For this casino Golden Riviera Casino review I downloaded the lite version of the Golden Riviera Casino software and made a $50 deposit - then I sent the casino an email claiming my $100 free bonus, and within 3- 5 minutes my bankroll was credited with a $100 bonus - finally, a friendly and very fast responding online casino. New players can choose from 3 different sign-up offers - the biggest 100% match deposit bonus is $150 free on a $150 deposit.
I started out by winning at European blackjack, and left the table with $200+ in my bankroll. I won even more playing Craps and Baccarat - but then played my bankroll down to $150 trying to win the Major Millions progressive jackpot with a jackpot of above $800,000.
Then I played some at some of the video poker machines Golden Riviera Casino has to offer. Among others I tried the Superjax - a jacks or better video poker variant with a progressive jackpot. Then I played aces and faces 10 hands video poker and got dealt an initial hand of 3 aces - that resulted in two 4 Aces and 8 times 3 of a kind - and a nice $92 win - because 4 aces pays 400 coins. My bankroll went back up and I left the video poker games with $238.
Then I made a bad choice - I tried out 'Secret Admirer' a 9 payline video slot with 5 reels taking coins from 1 cent up to $1. A spin - betting on all 9 lines - will cost you from $0.90 to $90 per spin. The diamond ring is a scatter symbol - lining up two of those on a payline will win you 3 spins with the scatter symbols remaining in place during the free spins. I did not win much at all on this video slot - I left with $185.
Then I went to the roulette table at Golden Riviera Casino, and placed 9 chips on number 17. After 14 spins my number came up - and I won $144 on that bet - as I had also won $9 on a corner bet and $36 on a 14/17 border bet, I left the roulette table with $230. Unfortunately I just had to try the 3 card poker game and lost $30 fast - so I was back at $200.
I had great fun playing Caribbean Stud Poker (or Cyberstud Poker as this game is called at Microgaming casinos). I won $60 two times in a row - but I also lost some big bets (but please, lets not talk about that).
Then I played at the Treasure Nile Slot, and ended up getting a very good winning streak - this slot takes $4.50 per spin when you bet the max. - and you should always do that - because that is the only way you can win the progressive Jackpot. In 4 pulls in a row I won $50 + $25 + $25 and $29, and it seemed like I just kept winning on this slot - I left with $300+.
Then I played some Roulette Royal - a roulette game with a $1 side bet and a chance to win a progressive jackpot. At the time of writing the jackpot was above $185,000.00. To win the jackpot the same number must come up 5 times in a row, and you must have been betting on it. I managed to hit number 17 two times in a row - but that was the closest I ever got to the jackpot. However, I still won a bit and left this Roulette Jackpot game with $330.
WOW POT is a progressive slot - where I lost a bit. When I moved on I had $about $275 credits left.
Finally, I played a very long time at the Thunderstruck Slot - where I had great fun and yes - I did win 15 free spins several times. I ended up cashing out $250 - so that was a very nice $200 net win for me. I have no problem recommending Golden Riviera Casino to you - it's a great Microgaming casino with some very attractive bonus offers.
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