Virgin Casino

Virgin Casino - Where Winning Gets Off to a Flying Start

Virgin Games was established online in 2004 by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group - the same folks who operate Virgin Atlantic Airlines and Virgin Records. The integrated web site now includes Virgin Casino as well as Virgin Games and Virgin Poker. It also offers something quite unique among gaming sites - players can earn V*POINTS through their play, which can in turn be redeemed for Virgin goods, including free air travel. What's more, everything about Virgin Casino reflects the sassy style that Branson's undertakings have become noted for, providing quality, innovation, value for money, and a competitive challenge plus plenty of fun the Virgin way.

Games to Play

Virgin Casino offers well over 100 games, divided into six easily accessed sections: Tables & Poker, Roulette, Blackjack, Instant Win & Keno, Slots, and Jackpots. All of these can be played instantly without downloading any software. Also, most of them can be sampled at no risk whatsoever, by simply clicking on the "Play for Free" button that appears in the Game Preview window.

Unlike many online casinos, which rely on a single supplier for their games, Virgin Casino has shopped the Internet for the best software and lined up an entire crew of gaming specialists. The developers include PartyGaming, CryptoLogic, Orbis Technology, Dynamite Idea, Ash Gaming, Virtue Fusion, GTS, and WagerWorks. All of the web site's game software is licensed in Alderney.

The Tables & Poker section features numerous variations of Three-Card Poker as well as Baccarat and Caribbean Stud. There is a 7-card game called Wan Doy Pairs Poker that allows a side bet worth up to 5,000 times the wager. And this is the area where multi-hand video poker games can be found, from Ten Play Joker Poker to Lucky Draw Jacks or Better, where a royal flush pays 16,000 times the bet.

The world's two most popular table games, Roulette and Blackjack, have their own dedicated sections, with eight and eleven game variations, respectively. Favoring the player rather than the house, the roulette wheels all have a single zero... no American-style layouts here. In addition to classic blackjack games, there are versions that offer side bets, like 21+3 Blackjack with its payouts for 3-card poker hands created with the player's first two cards and the dealer's up card.

The Instant Win & Keno section offers four types of Keno games, allowing up to nine cards to be played at a time. There are also games requiring predictions of outcomes, such as "Casino Dice" and "Max's Hi-Lo Game Show". Some of the games here are simple scratch card adaptations, while others provide extra entertainment value with each bet, such as "Monopoly on a Roll" and "Deal or No Deal Classic".

For slot enthusiasts, there are dozens of familiar games that come straight from the floors of Las Vegas casinos - Enchanted Unicorn, Wolf Run, Cleopatra, Double Diamond, Super Hoot Loot, Texas Tea, and Wheel of Fortune, to name a few. There are also new 3-D games like Cubis and Rubik's Slot and plenty of themed games such as the Fantastic Four and Transformers. What are not available in the Virgin Casino Slots area are the old-fashioned one-armed bandits. Even the simplest slot here, 3-reel Hold Up, features video action, wild symbols, multiple paylines, and a "Big Heist" bonus game.

The biggest payouts, of course, can be found in the Jackpot area, where no one or two but three different MegaJackpots - Monopoly, Cluedo, and Cleopatra - are standing by to pay out over £2 million each. These slots are multi-line, multi-coin, multi-currency, and multi-denomination. They are also just three of 17 progressive games available, none of which resets for less than six figures.

Bonuses to Claim

At the core of Virgin Casino's promotions, however, are the V*POINTS awarded to reward loyal players. Within the casino, each V*POINT is worth 1p in merchandise or services. They can be exchanged for Virgin Vouchers to buy a wide range of items, from Virgin Jewelry and Virgin Cosmetics to Virgin Wine, or traded for Virgin Experiences, such as rally driving lessons or a pass to a day spa.

And perhaps best of all, V*POINTS are worth the same as Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles and can be transferred to existing Flying Club accounts. Just 1,250 V*POINTS is all it takes to claim a round-trip flight within Europe such as London to Rome or Barcelona. At higher point levels, trans-Atlantic and Far East flights are also available.