Top of the Online Casinos for 2005 - 12-29-05

December 29 - 2005 was an interesting year for online casinos, with a fair amount of corporate activity, the rise of some relatively new names in the online gambling industry, and the demise of some rather well known online casino brands. Here are our picks of the online casinos for 2005 based on our experience in dealing with many of them on a daily basis...

Numerous accolades are awarded to online casino each year. Some are based on players' votes, and with some it's quite difficult to tell how the winners were chosen. There seems to be awards for everything nowadays, some from very unknown (and often suspicious) sources. Our pick of the crop is simply based on two things - our experience in dealing with the online casinos we promote, and input from players that visit us regularly. So we are not trying to claim any fancy science in selecting an online casino in each category below, we are simply sharing our own experiences. Here are our picks for 2005.

Best Customer Service

Always a contentious issue, and always some very bad examples, but there are three online casino that stand out for us: Music Hall Casino, All Slots Casino and Casino Las Vegas. All three have been in business for a number of years and this makes it a close call. However, we have had more positive feedback about Music Hall Casino than with any other, and we have a lot of experience with the operating company, so we feel that Music Hall edges this one.

Most Innovative Promotions

This in our opinion is dead simple. No other casino group came up with new and innovative promotions as frequently as The Jackpot Factory Group. From competitions to one of the best loyalty programs online, the Jackpot Factory again seemed to know just what players want over the course of 2005.

Best Slots Casino

This is a close call between All Slots Casino, and Spin Palace Casino. Both are Microgaming powered, both have great bonuses, and both excel in customer service. However, for us Spin Palace just had the edge with some very innovative promotions specifically for slots players and a slots comps program that is really aimed at the slots player. Spin Palace Casino it is.

Best New Casino for 2005

A new online casino has to bring something different to the market. Fast Win Casino in our opinion wins this one hands down for two reasons. An ultra cool retro theme with superb graphics and one of the most innovative bonus concepts around (up to $2200 free in your first year guaranteed).

Online Casino of the Year

This is a near impossible selection to make, as there are so many factors to consider. As a complete package, Spin Palace, All Slots, The Sands of the Caribbean, Music Hall Casino and Kiwi Casino are all worthy candidates. Again, we have to consider so many factors here, but All Slots Casino takes the honors because it packages so many good attributes together. All Slots Casino is by no means a slots only casino, and gets rave reviews from many table and card game players as well. All Slots has been in operation for over five years now and is backed by one of the most experienced and trusted groups around.

All the above online casinos come with our deposit guarantee (up to $1000).

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