We find that the website of Lucky Emperor Casino has a very pleasant apperance. On a soothing blue background you will find an aesthetic as well as informative site. You may start by clicking on the left half of the site one of the graphics labelled Blackjack, Video Poker, Craps, Slots and Roulette. This will lead you to view the previews of the games offered. But a better alternative would be to go to the Games menu and then to the Games List. In this case, you will find not only graphical previews of the games, but also accompanying texts giving short introductions to each game. This definitely helps to know what you can expect when you start the Flash Casino or download the full version of Microgaming's casino games free of charge.

In the middle of it you will be greeted with: "$10 FREE! NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED" and "$100 MATCHING BONUS ON FIRST DEPOSIT"  If you click any of the two, you will read that after downloading and registering as a real player, $10 will be credited to your account for free and when you deposit $100, they will deposit $100 into your account. You may even get another $20 totally free if you use NETeller or Click2Pay as deposit method. They also offer to every new Flash Casino player who deposits $50 a bonus of $20 ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Before becoming too enthusiastic about all these free gifts, you should go to the Promotions page and read the Bonus Accounts Terms and Conditions carefully. You will find that the bonus has to be wagered 30 times before it can be cashed in, and that several games do not meet the minimum wagering requirements completely or partly. However, to the credit of Lucky Emperor Casino, we can say that their minimum wagering requirements are less stringent than you will find in many other casinos. Some require 40, 60 or even 200 times wagering of bonus plus deposit.  Hence, our Rating System has given Lucky Emperor Casino the Top Bonus Grade taking into consideration the maxumum first deposit bonus given, the required deposit, and the wagering conditions. The Promotions page will also lead you to the CasinoRewards Loyalty Program. The casino awards you VIP loyalty points. For every $10 wagering you get 1 VIP point and for 100 points you get a dollar in chips. However, before withdrwaing you need 1000 points in your account. One good thing about this offer is that you can combine your VIP points from any of around a dozen casinos which are, like this casino, also a member of the CasinoRewards program.

Before downloading, you may also go to the Flash Version which you don't need to download. However, it offers only half as many games as the download version. But, it is good enough for warming up. You may start by  logging in and registering yourself as a guest player. You get a fun credit of 1000 USD which you can use to try some of around 100 different games: table games, slots and video pokers. There are also about a dozen progressive games which you can play if you register yourself as a Real Player. 

Our Rating System has given top grading to the Information Value  of the website of Lucky Emperor Casino. As already mentioned, the site has a neat and user-friendly Look and Feel, providing you with an overview of almost all information we consider important for any visitor.

If you go to the Security page, you will 

• know that the casino is powered by Microgaming's  software and licensed by the KAHNAWAKE Gaming Commission in Canda.
• find the latest Payout Report  as well as the Random Number Generator special reports reviewed by the auditors of PriceWaterhouseCoopers Inc., South Africa.
• find the contact details of the Customer Support on the right half of the site
• learn that the tool Playcheck™ allows you to view the full details of every game you have played, and the tool Cashcheck™ will provide a complete statement of your financial transactions.

If you go to the Banking page, you will find out which payment methods are available  for depositing and withdrawing accounts, and how long will withdrawals take to reach you.

Our Rating System  has given Lucky Emperor Casino the second highest Payout Grade  (**** or Very Good) on the basis of the last payout report(March 2006 : All games = 97.14%).

Finally, we turn to the download version. The download process is quite smooth. The installation of around  8,200 files in over ninehundred directories takes some minutes and occupies about 300 MB of disk space. When you execute the software, you will find yourself in a Games Lobby creating an illusion of the ancient China. Apart from that, however, you will be viewing the typical user interface of casinos powered by Microgaming,  On the homepage, you will find a button to connect to the website. Without this connection you can't play any game. But you can preview over 200 games offline by going to the Games Lobby. Here you will see a list of game categories - Progressive Jackpots, Slots, Tables, Video Pokers, and Unique Games. If you choose a category, say Slots, you will find an adjacent list showing the names of the individual slot games, like e.g. 1 Arm Bandit, 5 Reel Drive etc. If you move the cursor on one of the names you will see in another adjacent window a mini reproduction of the game surface, table or slot machine or whatever, together with a table containing lots of relevant information like Progressive (yes/No) and Jackpot (amount) and other game-specific details, e.g. in case of the 1 Arm Bandit, Reels, Paylines, Max Coins etc. If you want to play any game, double click the name to load the game.  For each game, the atmosphere is made quite realistic with human voice, music, and the layout. If you are beginner, you can use the 'How to' help function. There is a Bank function which you will need for depositing money for wagering. You can use it also for depositing virtual money, as much as you want. You can also use the Playcheck and Cashcheck functions to check the game history and the bank history. You can also view the payout reports of the casino. As long as you have virtual money, you can switch between this and the real money mode.

It is needless to say that you will easily find in the 200+ repertoire the best and most popilar casino games.  If you like table games, you will find around 30 of them including  14 different versions of blackjack, multi- and single-hand, as well  5 roulette games. Slot fans will find 40+ reel slots including Wheel of Wealth, which is like the Wheel of Fortune slot machine you will find in Las Vegas. There are also 50+ video slots, 30+ video pokers, not to forget 19 Progressive Jackpots!

All the games you have once downloaded will be shown on the homepage in a special window called Your favourite. Below this window you will find a list of new games.

We wish you best of luck in Lucky Emperor Casino! Send us your feedback, what you liked and what you disliked.

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