When I say “Flash slots” I mean that the casinos that carry these games run in a browser rather than via a download. This is quicker and simpler with two added benefits: firstly you can access them from anywhere once you have an account set up at the casino and secondly, those of you who use an Apple Mac can play these slots. Generally speaking, the Flash only slots I review reflect the fact that the online casino itself is a Flash casino.
IGT have just released a new version of their popular Davinci Diamonds slot to the online world at Kerching Casino, called “Davinci Diamonds Dual Play“. It’s an interesting take on the original Davinci Diamonds effectively stacking 2 games one above the other and turning it into a 40-payline game.
What has previously been referred to as “Tumbling Reel” becomes known as “Tumble Thru” in the new version which is quite logical because the symbols drop from the top game into the bottom game when winning combos are hit. It also adds the “Big Win” indicator first introduced by IGT in their excelllent Star Trek slot which kicks in on a 10x win.
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Although a bit later to the party than most slots manufacturers, Aristocrat started to bring a few of their more popular slot machines online in 2010. At present the Aristocrat slots are exclusive to Bet365games (along with the JPM AWP fruit machines) but there is every chance they will get more takers in time to come.
The first games to arrive were the popular Queen Of The Nile II and Where’s The Gold slot machines, followed soon after by Zorro and Lucky 88. In early 2011, Aristocrat also released Red Baron and Big Ben. A third slot called Medusa has also been touted around as an Aristocrat slot but I’ve never seen it before and it has a slightly different look and feel, more akin to the excellent but highly volatile 300 Shields slot game from Nextgen (also at Bet365) which has a bit of a cult following.
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IGT have released their new (as at March 2011) Star Trek slot online - ot long behind the land-based version rolled out in fact. I guess it’s going head-to-head against the WMS Star Trek game but they are two very different games.
Well, OK, not so different to look at - but very different to play. I like the WMS one (available exclusively at Jackpot Party Casino), especially the land-based version with it’s amazing vibrating control seat and stereo headrest but it loses some of it’s appeal online without the chair.
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The latest WMS casino slot to be launched at Jackpot Party is the land-based slot machine, Bruce Lee. A bit of a surprise here in that the gameplay has changed, most notably in the reel layouts but also in the way the expanding wilds are now stacked wilds and the bonus round (free spins) can be triggered in 3 seperate ways. Most of the time you will get 5 free spins - like on the casino slot machine you see in land-based versions - but in the online slot there is a way to trigger up to 20 free spins. All wth stacked wilds!
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Hidden away deep in the depths of the Bet365 Games slots page is a game that you may never have come across. The 300 Shields slot machine is an “online only” slot with a Spartan theme, made by Next Gen gaming and it is a total beast of a game. Why? because I’d argue that it is the highest variance slot game I have ever played. It deserves respect and if you are lucky you can get rewarded with free spins with a massive 300x multiplier!
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Many UK casino punters will be familiar with the name Barcrest. They have been supplying casino slot machines to piers and amusement arcades in the UK since the year dot pretty much and now they have started to bring some of their more popular slot machines to online casinos.
Barcrest are owned by IGT so the slot machines they release online are developed and released through Wagerworks which is also an IGT UK subsiduary. Consequently this means that online casinos licensing Wagerworks software are the places to find Barcrest slot machines.
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Oh my word! For those of you already familiar with one of the greatest online slot machines to be designed in recent times, you might be interested to know that the excellent King Kong slot has now been made available to play online at Virgin casino. Previously it’s only been available at Intercasino and it got some serious acclaim - not least from me! - when it was first released in 2009. So what’s the fuss about? I’ll tell you! But first I have to apollogetically state that no USA players can play this slot. Sorry - it’s a legal thing.
The King Kong slot is all about the free spins! yeah, yeah…every slot machine has those now right? But how many give you up to 150 free spins and to top that off, allows retriggers! And it gets better. When you get a retrigger, it gives you the same again - so if you hit the 150 free spins and you get a retrigger - bingo - another 150 free spins.
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An interesting new online slot machine arrived at Virgin casino last week. IGT’s popular Treasures Of Troy slot game, using the patented Multiway system has gone live. For those unfamiliar with this slot machine, it’s unusual in a couple of ways. It retains the tried and trusted free spins bonus (10 - 20 games at 2x) but the look and feel of the Treasures Of Troy slot machine is not like anything else.
For a start, Treasures of Troy has 4 symbols per reel (20 panels) and what’s more, each of the 20 symbol positions is a reel in itself! So effectively it’s a 20 reel slot in
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Wagerworks, a subsiduary of IGT UK, have just released a new online slot called “Triple Fortune Dragon“, a 243 payline slot with a Japanese theme based on the Land based casino slot game of the same name. I’ve just been playing it at Virgin Casino and am pleased to say it offers something a little different rather than just being a clone of an existing slot as so many new ones are these days. Actually it reminds me of the popular 50 Lions and 50 Dragons slots that you see in Vegas and even more prominently in Macau, although this one doesn’t have stacked wilds like those two do.
When I say 243 paylines (IGT term this “Multiway”), what this essentially means is that a symbol can appear on any reel of the slot and be in a winning combination. With the exception of 9’s and 10’s, you need 3 of any symbol to get a win. To initiate the free spins bonus, you need 3 bonus symbols (or more) on the first 3 reels (as in the screenshot here). The bonus round gives you 15 free spins where all wins
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If you’re a slot player and been to the Meccas of Vegas or Macau, you’ll probably be familar with Davinci Diamonds. I played it first at the Wynn in Vegas and again at the amazing Venetian in Macau and I couldn’t quite make up my mind if I liked it or not but thought I better add a heads up to Online Casinos & Slot Machines [.co.uk] at least as it’s a recognisable game and features “Tumbling Reels”!
Now, Wagerworks - a wholly-owned subsiduary of slot machine manufacturer IGT - have released the anticipated online version and amazingly, on time too! It is now available to play online at Virgin Casino, Blue Square and PaddyPower Games, although unfortunately for Americans you can’t play Wagerworks casinos (it’s the law!. Also available now is the Davinci Diamond freeplay slot - but again, no Americans 
For those that aren’t familiar with Davinci Diamonds, it’s a slightly new concept
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