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Play all night without losing your house!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hoyle Casino is a great way to learn the rules and have fun with a whole lotta different casino games.

The opening montage makes me smile every time and really get in the mood for Vegas. The "Facemaker" was an unexpected bonus - a fun way to design your own characters that look just like you or someone you want to create!

Then it's off to the casino, with realistic sounds (although the background track might slow you down after a while, you can turn it off), colorful realistic graphics, fun with the dealer (love those giant hands) and other players. Or you can turn all the other players off and play by yourself.

this game is easy to learn, fun to explore, and full of so many games. Your really get your money's worth and it is great practice too for anyone who plans to head to Vegas for the real thing.

Don't start this late at night or you'll definitely be losing sleep.

Fun but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is very fun, but has some messed up parts. first off keno. Keno is so weird in that game. Thats like a side game for a casino, nobody bets alot in real life on keno. so I'd would want a Sports Book. That would be lots beter then keno. Next Horse Racing. Horse Racing is a good way to make money because the horse with the lowest odd wind 90% of the time. I think it is a terific way to make money, but makes the game boring. A good game is finaly craps. I learned craps from the game. It is as good as in casino's and there are no flaws.
another of my favorite is Slot Machines. They adict me in the game (not real life) to playing them and that is how i lose all my money in the game. Also for craps,poker, Black Jack, Texas hold'em and those games have tournyments. they all have 20 rounds/games except craps craps has 3 or 5. So Thats basicaly it. i dont realy need to tell you what the cashier does so overall i liked it 4 stars.

I already bought the cd-rom, and it still won't run

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just recently brought the Hoyle Casino 2003 cd-rom from Costco on Maui, put it in the computer, and installed it, but why can't i create a face, on the facemaker ? It's saying that i'm in demo mode, how can that be ?

Overall great game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Hoyle Casino 2002 is tops in graphics and sounds.(The muffled background sound is a nice addition that just provides for experience)The variety and quality of games are terrific, and I've found enough variable 'luck' to have good runs and bad runs, just like at any casino.

The worst part about this are the character animations. Great animations, annoying characters. Thankfully, you can edit them to where they don't say anything, but it should be an option right off, not something you have to figure out after you've decided that those characters need to die!!

Also, in regards to characters, I would have liked to have created my own characters. You get tired of playing them after a while, and frankly, the face maker option is kind of fun to play with.

Not a waste of money at all, if you enjoy gaming.

This will save you money.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: August 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For those of you with GAMBLING FEVER you may want to purchase this software. I recommend playing this game for 1-16 hours per day for a week right before you take a trip to Las Vegas. By the end of the week you might have lost $100,000 virtual dollars, but that might be just the thing that keeps you from losing $1,000 real dollars in Vegas. Arriving at Las Vegas you will be hunting down the nickel slot machines, saving you hundreds of dollars. Hoyle Casino 2002 is a great INVESTMENT. Think of it as a cold bucket of water for those with the fever.

Same game different title

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: July 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My wife and I loved the original,and hoped the 2002 version would be even better. It is exactly!the same;even the copywrite date says 2001. What's going on. The description in
the advertising is not true. I also bought Hoyle "Slots &video
poker". These are also the same games no additional or different ones same copywrite date 2001.

top quality product - fun for the whole family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: July 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My wife and I just got back from a trip to Vegas. We really enjoyed playing the casino games, and wanted more of the excitment from home, and maybe a chance to practice our techniques. Hoyle Casino 2002 was not a disappointment.

The graphics are really excellent. I really like the feature where you can create your character. You could easily spend an hour doing this, as both my wife and I did :-)

The games themselves are put together really well. Basically every game that you can think of is here. It is fun to try some of the games like Pai Gow Poker that most people don't understand. The roulette is a lot of fun, and probably our favorite part.

The only possible criticism might be the lack of tutorial type of software to make you play better. For example a blackjack module where it would tell you if you played the cards correctly according to "basic strategy". For example if you don't double on 11 versus a dealer's 6 it would optionally tell you that this went against basic strategy. Then you could improve as a player.
Overall this is a great game, and will provide hours of enjoyment!

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: April 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hoyle Casino 2002 is awesome! This is a great tool to hone your skills before going to Vegas, or to just have plain ole FUN!

Best So Far

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: February 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I purchased the Hoyle Casino Games and the Bicycle Casino Games. Both are fun in their own way. What I like best about Hoyle is that you can change the PACE of play and it also offers suggestions on strategy during play if you want advise on the card games. The 'pace' of the other product card games becomes slow as you progress.

The Sound Pulls You In

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 28 / 31
Date: February 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What makes Hoyle Casino great is that it makes you feel as if you are really in a casino. The sound effects of all the different games can be heard in the background as well as the chatter of other casino patrons. The characters at the tables all have funny personalities and different playing strategies. You can also control how talkative the players and dealers are.

Never played Craps or Texas Hold 'Em? Don't worry about it. Hoyle Casino will teach you everything you need to know. The tutorial mode and instructions for each game makes them easy to learn.

Why buy Hoyle Casino instead of another casino game? The atmosphere. The ambience of Hoyle Casino lifts it above other casino games.

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