Slots Hero

Break out your wooden shoes, everyone. Vegas Technology has released another new online slots game that will have you up at dawn feeding the cows and clip clopping your way through spinning reels.

Or if you do not have any wooden shoes but have been in need of a vacation this new online slots game will send you straight from your computer to visit the Dutch.

Milking cows is not required.

Vegas Technology’s second new online slots game is called Hurdy Gurdy, named for the musical device that churns out Dutch classics and other folk songs.

In addition to the spectacular music this five reel, twenty payline online slots game brings you Milk Pails, Cowbells, Tulips and Townsfolk. And do not forget the Windmills. Or the Waffles, not that I knew waffles had anything to do with the Dutch. But who does not like waffles?

And who does not like an online slots game that can be played by low and high stakes players alike? And Hurdy Gurdy is one such online slots game with payline wagers starting at $0.01 and going up to $20.

But this online slots game does not stop at Windmills, Wooden Shoes and Waffles. You do not want to forget the bonus features. On the reels of Hurdy Gurdy players will find a Scatter, a Wild and free spins.

But the bonus feature fun is in the bonus game as any good online slots player knows. In Hurdy Gurdy players will be choosing the milk from a variety pails. Each milk pail reveals a different bonus prize.

Still think that windmills and milk pails are a little on the boring side? You might change your turn with Hurdy Gurdy’s maximum 7,000 coin payout. Now go dig out your wooden shoes.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

Yes, that is right. Cockroaches in an online slots game. No joke.

So who would have created an online slots game with cockroaches and what were they thinking?

The software developer is Vegas Technology, and really, the online slots game is not a bad as it sounds. The new online slots game is called La Cucaracha and it carries a fun Mexican them. Surely you have heard the song: ‘La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha!’

Online slots players will find a five reel slots game with twenty paylines at their disposal. Players can wager anywhere from $0.01 on each payline all the way up to $15 per payline. This could be an inexpensive online slots game to play if you want it to be. Not to mention a lot of Mexican merriment.

How much merriment can be contained in a happy musical cockroach? How about 5,000 coins worth of merriment? Those 5,000 coins are the top payout offered in regular game play in the online slots game.

La Cucaracha includes some favorite iconic Mexican images such as Tacos, Maracas, Chili Peppers and Tequila. And do not forget the Cacti. Finally, of course, there is the happy musical cockroach itself completing the fun of this little Mexican online slots party.

As for the bonus features this little online slots game is surprisingly well equipped to keep slots players entertained: free spins, Wilds and a Scatter. By the way, when it comes to chili peppers, how hot can you take it?

The only reason I ask is because of the bonus game. La Cucaracha’s bonus game takes place in a second screen. There you will pick out different chili peppers. Each chili pepper reveals a different bonus prize.

La Cucaracha is going to be popping up at online casinos that are powered by Vegas Technology so keep your eyes open—this will be one cockroach that you will not mind seeing.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

Ever hear of that children’s story in which the kids eat the witch’s house, and in return she fattens the little boy up and wants to eat him?

Well, it has been turned into an online slots game. A very colorful and happy online slots game. One that will make you very happy to fatten up the little boy. In fact, that is the bonus round.

I know I usually start my online slots game reviews talking about symbols and such. So here is the run down on symbols in Rival’s Candy Cottage: candy. Lots of candy. There are also the two children, a Bread Basket and a Duck. No, I have no idea what the Duck is for. As far as I know the fairy tale did not have a duck in it.

Anyway. The bonus game.

The bonus game of Candy Cottage consists of the slots player moving the little boy around so that he can eat as much candy as possible. It is triggered by landing three Cages. At the end of the bonus game, if you have fed enough to the little boy, the game ends by telling you that you did a good job and the witch has plans for the little boy. Ominous sounding right?

Such a nice sounding bonus game for a bright happy online slots game.

I have triggered this bonus game three times on won 640 coins each time. I am not sure if that is he maximum to win or if I just have that kind of crazy luck, but near as I can tell 640 coins is the max you can win from eating candy.

But the bonus game is not the only bonus feature to be found in Candy Cottage.

On reel 3 is a Wood Stove which becomes an Expanding Wild, helping to increase your winnings.

You would not be considered greedy if you wanted more bonus features; we have come to expect them in online slots game. And slots players will not be disappointed.

Landing three Candy Cottages will trigger ten free spins with a 3x multiplier on each free spin.

There are enough bonus features in Candy Cottage to make any online slots player a glutton for winnings—not that there is anything wrong with that for online slots players. After all that is why we play online slots to begin with—to win!

So if you like candy and slots you might want to check out this five reel twenty payline online slots game. But do not eat too much candy—that witch just might eat you up! Or steal your winnings at best.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

So earlier I discussed what the payout percentage of an online slots game actually means. In short, it is just the amount of the total wagers made by all of players of that particular online slots game that is paid back to the players.

Note that I said ‘players’ and not ‘player.’ Just because you put money in does not mean that you will get money out. An online slots game’s payout percentage applies to all the players who are playing; it is not how much you are going to receive back.

So what does this mean for you and how does payout percentage factor into slots strategy?

Wait! There is no slots strategy!

True, there is no actual strategy for an online slots game. Strategy is something used to affect the outcome of the game, and there is nothing that can do that for an online slots game. However, you can take an online slots game’s payout percentage and be a smarter player.

While payout percentage does not in any way dictate the amount of money you could win or lose to a slots game, it can help reduce your chances somewhat of losing money.

Here is the situation: you have the choice of playing one of two online slots games; one has a payout percentage of 92% and the other has a payout percentage of 96%. Which one do you play?

You would play the one with the 96% payout percentage. It does not mean that you are going to receive 96% of that game’s payouts. However, it does return 4% more of the total amount of wagers made on it.

Game One, for example, would only return $92,000 of $100,000 while Game Two would return $96,000 of $100,000. That means that Game Two is paying back $4,000 more than Game One. And that $4,000 has to be received by someone. It might go to one player in a jackpot or it might be paid out in little payouts here and there.

The point is that it is paying back more than the other game. So the smart online slots player would play the online slots game that is paying back the most on the grounds that he might be paid more money. The key word there is ‘might.’

A higher payout percentage does not guarantee that an online slots player will receive more, only that there is more money being paid back. And it just makes more sense to play the game that is paying back more.

Slots, Slots Games, slots strategy | Comments Off

I have discussed payout percentages and slots games in a handful of times in my blog. Really how payout percentages and slots games work seems easy enough to understand. However, it would seem that to some online slots game players the concept is still not clear.

I say ‘concept’ because payout percentage is not an exact thing. Let’s say that an online slots game has a payout percentage of 97%. Here is what it means to an online slots player:

First, it means that this online slots game has been set to payout 97% of the total wagers that it takes in. So, to make the math easily understood, if a particular online slots game takes in $100,000 in total wagers from all of the players who spin the reels, it means that $97,000 of those wagers will be paid back.

That is all the payout percentage means.

It does not mean that you will be the recipient of that $97,000. The $100,000 taken in comes from all of the wagers made by all of the players. So that $97,000 in total is randomly paid out to players. It does not mean that one online slots player is going to receive a $97,000 payout. There is no way to determine how the $97,000 is going to be paid out, only that it will so that the online slots game in question is operating within its programmed operations.

So what good is payout percentage?

It gives you an idea of what your expected loss per dollar is. In the above example it means that you can expect to lose $0.97 for every $1 wagered. It does not mean that you will lose $0.97 per $1—you might lose more or you might even win more.

The point of payout percentage is so that online slots players know that the slots game must have a targeted performance value. If an online slots game is said to have a 97% payout percentage and it does not meet that percentage, the online casino or the software developer must answer for it.

Keep a look out for a post later today on how you can use payout percentage.

Online Casinos, Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

Today WagerWorks launches a new online slots game with the help of its partner online casino Virgin. The new online slots game offers players a new way to wager in order to increase their chances of winning.

The new online slots game is called White Orchid. It is a five reel slots game with forty paylines of playing action. Or so you think.

This new online slots game offers players a new way to wager. Not only do they have the option of wagering on multiple paylines, they can also wager on the reels themselves.

Typically with forty paylines, online slots players only have 243 ways to win. But with this new type of multiple wagering on individual reels, players have 1,024 ways to win. That is quite the increase in opportunities. Granted it also increases the cost of a spin, but such is the way slots games are when it comes to multiple ways of wagering.

White Orchid’s features are not limited to this new way of multiple wagering. This online slots game also offers free spins to players.

Landing two or more of the bonus symbol will trigger the White Falls Free Spin Bonus Game. In this bonus game players can win ten, fifteen or twenty free spins.

When asked about this new online slots game, the Product Manager at virgin Games, Warren Eloff, said, “The introduction of White Orchid is in line with our commitment to offer our customers more choice from quality game producers to make us one of the most content rich online casinos available.”

And Virgin’s commitment to offering more choices in online slots games is certainly evident in this new online slots game with its new multiple wager feature.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

Remember yesterday when I talked about how Playtech was releasing two new online slots games? The Pink Panther was one. The other new online slots game is Rocky.

The famous Rocky makes his way into the world of online slots games in this latest release from Playtech. The Rocky online slots game is a five reel with twenty five paylines of play.

Some of the best characters from the Rocky saga are also joining him in this online slots game. Naturally his love interest Adrianno Pennino is present. Also joining them is his brother in law Paulie. Not to be left out either is Apollo Creed.

Many online slots games feature the traditional 9, 10, J, Q, K and A in a game’s symbols. The Rocky online slots game is a little bit different. Rather than those traditional symbols, this online slots game features the letters R, O, C, K and Y. If a player can spell out ROCKY on the slots they will win a 5x multiplier based on their total bet.

Rocky himself is the Scatter in this online slots game. Landing three of him will award fifteen free spins; four of him awards twenty free spins; and five Rockies award twenty five free spins. All free spins have a 2x multiplier on them.

Slots players will notice that there is a pair of Boxing Gloves on reels one and five. Landing them on one and five at the same time will trigger the Knockout bonus game. In this bonus game players must choose their opponent: Apollo Creed, Clubber Land or Ivan Drago.

Players then go ten rounds with Rocky against their chosen opponent. Players can win 3x their total bet for each round, but make a knockout before round ten and all of the subsequent rounds’ bonus prizes are awarded.

It certainly seems that Playtech has put in the effort to bring the excitement of the Rocky saga to an online slots game. Any online casino that is powered by Playtech will either already be offering the Rocky slots game or will see it in the near future.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

Part of playing slots games at online casinos are the promotions and bonuses. For online slots players these bonuses often lend a hand to our bankrolls, helping us to have that extra boost we need to keep playing. Not to mention it just feels good to get something for playing online slots.

When it comes to online slots bonuses, Super Slots has something four days out of the week up for grabs. These amounts vary in what they do for your bankroll, but I am of the thought that every little bit helps. Granted, you have to meet wager requirements, but you were going to be playing anyway right?

So what is Super Slots offering throughout the week?

On Mondays online slots players can receive a 75% match on their first deposit of the day. Not a bad way to start your Monday is it?

Then come Wednesday online slots players receive a mid-week pick me up with a 50% bonus on however much they deposit in their first deposit.

Finally we come to Friday, which offers the best bonus of the week and makes for a great way to kick off your weekend of spinning the reels. On Fridays online slots players can receive a 100% match on their first deposit of the day.

So that is three out of four of the bonus days of the week at Super Slots. So that leaves one more day of something good for online slots players.

Sunday’s bonus is a little bit different. Instead of a bonus on the first deposit of the day, online slots players who are enrolled in the free rewards program will receive two times the points from playing any online slots game from 11 am to 2 pm.

The promotions offered to online slots players often come in handle and really help to benefit your bankroll, not to mention your overall online casino experience. It is definitely a good idea to find out what promotions your favorite online casino has going on.

Online Casinos, Slots | Comments Off

Recently Playtech released one of two new online slots games to their partner online casinos.

Online slots players who like characters from comic books and popular movies tend to gravitate towards Playtech, who has a special agreement with movie production houses that allows them to make online slots games from such sources. Some of Playtech’s popular movie online slots games include X-Men and Gladiator.

So what is the latest online slots game to join the popular entertainment games from Playtech? It is the Pink Panther. Yes, that delightful skinny guy who we see every year in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is now in an online slots game.

The Pink Panther slots game has five reels and forty paylines to play with the Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau. While this game has the usual Wild and Scatter, it also has five bonus games and a random progressive jackpot.

The Color Pink is one of the bonus games in which players paint numbers pink. The numbers that are painted add up to the bonus prize. But if you do not like the total you have three tries to paint a total that you do like, but whatever you paint up in the third attempt is your prize if you have refused the other two.

There is also Pink Pow. In this bonus game the Pink Panther bombs six random symbols that give players six more ways to win.

In the Wheel of Pink players are given two wheels to spin. The inner wheel controls whether you collect or respin the outer wheel; the outer wheel has different bonus prize amounts to be won.

There is Pink Code in which players help the Pink Panther open safes. Successfully open safes award free spins, multipliers or an expanding Wild for the third reel.

Finally in the bonus game lineup is Pink Trail. In this bonus game you help Inspector Clouseau in his search for the Pink Panther Diamond. Finding it will double your bonus winnings while falling victim to a trap will have your bonus prize cut in half.

And those are just the bonus games. There is still the random jackpot;

If twelve doors pop up on your screen suddenly, be very happy for you will be winning something. Finding five Pink Panthers will award you the major progressive jackpot, while four Inspector Clouseaus will award the minor progressive jackpot. But if you cannot find those, finding three men will award you the consolation prize. So at least you will win something.

With all of those bonus games and that progressive jackpot players are sure to enjoy this new online slots game from Playtech. Online casinos that are partnered with Playtech will be offering the new Pink Panther online slots game. Follow his paws and find your way to the prizes offered there.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off

What is your favorite lucky charm?

Recently Rival Gaming released a new online slots game to its partner online casinos. While Rival is known for its iSlots, this new online slots game is not an iSlot. This new five reel, twenty payline game still features the extraordinary graphics Rival is known for.

Best of Luck is the name of this new online slots game and its theme is about luck. Every traditional lucky charm is present here, plus some I did not were lucky: Wishbones, Acorns, Rabbit Feet, Four Leaf Clover, Keys, Pennies, Horseshoes, Ladybugs, Elephant Statues, Cat’s Eyes and Chinese Cats. Each symbol has its own animation when landed, adding to the graphic appeal of this game.

I do have to say that I was not aware the acorns were good luck charms. Or keys for that matter. If that is the case, I shall be keeping my keys a lot closer at hand.

This game features a Wild, which is the Chinese Cat. This little guy will substitute for any symbol except for the Scatter Jewels.

While regular game play is fairly ordinary, it is the combination bonus game and free spins that bring excitement to this game. Another plus to Rival slots games is that the bonus games that they feature actually do pay well and are worth the spins to trigger them. On top of that, they are actually fun to play and players’ interests are sparked by them.

Three Jewels awards 4 free spins; four Jewels award 5 free spins and a 2x multiplier; and five Jewels award 6 free spins with a 3x multiplier.

The way these spin work is like this: each free spin awards a bonus game. The bonus game depends on which three matching symbols land on the reels; and each bonus game is unique to that symbol.

For example, if three Ladybugs are landed, players are taken to a second screen with three ladybugs scurrying about. Players must choose a ladybug. The poor thing is squashed but your bonus prize is revealed by it. Three Pennies takes you to a second screen where you must choose heads or tails.

The point is that this online slots game makes you curious about what each of the bonus games are. And you want to keep playing. Thankfully, these bonus games pay. Playing $0.01 per payline, $0.20 per spin, $8.60 was the least amount I won and $13.60 was the most I won. It pays.

With online slots games like these I am looking forward to seeing what Rival will be rolling out in the future.

Slots, Slots Games | Comments Off