Beyond 2000 Instant Play Casino Games Online Gambling Jan 5, 2001, 16:13 By Caroline Lapointe http://www.gamblingonlinemagazine.com

Starnet Communications has launched 16 brand new instant play games as part of their next generation of games called Beyond 2000.

Players used to have to take time to download games to get high quality graphics, but Beyond 2000 instant play games  look great without the hassles associated with downloading.

"These new instant play games are going to open up online gaming to people who were intimidated by it before," says Stephanie Kong, Marketing Manager at Wiremix Media.

There are a bunch of new Lottery games including Scratch 'n' Win instant Lottery cards with different themes like Zodiac, Cash Explosion, Basketball, and Slots.  With the High Roller scratch 'n' win game, every player is a potential winner.  It's up to the player to scratch the correct dice that add up to 7 or 11.

All different themes play a scratching sound that is just like scratching a real world scratch 'n' win card.  Different sounds play for the winning games; the Cash Explosion game plays an explosion that shakes the screen when you scratch a winner.  Players will recieve a round of applause when they scratch the winning combination with High Roller.  That's something that real world scratch 'n' win cards just can't do.  There's also Scratch Bingo, and Pull Tab games with a basketball theme.

Bingo is one of the most popular games around, and Beyond 2000 offers different Bingo games, for different players.  In live Bingo, people from all over the world play the same game and can chat with each other while they play. It makes people calling "Bingo" very satisfying especially when there's a super-jackpot that keeps growing.

For casino slots there are three types of Video Poker: Jokers Wild, Deuces Wild and Jacks or Better.  The two slot machine themes feature two of America's favorite pastimes: fishing and rock 'n' roll music.  All of these machines have great sounds that play from the time the coin goes into the slot, to pulling the slot arm or dealing the cards, to the music that plays when you win! Check out the cartoon fish in the Hook Line and Sinker slots.  He gets happy when a player wins!

For card players, Beyond 2000 offers Bermuda poker, Blackjack and Blackjack Super 7's, Pai Gow Poker, and Free Ride.  Blackjack Super 7's adds an extra level of excitement (and risk), to regular Blackjack.  Players can place a Super 7 wager beside their regular blackjack wager and can win up to 5,000 times their wager if the right combination of 7's is dealt to their hand.

Beyond 2000 games are compatible with all of the biggest browsers that are Version 4 or newer such as AOL, Internet Explorer, and Netscape.

Apple computer users have been left out of the gaming community for far too long; that is why Beyond 2000 instant play games are fully compatible with the MAC operating system.  Beyond 2000 can also be played on Linux and Microsoft operating systems.

The good thing about these games is that you can watch the game load so you know how long it's going to take from the start.  There's nothing worse than staring at a blank screen, not knowing if your computer game is loading or not.  All of these new games load faster than ever before - with more colour, and the addition of sound to offer the player a new experience in instant play online gaming.

Credit card payments and player's personal account management is easy and secure.  Players who already hold an account at a Starnet-enabled casino will be prompted to switch their account over to a new system.  Transferring an account is an easy process, and players will appreciate the simplicity.

Beyond 2000 games are an excellent alternative for the discerning online gamer who demands top quality instant play games.  Play them for free, or for real money at your favorite Starnet-enabled online casino, or at Starnet's own site at www.worldgaming.com.

And for players who prefer to download games so they don't have to return to the site every time they play? Sit tight.  Starnet Communications will soon launch a suite of brand new downloadable games in the next phase of the Beyond 2000 series.