The Betfair Casino is the only casino where there is a zero house-edge lounge. The company is calling it the Zero Lounge: an area where the games have 100% returns to player.

For roulette they have removed the zero. This is an unprecedented move which other operators will be watching with interest - it goes against everything that casinos have been trying to do over the years - increase the edge!

The idea is that they get more customers with a higher turnover. Players will also have to observe basic strategy on Blackjack, Jacks or Better and Baccarat to take advantage of the zero edge - which we know not all players will do - this creates a small margin for Betfair - very clever!

License to Thrill Whilst a double zero gives some special agents a license to kill, in a casino a double zero on a roulette wheel is bad news. This is how a traditional land based casino makes a profit on roulette. In a European Casino there are 36 numbers and the dreaded zero, however a payout on a single number is 35-1!

How do I sign up and get 100% First Deposit Bonus, up to £50 1. Open an account with Betfair. 2. Deposit some money into your account. 3. Transfer any amount over £10 from you Betfair account into the casino - This first transfer amount will be the amount that is matched, up to a maximum of £50. 4. You will receive your bonus funds into your casino account. 5. Wager your bonus amount 30 times in the Main Lounge within 14 days.

Unfortunately Craps, Single Deck Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette and all Zero Lounge games are excluded from the promotion. 6. After you have wagered your bonus 30 times it will be converted into cash in your casino balance. For example, if you transfer £50 to the casino you will need to stake £1,500 over the first 14 days to get your £50 bonus.

You can stake the £1,500 over multiple games, multiple visits and playing any staking level you wish. 7. Already a Betfair customer? Use your existing account to play casino and get your bonus by following steps 3-6 above.

BETFAIR ARCADE

Betfair, already the world leader in online sports betting are now showing they can make a giant splash in online games.

The Arcade is the newest, ever expanding addition to Betfair's site and when you take a look around you can see that Betfair never do things by halves, it's arguably the best looking games area we've seen. There is a good selection of games, especially slots and TV Games (Deal or No Deal etc) and the promotions area is filled with fun and generous looking offers. We especially like the look of the Feel Good Fridays.

Games on offer:

The Betfair Arcade currently boasts a modest 129 games and are continuing with new releases and a clever backend system that allows them to provide games that are built by just about anyone (they are not tied to one provider like other sites) this games area is just going to get better and better.

The majority of games on offer are Slots and Super Slots and they have a lot of the 'best in class' games here. Monopoly, Wheel of Fortune, Cluedo, Spiderman, Bejeweled, Fantastic 4 and Street Fighter to name a few. Betfair Arcade is revolutionising the industry with its recent release of Real Deal, EXCLUSIVE to Betfair Arcade for 6 months.

They also have all the favourite table games such as Blackjack and Roulette.

Progressive Jackpots:

The Betfair Arcade currently has in excess of 17 progressive jackpots on offer. These are not 'networked progressives', ie. Shared across lots of sites, and can only be won by Betfair Arcade customers. The biggest is on one of their flagship games, Betfair Reactors, with the recent jackpot win of $429,398.39!

Popularity:

Betfair Arcade has been open for just over 20 months and according to published data, a staggering 130,000 people have played a total of 110 million independent games on the site. There is a running 'ticker' on the website that displays the number of players in the last 24 hours and how much has been won in the last week which is regularly over £10 million. From their website, you can also see the latest big wins which regularly show players winning in excess of £25k on a single spin - and that doesn't even include the jackpot wins!

Customer Service:

One of the best things about big sports betting companies is how comprehensive their customer service needs to be if you have a problem, and you don't get any bigger than Betfair. Their award-winning Customer Service is available 24/7 to players via a free phone line and e-mail.