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Hoyle Casino 2008 [OLD VERSION]

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Hoyle Casino 2008 [OLD VERSION]

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HOYLE® Casino, the best-selling casino game of all time, offers excitement and challenge with over 500 variations of 16 of the most popular casino games. Play Baccarat, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud® Poker, Craps, Horse Racing, Keno, Let It Ride®, Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Roulette, Slots and Video Slots, Three Card Poker®, Video Blackjack, and Video Poker. Set in a realistic Vegas environment, HOYLE® Casino combines nonstop entertainment, endless replayability, attention to rules, and a simple interface making it a sure winner with novice and expert computer users alike.

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Product Details

Product Weight:	0.56 pounds
Package Length:	7.5 inches
Package Width:	5.3 inches
Package Height:	1.3 inches
Package Weight:	0.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 41 reviews

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Platform:	Windows Vista / Mac / Windows XP / Windows
Media:	DVD-ROM
Item Quantity:	1

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Average Customer Review: 3.5

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25 of 29 found the following review helpful:

The odds are against you! Oct 16, 2007 By Mark Hammons
I found Hoyle's Casino 2008 to be bland and lackluster. While the bug in the Craps game (as mentioned by many in the 2007 version) has been fixed, the game itself is simply dull. A casino game should engage the player, and at least try to simulate the thrill of the games found in Las Vegas. Hoyle has managed to keep the look and feel of a 1990s era software program, and doesn't come close to competing with the 2001 release of Bicycle's Casino ver 2. What is missing in this package is the feeling that the games exist in a connected environment. Instead, the clunky menus that take you from game to game constantly remind you that you're playing a $20 computer game. Come on Hoyle, let's step it up. It's time to shed the ghost of Sierra and come up with something more original.

12 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Fun games, but dated looks Apr 16, 2008 By Ryan Leonard
I downloaded the full-featured 60-minute demo from Hoyle's own website and loved it, so I came here to buy the real thing. Great selection of games: all the table games, good variety of slots, video slots, and video poker (including multi-hand poker), even mechanical horse racing!

On the downside, the appearance and interface IS very dated. Everything works smoothly, though, and all the game play is here that you'd expect from a trip to a casino. Casual computer gamers and casino regulars will have a ball with this.

Something to keep in mind: This game comes on a DVD-ROM. Some people with older computers are fully capable of running this game, but you may not have a DVD-ROM drive. In that case, you can buy & download this game direct from Hoyle's website.

15 of 17 found the following review helpful:

Sobering and Challenging Aug 04, 2008 By Jefferson T. Packer
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.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

JUST LIKE BEING IN A CASINO! Jan 19, 2008 By Donna J. Gibson
this software game is pure fun and you really feel as though you are in a casino (without spending the $) they even give you Bnkroll of money to use so it's just not like collecting "points" or something, really feels like the real thing LOL. i would recommend this to anyone who wants the feel of a casino in the privacy of their own home. the slots are very realistic too, they even show you the one next to you as you would see in the "real" casinos. it's just pure fun. blackjack and keno are also very realistic too, especially with the soft music playing in the background and animation of the casino rooms. very well done. i love it.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

worth the cost Jul 04, 2008 By Carl G. Davis "All things in their own time"
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.

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