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So you've found a new casino and you're asking yourself, "Should I go
for the download or order the CD?" My answer is, "Yes."
Confused? Don't be, because I'm saying you should go for both. On the
one hand, who wants to wait for weeks and weeks while the CD makes its way
to you via snail-mail? Not me! Hit that Download button!
On the other hand ... well, there are a lot of things on the other
hand.
The first and foremost is that the CD will almost certainly have
the full-blown casino package, and that means all the games and
multimedia they offer.
Secondly, you'll get the extra goodies such as
videos on how to deposit and withdraw, interactive How To Play
training videos for your favorite games, and so on.
Finally, the CD is something you can pull out at any time you need to. Like when
little Billy figures out the Delete button and spends the afternoon
using it while you're watching your neighbor mow the lawn.
Will you remember where that casino download file is six months from now? I'll bet you won't.
You might be tempted to say, "Yeah, but if I download I'll get
the latest software. Who knows how old that CD is?"
My answer to that is, "Who cares?" Most casino software gets updated so often these
days that you'll need to run the Update option on your
software right after you install it anyway. This is just as true for
the download package as it is for the CD, so just get the CD and the peace of mind.
Another plus of having the CD is that you can pass it on to your
friends if you think they'd be into it. I can pretty much promise you
that the package you download won't fit onto a floppy disk, so you can't
pass it on that way.
You could burn a CD if you really wanted to, but in most cases you'll be hard pressed to find
the Download file in the first place. You'll probably be violating
a copyright law, too. And your CD will look crappy while the casino's CD
will almost certainly be a professional job.
Okay, now that I've sold you on getting both the Download and the CD
you're probably wondering what to do with the CD once you get it -
assuming you've already got the download package installed.
My advice is to put it in your CD player, have a look at the multimedia goodies on it
(those training videos and such) and then toss it in your drawer for
that rainy day.
Or you can give it to little Billy to chew on. Sure, that'll make it tough to pass on to your neighbor after he's done mowing the lawn but at least it'll keep Billy away from that Delete
key for a while.
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