Updated Sun, 2008-04-13 11:41

From streakers to Dennis Rodman and advertisements on professional boxers, Golden Palace has an aggressive marketing strategy which has contributed to its success and place it at the top of most online casino listings. The site has gone to amazing lengths in terms of getting its name out there and even recently bought a grilled cheese sandwich on EBay for $28,000 because it resembled the Virgin Mary! All attention-grabbing behavior aside, however, Golden Palace is a well-established online casino that's designed by PlayTech and, therefore, offers some cool graphics to go along with its wide range of games. There are more than 80 different games to choose from here, and the slots selection especially, seems to be growing quite rapidly.

Golden Palace has almost all of the features that we find absolutely necessary for a site to be counted among the best on the Net, although it is a shame that American players are no longer welcome here. The site is easy to navigate and the graphics are cool with reliable software - even though PlayTech software isn't always this way. There is 24-hour customer support, and the help is pretty good. You can choose from 14 languages (e.g. English, French, German, Japanese, Turking, Spanish, Italian, Chinese etc.), and you can play using the seven major currencies. You can also play for fun here, which we like. And if you play for money, you can expect your payouts to be fast and made by any method you prefer. Another positive is the 'Gaming tips' section for blackjack, roulette, craps and slots - not all casinos go to this length to engage their clientele. In addition, Golden Palace has regularly updated news briefs and stories, which gives it the feel of something more than just a casino. It's a bit like Gambling Central on the Internet, really.

For a casino that's been around since the late '90s, Golden Palace could perhaps do better with its promotions, but that's about the only weakness we've seen and we're being very picky with this. The 300% sign-up bonus up to a maximum of $300 is pretty amazing an the comps program is quite rewarding. As we've already mentioned, Golden Palace markets itself very aggressively and this trickles down to some nice ad hoc promotional offers for customers. This is a casino that's been very popular for years (and with good reason), and it can't be denied that Golden Palace Casino is truly a shark in the sea of online casinos. Very highly recommended.