Virgin Games

Virgin Games

www.virgingames.com

About Virgin Games

Virgin has become one of the largest media companies through proactive development under the ever watchful gaze of Sir Richard Branson. To rival Sky, Virgin can boast of not only being a media force to be reckoned with but also involved with insurance, wine, travel, music and gaming to name just a few industries. As you may also expect in addition to the usual incentives of winning prizes, promotions and cash, by playing you have the chance to earn V*POINTS that can be swapped for lots of Virgin goodies.

Since Virgin Games was set up on 2004 and is wholly owned by the Virgin Group, you can rest assured that the novel approach synonymous with the company’s vision. The Virgin Games family currently includes Virgin Casino, Virgin Bingo and Virgin Poker, and there are plans not to stop there. With increased interaction with its users, their aim is to offer a variety of games to suit everyone and if you don’t find one for you, tell them and they’ll see what they can do.

When entering the site, you’re presented with three clearly defined sections; Virgin Casino, Virgin Poker and Virgin Bingo. Under each of these non-animated panes you have the current offers (of matching your initial deposit by 100% up to the value of £100 in the Casino or Bingo, and up to £1,000 in Poker) and some of the most popular game titles to play.

Within the Virgin Casino section you have the available games placed into six sections; Roulette, Blackjack, Slots, Tables & Poker, Instant Win & Keno and Jackpots. After a simple signing up procedure, you’re able to play instantly for fun or if you wish to play for cash, make a deposit – and you’re good to go.

If playing for real money appeals to you, as some may have seen on late night television, or simply by flicking around on Virgin Media (and Sky), the roulette games are televised for more novelty, excitement and interaction. However, if you wish to avoid the spotlight you could turn your attention to the MegaJackpots which are Virgin Casino’s most popular games. By lining up 5 MegaJackpot symbols on the centre payline with max bet, and you could win a huge fortune (when writing this, the amount on offer was in excess of £2,333,600 and rising!).

Virgin Poker does involve a download of the software for you to play, but this proved to be a safe and simple procedure to do so. Once again, after running the software you are now able to play the games and if you run into any difficulty you can call using a UK freephone number, web chat with customer support, have them call you back or simply email them and wait for your reply.

The Virgin Bingo appears to be just as light-hearted as you’d probably expect, with themed events e.g. Burns’ Night Fivers, in addition to the more standard bingo games. With no downloading necessary, after signing up you can play for free using the ‘Play daily free bingo!’ events which take place between 1pm and 2pm and 5pm and 7pm. In addition, they’ve removed the free V*POINTS games, so all games will only pay out cash.

As mentioned above, it’s only the Virgin Poker you have to download software for, which may deter some players, but with plenty on offer via the other two sites, even if the card game wasn’t for you, there’s ample opportunity to turn your attention to and indeed play for fun or attempt to win your fortune at.

For those who enjoy playing Poker then besides the potentially huge offer of doubling your stake by matching your initial deposit, there are regular tournaments available for you to take your virtual seat at. Not to worry either if you are a novice at poker, you can learn a lot from playing the free poker tables and all the rules, video tutorials and tips are available for you to read up on. Arguably, most interestingly there’s a ‘Live Poker School’ where you can apply all the skills you’ve learned.

As many know, practice makes perfect, and the software allows you to hone your abilities and improve your awareness and spot how to risk less and hopefully win more.

If casual gambling is more in tune with your style (and bank account), then it’s certainly wise to take full advantage of the free to play games which offer cash prizes. Indeed, if you only have £5 to spend, you could make this last for quite a while through playing the 1p and 2p Bingo games. Using the incentives to their fullest, you could either double your gambling pot or if this one off opportunity’s passed, you can look at the other incentives to make your money go further.

Virgin Games offer a variety of games which are well themed and entertaining. The community spirit, particularly in Virgin Bingo certainly keeps the appeal fresh and enjoyable. All the sites are accessible and user friendly. With only the Virgin Poker game requiring a download, you feel in control and importantly, secure.

Whether you are an established gambler or new to the scene; this is certainly a good place to come to and make the transition from free-player to placing a wager.

Tick Box:

Safe: Yes

Demos: Yes

24/7 Support: Yes

Download Required: Yes (for Virgin Poker only)

Promotions: Yes

Live Betting: No

Rating - 4 / 5