Site News

The latest site news can be found at the homepage. It's a kind of archive here. Year 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

30 September 2008 You can try to get free $50 with NEWTARGET50 at VIP Lounge, $40 with FREESEP40 at Prism, $30 with FORFREE30 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).

Due to the recent court case brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against 141 online casino and poker branded URL's there is a possibility that most of Microgaming and some RTG online casinos may lose their .com domains. Rumors are that these chances aren't big and some sort of deal will be made. Anyway some casinos decided to change URLs from .com to .co.uk or .net. Casino software will work as before, but sites can be moved to another domain, pay attention and don't worry.

Cherry Red (RTG, US OK) is a new online casino that offers big match and up to 400% sign-up bonuses plus big monthly bonuses. Cherry Red Casino is a sister of quite popular Rushmore Casino (RTG).

Ausvegas casino (propr., sister or Lasseters) will be closed in two weeks.

Mansion Poker (no US) changed software from Ongame to iPoker network (PlayTech software as casino has). Poker-room offers $200 match bonus.

Mega Moolah video slot jackpot at Microgaming casinos is over $4,1 mln.!

23 September 2008 You can try to get free $30 with code NEWTALE30 at Wild Vegas, $50 with NEWBUNNY50 at Bet Royal, $20 with NGAMES20 at Cirrus (RTG, not recommended).

Party Poker (no US) updated it's software and now all players can enjoy new great design plus a 100% sign-up bonus up to $500.

16 September 2008 You can try to get free $60 with code SEPAPP60 at Palace of Chance, $40 with FREE40PARTY at Bet Royal, $100 with getappreciated and/or sep100app at Cirrus (RTG, not recommended).

VIP.com and BetGameDay (RTG) casinos closed, their sites are not available.

Villa Fortuna is a new Microgaming casino that offers $100 match bonus.

Spin Palace and Ruby Fortune casinos (Microgaming) offer monthly bonuses to existing players. This month players can get 60% and 25% bonuses (offer will change monthly and it's not listed on the sites).

09 September 2008 You can try to get free $100 with code NEWCOOLCAT100 and/or $35 with 35COOLFREE and/or $50 with 50SEPAPP at Cool Cat or Wild Vegas, $100 with COMP100 at VIP Lounge, $50 with SEP50FREE at Prism, $100 with NEWJOB100 at Cirrus (RTG, not recommended).
Betfair Casino (propr., no US) well known for "Zero lounge" (games without house edge) offers £5 no-deposit bonus once more.

Casino.com was reopened under Mansion ownership. Both casinos (PlayTech, no US) offer $200 sign-up bonus and weekly reload bonuses.

King Neptunes Casino (Microgaming) joined Belle Rock group, so popular Trident group exists no more.

Poker Plex changed software from Cryptologic to PlayTech (iPoker network) and opened Casino Plex (PlayTech). Casino offers $100 sign-up bonus (or high-roller bonus up to $1000) and poker gives unlimited bonus.

02 September 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code NEWFIESTA50 at Bet Royal (RTG, not recommended).
I was told that Class 1 Casino (PlayTech, no US) will give $10 no-deposit bonus to all new players after a request at support (e.g. live chat).

Beach Life slot jackpot was hit for $4,188,720 at Joyland Casino (PlayTech, no US). Congratulations to Sylvia (Canada)!

All Slots Casino (Microgaming) started World Series of Slots (WSOS) - number of slot tournaments with $500,000 prize poll (the biggest single prize $100,000).

26 August 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code ROBINH50CHIP at Prism (RTG, not recommended).

And more new online casinos... Royal Lounge Casino (PlayTech, no US) offers $177 sign-up bonus plus further six $100 bonuses.
Lucky18 Casino (RTG, US OK) gives 100% bonus up to $1000.

I decided to remove Brandy Casino (PlayTech) from the site as their soft stopped to work several months ago.

19 August 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code CLUBCARES50 at Cool Cat, $40 with FREEAUG40 at Prism (RTG, not recommended).

I've added two casinos into database. Class1 Casino is a new name of closed Maxima casino (PlayTech, no US). They offer 300% sticky bonus up to $600.
Big bookmaker Unibet after using Microgaming poker software for two years decided to add Microgaming casino. Unibet has old WagerWorks no-download casino and new Microgaming download. Casino offers $100 match bonus with usual Microgaming rules.

11 August 2008 You can try to get free $88 with code BMONSTER at Cool Cat, Club Player, Cirrus, Palace of Chance (RTG, not recommended).

Two jackpots moved over $3,5 mln! You can become an instant millionaire playing Beach Life slot at PlayTech (no US) casinos or Mega Moolah slot at Microgaming (US OK, except 11 states) casinos.

Olympic Games started, so stay tuned as many online casinos offer special promotions!
Crazy Vegas (Microgaming) offers number of freeroll slot tournaments where you can win entrance into big cruise tournament.

05 August 2008 You can try to get free $100 with code NEWPIRATE100 and/or $20 with FREE20COOL at Cool Cat (RTG, not recommended).

Connecto Casino (RTG) followed SciFi (see previous news) and changed software. It's possible that several not very respected PlayTech casinos will do the same.

I decided to announce Slot'oCash "Casino of the Month". It's one of the leading casinos with Rival software. Rival is quite a new soft (just a couple of years on the market), but it became quickly popular among players. Rival casinos accept US players, give nice bonuses, including no-deposits and offer unique i-slots. I-slots is a new type of interactive video slots when a whole story is told during your play. Of course games have various bonus rounds, including skill games. I myself really enjoyed "Bank Heist" i-slot (low variance and high payout), I also liked blackjack (just not the multihand version) and video poker there. Slot'oCash offers $7 no-deposit bonus, match sign-up and many reload bonuses up to 200%! Their support is good and payout fast (about a day to my MoneyBookers). So if you didn't try any Rival casino yet I really recommend you to have a look at this one!

29 July 2008 You can try to get free $50 with THX50FREE at Bet Royal, $85 with LCB85 or CLIST85 at Prism (RTG, not recommended).
Golden Tiger Casino (Microgaming) offers one of the biggest no-deposit "1 free hour" promotions with $1500 offered to a player.
Joyland Casino (PlayTech, no US ) offers $25 without deposit.

SciFi and BreakAway casinos (RTG) were bought by Norwegian company and turned into poker-rooms with just several casino games.

22 July 2008 You can try to get free $25 with code coolest25 at Cool Cat, $80 with PARTYCITY80 and/or $50 with 50NEWWINNER2 at Bet Royal, $90 with JULY90APP and/or $60 with NEWSTEP60 at Cirrus, $65 with JULYAPP65 and/or $150 with IXGAMES150 at Palace of Chance (RTG, not recommended).

MoneyBookers became available at Cryptologic casinos. So MoneyBookers can be used at all leading casinos and poker-rooms, it's #1 payment method for non-US (especially European) players.

15 July 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code illusionist50 (or maybe "illusionist 50") at Cool Cat, $101 with LCB101 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).

As was announced some time ago, several Microgaming casinos were closed (merged with other casinos in the same group, so existing customers didn't suffer). Those casinos are Arthurian, Cinema, Slots Royal and Miami Paradise.

Two weeks ago Warren Cloud, owned of Crystal Palace Group (RTG), died. Subsequently all his casinos were closed, players must require their money back till the end of July. Closed casinos include Crystal Palace, High Rollers Lounge, Powerbet, Lucky Coin, Lucky Pyramid, Golden Nile, American Grand, Royal Circus and eGoli, while Silver Sands is working.

08 July 2008 You can try to get free $100 with code TROPICTHUNDER100 and/or $50 with 50julyapp at Cool Cat, $40 with NEWJULY40 at Prism, $60 with NEWBET60 or WALLE60 at Bet Royal, $100 with CLUBAPP100 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).

InterPoker (Cryptologic) offers iPod nano 4Gb to the new players in July in addition to usual $500 bonus.

01 July 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code BERSERK50 or SPINNING50 at Cool Cat, $45 with MOH45 at Cirrus (RTG, not recommended).

All Slots and All Jackpots casinos (Microgaming) offer $100.000 slots tournament. You can qualify for the main final via freerolls.

Beach Life video slot at PlayTech casinos (no US) offers jackpot above $3,2 mln!

Platinum Play is a new "Casino of the Month". It's one of the best and the most popular Microgaming casinos (US OK), member of Fortune Affiliates group. And of course it has all new games, including new version of Big Kahuna and Jolly Jester video slot.

24 June 2008 Casino Tropez (PlayTech) announced a "Mobile Day". They promise free $5 and $100 bonus on $20 deposit to play at Tropez Mobile Casino (no US) untill 31st of July.

Page with jackpots was updated. You can see there current jackpots from all big casino software providers.

17 June 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code VEGASSTRIP50 at Wild Vegas, $80 with PARTYCITY80 and/or $50 with 50NEWROYAL50 at Bet Royal, $50 with TRYFREE50 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).

Ladbrokes Casino (Microgaming) offers £40 match bonus with low wager to play blackjack every weekend in June.
Grand Prive Group (Casino Grand Bay, Bella Vegas, Jupiter Club, Lake Palace, Jackpot Wheel, Fortune Junction - Microgaming) will distribute $70.000 in June-July among active players.

WPT Casino (Cryptologic, no US, World Poker Tour brand) that had limited number of casino games before, added full range of Cryptologic games including famous Marvel Slots (Hulk, SpiderMan etc.)

New casino with Microgaming software was opened. Red Flush Casino (US OK) offers $100 match bonus.

10 June 2008 You can try to get free $100 with code OPERAHOUSE100 at Cool Cat, $40 with PLAYPRISM40 and/or $50 with NEWBATMAN5O at Prism, $75 with CASINOMASTERLIVE at Cirrus and/or Palace of Chance, $50 with MUMMY50 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).

New casino and poker-room with PlayTech software were opened. Better Casino offers £100 ($190) non-sticky match bonus. Better Poker gives $500 match bonus.

03 June 2008 You can try to get free $75 with code FREE75COOL at Cool Cat, $55 with SIMPSONS55 and/or $50 with NEWHILL50 at Prism, $60 with SHERLOCK60 at Cirrus, $50 with 50TRYAGAIN at Palace of Chance (RTG, not recommended).
UK and Ireland citizens can get free £20 at Ladbrokes (Microgaming) till the 6th of June.

I checked old news recently and found that "Best Bonuses" is 5 years old already (yep, the first news was for the 5th of June 2003, though domain was registered several months later)! Thanks to everyone for your patronage!!! Hope you found this site a useful source of information about online casinos.

27 May 2008 I want to intoduce a new Microgaming casino (US OK, except for 11 states). Rich Reels casino is a sister of Villento and it offers $100 match bonus.

Dash Casino (Microgaming, no US) introduced monthly bonus which starts at £25 and depends on you play level in previous month.

20 May 2008 You can try to get free $40 with code WELCOME40 or $50 with PLAYDEAL50 at VIP Lounge, $100 with SLOTS100 at Prism, $100 with CLUBPLAYER100 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).
Play United.eu (RTG) offers €10 no-deposit bonus for new players.

Ascot eCasino was closed just several month after it switched to RTG. Players should withdraw their money before the end of May.
Maxima Casino disappered, but it looks like accounts were transfered to a new Class 1 Casino (PlayTech).
It looks like XXL Club and Brandy casinos have some problems with their software provider PlayTech.

13 May 2008 You can try to get free $75 with code FREE75COOL at Cool Cat, $50 with CIRRUS50FREE and/or $30 with KILLBILL30 at Cirrus, $80 with APPRECIATION80 and/or $30 with FOOLSGOLD30 at Club Player (RTG, not recommended).
You can also check two casinos with proprietary software (US OK) - Rich Casino gives free $7 after confirming your account (you should get an e-mail or can try to ask support), Heroes Casino gives you $5 no-deposit bonus with code "free5" (apply during registration). Both offers are not listed on casino sites. I've found them on forums and didn't check myself.

Microgaming introduced its monthly pack of new games, among them Cashapillar - 100 lines video slot (5 lines, 5 reels)! A good place to try new games could be either Jackpot City or River Belle Casino which offer $30.000 slots tournament with daily freerolls (till 18th May).

06 May 2008 You can try to get free $52 with code DEVILWEARS52 at Cool Cat, $60 with code BANK60 at Bet Royal, $50 with HILLBILLIE50 at Prism, $25 with THANKSMAY25 at Wild Vegas (RTG, not recommended).

I would like to introduce new casino and poker-room with Microgaming software. Eurolinx Casino offers $100 match slot bonus and poker gives $500 match bonus.

I decided to announce Blackjack Ballroom (Microgaming) "Casino of the Month". That's good Microgaming casino with lots of games, good support, etc. But the real reason for making it "the best" this time is the biggest online jackpot won there. Another reason is that Casino Rewards group (Blackjack Ballroom belongs to it) was a major news-maker last month and their casinos offer interesting refer a friend bonus up to $1000 depending on friend's activity.

29 April 2008 You can try to get free $70 with code DONTWORRY70 at Cool Cat, $25 with APRILAPP25 at Wild Vegas (RTG, not recommended).
Pamper Casino (propr.) offers $100 free for new players.

I think you remember problems at Action Casino group. I removed their casinos from my site, but they are back as members of a very popular Casino Rewards group. So all 5 casinos (Challenge, Music Hall, Golden Reef, UK Casino Club, Nostalgia - Microgaming) were returned into Best Bonuses database. Their bonus offers didn't change except for refer-a-friend and a loyalty programs that were offered by Casino Rewards.

Looks like ThunderLuck casino is closed, as their site redirects to Platinum Play (Microgaming), which changed bonus offer to 150% bonus up to $150 on the first deposit, plus up to $250 match on the second deposit.

ePassport (web-wallet) stopped servicing gambling sites (at least poker sites where it was popular among many US players).

The biggest online jackpot around $5,5 mln. was won at Blackjack Ballroom (Microgaming) at Mega Moolah video slot!

I'm an old member of Gambling Portal Webmaster Association (GPWA). My sites got GPWA seal of approval that you can see at the bottom of the page below, click on it to read more.

22 April 2008 You can try to get free $50 with code APPRECIATION50 at Bet Royal (RTG, not recommended).

I've found out that Old Samurai and Grand Venice casinos (both small Microgamings) closed.

I decided to add Pharaohs Casino (Microgaming) into database. It's one of several CasinoShare white labels. As I was told player can get bonuses in one of the white label casinos. So I added Pharaohs that was quite popular before with Boss Media software. Casino offers $100 match bonus with usual Microgaming T&C.

15 April 2008 You can try to get free $75 with code APR75APP or CIRRUS75FREE at Cirrus, $40 with APR40FREE at Prism, $50 with PLAYFREE50 at Cool Cat, $100 with TRYAGAIN100 at Club Player (all RTG, not recommended). Please remember, that casinos usually require previous deposit if you wish to cash out from free chips.

08 April 2008 You can try to get free $40 with code NEWCIR40 at Cirrus, $40 with APR40FREE at Prism (all RTG, not recommended).

I've added two casinos into the database. One is Betfair Casino (propr., no US) that has "Zero lounge" with 4 games without house edge. Casino offers $100 sign-up bonus with quite low wager just 30b blackjack and video poker allowed.
Second is Ascot Casino (RTG) that offers £10 no-deposit bonus plus $1000 match on deposit.

I tried Betfair Casino myself and found it OK, so I want to announce it "Casino of the Month". I had both winning and loosing days, soft seemed a little streaky to me, but I managed to win a little. Their bonus is easy to play through. Soft (flash no-download) itself is nice, maybe a little slow, but you can play several games at once that compensate lack of speed.

01 April 2008 Don't want to fool anyone today :), so just short no-deposit news for you.
You can try to get free $55 with HAWAII55 at Club Player, $30 with CIRRUS30FREE at Cirrus, $45 with APOCALYPTO45 at Cool Cat, $50 with THANKS50 at VIP Lounge, $75 with NEWSOV75 at Prism (all RTG, not recommended).

25 March 2008 Today is a day of big changes for Microgaming casinos. I think you remember about problems with Casino Action group of casinos (Golden Reef, Challenge, Nostalgia, etc.). I even removed them from the site, but I really hurried. All casinos should reopen today as a part of Casino Rewards Group!
But the same time two other groups decided to decrease number of their casinos, so Arthurian, 777 Dragon, Slot Royale, Miami Paradise and Casino US/UK will stop accepting new players.

18 March 2008 You can try to get free $50 with STPATTY50 at Club Player (St. Patrick day bonus), $30 with CIRRUS30FREE at Cirrus, $75 with FREE75FREE at Cool Cat (depositors only), $30 with NILEQUEEN30 at Prism (all RTG, not recommended).
TowerGaming Casino (Net Entertainment) offers free 10 spins on their new video slot Crusade of Fortune.

Atlantic Lounge Casino (RTG) will be closed at the end of the month. I also removed Casino Action group casinos (Challenge, etc.) that lost their Microgaming licenses.

VIP Slots (Vegas Technology, ex OddsOn) is a new online casino that offers three $259 match bonuses totaling $777.

Microgaming added several new games, including a new version of extremely popular Tomb Raider video slot.

11 March 2008 You can try to get free $25 with SOVAPP25 and/or free $40 with wishful40 at Slots of Vegas (RTG, not recommended).
I hope you remember Betfair Casino (Chartwell, no US) that offers several games with zero house edge, Now you can try these games for free with £5 no-deposit bonus.

Grand Prive Group (Casino Grand Bay, Bella Vegas, Jupiter Club, Lake Palace, Jackpot Wheel, Fortune Junction - Microgaming) offers $10 no-deposit bonus for participating in review (check e-mail and casino lobby), plus you can earn some extra loyalty points looking for Babok.

04 March 2008 All news today are about closed and opened casinos.
Players Only (sportsbook and poker) presents new RTG casino. Players Only Casino offers $30 no-deposit bonus (limited time) plus 10% sign-up bonus and $200 monthly bonus.
King Solomon casino (RTG) opened new version with PlayTech software. New PlayTech King Solomon offers 125% bonus up to $1010 on the first deposit and 200% on the second. So Wager Junction group closed some of its RTG casinos (Geisha Lounge, Grand Aces, Magic Oasis, Hampton, Gold Key, Portofino) and introduced second PlayTech versions for remaining King Solomon and Windows casinos.

Two Victor Chandler casinos with Boss Media software were closed (both sites redirect to Chartwell soft VC Casino).

Casino Action Group (Challenge, Golden Reef, Music Hall, UK Casino Club, Nostalgia - all Microgaming) has financial problems. eCOGRA revoke their seals of approval. Microgaming terminated licenses, so casinos will be closed soon (Betway is ready to accept players)!

New "Casino of the month" is Virtual City Casino. This is a popular Microgaming casino, member of respected Casino Rewards group. It's a rare casino that offers real no-deposit bonus (not like "1 free hour", unfortunately no bonuses for US players, though they can play) plus $40 deposit bonus and participation in $65.000 draw. I've played there some time ago and had good results.

27 February 2008 Several RTG free offers, as usual (almost playmoney though): Bet Royal gives $50 with code THANKYOU50, Cool Cat - $35 with 30FEBAPP, Cirrus - $75 with FEB75APP.
You can get $30 monthly no-deposit bonuses at Victoria Palace Casino (Chartwell), but wager must be made with real money.

Looks like Club Tokyo Casino (PlayTech) introduced instant withdrawals, but canceled all bonuses.

19 February 2008 Several RTG free offers, as usual (almost playmoney though): VIP Lounge gives $100 with code LOUNGE100, Cool Cat - $100 with FREE100FREE, Club Player - $40 with NEWCLUB40.

Hope you've enjoyed Valentine Day and got some bonuses at casinos too :).

12 February 2008 Several RTG free offers, as usual (almost playmoney though): Cirrus gives $40 with code TROY50, Cool Cat - $20 with ronin20, Club Player - $60 with weluvya60, Wild Vegas - $25 with wildluv25, Bet Royal - $25 with 25JESTER25.

Zodiac Casino (Microgaming) offers 50 free spins at new video slot Starscape for new players.

05 February 2008 Several RTG free offers, as usual (almost playmoney though): Cirrus gives $40 with code TROY50, Cool Cat - $50 with CASINOMASTER50.

Casino US and Casino UK (Microgaming) offer $200 (£200 for UK) free for "1 hour play" style promotion.

I want to introduce you several new online casinos. One Club is a new RTG casino that offers $125 sign-up bonus plus further 25% up to $652 for the second deposit.
Shuffle Master is a new PlayTech casino that offer $300 sign-up bonus plus further $450 for the 2nd and 3rd deposits. This casino belongs to the well-known gaming company Shuffle Master that invented multiple popular games like three card poker, let it ride, blackjack switch etc.
Betfair Casino (Chartwell, no US) isn't exactly new, but they offer interesting feature - Zero Lounge. Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette and Video Poker offered in the lounge have ZERO house edge! Try this unique games in the casino that belongs to the biggest betting exchange!

I decided to announce 32 Red (Microgaming, no US) a new "Casino of the Month" want to remind you that it was named "Casino of the Year" by CasinoMeister the fifth time in a row. I tried their live dealer games recently and found them OK. Their support was helpful and payment fast enough, they offer nice monthly bonus, so welcome to this great casino!

29 January 2008 Several RTG free offers, as usual (almost playmoney though): Palace of Chance gives $75 with code 75ROUNDTABLE, Cirrus - $40 with NEW40NWYR, Cool Cat - $50 with CIRQUE50APP.

As I wrote a week ago 32 Red (Microgaming, no US) was announced the best online casino. To celebrate this casino offers bonuses and free spins at 1st-5th February.

Club on the Park (PlayTech) will be closed in February.

22 January 2008 Latest casino bonus news: You can try to get free $50 at Club Player Casino (RTG) with code NEWGAMES50.

I want to introduce you a new online casino: Globet Casino (Microgaming) belongs to a big bookmaker. Globet Casino gives 25% bonus up to $50 every month!

CasinoMeister announced his casino top for year 2007. Third time in a row he named 32 Red (Microgaming, no US) the best online casino. The best casino group is Jackpot Factory (All Slots, All Jackpots, First Web, Wild Jack - Microgaming, US OK). The worst are Cirrus Casino and Virtual Group it belongs to.

15 January 2008 Slotland (propr., US OK) gives free $20 to try their new mobile slot.

Cassava and Random Logic started to share their soft. Lucky Ace Casino is a new casino that offers $200 match bonus as Casino on Net does. And Lucky Ace Poker joined Pacific Poker network. Support told me that it's OK to have accounts and get bonuses both at CON/888 and Lucky Ace (no US, sorry).

Microgaming added 5 new games at the beginning of the year, and RTG added even more - 7 games.
Mega Moolah jackpot at Microgaming casinos reached $4,8 mln. It can be the biggest online jackpot if won in Euros or Pounds!

08 January 2008 You can try to get several RTG no-deposits (consider play money if you didn't deposit before): code CIRQUE50APP at Cool Cat, code NEW40NWYR at Cirrus Casino.

Several closed casinos (clones mostly) were removed from the database. The same time several casinos were added. DublinBet isn't a new casino and it has proprietary softare (Vuetech company, no US players), but I played there and read some reviews. I think they are OK, they offer "live dealers" games (blackjack, roulette, baccarat and Texas Holdem Bonus) plus some usual RNG games. Their video and games are fast (comparing to other "live" games), they broadcast from real casino, not studio, bonus is nice so I recommend to try them if you like "live" games.
GoldVIPCLub Casino (RTG) is quite a new one, they offer $500 match bonus plus further bonuses on next deposits.