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Having only just recently written about casino apps launching from the likes of 32Red on android and iPhone devices, Virgin casino has announced it has launched it’s mobile offering too.

Like 32Red, the Virgin Mobile casino uses games from Microgaming’s (iSpin3) platform right now but unlike 32Red the Virgin creation differs in that it is written as a web app, meaning that it won’t be available as an “app” in the true mobile sense of the word but as a browser-based mobile casino that any user with an android or iOS device can play.

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OK…this one’s complicated! It’s true to say that in recent months we’ve seen online slot machines push more and more boundaries. From 3D games to interesting new features the software developers are finding new ways to keep us entertained. Playtech’s new slot, The Mummy, (just released at Bet365 and Omni Casino) looks like it’s taking this to a new level!

Update: You can now watch a full video of The Mummy here showing all 8 features triggering.

An initial wander through The Mummy paytable screens (it takes 8 of them to explain how this game works!) left me feeling a tad confused. And if I’m honest, a little disappointed but probably not for obvious reasons. I mean, The Mummy looks very nice and the design - as with Playtech’s other “Movie slots” King Kong and the excellent Gladiator - is very sleek. What disappointed me is that I like “high volatility” and I’ve learned that the more features and “stuff happening” in a slot game, the less likely it is to be volatile.

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With the massive increase in demand for iPhone and Android apps it’s no real surprise that some casinos are getting in on the act. My favourite casino 32Red has also now launched a series of casino games for iPhone and Android using the popular Spin3 platform.

The selection of games includes a number of slot games including

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Aristocrat have released two more of their popular land-based titles online bringing the current number to 12 and joining titles like 50 Lions, Choy Sun Doa and Queen Of The Nile 2 (see further down for a omplete list). The new games are Miss Kitty and Dolphin Treasure both of which are available online at MoneyGaming.

Miss Kitty is a 50-line slot which is reminiscent of 50 Lions (also available at MoneyGaming) with the main difference being that instead of stacked wilds in the free spins you get sticky wilds on reels 2-5. With 50 Lions you get more stacked wild symbols added to each reel as the free spin feature goes on whereas from my experience playing Miss Kitty I’d guess it works the opposite way. Good game though.

Dolphin Treasure (see the video* above) will probably be more familiar to more people and is a bit more standard in that there are no stacked symbols here but a free spin bonus with the standard 15 free spins at 3x (retriggers possible) when you get 3 or more Treasure Chest scatters.

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IGT have just released a new version of their popular Davinci Diamonds slot to the online world at Kerching Casino, called “Davinci Diamonds Dual Play“. It’s an interesting take on the original Davinci Diamonds effectively stacking 2 games one above the other and turning it into a 40-payline game.

What has previously been referred to as “Tumbling Reel” becomes known as “Tumble Thru” in the new version which is quite logical because the symbols drop from the top game into the bottom game when winning combos are hit. It also adds the “Big Win” indicator first introduced by IGT in their excelllent Star Trek slot which kicks in on a 10x win.

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Betfred is the latest casino to get a design overhaul* which IMO is probably not before time. The old site was a bit staid and boring although the new design doesn’t really break too much new ground following what is now a tried and trusted formula.

The design follows in the footsteps of other Playtech casinos like Bet365, Genting and William Hill (you can compare these casinos with Betfred on the AZOC Casino List) and more recently the predominantly IGT-powered Virgin Casino in terms of layout although in betfred’s case the user can make subtle alterations to the way images are displayed which is nice.

For those of you unfamiliar with Betfred Casino it’s actually one of the better ones. There is a download version which has all of Playtech’s games (including all the Marvel slots and movie slots like Gladiator, Kong and The Mummy slot) and a very comprehensive Instant Play casino, also powered by Playtech. The website also has a Games section with well known slot machines like Rainbow Riches and Cleopatra among others.

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* NB: You may find the new and old designs get alternated during September/early October 2011 as it’s in an A/B testing phase.

Slot Survivor - Season Five

Red Flush casino (Microgaming) starts up it’s 5th Slots Survivor online slot tournament on August 8th (2011). Running for 12 weeks until the end of October there are $100,000 worth of prizes including cash, paradise island holidays, iPads and much more up for grabs every week.

Register to play in Survivor Here

Here’s the offcial blurb from the casino with details of entry and prizes: