Millionaire Casino Review
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Millionaire Casino is one of the original casino’s as part of the English Harbour Network. This long standing, groups reputation speaks for itself. Millionaire is powered by Vegas Technology software offering over one hundred games; including eighty slots fifteen video poker machines, and all the classic table games players enjoy. It is also included , with the other Harbour casinos, in the network progressives. These slots have
jackpots into the hundreds of thousands, sometimes even a million!!
Players look for bonus programs and Millionaire Casino’s sign-up bonus will not disappoint the online gamer. There is a total of $5000, spread over three deposits, to receive. Other bonuses include: a 100% deposit matches with different maximums; the first deposit has a maximum of $2,000, the second, $1,000, and the third, $2,000, and more. The casino also has a great loyalty club, to show their appreciation to returning clients. Visit Millionaire’s website for more information and to review the terms and conditions of the bonuses.
With the basics given, let’s move on to my review. After downloading the casino I registered for a new account, and made a $150 deposit with my credit card. Fast and simple, just as I like. The lobby’s atmosphere was appealing, with a straightforward but effective grouping of available games. Again, simplicity at its finest – fun time was next.
Blackjack is my first stop, preference reasons only. There were four different varieties, including a new game called, ‘Perfect Pairs’ it sounded intriguing, and anything “different” I like to try my luck. ‘Perfect Pairs’ uses Vegas Strip rules, with a twist; a side bet. The ‘Perfect Pair’ bet wins if the first two cards dealt to a hand are a pair and loses if they are not a pair. Simple as that, but a new feature on a blackjack table is hard to find. The minimum bet is $2 per hand, not including the side bet. Betting just a couple of dollars per hand, my antes were going up well against most dealers hands. It was a novelty to see the screen shot of a play, making it more realistic. Great time, kept my bankroll even, but had to move on.
Roulette table was next, I played my usual 17 strategy which at this casino, wasn’t an expensive bet, because the minimum was $5, so in a 9-unit bet it was costing me a mean $45 a spin. I made different bets to see how the table played. My luck was improving, which is always a plus, but I’ve seen better looking roulette tables. The presentation was acceptable, nothing to write home about. On a positive note, players who like a fast paced game would enjoy Millionaire’s roulette wheel. Its spin duration is very quick, allowing you to get in a lot of rounds.
Roulette kept me up a few dollars, so I tried another fairly new game, called Five Card Mulligan. It had a comfortable $1 minimum bet on both the ante and bonus spots. The game plays basically like a 5 card poker game; your hand vs. the dealers. The variation is; if you don’t like your hand, you can re-bet the amount you anted, and the dealer gives you another set of 5 fresh cards, a ‘second chance’ at a winning hand. The dealer discards their hand, if it doesn’t ‘qualify’ with a high card. It’s a fun game that sounds more complicated than it is, but once your comfortable it’s a profitable game. Hold’em poker had a nice looking table, playing much like a one on one Texas Hold’em game, with bonuses paying off for different hand combinations. Then I tried a few hands of 10 High Hold’em before going to the exciting Baccarat table. My surprise here was the minimum was just $5, lower than the blackjack tables and most of the card games at Millionaire. Another difference from other online casinos were the table colors were different to highlight the banker and player sides; which some may find easier to distinguish the hands; but I found distracting. I would have preferred the ‘standard’ felt graphics.
The craps table played quickly like the roulette, had decent graphics and okay sound effects, but I didn’t like that the chips were cleared so quickly even while pass/don’t pass bets were still in play. The tables overall presentation I found mundane,
And not interesting enough to keep me playing long. I was impressed with the Let it Ride table, it looked authentic, and offered a flat $1 side bet with additional bonus payouts. What was odd, and annoying for a seasoned player, like myself, were the players options labeled ‘fold’ and ‘call’ instead of ‘call’ and ‘raise,’ like most tables. Pai Gow and Red Dog both looked and played nicely, with a low $1 minimum; War and Tri-Card Poker the same.
I was through with the table games, and ready to try my luck at the slots. If you’re a true ‘gambler’ and think you can hit a jackpot, slots is your natural route. The lobby systematically breaks up the slot machines into categories; Video Slots, Bonus Slots, “Traditional” Slots, 3-Reel Slots, and Progressives. Video slots were my first to tackle; their were a variety of themes, awesome graphics and most with bonus games. Most of the games seemed to have pretty reasonable payback , though some of the machines are arguable a lot more ‘fun’ than others. Jesters Jackpot is a good example of a machine that seemed to pay back well, but didn’t really have any ‘wow’ factor that kept me engaged for long.
The 7- reel video slots I found the line patterns somewhat bizarre to follow, it was also hard to know what kind of win to expect after each spin. These slots seemed to pay back reasonably, the extra reels added some freshness, I found the lack of bonus rounds frustrating. The ’traditional’ slot machines are 3-reel machines, but are shown as video slots rather than the traditional 3-reel slots. The payback on all of these machines seemed reasonable just like the video slots, but unlike the video slots the minimum coin size for all these games was $2 – making for a $6 per spin minimum when you ‘bet max’ (as you should do for the bonus payouts). The 3-reel slots had the best presentation, though a minor nuisance, for me; was the fact that the handles were for decoration only, and could not be clicked on to start the reels spinning. I like games to be as realistic as possible.
Video poker is available in the common variations, including Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better, Aces and Faces, Double Joker, and Tens or Better. Deuces Wild is currently the only game offered in what Millionaire calls the ‘Mega Multi-Hand’ version, which plays 100 hands at one time. For me TOO overwhelming, but it’s a players choice. I wasn’t impressed with the video poker machines, they looked and played like all others; I definitely seen a better selection at other casinos.
After my complete tour at Millionaire, I had an urge to go back to one of the 3-reel machines, called the “Piñata Fiesta’. What I found fascinating about this game was that while it was presented as a ‘regular’ slot it played like a video slot; it offered a bonus round. And, unlike the video slots, I enjoyed an adequate amount of bonus rounds. In fact
with my balance down to a paltry $30, I luckily hit the bonus round, and a $330 win! I returned to the lobby’s ‘cashier’ section and processed a decent $300 withdrawal. The form was simple, and it stated I would be receive my money within the next 48 business hours. In the end, I had a reasonably good time playing at Millionaire Casino, especially walking away with double my bankroll. It’s an entertaining casino, and worth a visit.