While exploring Bicycle Casino Games, I learned how to play Progressive Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, and Let it Ride. I already knew regular Blackjack, but was scared off by the odd-looking Progressive Blackjack tables in Vegas. So, it was a lot less intimidating to sit in my comfy computer chair and learn that there's hardly any difference at all between the two games!

Other than Pai Gow, I don't play any poker at all, and it doesn't interest me ... so I can't comment good or bad on that aspect of the software, other than to say they seem to have lots of version of that popular card game available.

I've found only two problems: One is minor and one is really, really annoying! If I'm running another program while playing, sometimes the edges of my monitor will flicker in a distracting way. No biggie! But the real problem I have is when I'm playing a tournament and I end up losing. More than once, the game has locked up and taken most of my money away when I finally got back in. All that hard work wasted! This hasn't happened often, but it did happen twice and that was very irritating.

The fun, variety, and education this software provides outweighs these two bugs, and I'm happy I purchased it.

"Filled with bugs", This game has so many bugs in it I need to buy Raid!! The game loses the face/name of individual players on a regular basis, it locks up on Pai Gow, when playing craps in the challenge round it fails to recognize when someone runs out of money and you have to forfeit the challenge, and these are just a few of the problems with this game. I usually buy Hoyle but we decided to try this one instead...what a mistake. We have version 2.0 but will probably look to buy the Hoyle game instead. Typical Microsoft product...market it before you get it running!

"Save your money - buy Hoyle Casino instead", This is a review of Bicycle Casino - 21 Games. As someone who plays No Limit Texas Hold 'Em in casino tournaments, I was looking for a Hold 'Em game that I could play with at home to practice with. There are a number of problems with this game.

1) First of all, your opponents will never fold before the flop - even if all they've got is a 2,4 offsuit and there have been 3 rounds of raising and re-raising. That's simply not realistic unless your playing poker with a bunch of absolute morons.

2) This lack of un-realistic opponents makes it difficult to practice poker theory and solid betting/bluffing strategies.

3) The "hints" offered by the game are often off the mark.

4) I find that my mouse blinks the entire time I'm playing the game, which is really annoying. And that's running the game on Windows 2000 with a 1 GHz processor and 256 MB of memory.

5) I don't like having to confirm the fact that I'm folding every time I fold. That slows the game down.

If you're looking for a game that will help you play against morons that simply won't fold before they've seen 4th street, this is your game. If you want to practice poker theory and strategies, buy any of the Hoyle Casino games. I've played a lot of tournament poker and I'll tell ya the characters in the Hoyle game are very close to real poker players that you'll meet in casinos and card rooms.

I've had this software for about a month now. No problems with graphics, sound or lockups. My biggest problem is that I don't yet have any strategy for playing.... :)

But really, this is a good tool for learning the games. They are all covered. You can see how easy it is to lose your money at roulette. The house edge is very big on that game. Keno is interesting. I never really paid any attenetion to it until I got this game.

There are lots more games. The only games not covered are slots, but who cares about that. I am very happy with my purchase.

"Excellent Learning Tool", If you ever wanted to know how to play all the games that are available in the casinos, this is a good way to check them out.

I've had this software for about a month now. No problems with graphics, sound or lockups. My biggest problem is that I don't yet have any strategy for playing.... :)

But really, this is a good tool for learning the games. They are all covered. You can see how easy it is to lose your money at roulette. The house edge is very big on that game. Keno is interesting. I never really paid any attenetion to it until I got this game.

There are lots more games. The only games not covered are slots, but who cares about that. I am very happy with my purchase.

"Attractive, but very limited", This game is quite pretty, but little more. It offers almost no ability to make rule adjustments (such as whether the dealer hits soft seventeen or how many decks are in a shoe), and worse, it doesn't offer any coaching (should I split 7s against a dealer showing an 8?). The result is a simple game that will allow you to pretend to lose money quickly, but will not improve your play whatsoever. There are far better casino games out there. If you're only looking for the basic level of play offered by Microsoft, free flash-based games are available on the internet.

Save your money.

"Best in Class", I have lived in Las Vegas and have played many casino gamining simulations and this one is simply the best in class and a lot of fun, too. Wish the card games played a little faster, but the games are both realistic and fun...the payouts are way too generous so do not expect to win this often or make this much in a real casino. This software is really an infomercial for MGM Mirage properties, but that's OK...it is still fun to play.

"VEGAS, RIGHT IN MY HOME!!", I have FINALLY found a computer Casino game that is very easy to understand when it comes to the rules of CRAPS. I am getting married this fall and we (my fiance and I) are going to Las Vegas. I have always wanted to learn Craps and none of the books I read helped. Buying this game, I was truely amazed by the different people you can play with and the graphics are very,very good. There's even a character that looks JUST LIKE ME,for real she looks just like me,he,he. (Hint she has on a red headband). Anyway, I have the basics of craps down very good and it only took a few min. I am still mastering the different betting ways but the instructions on this isn't hard to learn. You have to BE in the driver's seat if you want to learn these games. Baccaratt,Carribbean Stud Poker,Pai Gow Poker are games I heard of and learned to play them very well. If you know how to play poker already then the various ways to play will be a BREEZE. There's also,slots,Keno,Big 6 Wheel,,High Roller Rooms,etc. Background music and noises,people talking to you as if you are there. Oh, did I mention the comp cards? These are little perks that you get on your complimentary card when you play the game awhile or win large amounts of money. Things like free food,drinks and hotel nights to name a few. Of course these complimentary gifts ARE NOT REAL so dont go to Vegas trying to claim these things. It's just to make the game more real and fun. I highly recommend this game to all Casino gamers. You will have fun. I have NEVER been to Vegas but I will tell you this, when I go, I look forward to playing For Real with an edge up on Craps, which I am very excited that I learned to play this game. You really can rack up a large Bankroll...