The weekend is almost here and that means you’ll have more free time because you won’t have to work. If you work for the U.S. government, you’ll have even more free time, if the government shuts down at midnight like expected. In either case, you might want to check out some of the casino tournaments going on this weekend at Go Casino. Of course, if you’re a government employee, make sure you’re spending your own money and not taxpayer money, since that will start yet another scandal.

This weekend Go Casino is running the $30,000 Guaranteed Weekend Madness. I bet you can guess the amount of the prize pool! But that’s getting ahead of ourselves. The tournament begins tonight, April 8, at 10:30 PM and ends on Monday, April 11, at 11:30 PM. The tournament has an entry fee of $10, which gets you a stake of 325 credits. If you run out of credits and want more, you can re-buy for the same amount. The prize pool, as you might imagine, is $30,000 in guaranteed casino credits. The tournament is being played on the Reel Deal slot.

If you’re a cheapskate…um, I mean if you’re frugal, then you might want to check out the Frugal Friday tournament as well. And in all honesty, being frugal is a good thing; with my paycheck I have to be very careful how I spend money. The Frugal Friday tournament has that name because it only costs $1.99 to join. The prize pool for the event is $1,500, which is pretty good when you consider the low entry fee. The Frugal Friday runs every Friday from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM. Today’s tournament is played on the Tarot Treasure game, which is an online slot with a tarot card theme.

If you’re not into slots, there are other tournaments available at Go Casino. There are video poker tournaments played on a variety of games. Running Saturday and Sunday is a tournament on Mega Multi Hand Deuces Wild, which has a $1.99 entry fee. There is also the Blackjack Pot Percentage tournament, which has a $0.99 entry fee.

To take part in any of the above tournaments, visit Go Casino. Before playing in a tournament, accepting any bonus or taking part in any casino promotion, make sure you know the terms and conditions as well as the rules of the promotion.

One good thing about starting a new month is that it brings new casino tournaments with it. That means something new and exciting to take part in. I’m not sure if that offsets the bad things about starting a new month, such as rent or mortgage payments being due, but it certainly helps. As a gambling writer, is also gives me something to write about on a slow news day, such as today. For all of the above reasons, here is a rundown of the tournament action available at Super Slots Casino.

The big tournament this month is the Great Egg Hunt, which is a month-long slot tournament with an Easter theme. The tournament is already underway, but there is plenty of time to join. The buy-in for the tournament is $10, but most would consider it worth it for a chance to play for a $50,000 prize pool in guaranteed casino credits. The Great Egg Hunt tournament is played on the Funky Chicken slot.

Aside from that big tournament, the regular Slottery tournament is also going on right now. The Slottery takes place in four parts, with a different Slottery taking place each week. The current one runs from Monday, April 4 (that’s today) to Thursday, April 7. It is played on the La Cucaracha slot. Players pay a $5 entry fee to play for a share of the pot.

If slots aren’t your game of choice, there are other tournaments running right now at Super Slots Casino. Video poker fans can play in the Jacks or Better Challenger, which runs every Monday through Thursday. The tournament has a buy-in of $5 and the prize pool is made up of the pot. The tournament is played on the Jacks or Better video poker game.

For blackjack players, every Monday through Thursday you can pay in the Head2Head tournament. This tournament, which is played on the US Blackjack game, has one player compete directly against another player, rather than competing against the dealer. This tournament has a $5 entry fee and the a share of the pot is up for grabs.

In addition to those tournaments, there are also daily slot tournaments, such as the Pay for the Pot tournament, which has a $3 entry fee and the pot as the prize pool. There is also the Daily Free Slots tournament, which is a freeroll tournament with a $300 prize pool.

To take part in any of the above tournaments, visit Super Slots Casino. Be sure to read the rules and terms and conditions before taking part in any casino tournament.

One of the Microgaming online casino groups put together an online slots tournament to benefit the victims of the tsunami in Japan. Unfortunately it was one that US citizens could not participate in. The Hambledon New Venture Group of online casinos is also hosting their own tsunami relief online slots tournament to raise money for victims of the March 11th Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami. But this online slots tournament is only running until 10 pm tonight, Friday, March 25th.

Unfortunately none of the Hambledon New Venture Group online casinos, which include Go Casino and Online Vegas in their number, did a lot of advertising when they decided to host the tournament. Despite the lack of notice to the greater online casino community, the Tsunami Relief Pot Percentage Tournament has 1,375 participants at the time of this writing.

Online slots players pay a $1 entry fee and receive $125 in tournament credits to play with. For the tournament, the Hambledon New Venture Group selected Dr. Love as the online slots game from their Vegas Technology line up for the tsunami relief charity tournament to be to be played out on.

The Tsunami Relief Pot Percentage Charity Tournament began back on Wednesday, March 23rd at 10 am. It is unfortunate that the online casino community was not given more notice or that the tournament was not more widely advertised. Given the fact that Americans have military family and friends in Japan, and the overall humanitarian effort, I think the Hambledon New Venture Group online casinos could have drawn a much larger group of participants and raised even more money.

Things are changing at PokerStars, the most popular poker room on the Internet. They have long been running poker tournaments each week with big money up for grabs, but they are now upping the ante. The Sunday 1/4 Million tournament have been given a new name. It will now be called the Sunday Storm tournament. That may not be a big deal to you, but this next part should have your attention. They are also upping the prize pool – quadrupling it, to be exact.

On the first Sunday Storm poker tournament, PokerStars is offering a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. If you got lost in all of those zeros, let me point out that it is one million dollars (imagine that in a Dr. Evil voice). The first Sunday Storm tournament, with $1 million up for grabs, will be on Sunday, March 27.

The entry fee for the poker tournament is $11, but it is also popular to get into the tournament for free. There are two different ways to earn free admission into the Sunday Storm tournament. The first is if you are a new member. If so, make a deposit of $20 or more and input the coupon code of “STORM.” Doing so will earn you a ticket to the tournament.

The other way to earn free entry is by playing your way in. Starting back on March 15 and ending at noon on March 27, PokerStars is running freeroll tournaments every hour. Players who enter those free tournaments and finish in the top ten will win seats in the Sunday Storm tournament.

The $1 million prize pool is only for the first Sunday Storm tournament, taking place on March 27. After that, from April 3 on, the tournament will have a $300,000 prize pool. That’s a significant drop-off, but it’s still an increase from the prize pool previously associated with the tournament, $250,000. To take part in the free satellite tournaments or buy your way into the main event, visit PokerStars.

It is very difficult to find any “good” news relating to the triple disaster in Japan. An unfathomable catastrophe, thousands of lives have been lost, and over $200 billion will be needed to rebuild earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Japan. On top of all this, there is the looming threat of a nuclear fallout that is already beginning to show in the water and food supply.

The international response to this disaster has been nothing short of an outpouring. Many nations have pledged aid, while thousands of individuals, businesses and organizations the world over have given financial support to relief efforts such as those overseen by the Red Cross.

Here in the online gambling community, an outpouring of support has also helped to bring some light to the end of the tunnel. Online casino operators, software developers, B2B entities and affiliates have all pitched in to help Japan with financial aid. Just this weekend, the popular Jackpot City Casino hosted a free slots tournament, with all proceeds going to a charity organization in Japan. Details about the charity slots tournament can be read here.

The exact turnout and revenue generated for the free tournament is still being tabulated (it wrapped up just hours ago), but we will be sure to update in the comments section just as soon as we find out. In the meantime, OCS hopes the Jackpot City tournament will serve as an example for other online casinos to follow.

If you too are searching for a way to help Japan, which not apportion some of your gambling bankroll as a charitable contribution. Either set your losing limits shorter than you normally would, or give generously if you happen to win big at the online casinos in the coming days, month’s even years. It will certainly take years for Japan to recover and rebuild from this unthinkable tragedy.

In the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Japan – actually, one of the worst natural disasters in the whole world – many are wondering what they can do to help. Thousands are dead or missing due to a devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake, followed by a massive tsunami and, just to top it off, concerns of a possible nuclear meltdown. Food, water and supplies are short and the people of Japan, despite their surprising calmness and civility, need help.

If you’re sitting at home far from the Land of the Rising Sun, you might be wondering what you can do to help. Aside from prayers, charitable donations are needed and appreciated. You want to be weary of charity-looking scams and anything brand new concocted by a grandstanding celebrity (those celebrity charities are usually inefficient, at best). Websites such as CharityNavigator.org can help direct you to reputable charities providing relief for the people of Japan. As far as I’m concerned, you can’t go wrong with the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders.

After an event like this, everyone wants to help, including online casinos. That is why Jackpot City Casino is holding a charity tournament to benefit Japan. The great thing about the charity is that is requires nothing of you except joining and playing in a slot tournament, which there’s a good chance you enjoy doing anyway. That makes it more accessible and easy, so the hope is that it will generate a lot of interest.

The Japan charity tournament is called “Help Japan.” If you are a member of Jackpot City Casino and log onto the promotions page, you will find a large Japanese flag and information on the tournament. The slot tournament begins Friday, March 18 and ends on Sunday, March 20. There is no entry fee for the tournament, but once you run out of the initial credits you are given, a re-buy costs $2. At the end of the slot tournament, the top five players will each get 10,000 loyalty points.

That’s not the important part of the tournament, though. This is a charity tournament, so the important part is how it helps Japan. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to a charity organization in Japan. That means each re-buy by each player gives more money to the relief effort. The charity tournament is expected to have a large turnout and can accommodate up to 5,000 players.

The only downside to the tournament is that, because Jackpot City Casino does not accept U.S. players, Americans cannot participate. If you live in the United States and want to help the people of Japan, I suggest finding another good charity. In fact, I encourage that even for those who do participate in the charity slot tournament.

For more information on the Japan charity slot tournament, visit Jackpot City Casino.

The Grand Slam is a term that signifies excitement and importance. In baseball, it is the biggest and most important hit: a bases-loaded home run. In tennis, it is winning the four biggest tournaments of the year: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. At Denny’s, it’s a breakfast feast you can get for one low price. Microgaming casinos tried to leverage the connotations of the term with the original Grand Slam of Slots tournament in 2009. Now it is back for its second installment, the Grand Slam of Slots II.

As the name indicates, this is a big tournament – one of the biggest of the year, in fact. It begins March 15 and doesn’t end until June 6. The prize pool is deep, with the first-place winner walking away with $100,000. If that prize isn’t exciting enough, try this one: $2.43 million of gold bullion. Now are you interested? The tournament takes place in two parts and can be found at any Microgaming casino, such as Platinum Play Casino.

The first part of the tournament takes place from March 15 to May 22. During that time, players earn points for the money they win and the top 120 players at the end of that tournament earn tickets granting them free admission to the Grand Final, which takes place from May 27 to June 6. You definitely want to earn one of those tickets, because if you have to buy your way into the Final, it will cost you $200.

During the first part of the tournament, players can also win prizes such as a year of Diamond status in the VIP club. Like the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, each section has many different match-ups. A large suite of popular Migrogaming slots are available to play. Some of the mini-tournaments are invitation-only, though, so be sure to check your email.

To take part in the tournament, all you have to do is register for a real-money account at a Microgaming casino, such as Platinum Play, and join the tournament. It’s that easy. Of course, you don’t have to play at Platinum Play. You can try others, such as Roxy Palace or Crazy Vegas. It’s up to you. Every casino in the Microgaming network is carrying the tournament.

Note: Microgaming casinos don’t accept U.S. customers. So if you’re in the United States, sorry guys.

OCS recently blogged about the $100,000 March Madness guaranteed slots tournament currently going down at VIP Slots Casino. U.S. friendly, you can bet your slots bankroll that U.S. players will make up the bulk of participants and likely dominate the leaderboard in true March Madness style at VIP Slots. As for non-US bettors, there is another tournament that is equally as loaded as March Madness. In fact, it’s more loaded. Surprise, surprise.

Introducing the Grand Slam of Slots…for the second time in two years. Yes indeed, two years in the running, the Grand Slam of Slots has quickly become one of the most sought after guaranteed slots tournament’s with European online gamblers who simply want to play slots. With a guaranteed first place prize of $100,000, it’s easy to see why. Oh, and let’s not forget there’s also a jackpot prize of $2.43 gold bullion. As long as it’s gold, right?

Beginning June 6, 2011, and spanning ten weeks, the Grand Slam of Slots will play out as a series of weekly scheduled online slots tournaments, with all sorts of prizes being handed out along the way. Everything from triple comp points to a share of 100,000 casino credits is up for grabs during these weekly tournaments, although I personally would be more interested in receiving Diamond loyalty status for a full year. There are also 120 tickets being given away that will cover the $200 entry fee to the grande finale tournament taking place May 26-June 6.

So where can you go to take part in this awesome slots tournament online? Well, here’s where things get a little tricky. Just like there are several internet slots tournaments named “March Madness”, Grand Slam of Slots isn’t entirely unique either. There’s the HUGE Grand Slam of Slots that is integrated with the wide area network of Microgaming Software’s most popular online casinos and which dished out $1 million to the first place finisher alone! Well, sorry to bust your bubble, but this is different.

The Grand Slam of Slots referred to in this post is actually the second addition of a tournament that was started in 2009 and hosted by the Fortune Lounge group of eCOGRA approved online casinos. It’s still being hosted by Fortune Lounge, and in fact, can only be played at five select online casinos. If you need some help choosing, OCS gives its highest recommendation to Platinum Play Casino. Be sure to check out their International Slots League page, as well as the International Casino Games and Blackjack League page if you like to go both ways – table games and machines folks…table games and machines. Geez you all have dirty minds (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then your mind is obviously clean and clear and you have nothing to worry about).

There is a comprehensive monthly tournament schedule published live at Platinum Play, as well as several free cash bonus offers worth the taking. Check ‘em out and get early dibs registering for the second installment of Fortune Lounge’s Grand Slam of Slots.

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It’s that time of year again folks. As winter makes room for incoming spring, the winds pick up, the rain comes down, flowers start blooming, basketballs start flying and online slots start spinning. C’mon, you knew I would bring it back to online gambling at some point, right? Anyhow, just like the most anticipated collegiate basketball tournament all year, there’s another form of March Madness that takes place at online casinos – EH Gaming Ventures popular network of USA online casinos to be exact.

The largest guaranteed online slots for real money tournaments during the month of March (and one of the largest all year long), EH Gaming’s March Madness gives away $100,000 in winnings over the course of a single month-long tournament taking place right now. In fact, as long as you are reading this in March, it’s still not too late to sign up. OCS recommends doing so at VIP Slots Casino. As their name implies, VIP Slots is all about the online slot machines. While they also carry a full suite of casino games, their specialty is catering to slots players.

If you happen to be reading this early in the month, you should seriously consider taking part in March Madness. Here’s a little inside scoop: Approximately 300 people had signed up for the tournament by the end of the first day. While there is expected to be 1,000 or more players taking part eventually, these are still good numbers considering how much money is being guaranteed. In case you need a reminder, it’s $100,000. Some of the winnings will be awarded as bonus credits, but the fact of the matter is that the 2011 March Madness needs players.

A telling sign is how much less March Madness 2011 is guaranteeing in winnings than the two previous tournaments. In 2009, March Madness guaranteed $300,000 in winnings, with $100,000 going to the first place finisher alone! 2010 was an even better year, with $300,000 in guaranteed winnings and a whopping $150,000 going to first place.

As for 2011, first place is tagged to receive $25,000 and second place will take home $10,000 in cash. The big drop in winnings for 2011 has been due to an expected lower turnout, which is already proving the case. But you have to admit, $100,000 is still very good for an online casino slots tournament. I guarantee you won’t find anything better in March – especially at US friendly online casinos.

The cost to enter is just $10, with $10 rebuys. To give you an idea of what it will take to win one of the top ten prizes worth over $1,000 each, you will likely need to earn around 10,000 credits. Considering how competitive some of the slots tournament players are out there, it’s a good chance the top winner will hit around the 100K mark on the leaderboard. Still, with far fewer players in the pack, this year’s March Madness is for the taking.

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