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I'm enjoying it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 18
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game hoping for some good slots, a good Sic-Bo game, and a realistic Bingo simulation. I'm not at all disappointed. Here's the rundown of how I rate this game compared to the first Monopoly Casino and other casino software (I have lots of it, believe me!)

Pai-Gow poker: Same as on most casino simulations. Good play, fast dealing, easy to understand bet amounts and current totals.

Sic-bo: Excellent! Nice game, fast paced, well done board and action. Has a re-bet button so you don't have to place your bet over and over if you don't want to. The only gripe about this game is that you can't easily tell how much you won per payout. It just adds it to your score. I would have liked something that said "You win XX credits!"

Keno: If you like Keno, you'll love this. It's just like the paper version of Keno. You mark your spots, tell it how many games to play and how much to bet, and let it do it's thing. You cannot do any fancy betting here, though. Just straight Keno- pick between 1 and 10 numbers, period. (some Keno games allow you different picking options)

Progressive Video Poker: An interesting twist. Just like regular Vid Poker except a natural Royal Flush pays out a progressive jackpot. There are 4 Progressive Vid Poker games, all very similar in design with different wild cards, etc. I enjoyed playing this- the cards are dealt at a good pace (a little slow, but I prefer it that way.)

Poker: lot of Poker. I haven't played them all, but there is Texas Hold 'em, Omaha Hold 'em, Omaha Hold 'em Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, and 7 Card Stud low. I tried out 7 card stud just to see how it ran. Slow dealing, and you can't lower the number of opponents like on other games. Fast betting, though. It was hard to tell who won at the end of the game. I would rate it as so-so. Nothing to write home about.

I was very pleased with the slots in this game. The original Monopoly had a few "real" slots, then the rest were all exactly the same, except the pictures were different. Nothing but single payline games with different symbols. I was VERY disappointed in that. This version is a HUGE improvement, with much nicer slot games.

Progressive Slots: These are nice slot games. Go To Pieces is a multi-line game (3) that's pretty straight-forward. Good enough game. Lap of Luxury is nicer- 3 payline also, but nicer design and more interesting play. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Last is Family Tree, which I am addicted to! It's a 5 line game with lots of payouts and a fun design. Fun game.

Money Wheel: Typical money wheel game- nice design. VERY slow spinning, though. I find myself thinking come ON! It probably is about the same spin rate as at the casino, but it seems slow for a game to me. It's a nice game, though if you just feel like relaxing and playing a bit. Not very exciting, but the money wheel isn't usually a big thrill. One interesting note: Normally the "big" spaces on the wheel pay 40:1. In this game, it pays 45:1, which is nice.

Bingo. LOVE IT! I'm a big bingo fan anyway, but this is a great game. You can play from 1-8 cards. You can control the speed of the caller, and it moves right along. Different patterns are offered, so it's not always the same old game. You are playing against others, so sometimes you hear a chorus of people yell "Bingo!" all at the same time, which is funny. There is tournament play available, too. (I haven't tried that yet) Excellent bingo game- they really did their homework on this one.

Regular Slot Machines: These are OK- kind of the same old stuff. Hit The Road, Short Line Trolley, Monopoly Acres, Propery Tycoon, and Jailbird are all plain old single payline, 3 reel slots. Nice design, but not very exciting play. The last regular slot is "Cover Art", which is fun. It has a "break the bank" feature to it. You accumulate credits each time you spin a "pig" symbol, and they are given to you if you spin 4 pigs or your bank accumulates up to 250. I like that feature and this is my favorite regular slot.

Video Poker: There are 6 different varieties of video poker. Nice design, fast play. All different combos of wild cards, etc. Great if you like video poker.

Video Slots: I enjoy these a lot. There are three different video slots. This is not regular slots with a bonus game, it's actually a game/slots combo. They are all very entertaining. One has a "Who dunnit" theme, one is a race car game, and one is a battleship theme. They have a lot of replayablilty. Nice addition, in my opinion.

Blackjack: Very similar to the original Monopoly Casino blackjack. Nice play, fast dealing, good dealer chatter.

Craps: Decent enough craps game- Nothing out of the ordinary, pretty standard game. Nice design, fast play.

Roulette: Monopoly theme to this game- no red and black, it's red and green (for hotels and houses). Has a "re-bet" feature, which is vital to roulette, in my book. Nice game, good design.

All in all, this is a lot of game .... There is a lot to do in it, and they really did a lot with the slots this time around. The bingo is excellent and the Sic-bo is a great addition. If you are a casino fan, you'll enjoy this game. The only bad things are that the background music is annoying after a while (you can turn it off) and it's not always easy to see how much money you are winning. Otherwise, it's a well done game and has lots of replayability.

Vegas Edition Almost Authentic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I went ahead and got this game with anticipation. I was a little disappointed with the first Monopoly Casino game, but what the heck, right? I was hoping that this game would include some of the newer WMS Monopoly games out in casinos (the first one included Once Around, Chairman of the Board and Reel Estate). I was disappointed again. Although the reel slots are much better than the first Casino, they didn't include any real video multiline games (like Movers and Shakers or the new Money Grab), and they still did not include the 3 reel Advance to Boardwalk machine. I'm still waiting. The graphics are an improvement, and the addition of Sic Bo is really a nice touch. I did enjoy the Direct Hit slot, and if it were a real casino slot, I would play it. One other missing link: in the casino versions, the bonus trigger symbol or multiplier animates or has a sound when it hits an active payline. That is missing from both PC versions. Overall, I would say this game is better than the first, but c'mon guys. Let's put out casino games with REAL casino machines. It makes it so much better. Here's an idea: Let us download some updates that would include these. Let me know what you think...until then, see ya in Vegas!

Worse & Better than the original, but not Vegas-like.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: December 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was headed to Las Vegas to go to the Global Gaming Expo when I found "Monopoly Casino: Vegas Edition" was released. So, instead of buying it, I decided I'd go to G2E and see the newest Monopoly slot machines, and then, when I returned and bought the software, I could compare the play to the original. (...)

The slot machines in this program are a grave disappointment over the original version (Monopoly Casino), for the first has sixteen normal slot machines and then three official WME Monopoly slot machines, including "Once Around," "Chairman of the Board," and "Reel Estate." The new program does not have any WME slot machines, only nine typical slot machines and three video slots, none of which are professional enough to be authentically used in Vegas.

The "Vegas Edition" did fix the poker room to reflect the current trend in double blinds instead of ante. It also added a BINGO game, to which my wife is addicted.

Overall, the game is playable and nice, but it might have been more appropriate to name this "Indian Casino" instead of "Vegas Edition."(...)

Let's see some of the fun games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

OK, when will one of the video game creators come up with some of the nickel/dime type slot games such as are in Vegas and elsewhere that give you bonus games and put some fun in the game.

Already had Once Around, etc. etc. on earlier Monopoly disc. Unfortunaetly purchased from seller that does not allow returns. Let's get the newer bonus games on disk, or even some of the older games - Cash Crop, The Adams Family, Jeannie, Diamonds, Battleship, Jackpot Party, etc.

A FEW INTERESTING GAMES, BUT IT'S HARDLY "VEGAS"

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game was a birthday gift for a slot-addict friend who likes playing the Monopoly-themed slots in the casinos. Infogrames already released an earlier version of Monopoly Casino, but I never bought it because a lot of reviewers were complaining the slots were not accurate representations of the casino slots. I figured the complaints would be addressed in this new version. Instead, Infogrames went the opposite direction and completely eliminated the casino slots from the release. Because of this, my gut reaction was to give this game one star and trash on it - how can you not include actual Monopoly slots in a "Vegas Edition" of Monopoly Casino? But I'll be fair because there are a few well-done games included in the package (as well as some other major blunders.)

The game installs easy enough but there's no option to run the game from the CD so it takes up about 90MB of hard drive space. I've played all the games and haven't run into any system crashes, so the beta testers get a thumbs-up. The 55 page manual is small, but adequate - giving you enough basic information to be able to play the games, but not necessarily the strategies needed to play the games well. The Infogrames marketing department was working overtime with such catchy phrases as "Ultra Realistic Casino Floor!" (just one simple screen you click on to go from one gaming area to the next) and "Over 245 Popular Game Variations Guarantee the Fun Will Never End!" (which basically means you can set the same 12 slot machines to nickel machines, quarter machines, or whatever - - whoopie!) The graphics and sound effects are sharp with probably the best looking tables and slots I've seen in a casino game. The swing/ragtime themed background music is catchy, but there are only 3 or 4 songs included so they start to get annoying after a while.

From a visual perspective, this game gets high marks, but it's in the accuracy of the gameplay - especially the most popular games - that this game falls off a cliff. It's apparent these programmers have never set foot inside a casino. To keep this review from turning into a book, I'm only listing the pros and cons of the most popular games:

Blackjack: 1. No single deck blackjack, are they crazy? 2. No even money payout when both the player and dealer have blackjack. 3. In the casinos you are given one card when you split aces. In this game, not only can you hit, but you can even double down on split aces. 4. Cards are dealt slow enough to get annoying and there's no option to change the speed. 5. A funny part of the game is when you bust, the dealer says "LLLoooser, I'm sorry." It's bad enough that you lost the hand, but now you've got this dealer calling you a loser, then apologizing for the fact that you are a loser. You can't help but laugh.

Craps: (Craps players will hate this game) 1. When you're the shooter, your bankroll is obscured. You don't know how much money you have to bet. 2. When betting multiple chips you can't verify how much you've bet. A simple pop up window next to the pointer would have avoided this. 3. Computer players do stupid things like playing the pass and don't pass line at the same time. 4. Place bets are returned to you once your number is rolled (never happens) 5. Even though you bet the minimum on the pass or don't pass, you're not allowed to toss smaller bets in the prop box; which casinos allow. 6. Can't work the odds on a come-out roll, even though the book says the option exists. 7. Still waiting for a craps game that includes three-way-seven or hop bets. 8. The only nice feature in this game, one I haven't seen in others, is your chips are marked with a monopoly token you select (battleship, horse, iron, etc.) making it easier to distinguish your bets from other players. It's not enough to make up for all the other blunders, however.

Roulette: I'm not an expert player, but the game seems to look and play well.

Keno: The game looks good and plays as if you're in the restaurant betting on the numbers while scarfing on the all-you-can-eat buffet. There's no "fast-deal keno" (resembling casino video machines) and no option to change the speed that the numbers come up.

Poker: 7 Card Stud, Texas & Omaha Hold 'em is offered as well as hi/lo versions. No low money tables. Like all card games here, you can't change the speed the cards are dealt but they're dealt at a decent speed. You are also forced to play with seven players. Fortunately the computer players play and bet very fast so you're not stuck waiting if you fold on the initial deal. The computer AI seems good too - enough bluffing and random raises to keep you guessing. Single player only, but poker fans may like this game.

Pai-Gow Poker: There’s a bug in this game that costs you money. In your two-card hand, if you tie the high-card with the dealer you lose, even if your second card is higher than the dealer’s.

The standard slots are accurate in the fact that you get to watch your money slowly disappear (some people find that entertaining), but it’s the three video slots that really shine. Monopoly 500 allows you to place a side wager on a car you choose and the cars race toward the finish line based on how many times they show up on the spinning reels. Whodunnit is a combination of a slot machine and the game Clue. Mr. Monopoly disappeared and you have to guess who took him, what car was used and where the kidnapping occurred. It’s interesting to see a slot machine that also requires a little strategy because you eliminate suspects as they show up on the spinning reels and adjust your guesses accordingly. Correct guesses earn you additional credits. My favorite of the three, Direct Hit, is a combination slot machine and the game Battleship. In addition to spinning a 4-reel slot with traditional payouts, 4 shots are randomly fired on a 5x5 grid containing battleships you place. If you sink 8 ships, you gain the ability to make any reel “wild” at any time and gain additional credits. However, there are also submarines on the grid. Hit four of them and you lose everything and are forced to start over. It adds another element to the game because you’re fighting the greed factor – “do I take the guaranteed 60 credits now or take a shot at 2000 credits with the possibility of losing everything?”

There are other minor annoyances – the game doesn’t automatically cash out your credits when you leave a machine, you can’t change the betting denominations without leaving the machine entirely, and the video poker machines, while nice looking and similar in gameplay and payoffs, deal the cards too slow to be anything but aggravating over time. The game does give you stats on each session at a table, but it would’ve been nice to include overall win/lose statistics on the different games. On a positive note, the Bingo game is excellent.

Overall, I can’t recommend this game because the only good games are the “non-Vegas” games like the video slots and bingo; poker being the notable exception. Roulette and keno are ok, but no better than many other programs. Traditional Vegas games, like blackjack, craps, slots and Pai-Gow are awful. The saving grace would have been online or multiplayer options, but that’s nonexistent. For the best all-around casino game, Hoyle Casino is still the king, for video poker, get Multiplay Video Poker by Masque, for fun (traditional) slots, check out Reel Deal Slots by Phantom EFX. If you like (single-player) poker and bingo, or the video slots I mentioned sound interesting to you, then you might get your money’s worth.

What? You’re still reading this? Well, I hope it helped because I sure wasted a lot of time writing it.

Dissapointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: October 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What's wrong with both of these Monopoly games is they are missing the BEST vegas monopoly game out there "Advance to Boardwalk"
I'm still waiting for this one??
I returned the first monopoly casino to the store because the box showed a pictures of "Advance to Boardwalk" but not the game. And now the new one "Vegas edition" missed out on that game also...
Why infogrames forgot this one is a mystery?? Could have sold more software?????????

I'll wait till Advance to Boardwalk comes out....

Goto vegas and play this slot if you don't know what it is!! Youll be hooked

Don't bother...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: September 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you're looking for the real video slots (same as in the real casinos) don't even bother purchasing this version.

rip off of the name

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For all you folks who just loved the 1st monoploy casino and have seen all the new versions in the casinos in vegas . You would think you couldnt be with out this one well think again .

If I could send this one back I would. Where is Party Train or any of the new games? What no games with the famous bonus rounds . Hell the bonus rounds are what make Monoploy slot machines so much fun . If they are here I cant find them.

Thought they would fix the interface when playing 1 coin machines you still have to hit bet 1 then spin .

All in all fun program but just a ripoff on the name to get folks who love the real machines to spend money. If you dont own the 1st monoploy casnio buy that one and pass on this game

Monopoly Casino Vegas Edition

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you purchase this game and expect it to be like the Monopoly games you play in your favorite casino, you will be very disapointed. Even though several of the real casino game titles are listed in the description, they are NOT included on this game. You will not find any of the video slot machines, 9 liners or bonus games. I am very disapointed with this product.

disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: September 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought I was getting a cd full of exciting games. I found it mediocre since, you only have three bonus round games and the rest of the slot games are very much the same. Very dull, but just a little better than Monopoly Vegas Edtion, that one is a no-no for those of us who like to play slots.

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