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Windows Casino
 Positive
Windows Casino has very good odds on all of its games. The customer service and payment processing is usually very fast. The graphics load fast and look great. Their downloadable software is fast, fun, and easy to use.
As a sponsor of the Blackjack World Championship, they are giving free blackjack software for your Palm Pilot, Visor or other Palm OS device. Windows Casino has been certified and approved by the EGC (Electronic Gaming Commission) and has received a Platinum Rating from Safe Bet.
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Software
Windows Casino was developed by
Real Time Gaming and runs on Windows and requires a download. The size of a download is about 12 MB for a complete casino. You first are offered to download the basic part of the casino and then to add any desired games later on.
| Licence
Windows Casino operates under a gaming licence granted by the government of Costa Rica. Established, licensed, and fully functional since 6/17/2000. To have a gaming license means that a casino is able to 1) deposit enough money yearly as a financial backup for players (approximately US $50,000 up to US $100,000 per annum), 2) pay the taxes (of about 2,5% up to 5%), and hence 3) is subject to the control of the government that issued the gaming licence in case of any disputes.
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Games
| • | Baccarat [Mini] |
| • | Blackjack |
| • | Craps |
| • | Keno |
| | • | Poker [Caribbean] |
| • | Poker [Let It Ride] |
| • | Poker [Pai Gow] |
| • | Red Dog |
| | • | Roulette [European] |
| • | Slots |
| • | Video Poker |
| • | War |
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Supported languages
| | English | | Spanish |
| • | French | | Korean |
| • | Italian | | German |
| • | Japanese | | |
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Excluded countries
| • | Armenia | • | Lithuania |
| • | Belarus | • | Malaysia |
| • | Brazil | • | Poland |
| • | Croatia | • | Romania |
| • | Czech Republic | • | Russia |
| • | Denmark | • | Singapore |
| • | Estonia | • | Slovakia |
| • | Hungary | • | Thailand |
| • | Indonesia | • | Turkey |
| • | Latvia | • | Ukraine |
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Baccarat (Mini)
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Mini Baccarat Review
Game: In Baccarat you and the banker receive two to three cards to get a point value as close to nine as possible. You have to correctly guess whether you or the banker will win, or a tie will occur.
Odds: In baccarat the best bet is on the banker (bet that the banker will win) and the fewer the decks used the better the banker bet gets. Since Windows Casino offers a very good baccarat game because of the good odds on ties (9:1). This is not the right place for high rollers though.
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Blackjack
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Blackjack Review
Game: In Blackjack each card has a point value. You first get two cards, calculate their value and decide whether to draw more cards or not where the maximum total points allowed is 21. The dealer does the same thing. You try to be better than him (draw closer to 21).
Odds: Best Blackjack List.
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Craps
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Craps Review
Game: In Craps two dice are thrown by a player. If he rolls a 7 or 11, he wins. If he throws a 2, 3, or 12, he loses. If he throws any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) he continues throwing the dice and hopes that the same number will be thrown again before the 7 comes up. When the 7 comes up first, he loses. You can bet on the player or the house.
Odds: Best Craps List.
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Craps Payoffs
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| Bet |
Odds
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| Pass
/ Come and Buying
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0.57%
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| Don't
Pass / Don't Come and Laying
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0.56%
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| Place
to win on 4,10
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6.67%
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| Place
to win on 5,9
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4.00%
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| Place
to win on 6,8
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1.52%
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| Place
to lose on 4,10
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6.67%
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| Place
to lose on 5,9
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4.00%
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| Place
to lose on 6,8
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20.91%
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| Buy
on 4,10
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2.67%
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| Buy
on 5,9
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2.40%
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| Buy
on 6,8
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2.18%
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| Lay
on 4,10
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1.33%
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| Lay
on 5,9
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1.60%
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| Lay
on 6,8 |
1.82% |
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Keno
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Keno Review
Game: There are 80 numbered balls. You pick some numbers. 20 balls are drawn. You win of course as more of your picks match the numbers that were drawn.
Odds: There are two types of keno: a) paying you good already when you match only a few picks (therefore decreasing the payouts for matching many picks) and b) paying you good only when you match many picks (therefore decreasing the payouts for matching only a few picks). You have to decide where you prefer to play. I'd play only the a) type. Windows Casino offers returns ranging from 82.7% to the high of 86.75%, except for the Pick 1, which always pays 3:1 for a return of 75%. This payout ratio is standard. Betting limits are excellent.
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Pick
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| Match |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
- |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
- |
- |
40 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
800 |
100 |
30 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1800 |
400 |
120 |
60 |
25 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8000 |
1600 |
300 |
150 |
100 |
40 |
22 |
10 |
12 |
| 8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30000 |
4000 |
1200 |
500 |
250 |
85 |
45 |
30 |
| 9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50000 |
10000 |
2500 |
1200 |
600 |
350 |
120 |
| 10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
25000 |
5000 |
3700 |
1100 |
300 |
| 11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
25000 |
12000 |
8000 |
2800 |
| 12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
50000 |
25000 |
25000 |
| 13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
50000 |
50000 |
| 14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
100000 |
| 15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100000 |
Payout
in % |
75.00 |
84.18 |
83.25 |
84.51 |
84.10 |
81.42 |
85.16 |
85.41 |
85.03 |
86.64 |
86.75 |
84.31 |
82.70 |
85.41 |
84.42 |
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Windows Casino's Pick 11
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| Match |
Casino
pays |
Happens
every |
Returns |
| 0 |
0
x |
31st |
00.00% |
| 1 |
0
x |
7th |
00.00% |
| 2 |
0
x |
4th |
00.00% |
| 3 |
0
x |
4th |
00.00% |
| 4 |
0
x |
6th |
00.00% |
| 5 |
0
x |
13th |
00.00% |
| 6 |
10
x |
49th |
20.20% |
| 7 |
100
x |
277th |
36.09% |
| 8 |
500
x |
2,431rd |
20.57% |
| 9 |
2,500
x |
35,244th |
07.09% |
| 10 |
25,000
x |
945,181st |
02.64% |
| 11 |
100,000
x |
62,381,978th |
00.16% |
| numbers |
amount
wagered |
game |
86.75%
of your money |
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Poker (Caribbean)
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Caribbean Poker Review
Game: In Caribbean Poker you place an ante (bet before game starts) and after having received five cards decide whether to compete against the dealer or not. You simply compare cards. The better hand wins.
Odds: The basic house edge for this game is 5.21% which doesn't make it look competitive compared to other casino games. American Roulette has a slightly worse house edge though. When you review the payoff chart keep in mind that some online casinos offer you a 999:1 payout for a Royal Flush.The strategy for Caribbean Poker is quite simple: you should raise on any pair or better and fold on anything less than ace/king.
Set: Usually online casinos offer a side bet of $1 for which you will receive an additional payoff for certain paying hands (flush or better). This extra win is based on the value of your own five-card hand, not on the hand of the dealer. So even if the dealer beats you or does not qualify you still get the bonus payoff. Windows Casino does not offer such a side bet. Actually a shame.
The table limits are set to $5-$500.
Summary: There certainly are online casinos with much better Caribbean Poker games offering at least a side bet.
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Caribbean Poker
Payoffs
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| Hand |
Payoff |
| Royal
Flush |
100:1 |
| Straight
Flush |
50:1 |
| 4
of a Kind |
20:1 |
| Full
House |
7:1 |
| Flush |
5:1 |
| Straight |
4:1 |
| 3
of a Kind |
3:1 |
| 2
pair |
2:1 |
| 1
pair |
1:1 |
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Poker (Let it Ride)
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Let it Ride Poker Review
Game: Let It Ride is a card game based on poker where you first get three cards and then have the option of paying for each more card until you hold five cards. A pair of tens or better will receive a payout.
Odds: The basic house edge for this game is 3.5%. And what makes this game interesting is the side bet of $1 for which you will receive an additional payoff for certain paying hands (3 of a kind or better) and get the chance to win the progressive jackpot (steadily increasing). This extra payoff is based on the value of your own five-card hand, not on the hand of the dealer. So even if the dealer beats you you still get the bonus payoff. This extra payoff usually is based on a progressive meter which causes the house edge to vary. If the jackpot is small, the house edge is huge (sometimes up to 70%). Windows Casino offers a standard Let It Ride Poker game. You can find better ones. The stakes are alright.
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Let It Ride Payoffs
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| Hand |
Payout |
Payout
2 |
Bonus
Payout |
| Royal
Flush |
500
: 1 |
1000
: 1 |
100%
of Jackpot |
| Straight
Flush |
100
: 1 |
200
: 1 |
10%
of Jackpot |
| 4
of a Kind |
25
: 1 |
50
: 1 |
50
: 1 |
| Full
House |
15
: 1 |
11
: 1 |
11
: 1 |
| Flush |
10
: 1 |
8
: 1 |
8
: 1 |
| Straight |
5
: 1 |
5
: 1 |
5
: 1 |
| 3
of a Kind |
3
: 1 |
3
: 1 |
3
: 1 |
| Two
Pair |
2
: 1 |
2
: 1 |
2
: 1 |
| 10's
or Better |
1
: 1 |
1
: 1 |
1
: 1 |
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Poker (Pai Gow)
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Pai Gow Poker Review
Game: Pai Gow Poker is a card game based on poker where you and the dealer get seven cards and have to split them into five and two cards, each of them containing a better hand than the dealer's in order to win (your five card hand has to be better than your two card hand).
Odds: In Pai Gow Poker usually each player gets the chance to be the banker. Actually only a Pai Gow Poker game where the casino alternates the turn of the banker is good because in the event of an exact match between hands, called a "copy", the tie goes to the banker. It would set the house edge to 1.46%. (The probability that the two-card hands ("front hands") will copy is 2.55% and the probability that the five-card back hands ("back hands") will copy is 0.32%.) When it is your turn to be the banker the house has only an 0.08% edge over you. Because both the turn of the banker and the 0.08% edge alternate you end up with the aforesaid 1.46% house edge. At Windows Casino does not offer such a jackpot.
You are paid even money on all winning hands less a 5% commission (some casinos take a 2% commission only). Stakes (table limits) are $5-$200.
Summary: A little worse than standard pai gow poker. Find an online casino that offers you the option of being banker.
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Red Dog
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Red Dog Review
Game: Red Dog is a simple game where two cards are chosen by the house. You may raise your bet if you think a third card will fit in between the first two. You are given certain payouts for certain spreads. The spread is the number of ranks between two given cards. For example, the spread between a five and an eight is two. The maximum spread is eleven.
Odds: In Red Dog you are given certain payouts for certain spreads. The spread is the number of ranks between two given cards. For example, the spread between a five and an eight is two. The maximum spread is eleven.1 card spread pays 5 : 1
2 card spread pays 4 : 1
3 card spread pays 2 : 1
4 or more card spread pays 1 : 1
Three of a kind pays 11 : 1 In Red Dog the greater the number of decks the better the odds for the player. This is because of the greater probability of drawing a fitting card or a three of a kind, which pays 11:1. Since Windows Casino is not good enough to play it here.
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Roulette (European)
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European Roulette Review
Game: A wheel with pockets numbered 0 to 36 is spun in one direction. A ball is spun around the wheel and as the ball slows, it drops into one of the pockets of the wheel. You bet on which pocket the ball will drop into.
Odds: This is an 'European' single-zero roulette (with only one zero on the wheel) which sets the basic house edge to 2.7%. That's actually far better than the American roulette version which usually has an incredible basic house edge of 5.26%. But Best Roulette List.
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Slots
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Slots Review
Game: Slots are machines with three to five wheels with symbols on them, spinning downwards when you pull a lever at their side or similar and coming to a stop after a few rounds of spinning. If the symbols align you win.
Odds: It is difficult to calculate the payout probabilities of slot machines without knowing how many times a certain symbol appears on each real. You could sit in front of the slot machine, pull the lever 1,000,000 times and write the results down or rely on the information that Best Slots List.
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Slot Machine
Payoffs
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Slot
Type |
Reels/
Lines |
Winning
Comb. |
Wild
Symb. |
Bonus
Screen |
Denom. |
Top
Prize |
| Sevens
& Stripes |
3/1 |
8 |
No |
No |
5c
- $5 |
10,000 |
| Diamond
Mine Deluxe |
3/1 |
7 |
Yes |
No |
5c
- $5 |
3,000 |
| Diamond
Mine |
3/1 |
8 |
No |
No |
5c
- $5 |
2,500 |
| Lucky
Lightnin' |
3/1 |
8 |
No |
No |
5c
- $5 |
2,500 |
| 777
Inferno |
3/1 |
8 |
No |
No |
5c
- $5 |
1,000 |
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Video Poker
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Video Poker Review
Game: In Video Poker you receive five cards and decide which ones to change (only once) in order to make a good poker hand. As better your hand as better the payout gets.
Odds: Windows Casino's best games and even one of the best among all online and land-based casinos.
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Video Poker Payoffs
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| Name |
Type |
MaxPay |
MaxCoins |
MinCoins |
| Joker
Poker |
7/5 |
5,000 |
100.18% |
98% |
| Jacks
or Better |
8/5 |
4,000 |
99.54% |
98.4% |
| Double
Jackpot |
8/5 |
4,000 |
99.40% |
97.8% |
| Double
Bonus |
10/7 |
4,000 |
99.37% |
97.5% |
| Bonus
Poker |
8/5 |
4,000 |
99.17% |
97.7% |
| Sevens
Wild |
3/2 |
4,000 |
99.11% |
96.8% |
| Loose
Deuces |
3/2 |
4,000 |
99.07% |
97.8% |
| 2x
Double Jackpot |
9/6 |
4,000 |
98.95% |
97.8% |
| Deuces
Wild |
4/3 |
4,000 |
98.91% |
97.9% |
| Pick
'em Poker |
15/15 |
6,000 |
98.74% |
94.4% |
| Bonus
Deuces Wild |
4/3 |
4,000 |
98.65% |
98.5% |
| Aces
& Eights |
7/5 |
4,000 |
98.63% |
92.0% |
| 2x
Double Bonus |
9/6 |
4,000 |
98.49% |
97.8% |
| Bonus
Poker Deluxe |
8/6 |
4,000 |
98.49% |
96.2% |
| All
American |
8/8 |
4,000 |
98.49% |
97.4% |
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War
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War Review
Game: Sometimes called "Battle Royale" or "Royal Rumble" war is a card game where each player and the dealer get one card. If your card is of a higher rank you win.
Odds: Again, if your card is of a higher rank you win. If the dealer's card is higher you lose. If it is a tie (same rank) you can surrender and lose your bet (you lose only half the bet when playing in land-based casinos) or go to war: you double your bet and play another game. If your second set of cards beats the dealer you win even money on the total wager (in land-based casinos you win even money on the raise only and get back your original wager). If the dealer's second card is greater you lose both bets. If there is a tie you lose (there are online casino offering you a 3:1 payout on ties after going to war which sets the basic house edge at 0.66%!). You can bet on a tie from the start as well, which pays 10:1 if the first two cards tie. The house edge on the tie bet is 18.65% though. The basic house edge depends on the number of decks used and lies between 2.42% (1 deck) and 2.9% (8 decks). Windows Casino is bad. Find an online casino offering a 3:1 on ties after going to war.
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