Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Excellent Odds

In my opinion many online casinos are too stingy when setting the odds on their games. They think they will make more money that way but I believe they are misguided, because when players lose too quickly it’s not fun, and those players might not come back.

Bovada is one of the few casinos that understands this. They offer generous odds to let you play longer and get you a better chance of winning. Among their generous offerings are Full-Pay Jacks or Better returning 99.54%, six other video poker games paying over 99%, single-zero roulette, and my favorite, Pick ’em Poker, returning 99.95%!

Kudos to Bovada for not being afraid to give their players a good gamble.

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B3W Casinos Warning

Last Update: November 24, 2006

B3W is a brand of Internet casino software. As of this writing casinos using this software are the Yachting Casino, Monte-Casino, Casino Broceliande, Aeroplayer, Casino Solera, and First Royal Casino. Here's a list of casinos using this software.

On October 11 and 12, 2006, I performed some statistical tests on a yet to be named video poker game at the Yachting Casino. The results concerned me. After sharing them with customer support they informed me the next day that they were very concerned and would complete a report by the middle of next week. They have since told me they are taking this seriously but the investigation is still ongoing.

For now I am making no official accusations until the Yachting Casino/B3W has had a chance to refute my findings. The reader may wish to postpone playing video poker at any casino using B3W software until said report is finished. Stay tuned for more details and further developments.

Nov 7 update: Nothing new to report. The B3W group remains in communication but still have no results to report. They did offer to refund my original $400 deposit, which I accepted, and they quickly reversed my funds back to Neteller.

Nov 24 update: B3W told me they found a "modification" with the launch of the 10-play Jacks or Better game. I think this modification also affected the 1-play game but they did not confirm or deny this. They claim both games are playing fine now, and the overall return was always in line. It is unclear to me at what date the correction was made. They say that after an examination of their files refunds will be made to affected losing players.