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Going to High Noon Casino gives me the feel of the sun set against the wild West backdrop. So cool. It's even more cool to find it as part of the Affiliate Edge (formerly CWC Affiliates) group that carries trusted online gaming sites, such as Aladdin's Gold, All-Star Slots, Buzz Luck, Club SA, Club USA, Club World, Lucky Red, and Manhattan Slots.

The basic stuff to know about HighNoonCasino.com include the fact that US players are accepted, its playing currency is the US dollar, and that the online-gaming experience is backed by a team of service reps doing customer support on a 24/7 basis. Real-time inquiries may be made through the toll-free number or the live-chat panel, while less urgent ones may be made through e-mail or the online form.

Getting into the game rooms are fairly simple: register and receive brief instructions on how to claim the 200% welcome bonus (of up to a certain amount), choose whether to download the games or to play instantly, and enjoy the ride on the locomotive and steamboat that are quite ubiquitous across the Website's pages. The welcome-bonus redemption coupon code for slots and Keno differs from that of table and card games.

There's also a free-chip, no-deposit required incentive, of which amount varies form time to time. There's also the feature that lets player earn comp points: one for every ten-dollar wager; 100 comp points convert to a dollar with no restrictions whatsoever. It's still important to read terms and conditions, or clarify promotions directly with live support, to be sure.

It's refreshing to see the games menu that's like a postcard of an American age bygone. There are the green cacti and windmill against the red-and-orange, high-noon sky, and the row of wooden buildings as the foreground. The wooden buildings each represent one game categories: Speciality, Video Poker, Slots, Table Games, Progressives, Favorites.

I get curious at “Favorites” because – as a first-timer at HighNoonCasino.com – I've yet to find out what my favorite is. There's a sub-menu for “Favorites”, which is curiously spelled in UK English. It has taken a bit of time to find the list items so I go to the classic games instead.

Under “Speciality” are Craps, Roulette, and Keno; under “Table Games” are Bacarrat, Blackjack, Caribbean, Match Play 21, Perfect Pairs, Poker, Super 21, and Vegas Three Card Rum. Video Poker has Aces & Eights, All-American Poker, Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, Loose Deuces, Sevens Wild, and the Bonus Games that include Double Double Bonus and Double Double Jackpot.

The Progressives have Food Fight and Shopping Spree, neither of which appeal to me so I settle for the slots that are my sure-fire bets to massive payouts (or so I think, but I'll try them anyway).

In the spirit of reliving the American frontier life, I pick a slots game that has the Old West flavor, and which is new to me: Texan Tycoon, a 5-reeler with 25 paylines. I deposit $25 and try to make a fortune out of it.

Suddenly, I'm beckoned to play cowboy on the field where I get the chance to strike oil and strike it filthy rich. The wilds/substitutes and scatters are fun to look at: the ol' tycoon himself and the ominous oil well are welcome graphics because of their power to take players to the bonus round.

Three oil-well scatters appearing will trigger as many as 25 free spins and re-spins. If the series appears, and a bell-like sound goes off, one scatter is picked to see how many bonus games are won. The first time I have these scatter series, which will profusely give me triggers and wilds, I almost do a barn dance for winning $392.50 on my $2.50 bet.

I progress in the game by increasing my bet every time I gain, until I set my wager to maximum. I begin falling into disappointing losses every now and then. Yet I regain my winning posture and earn more than I lose, probably because I'm lucky to get plenty of oil-well scatters that spew ominous smoke, good country music, generous spins, and even more generous re-spins. I get so drawn to the ranchero game that I part with my earnings and end my beginner session with a zero balance and no hope to win the random jackpot.

I've no regrets because I do achieve my goal of being entertained by one of the best online casinos I've ever visited. It's worth going back to, if only to enjoy the HighNoonCasino.com vista, appropriate animation and sound effects, and other features provided by the RealTime Gaming technology.