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An interesting news item about land-based casino slots going high tech is below followed
by the new slots/video poker versions from online creator, Microgaming:
Slot Machines Go High Tech
Slot machine manufacturers, sometimes slow to respond to technology, are catching up to America's love affair with faster computers, wide screen TVs and communal play on the Internet. The new slot machines will allow gamblers to play more quickly, hit more payoffs and interact with - and compete against - other gamblers. And, in the end, they'll also make more money for casinos.
These new features include:
Wide screen games offering more "reels," increasing the chance for more payoff combinations; Slots that are linked so multiple gamblers can participate in one another's bonus round or compete against one another for prizes.
Faster games, including one that allows players to stop spinning wheels on their own, speeding up the process and giving players the illusion that the player can control the outcome of the game.
Slots with "opt-in" game tournaments for players who compete against one another for prizes and can watch as their high scores are tallied on display boards.
Slots with side games that offer prizes for qualifying players.
The new features are considered significant in an industry where innovations often are measured in small details, like a new set of symbols, more animated bonus rounds or the particular slant of a screen.
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Microgaming Slot Reviews
1) Cash ‘N Curry:
Microgaming’s latest 'fruit machine' game release allows you to literally make a meal out of your good fortune. Designed around an amusing Indian cuisine theme, there are plenty of features to take players to the ultimate Curry Go Round jackpot.
With growing player demand for more complex and interactive gaming entertainment, there are up to x80 multipliers and many opportunities to win or lose nudges, holds and gamble nudges, allowing players to turn this engaging pub game to their advantage.
Adding to the excitement is a special bonus feature that can deliver a whole range of multiplier awards.
Colourful graphics feature a waiter who provides a menu with a difference, featuring a Bhaji Bonus, Chicken Ticker, Rogan Dosh, Bombay Mix and the big money Vindaloot and Curry Go Round, where rewards up to x500 are achievable, and players can score a repeat performance.
2) Who Wants To Be A Stallionaire?:
Presented with an amusing horseracing theme that features a super-abundance of features that can take the player around the course to winner's post riches of up to 20,000.
Luck and skill combine in these multi-faceted challenges, where the gambler can win, or lose nudges, holds and wedges with which to influence and control the game. Adding to the excitement is a special bonus feature triggered by bronze, silver or gold lucky horseshoes that can deliver a whole range of multiplier awards to bring serious prizes home.
The brilliantly coloured and pin sharp graphics on "Who wants to be a Stallionaire?" are some of the finest and most amusing to date, with the horseracing theme repeatedly picked up in features like Nosebag, Gift Horse, Nags to Riches, Hold Your Horses, and the magic words "Bust the Bookie" that herald the big jackpot win with a chance to repeat the experience.
3) Lucky Stars:
An advanced 5 reel, 20 pay-line mega-video slot that offers three routes to major money.
Using the many absorbing features of this game - Wilds, Scatters, Multipliers, Bonus Triggers, Bonus Game and Free Spins - players can have a galaxy full of fun and at the same time align their stars to deliver up to 50,000. in the base game, 150,000. on Free Spins and another 10,000. on the unique constellation bonus element.
Three or more of the magical Zodiac Wheels not only award 7 free spins where all wins are trebled, but also serves as the scatter and the trigger for an out-of-this-world bonus feature, offering choices on how to go further. Enter the bonus level by selecting a star sign from the 12 mystical symbols on the ancient Zodiac Wheel, and the excitement really does become stratospheric.
If the chosen star spins up on the Wheel another choice is offered: take 15 free spins where all wins are trebled, or opt for a trip to the heavens, where a choice of 5 stellar constellations with mystery cash prizes awaits as the player journeys through 12 major star groups. And if the star sign of choice doesn't appear, well there's a 10x triggering bet consolation prize instead!
Helping to navigate this star map to money is the crystal ball, which has Wild substitution powers that helps players build both winnings and winning combinations.
4) Game On!:
Two great British traditions – football and fruit machines, combine in Game On!
Players who like to combine luck, skill, fast moving entertainment and reward will find this latest offering delivers on all counts and since it’s themed around an Animal World Cup, it even delivers a few laughs too.
This 3 reel, 1 payline gaming style slot is spiced up with a major bonus feature that can offer up to 4,000 x rewards through a combination of luck and player skill in an easy-to-use and fast moving game. Enhancing the thrills and interaction are typical skill features like nudge, nudge hold, nudge bank hold and nudge repeat.
The jackpot in this game is pure gold, too – up to 40,000. can be taken away and even the iconic football World Cup itself is a major prize when it appears on the single payline across the reels.
4) JellyFish Jaunt:
A 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot that will take players to a mysterious undersea world, where they can discover hidden treasures and a raft of other rewards.
Set against a backdrop of strange lantern fish and other undersea life forms, deep diving submarines act as Scatter building blocks for winning combinations, at the same time triggering Free Spin rewards with triple multiplication possibilities. 3+ submarines will deliver 15 Free Spins, and players cannot only win rewards within spins but trigger further free spins, too.
Boosting their chances for some seriously big returns, the Wild diver substitutes for most symbols, empowering players to achieve new combinations of winning lines where wins are tripled.
Wagering levels are from as low as 0.01 up to 125.00, with corresponding rewards peaking in the base game at 45,000. and in Free Spins going as high as 135,000.
Video Poker
6) Double Double Bonus Multi-Hand Power Poker—4 Hand:
This exciting new game offers double the money and twice the fun, offering players an extra five “4 of a Kind” win combinations on the generous pay-table in a fast-moving game that provides authentically enhanced, state of the art video poker.
Thousands have enjoyed Microgaming’s popular 10 hand video poker selection of games and this one will definitely appeal to them too, with its clean, no-nonsense design and smooth playing dynamics.
Players will find an extraordinary range of relevant player assists and autoplay to give their play a truly wicked analytical and strategic edge.
The game is played with 1 x 52 card deck per hand, with betting levels of 1 to 5 coins per hand and very high potential rewards on a wide range of betting options spanning 0.01 to 5.00. On a maximum bet of 100.00 the maximum payout of 80,000. is achievable.
7) 100 hand Double Double Bonus Power Poker:
An outstanding VP game with the capability to deliver a player return of up to 100,000.
This exciting new game offers double the money and certainly twice the fun to the skilled and fortunate, offering extra five “4 of a Kind” win combinations on the generous pay-table in a fast-moving game that provides an authentically enhanced video poker experience.
The game is played with 1 x 52 card deck per hand, with betting levels of 1 to 5 coins per hand and very high potential rewards on a wide range of betting options spanning 0.01 to 0.25. On a maximum bet of 125.00 the maximum payout of 100,000.00 is achievable, and a double your money gamble feature can take that up another 3200., if you make the right call.
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