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Slots players hear a few times a month about how casino game developers create and launch new online slots games. But they do not often hear about an older online slots game that gets revamped.

Think of it as making the online slots game in question new and improved.

Such is the case with Rival’s recent revamp of For Love and Money. This five reel, fifteen payline online slots game has been a staple at Rival powered online casinos. Even the launch of new online slots games, including the newer iSlots, cannot take the fans away from For Love and Money.

Well, Rival has finally recognized the draw this online slots game has, and has given it a facelift and relaunched it as a new online slots game.

But fans of the original game will not be disappointed. The same features that were loved in the original are there still. Mostly it was the graphics of this ‘new’ online slots game that have been given a going over: symbols have been cleaned up and animation smoothed out.

The story—and attachment—to this particular online slots game can be found in the opening:

A poet is contemplating love. He sees an older couple, obviously married for money, who are not all that fond of each other. Then he spies a young woman who is set upon by two nasty men; she is then saved by a Fabio-esque man—huge muscles, trim waist and lace up pants (which are kind of funny actually). The poet, I am assuming, believes this couple to be together for love.

Symbols include both couples, the nasty men and love symbols such as Love Birds, Chocolates, Roses and Poetry.

The Poet is the Wild and will substitute for any symbol other than the Scatter. He must be a good poet as he carries a 2x multiplier.

Cupid is the Scatter. A minimum of three Cupids landed will trigger ten free spins with a 3x multiplier.

So as players can see the favorite older features of For Love and Money are still there, just with cleaner graphics and better animation. I have to say that Rival did well with this ‘new’ online slots game. I would only have added a bonus game in which players helped Fabio rescue his girl, or one in which the players helped the unfortunate money man escape his woman.

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Rival is at it again.

Taking Australia and their love a sport they call ‘Footy’ and rolling them into one has produced a new online slots game at one of the online gambling industry’s software developers.

The name of the game is Aussie Rules, and it is a five reel online slots game with fifteen paylines. Players can wager with coins worth $0.01 up to $1, and they can wager from one to five coins per paylines. This makes the minimum wager $0.15 ($0.01 and one coin) and the maximum wager $75 ($1 and five coins).

This time Rival has delivered light and fun graphics to the reels with Whistles, Shoes Players and Jerseys. The Jersey is the jackpot symbol. Landing five of them will payout 500 coins.

Not to be left on the bench are the special play symbols.

The Ref is the Wild symbol, substituting for all symbols other than the Scatters. And while the Jersey might offer the highest payout from the regular symbols, landing five Refs will award 5,000 coins.

Thirsty? Thirsty for winning combinations? The Water Bottle is your ticket to free spins with a 3x multiplier. Landing three awards ten free spins, four gives twenty and five starts one hundred free spins a-spinning.

Finally there is the Football itself. Not only does it function as a Scatter symbol, but landing three, four or five of them will take you right onto the field with the players. The more goals you can score, the larger your bonus game prize is.

All in all, Rival did not do too bad with this new online slots game. While this is no iSlots—the online slots game type that Rival is known for—it is not too shabby at all and definitely worth a try. Trying is good sportsmanship, right?

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Seems like so many things now have an ‘i’ at the front of their names: iPad, iPhone, iPod. And for the most part people believe that the magic ‘i’ makes it all worthwhile—that there is some quality to these iProducts that make them better.

The same iPhenomenon is happening is happening in the world of online slots too.

Watch out online slots players, the iStorm is here!

But iCraze that is showing up in the world of online casinos is not a bad thing at all. In this instance the magic ‘i’ does mean something better.

Traditionally in a video online slots game the player plays the same game over and over, perhaps travelling to a second screen for a bonus game, and then heading back over to the same old game.

In an iSlot players can be transported to Greece to Alaska to the Caribbean. No joke. The name of that iSlot is Baby Boomers Cash Cruise.

In that particular game players start out in the Travel Agency. There they stay until they trigger a bonus game, in which they determine their vacation destination. Once the vacation destination is determined the player is then whisked off to play in a new game with new symbols and new bonus features.

That is the beauty of the iSlot in the world of online slots games—the game does not stay the same. Many iSlots have stages to play through.

As the Reels Turn is a good example of this. In that iSlot players play one screen until they trigger a bonus game that then sends them to the next scene in the ‘episode.’ By the time the player has played all the way through the game, he has reached the climax and end of a TV episode played out on a slots game.

Another type of iSlot has players taking an active role in the game which affects the amount won.

Heavyweight Gold has online slots players picking up their boxing gloves to battle one of three opponents. Players must succeed in beating their opponent in order to win the full bonus game amount. And each opponent has a different fighting style. Winning the boxing match is not guaranteed so play hard!

Now you take those sorts of iSlots and compare them to a traditional video online slots game. In those players spin the reels, choose a door to look behind in the bonus game and then it is back to the original reels.

There seems to be much more excitement and player involvement in the new iSlots.

Right now Rival Gaming is the online software developer who is producing the iSlots. Thankfully many online casinos that are powered by Rival offer free play on some of their iSlots allowing those who are new to the iSlots iCraze try this type of online slots game out.

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This is one apt title for this online slots game.

For the most part I like the online slots games that Rival produces. Typically they pay pretty well and are enjoyable while playing, especially the iSlots. But this one? I have to say that it is my least favorite online slots game by Rival. But then it is an older iSlot.

Fixer Upper is a five reel iSlot with twenty paylines featuring a couple who have bought a house and are now in the process of fixing it up. Naturally the symbols include a Staple Gun, Saw, Drill, Tape Measure and more.

Like any other iSlot this one does have something of a storyline. Actually it is more of a list of things to work through rather than an actual storyline.

In this iSlot players must trigger the bonus game and complete it. They then move on to the next round of spinning trying to trigger the next bonus game.

The first bonus game players must complete is the plumbing game. Three Wrenches must be landed at which point players are taken to a second screen where they replace rusted pipes with new pipes. The bonus prize then increases the value of your ‘house,’ better known as your bankroll.

Once the game is completed players are returned to the reels to spin for the next bonus round. This time they are trying to land Paint Cans. I am not sure what the second bonus game is like as I was not able to trigger it—which is unusual for a Rival online slots game.

Players do have the chance of triggering fifteen free spins though. The Handywoman is the Scatter and landing at least three of her will trigger the free spins. Three of her will trigger fifteen free spins, four will trigger twenty and five will trigger twenty five. Unfortunately there is no multiplier attached to these free spins.

However the Wild is there to step in. It will expand during free spins, and for every Wild that helps to complete a winning combination, the payout is multiplied by the number of Wilds. And the Wilds land fairly often.

Between the poor payouts and the nearly untriggerable bonus games, this is one online slots game I will not be back to visit. That and, personally, the smiles of the handyman and handywoman are just frightening. This is an online slots game that should be played for fun and not for real money.

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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.

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How many online slots players out there like video games like Guitar Hero? If you are one of them then I have got an online slots game for you. Actually it is an iSlot but, trust me, you will like this iSlot.

Naturally because this is an iSlot it comes to slots players from Rival Gaming. The slots game? It is called Rock On, and it is a five reel interactive online slots game with twenty paylines.

The name says it all though. This is an online slots game that is meant to play hard. What with familiar faces like Ringo, Hendrix, Manson and symbols like Guitars, Drums and Hand Signs, this online slots game is meant to get your energy up.

To help players on their way to money and rock star glory are a Scatter, an expanding Wild and a regular Wild.

The Drums are the Scatter. They not only give online slots players a Scatter payout but they also trigger five free spins with a 3x multiplier when at least three Drums are landed. And while that sounds nice, this makes these free spins even hotter: landing a drum on each of the five spins will award an extra payout.

The Green Guitar will act as your expanding Wild. It will cover its entire reel to help create more winning combinations.

The Red Guitar is the regular Wild, substituting for all symbols except for the Expanding Wild, Scatter and Bonus Symbol.

And speaking of the Bonus Symbol, here comes the King. Yes, Elvis is the Bonus Symbol. Landing three of the King will trigger the interactive bonus round…

How are your guitar skills by the way? Because you are going to need them in this bonus game.

This iSlot’s bonus game is set up similar to Guitar Hero. There is a seven song set list which online slots players will play through, one song for each bonus round. This song list includes ‘Gold Mine,’ ‘Egyptian Queen’ and ‘Garden of Secrets’ along with four more. Players are presented with the frets of a guitar and, like in Guitar Hero, must click the pick on the notes as they slide over the frets. The more notes hit the more coins won.

With all the lights and sounds—not to mention that rock star interactive bonus game—this is one iSlot that is not to be missed! Rock On turns the ordinary online slots game into your very own rock concert inside your computer.

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Those who love soap operas will love the iSlot As the Reels Turn. This five reel, fifteen payline online slots game from Rival follows several characters in the drama of the El Paradiso Casino.

Because this is an iSlot the story unfolds only when you make it. So pull up a chair and your computer and get ready to follow Matt G, Chrissy and the Don as the reels turn.

Online slots players will begin with Matt G lamenting that he cannot afford a friend in the world and leaving something confidential in his safe at the El Paradiso.

To help online slots players uncover the next scene they have four Scatters to work with. One triggers free spins, two trigger bonus games, and the last one moves the online slots player to the next scene.

Three or more Ivan Scatters will trigger ten free spins with a 3x multiplier.

Three or more of the Tommy symbols or the Bonus symbols will trigger the Tommy Wong bonus game and the bonus game respectively.

In the Tommy Wong bonus game you help Tommy choose what act he is going to perform that night. The more the audience loves his act, the more you win. And in the bonus game you help Matt G find counterfeit coins. The more authentic ones you find, the more money you win.

Then three or more Advance Scatters will advance you to the next scene in this iSlot. When an online slots player triggers the Advance they are treated to a video scene to watch the next part of the As the Reels Turn soap opera along with a bonus game.

The second scene has online slots players in on the plot to help uncover who is slipping the counterfeit chips into Matt G’s casino.

As there are several scenes to this iSlots, the total review of the game will have to be broken down in parts. Every now and then I will revisit As the Reels Turn and play up to the next scene. Check back to see what happens next and what the next scene holds for bonus games.

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It seems there is no end to the online slots games that software developers can create. Every few months or so one of them is releasing a new set of online slots games. And while the themes, graphics and overall appearance change, the basis of the online slots game does not.

And while we online slots games players do enjoy our games, trying the new ones and replaying our favorites, there are times that we wish that there was something truly new in terms of online slots games. Something different.

Thankfully Rival Gaming came up with something new for online slots games that is really new and not just a new theme. Their latest type of online slots game is not about how many reels or how many paylines the game has, but the core of the game.

Rival has created the iSlot, which is short of Interactive Slot.

This new type of online slots game changes how players interact with their game. Whereas with slots games the players are merely along for the ride their money takes them on, the iSlots require more of the player.

For example, if you triggered a bonus game in a standard five reel, twenty five payline slots game you are most likely to be taken to a second screen, where you merely pick one of a handful options, your bonus prize is revealed, and then you are taken back to the first screen for more reel spinning.

But with the bonus games in an iSlot you are not merely a picking bystander. Players must interact with the slots game and how they play the bonus game will impact their bonus prize.

Take Heavyweight Gold for example. In that slots game’s bonus game you are controlling the boxer and must fight an opponent. How you well you beat him and how quickly have an impact on your prize; and if you lose, well, you get a prize but no nearly what you would have gotten if you had won. And you can lose in this game. You are controlling the boxer after all, telling him when to block and when to hit.

What iSlots give an online slots player is more interaction. And more interaction drives up the fun of the game. These are not slots games in which you sit back and watch the reels spin—with these you have to participate. And that active role is what is making iSlots the new direction of online slots games.

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Yesterday I began a discussion on what makes for a good bonus game in an online slots game. The first aspect of bonus games that I discussed was how triggerable a bonus game is.

Today we are going to look at the types of bonus games that are out there in online slots games.

The first one up is the interactive ones that are usually found in iSlots. These bonus games require more on the part of the slots play. It is not as simple as pick a prize. In a bonus game of an iSlots you have to play to win, and you might not always win.

One of my favorite iSlots bonus games I found in the Heavyweight Gold online slots game from Rival. There are three bonus games that you can trigger, each one has a different boxing opponent for you to go up against. In each one of these games you have to hit the buttons to make your character punch your opponent and to block when he hits you. If you beat him, you win. If he beats you, you lose and you lose a larger bonus amount.

Now let’s compare this to the pick a prize bonus game found in online slots games. In these bonus games you are taken to a bonus screen and presented with a number of things to choose from. Sometimes your choices only flip over to reveal your prize. Sometimes your choice has a bit of animation to go with it—maybe a skier skiing down the path you have chosen—before your bonus amount is awarded.

There are still some online slots games out there that are even more basic. If three symbols are required to trigger the bonus game, they will flash right there on the reels and you pick one for your bonus amount. You do not leave the main playing screen in these bonus games.

For entertainment’s sake, iSlots have taken the lead in bonus games. Although the animation that accompanies the second screen bonus games can be quite elaborate, which balances out the simplicity of the pick a prize bonus game.

Ultimately I have to say that iSlots really do seem to be the future for online slots games. They have given their slots game stories and incredible bonus games to play. You do not only look forward to winning the bonus amount, you look forward to actually playing the game.

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So I have finally played my way to the Alaska slots in Baby Boomers Cash Cruise. This was after another two hundred spins, and a stint in the Travel Agency slots portion.

And I must say that while the graphics are very pleasing with some native images and lots of wild life, the bonus games and free spins were lacking when compared to the bonus games and free spins in the other two destinations.

Alaska offers players ten free spins when they land three of the Ship’s Wheel. But unlike the ten free spins in Greece, these do not have an expanded Wild through all the spins, although there is a 3x multiplier on any winnings you do make.

The bonus game in Alaska is Bingo. Yes, Bingo. And it is played exactly as any other Bingo game would be played. Once you get Bingo you will receive your bonus pay out. Although the game rules do not tell you how the amount is determined.

On the whole I think the bonus games found in Greece have the most winning potential.

But on the whole this is a rather entertaining online slots game and a credit to iSlots. You will actually want to play until you have seen all three destinations. And I feel that is a credit to the game. It is not an online slots game that will bore you inside of fifteen minutes. And, for the most part, the bonus games are pretty decent. The graphics and symbols are well-chosen to represent these countries, although they are probably a bit on the stereotypical side.

But it should entertain most online slots players and is a strong member of the Rival lineup. It is defiantly worth the time to play. And probably a less expensive way to get a glimpse of these countries. If only international travel were so easy!

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