New site launched today (please review)

[slotplayer]

looks great. I'm doing the same thing with hovers on a new site as well.
just figured I'm mention it so you didn't think I stole your idea with I go live.

[sipka]

Dave's sites are among my top favourites, they are so clean and easy to navigate, this new site kicks ass too lol.

I'm jealous....

[Engineer]

Thanks guys....

[Adrian-LiveCasinoPartners]

I like it too.

I suspect that your menu is geotargetted, which should help convert too. That was pretty slick.

Your mouse over code for the slots were awesome too.

One suggestion, is that you might want to consider a "call to action" on your homepage. I couldn't see a "play here now", or another incentive to click and go play.

Great site.
Cheers!

[Engineer]

Thanks! Yeah, the menu is geotargeted. Good point about adding a call to action. Something I need to think about....

[sipka]

Dave, what script are you using for the geotargeting?
Does it slow down the site (I didn't experience it though) or is it running fast? I guess it is coming from a database.

How do you handle SE bots? They will get the UK/US version?
I always wondered how this kind of geotargeting is solved that the search engines don't take it as "you show something else to visitors than SEs".

[Engineer]

The US-based SEs will see the US version, yes. The only difference is the order of the links at the top of the page. Google will see USA, Canada, UK, and Australia (in that order). Other countries besides the USA will see their country first, followed by the others. SEs will probably not have a problem with something like this because it is actually useful for the visitor (not malicious or spammy in any way).

I use the free Maxmind IP database at maxmind.com; my scripts are all custom-built, though. The geotargeting itself is lighting fast -- you'd never know the difference. However, sorting through the available slot machines can take up to take a few seconds, depending on the country. This is because subqueries are required to get the proper games to appear. First find a new slot, then find out if there are any casinos offering that slot that also accept players from the visitor's country. This varies from casino to casino; it isn't simply a matter of saying "all XYZ software casinos accept or block players from this country." Plus, slots are sometimes launched in phases, so the script needs to make sure the slot is actually available at a valid casino before showing it. This loops through until there are 12 slots available; then the script ends and everything is displayed.