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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 124
Platforms: Windows Vista, Mac, Windows XP, Windows
Genre: Action Video Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 2224767
Model: 14280
UPC: 705381142805
EAN: 0705381142812
ASIN: B000TKB28K
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: **DO NOT SHIP TO CALIFORNIA** Brand NEW Factory Sealed US Retail Box by Encore. Included 1 Dvd & 130 pages Official HOYLE Rulebook & Strategy Guide. Ship daily via USPS 1ST CLASS(4 - 7 Business days)w/FREE delivery confirmation & Shipment Notification. Platform: Win 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista/Mac OS X 10.4.10; G3,G4,G5 or Intel Core Duo Processor 600 Mhz or higher, Required DVD rom.
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 Sobering and Challenging August 4, 2008
Jefferson T. Packer (Taos, NM)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you've never been in a real casino and have visions of sitting down at the Blackjack table and making incredibly gutsy calls like James Bond and winning huge money while some stacked blonde gets her panties in a wad leaning on your shoulder, this game will expose you to the reality of casino gaming without bankrupting you.
The first mind-blowing fact in this game is how easy it is to utterly destroy your original stake of $5000 chasing after that elusive "big win." The truth about casino gaming is that, to win big, you have to bet big, and betting big is something that a poor schmuck with just a measly $5000 can NOT afford to do in Vegas, Monte Carlo, Atlantic City or anywhere else.
The second thing you will learn in Hoyle Casino is that emerging from a casino with more money than you walked in with is something close to a miracle, and it will require a combination of luck and iron-willed self-discipline from you. Think about it, folks - you don't build a place like Caesar's Palace or Wynn Las Vegas because your company has a history of LOSING money. The casino business is probably second only to petroleum in having a fool-proof system for fleecing its customers and sending them home in a barrel. If you are going into a casino to be entertained, great. Have some drinks, and make sure to leave your ATM card in the hotel room.
On the other hand, if you are going into a casino with the goal of beating the house by ANY amount, (much less by a significant one,) you will have to be smart, educated and lucky. The smart comes from birth and life, the luck comes from... who knows? But the education comes from right here. Read the manual VERY carefully where the games you are interested in are concerned, then practice, practice, practice.
Hoyle Casino is a GREAT place to learn the hard knowledge you will want to have before you even dream of walking into the den of wolves that the real-life casino most absolutely is, and if you take to heart the hard lessons that Hoyle Casino can teach, you might have a chance of coming out ahead in Vegas.
Fun for casual gamer July 22, 2008
E. Boyer (Gaithersburg, MD)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My husband bought Hoyle Casino for the tutorials it offers for each game. I have since become addicted to playing blackjack and creating new characters with the face creator. All in all, a great way to kill time.
 worth the cost July 4, 2008
Carl G. Davis (Oregon)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hoyle Casino 2008
I have been playing Hoyle Games for a long while. Each year they add new stuff. This time around they added Video Slots-a game I have been curious about since seeing them in actual casinos.
I am very satisfied with the quality and completeness of these games. I spent quite a bit of my time playing them and enjoy it.
Great, fun, good practice for the real thing !! June 27, 2008
Lance Rivers (Palmer, MA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Got this after first visit to a casino. Good game, no problems with it. Can pick the level of expertise that you want to go against! Slots are fun to! Buy it!!
 Save your Money June 16, 2008
Sharkbait (Texas)
This is a repackage of the 2002 version with extremely very little improvements. The three levels of play is no-existant. It is the same system with a couple of improvements (NO GAMING RELATED). Save your money and buy either the 2006 or earlier, but move on.
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