Astraware Casino Updated with 2 New Games!

[Jerry Raia]

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[Islanti]

It's disappointing they haven't fixed any of the usability issues of the game. Automatically repeating the last bet would be a huge improvement for most of the games. It's pretty crucial for Craps. It'd also be nice if the game remembered the last chip denomination instead of defaulting to $1 (even when the table minimum is $10!).

These issues along with an awkward navigation system on the Smartphone (e.g. why can't I use the number keys to hold cards in video poker?) take away the pleasure of the game. It's a pretty pedestrian effort with decent (if cartoony) graphics.