Havana Club Casino
Hemingway would have loved it. A cigar dangling from his mouth, sitting at his
favorite restaurant El Floridita, sipping what would later be called a Hemingway
Daiquiri, and undoubtedly mulling over the story that was to become the Pulitzer
Prize-winning "The Old Man and the Sea", he most certainly would have been at
least amused, if not fascinated, to be able to play blackjack at the Havana Club Casino, named after the
famous 400-year old rum found in his daiquiri.
Set in the Forties, the Havana Club
Casino relives the memories of the flashy and wild Cuban culture and the
masses of wealthy Americans which made Havana the high-society vacation spot
before the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
Available in both Flash and download versions, Havana Club Casino is hosted by the
sexy Nina Garcia, who is waiting to give you a 100% bonus with your first
deposit of up to $50! (Editor's note - Bonuses change on a regular basis
- please visit the site for the latest bonus)
I chose to play at the downloadable version with 65 games to select from -
forgive me but I always feel safer and more comfortable playing the download
versions, having already invested the time to download and minimizing in-game
pauses. And since it was Chinese New Year (February 2003), I thought I'd splurge
a little - and by a strange coincidence happened upon a slot name "Fortune
Cookie".
As a general rule, I only play bonus and progressive slots if I play slots at
all - but for some strange reason I decided to give it a shot. Fortune Cookie is
a single line, 3-reel slot machine with multiple denominations for you to choose
from. I decided to give it a shot playing $1 tokens, max bet $2.
You know, I hate single-line slots. I LOVE 9-line slots - perhaps because
there appears to be more chance of winning - when in fact you are losing more!
What strange spirit caused me to play this slot machine, I'll never know -
unless it was the Goddess of Fortune suddenly shining down on me... for a $400
win - two 7s and a Fortune Cookie (see picture) - three 7s would be worth $200
but the Fortune Cookie was wild and DOUBLED the value of the win!
From now on I LIKE Fortune Cookies, whether they are slots or those strange
desserts you get at Chinese fast-food places :)
I left that machine immediately after the win, thinking that I would use some
of the winnings to test a few other games. And indeed I did, losing a little
back at 5-Reel Drive, Belissimo, and the High Noon Bonus slot. Oh well, you win
some, you lose some - in this case I still left with a healthy balance above my
deposit.
To make a long review short, Havana
Club Casino is powered by Microgaming, handles its own support as well as
e-commerce transactions - a very good move because this ensures that the right
hand knows what the left is doing! Though I haven't cashed out yet, I'm certain
things will move quite quickly here as I am acquainted with some of their
management.
So dance your way down to the Havana
Club Casino - from the moment Nina greets you, you're sure to have a
swinging time!