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Holland Power Gaming is a Dutch company that specialises in the development of high-end casino games. Naturally, to achieve this feat it has to deploy all the usual features and flourishes that the modern player demands and expects: superb graphics, smooth animations, realistic sound, intriguing themes, immersive storylines and novel features.
The company manufactures a wide selection of games including progressive jackpots, bingo, table games and slots. It can also create bespoke games for clients looking to stamp their brand all over their online casino.
Dutch Passion
Holland Power Gaming work out of an office in Bergen op Zoom in the south of the Netherlands. Its reach is global of course; clients can contact the firm by telephone, email or via the form on their website. The company welcomes approaches from new customers and is naturally eager to discuss ways in which it can help their business to grow. When they’re not busy beavering away in their Dutch offices, the staff of HPG can be found out and about at trade shows and gaming exhibitions, showcasing their latest wares to the world.
The news section of Holland Power Gaming’s website hasn’t been updated in two years. While in many circles this would be taken as evidence of a dormant company, the gaming sector seems to operate to different rules; whenever a software company goes quiet on social or on its website, 9 times out of 10 it’s simply because they’re too busy – or at least that’s the excuse.
Reels of Fun
The best way to get a feel for what Holland Power Gaming are capable of is by putting their games to the test. HPG have released some great looking slots, titles that are just begging to be played from the moment you clap eyes on them.
The company is not afraid to celebrate its homeland either – even the seedier parts of it. As a case in point, give Amsterdam Red Light District a spin. The 5-line 25-reel slot celebrates the world’s most famous red light district, a place where pleasures of the flesh are celebrated in all their lurid neon glory. Playing symbols include boats, strippers, bulldogs and tulips. While only some of these things are synonymous with Amsterdam’s red light district, the cool background for the game, depicting the waterfront with its canals, brothels and cafes, coupled with the red neon light that frames the reels, makes for a convincing simulation.
Holland Power Gaming has also tried their hand at darker subject matter, the sort that will appeal to fans of horror. Good luck getting to sleep after a couple of hours spent playing Reel Ghost, with its gruesome looking grim reaper and spooky dead girls. The creepy characters are at their frightening best in the bonus game, but with slick animations and atmospheric sound effects, Reel Ghost will have you sat on the edge of your seat from the get-go.
Themes and Memes
HPG have ticked off most boxes in their quest to cover all the major slot themes, memes and tropes. Dracula rears his head and bares his fangs in The Return of Dracula, while ‘girly’ gamers are catered for with the likes of Beauty Salon and Lady Fortuna. Traditional slots staples such as fruits and red 7s surface in the likes of Super Fruit 7, Bars & Sevens and Wild Fruits, and naturally HPG have got an Egyptian game or two to their name.
The company have also released a series of dice-based slots such as Seven Dice, a 5-reel game with 10 lines and a jackpot of €10,000. They’ve also developed two complementary titles, Wild Dices and Star Dice.
As you work your way through HPG’s games, you’ll travel the world, going from the far East – Chinatown – to the Med in Bella Italia. The latter game shows off HPG’s graphics, which incorporate all the beauty and majesty of Renaissance-era Italy. Major symbols include the Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pisa and Mount Vesuvius.
As a complete contrast to Bella Italia, have a go at Big Money Cruise. It’s the complete opposite; a game that seems to revel in its crassness, with a protagonist played by a balding middle-aged male with a cocktail in his hand and a Hawaiian garland around his neck.
Progressive Games
At present, Holland Power Gaming has 5 progressive jackpot games to their name. As well as the aforementioned Dracula slot, which has a fearsome progressive pot, there’s Goldrun, a custom-made game that was designed exclusively for Goldrun Casino. The 5-reel 10-line game packs an impressive 4 progressive jackpots and features traditional fruits and bells as its key symbols as well as gold and silver casino tokens.
Rio Carioca is a carnival themed progressive game that’s as colourful as the Brazilian dancers it’s modelled on. Watch out for the cable cars that serve as scatters and which can lead you to free games galore.
Thai Paradise is another progressive slot along the same lines, with scatters again leading to free spins with a maximum multiplier of 6. The animation in both these games is superb. Finally, we have Jackpot Runner. This time there are only 3 reels to focus on in keeping with the old-style fruit machines that inspired it. The playing area may be small but the sums to be won are indisputably large.
Bingo and Extra Balls
To date, Holland Power Gaming have released just one bingo game – Bingo +2Ball. This bingo/keno hybrid requires players to select up to 10 numbers from a field of 80 spots. Twenty balls will then be dropped, but there’s also the option to buy an additional two balls. With two progressive jackpots built in, Bingo +2Ball is a fun and tension-filled way of playing for big money.
Table Games
Holland Power Gaming has released a trio of table games so far, but have additional titles in the works. European Roulette is a faithful take on the popular casino game. Players can select from two table views and casinos can elect to have the game in low, standard or high limit version.
Holland Power Gaming can also customise elements of the game to suit the needs of the casino it’s destined for. The game can be seen in action at Goldrun Casino.
In addition to roulette, HPG have released two versions of blackjack: European Blackjack and American Blackjack. The European version, which features sharp graphics and an attractive playing card design, allows players to play up to 5 hands per game. It’s available, just like European Roulette, in high, low and standard limit versions. The game can also be seen in action at Goldrun Casino. It’s the same story with American Blackjack, which of course follows the American rules of the game.
More Power to the Dutch
Holland Power Gaming has clearly decided to focus on what they do best: games. The company appears to harbour no aspirations to develop its own gaming platform or to start offering turnkey solutions. Its existing games have been well received for the most part, with slots showcasing HPG at their creative best. For their tribute to Amsterdam’s red light district alone, HPG deserve a round of applause. There are whackier slots out there, but few that are executed as well as this 5-reel effort.
In the near future, expect to see more table games and bingo games from the Dutch software company.
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A croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts. Croupiers are typically employed by casinos.
Origin of the word[edit]
Originally a 'croupier' meant one who stood behind a gambler, with extra reserves of cash to back him up during a gambling session. The word derived from croupe (the rump of a horse) and was by way of analogy to one who rode behind on horseback. It later came to refer to one who was employed to collect the money from a gaming-table.[1]
Originally a 'dealer' meant one who was responsible for distributing cards or the player in the dealer position, regardless of whether or not that player was responsible for distributing the cards.[2]
Training[edit]
Training methods to become a casino croupier vary from country to country. In North America, blackjack is almost always the game that dealers learn first, as it is simple and popular, and when the dealer makes errors, they tend not to cost the casino much money. In Europe, croupiers tend to learn roulette first. Complex, busy games such as craps, with complicated payout systems, etc., are usually reserved for the most competent and/or ambitious dealers.[3]
Select colleges and non-collegiate third-level educational institutions now offer croupier training courses, formally dubbed Casino Operations Training, which when put it in an historical context is a milestone achievement for the legitimization of poker in the mainstream. Besides courses, there’s a host of private lessons available on social media, poker forums and classifieds sections worldwide, which could serve even better than attending an official course, giving one-on-one apprentice–master attention.
Casinos may also offer an in-house training program. However, sometimes it serves better to get a 'general qualification' than to be trained exclusively into one companies way of operating. Prospective employers often prefer candidates without fully relevant experience over a candidate highly-experienced in the idiosyncrasies of another operation.[4]
Licensing[edit]
American, Australian, Canadian and British croupiers are required to apply for a gambling license. This license includes police background checks and credit rating checks, to help determine if they are eligible to commence employment. Croupiers are not permitted to deal at a casino until being issued this license.
Tipping[edit]
As is common with customer service staff in the United States, croupiers there depend on tips to make their wage worthwhile. While a croupier should theoretically have no personal interest in the outcome of the game, a successful player customarily tips the croupier, especially in American casinos. Tips are often pooled and divided amongst all the staff. Fraternising with customers is frowned upon, and most casinos prevent their gambling staff from being seen smoking or even being seen in uniform outside the casino. Some gambling strategies include suggestions to tip the casino dealer in order to create a good atmosphere and improve dealer's mood. According to these strategies, tipping might even make the dealer shuffle the cards less frequently and thereby allow easier tracking of particular cards.[5] Australian casinos forbid dealers from taking tips.[6]
Secondhand smoke exposure[edit]
Because casinos tend to allow smoking on the gambling floor, American croupiers are exposed to secondhand smoke. A health hazard evaluation of several Las Vegas casinos showed that nonsmoker croupiers suffered from more respiratory ailments than their administrative counterparts at the casinos and had cotinine and NNAL (both components of secondhand smoke) in their urine samples.[7]Britain banned smoking in all public places, including casinos, in 2007.[8]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
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- ^Oxford English Dictionary, Croupier
- ^'Definition of Dealer - PokerZone'. dictionary.pokerzone.com.
- ^'Career advice - Job tips for workers and job seekers - Jobboom -'. Career advice - Job tips for workers and job seekers - Jobboom.
- ^'How to become a Croupier'. GGPoker. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^'Land Casino rules'. casinoobserver.com. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^'Casino'. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^West, Christine. Secondhand Smoke and Casino Dealers. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. June 16, 2009.
- ^'Smoke ban bill details released'. 27 October 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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