As you might expect from the name, after clicking on www.paddypowercasino.com you are greeted with the famous tricolour of the Emerald Isle and although you're abundantly aware from the outset exactly where the casino originates, it's nice to see that the website designers have not gone over the top with the Irish imagery.
I must admit that I was half expecting to be faced with a horde of cheeky, grinning leprechauns suggestively holding huge pots of gold ranting about how 'I too could have the luck of the Irish' and was pleasantly to find differently.
The home page is an understated green which comes across as clutter-free, professional and exceptionally easy to navigate.
Paddy Power present their gaming experience as three sub-sections from their homepage.
There's the Instant Casino, Download section and Live Casino areas, these cater for clients of differing experience and skill levels, from the casual gamer to those wanting to settle in for a serious session at the tables.
The Live Casino, unsurprisingly, streams a live casino to your computer allowing you to see play live-action games of Roulette, Baccarat and Blackjack.
Unfortunately this is a sign-up only feature, although Paddy Power do offer £25 free when you do so.
The Instant Casino offers a huge variety of flash-player based games from the more traditional formats of Blackjack, Bingo and Roulette to games that are a little more novel...
Pub-quiz type games are also up for grabs on the Instant Casino section which include old favourites such a Monopoly to the more contemporary games like Transformers and Dungeons and Dragons.
All in all there are 86 flash-games available. Paddy Power seem to have set cater for all tastes within their instant section and have succeeded without making the experience overwhelming.
The games are enticing and well laid-out with a presentation that nods to a 'proper Vegas' style casino while managing to avoid all the gimmicky slogans and dizzying flashing lights that so often cheapen other gaming websites.
Paddy Power seem to let themselves down a bit when considering the number of promotions they offer which boils down to £5 free on Wednesdays when you stake £100 and double loyalty points when playing on their slots.
This seems a bit lacklustre considering the free credit that other gaming websites will offer when signing up with them but I suppose that this is a minor fault in an otherwise exceptional gaming website.
