line gaming site which offers the standard games but with a little bit more on top.

I joined this site to take advantage of the initial deposit match offer where your first deposit of between £5 and £50 is matched. As with most other gaming sites, this bonus payout cannot be withdrawn until you've placed a certain amount in stakes but at least it's a bit of free money to get you started. Alternatively, you can also ...
...out. It's just for fun.

The site offers the usual casino type games such as Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and a few variations of Poker. There are also a range of Slots to choose from, various instant win games and other games such as scratchcards and even Monopoly available.

If you are playing for real money, stakes start from as little as 5p! This of course depends on which game you choose to play. For example, the minimum ... more

This is another on-line gaming site which offers the standard games but with a little bit more on top.

I joined this site to take advantage of the initial deposit match offer where your first deposit of between £5 and £50 is matched. As with most other gaming sites, this bonus payout cannot be withdrawn until you've placed a certain amount in stakes but at least it's a bit of free money to get you started. Alternatively, you can also play for free although of course any winnings aren't paid out. It's just for fun.

The site offers the usual casino type games such as Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and a few variations of Poker. There are also a range of Slots to choose from, various instant win games and other games such as scratchcards and even Monopoly available.

If you are playing for real money, stakes start from as little as 5p! This of course depends on which game you choose to play. For example, the minimum stake for Blackjack is 10p but the minimum stake for Caribbean Stud Poker is £1.

One of the best features of this site is that most of the games offer bonus payouts. Not only do you get your standard winnings but if you choose to place a side bet, you can also win quite hefty bonus payouts on top of your winnings. Very nice!

The site is laid out well and it is relatively easy to pick your games. The games will pop up in a new window so there is no need to download any software to your PC meaning you can log in to the site to play even if you are away from your usual PC. An exception to this is Multi-player Blackjack but I presume this will only require one initial download.

I'm generally happy with this site although I do seem to experience technical difficulties on a more than regular basis. Whilst playing games, I have experienced 'unknown server errors' leading me to shut it down and start again. It gets quite irritating after doing this several times. I have had instances where my balance has suddenly been reset to £0 (not funny when you think you're on a winning streak!) and on two occassions, I have been unable to withdraw my winnings out at all and have had to contact customer services for assistance. These are all glitches with the site and although I appreciate this happens with most internet sites, it seems to occur far too often with this site which isn't too re-assuring.

Although this site offers you a couple more of the non-standard games like Monopoly and Wheel of Fortune, the general range of games on offer can seem a bit limited compared to some other gaming sites.

Apparently, there are regular promotions available but the only one I've seen so far is the initial deposit match. Some other gaming sites offer you free chips on a monthly basis (usually subject to conditions) but apparently this is not offered here.

Another fallback is that you only seem to be able to register one card at a time for depositing and withdrawing funds. This is all well and good in the interests of responsible gaming but is a bit annoying when your card expires and you can't easily switch your details online. To change cards, you must do this through customer services which is a bit of process but necessary nonetheless.

Overall, it is a very playable site and the bonus payouts on the games is what will make me stick to this site for now.

 

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