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Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 12 / March 22 – 28, 2021

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

New Slots To Be Released on Week 12 of 2021

We’re back again this week with a list of the most exciting slots released this week. Our selection this week includes games from different top developers. These games offer a variety of interesting features and span a wide range of themes.

All of the games here are worth a try. Try out this week’s new slots, earn huge payouts with amazing features such as the Team Challenge bonus round, Wowpot, Swap Symbol Respin, Indefinitely Retriggered Bonus Rounds, and Cascading system.

5 New Slots To Check Out

Our selection of slots for this week comes from developers Microgaming, Yggdrasil, NetEnt, and PGSoft. Read on to find out which of them is right for you.

Hell’s Kitchen

The first of our offerings for week 12 of 2021 is the highly anticipated video slot from NetEnt. It is based on celebrity chef and judge Gordon Ramsay’s wildly popular TV show of the same name. As you would expect from a NetEnt slot, Hell’s Kitchen looks and sounds wonderful, with food-based visuals and commentary from Gordon Ramsey. The food theme is immediately evident as a lot of the symbols that fill the reels are delicious-looking dishes.

It features 5 reels, 3 rows, and 20 paylines. It is a low volatility slot with a maximum win of 1000 times your stake and an RTP of 96.07%. The game logo is the wild, and it can land on all the reels both in the base game and during the bonus round. A Ramsay’s Wilds feature can trigger at random times.

The best feature on offer here is the Team Challenge Bonus Round. This is triggered by landing a minimum of 3 flaming Gordon Ramsey scatters anywhere on the reel. The scatters can land on all the reels asides the middle reel. You get 10 free spins for landing 3 scatters, and 15 for 4.

When this feature is activated, the screen divides into two 5 x 3 reel sets, each for the red team and blue teams. You choose what team to back before the bonus round starts. On each free spin, 1-3 Order Up features are randomly triggered. These features are color-coded to the team they apply to and include:

2x Multiplier feature
3x Multiplier feature
The Team Wilds feature

At the end of this round, you get the winnings from both reels. But if the team you chose to back ends up winning, or the round ends in a tie, Gordon’s bonus game is triggered. You keep in playing until you uncover 3 ‘X’ symbols. You can win cash prizes and multipliers such as:

Random cash prizes of 2, 3 or 5x your total stake
2x multiplier
3x multiplier

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 96.07%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 200
Max Payout: 1,000x	Software Provider: NetEnt

Sherlock and Moriarty

Sherlock and Moriarty, from Microgaming, is a detective themed video slot, as you must have guessed from the name. It is the 5th WowPot slot in the Microgaming progressive jackpot series, and is designed by Swedish developer Just For The Win. The game offers a lot of action, such as respins, and a free-spins collect-type feature. The game also features four progressive jackpots.

The game features a 5-reel, and 3-row setup with 20 fixed paylines. You win by landing 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols on adjoining reels on a payline, starting from the leftmost reel. It is a low variance slot with an RTP of 92.1%.

The reels are set against a backdrop of a misty Victorian era Baker Street, and the game features a soundtrack that hints at mystery. The symbols here include A to J royals, Mrs Hudson, a policeman and Dr Watson. Sherlock is the highest paying regular symbol. The wild symbol shares the same value as the Holmes symbols, it can also replace the regular symbols to complete a winning combination. Moriarty is the scatter, landing 3 of him in the base game wins you 10 free spins. You win an extra 2 free spins per scatter for every additional scatter.

Two other special symbols exist, they are the magnifying glass progressive tokens and the golden question mark mystery symbol which can trigger the mystery respin feature.

The magnifying glass progressive token triggers the Jackpot features. This token appears on high-value symbols on reels 2, 3, or 4 in the base game only. A bar fills up as you accumulate these tokens. Spinning the jackpot wheel can win you the Mini, Minor, Major, or Wowpot with minimum values of $10, $100, $50,000 or $2,000,000.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 921.1%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 200x in Base Games	Software Provider: Microgaming

Easter Island II

Easter Island II, the sequel to Easter Island, is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of this week from Yggdrasil gaming. Join the Moai duo in this beach-themed slot that recreates the magic of the famous Venice Beach in California. The visuals here are as stunning as you’d expect from a Yggdrasil game. The game plays on a 6×4 reel set with 25 – 55 paylines. It is a medium variance game with an RTP of 96%.

The core concept here is the Symbol Swap Respins, same as the original. It’s been changed a bit though. For example, the wild symbol only appears during the Respin feature that is triggered on every winning combo. Only 1 respin is given whether you win again or not.

If your winning combination is made up of high value symbols, the winning symbol replaces all the other high value symbols on the respin. If your combination is made up of low value symbols, they replace all symbols of low value in the respin. Winning with more than 3 symbols gets you Colossal Symbol Blocks on the respin. Here, the symbols land as 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 blocks when you win with 4, 5 or 6 of a kind, respectively.

This sequel features a higher max win, an extra reel when compared with the original. Easter Island II has a wide betting range, and exciting features that can win you as much as 2,500 times your wager.

Number of Paylines: 25 – 55	RTP: 96%
Min Bet: 0.25	Max Bet: 300
Max Payout: 2,500x	Software Provider: Yggdrasil Gaming

Fire Forge

Fire Forge is a video game slot from Stormcraft Studios, set to be released on Microgaming’s, Quickfire platform. It is an exclusive slot, meaning that it will only be available in Microgaming casinos.

Fire Forge is a Norse themed rolling reels slot set in a dwarven forge. It comes with a 5-reel,3-row, and 243 paylines setup. It is a high variance slot with 96.73% RTP. It has a top jackpot pay of 200x your stake, but the potentially huge bonus round multipliers also apply to jackpots.

The wild symbol here only lands on reels 2 to 5, it can also land stacked on reels 3 – 5. As usual, the wild symbol can replace all the other regular symbols to form a winning combination.

The main feature here is the Bonus round that is triggered by landing a molten Dwarf Head scatter on each of the 5 reels on the same spin.

You then choose between 3 free spins options, which are:

12 free spins – multiplier starts at 1x and increases by +1 per spin.
6 free spins – multiplier starts at 3x and increases by +3 per spin.
3 free spins – multiplier starts at 6x and increases by +6 per spin.

The bonus round can be retriggered indefinitely. When this happens, the multiplier increases per spin. The multiplier is capped at 200x, and applies to any jackpots triggered during the bonus round. There are 3 fixed jackpots on this game. When you land 5 scatters in one spin, you trigger a Pick’em Game. Here, you pick treasure chests that reveal what jackpot you win.

They jackpot options are:

Minor Jackpot: 5 times your stake.
Major Jackpot: 25 times your stake.
Ultra Jackpot: 200 times your stake.

Number of Paylines: 243	RTP: 96.73
Min Bet: 0.25	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: 50,000x	Software Provider: Microgaming

Opera Dynasty

PGSoft releases new games very rarely. And their quality over quantity approach is one that works well for them on this slot.

Opera Dynasty is the latest release from PGSoft. It is themed around the famous Beijing Opera. It features 6 reels and 5 rows (with an additional reel on top of reels 2-5). It is a medium variance game with an RTP of 96.79% and an amazing 2,025 paylines. It offers very colorful and beautiful visuals. There are a lot of exciting features on offer here such as the Wilds-on-the-Way, no poker symbols feature, and random wild symbols feature.

There are 11 basic symbols in this game, these are: a pair of blue shoes, three masks in different colors, four playing card icons, a makeup set, and two different Asian girls. The wild here can replace any of the basic symbols for a win. You can activate the free spin features by landing four scatters anywhere on the reels. This triggers 8 free spins. At the end of every free spin, you can collect the Red Flag Feature symbol or Blue Flag Feature symbol to win an additional free spin.

Opera Dynasty slot has a cascading system. Here, winning icons are replaced by new icons. Some of the symbols here can appear with a silver frame. These frames turn golden once they are replaced by new symbols after a cascade. If a new symbol comes to their place, they will turn into two to four wilds.

Number of Paylines: 2,025	RTP: 96.79%
Min Bet: 0.2	Max Bet: 80
Max Payout: 100,000x	Software Provider: PGSoft

Conclusion

This week offers an amazing selection of new slots for bettors, with each of them offering different features, and themes, and suited to different sort players. To play any of these new slots, head over to a trustworthy casino, enjoy seamless play, wonderful bonuses, and the fastest payouts. Happy gaming.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 8 / February 22 – 28, 2021

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

New Slots To Be Released on Week 8 of 2021

Software developers serve new slots with excellent features this week 8 of 2021. Three of the slots each boast a trademarked hit mechanism — PopWins, Megaways, and InfiniReels. The other two have marvelous features as well. One offers four variations of bonus rounds, and the other serves double wild, sticky wild, and multipliers.

All of them are worth a try, but we’ll leave that decision to you once you’ve finished reading this article. So, without further adieu, here’s a rundown of five of the best new slots this week.

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5 New Slots To Check Out

Avatar UX, Big Time Gaming, Play’n GO, Yggdrasil Gaming, and Red Tiger are behind some of the best new slots this week 8 of 2021. Let’s find out what’s in store for you when you choose to play one or all of these new slots.

TikiPop

One of the new slots on week 7 of 2021 is the 5th addition to the PopWins series. Prepare your eyes for a burst of flashy colors typical in Tiki culture on Avatar UX’s TikiPop. Upbeat music will also fill your ears as you spin the default 5×3 reel and experience the PopWins mechanic.

The game pays both ways, and when winning combinations form, the matching symbols pop. New symbols replace them, and the rows expand. When all reels extend to the maximum height of 5 rows, a win multiplier of x2 is applied. Win ways will also increase from 243 to 3,125. As it is a pay-both-ways slot, the win ways are doubled and become 486 to 6,250.

In the base game, the reel’s height resets after every spin. Such is not the case when you get to the free spins round. So, all reels can reach 5 rows in the bonus round, which has three levels.

7 free spins when 3 scatters land.
11 free spins when 4 scatters land.
15 free spins when 5 scatters land.

Before the bonus round begins, you’ll get a chance to gamble level 1 for level 2 or level 2 for level 3. You’ll have a 50% chance of going to a higher level or back to the base game. If you don’t want to take that chance, you can always collect what you win and play the bonus round. Besides the reel’s height not resetting, there are also progressive multipliers and win ways of up to 33,614 in the free spins round.

Number of Paylines: 33,614	RTP: 96.10%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 50
Max Payout: 32,000x	Software Provider: Avatar UX

Wheel of Fortune Megaways

There is no denying how popular the Wheel of Fortune has become since its debut back in the 70s. So, it’s no surprise that developers make slot versions of this hit TV show. As a new addition to its Megaways slots, Big Time Gaming serves Wheel of Fortune Megaways this week 8 of 2021.

BTG toned down the original show’s luxurious atmosphere and opted for a more straightforward look for its Megaways version. Nevertheless, it sports the 6 reels and 2 to 7 rows capable of producing 117,649 maximum win ways. To score a win, you need to form adjacent matching symbols from the leftmost reel to the rightmost one.

Wild, which lands on the middle 4 reels, can help you in forming winning combinations. Every time a wild lands, there is also a chance for it to turn into a Wild Megastack. The wild symbols can stack to cover 7 rows of up to 3 reels in the base game. In the bonus round, 10 wild symbols can stack to cover a maximum of 2 reels.

The Wheel of Fortune logo, which is the scatter symbol, needs to land to trigger the bonus round. You’ll get 12, 14, 16, or 18 free spins if 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters land in view, respectively. The Expansion symbol is something to look forward to during the round. This is your ticket to possibly reaching up to 1 million Megaways!

Number of Paylines: Up to 1 million	RTP: 96.46%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 500
Max Payout: 80,150x per spin	Software Provider: Big Time Gaming

Faces of Freya

Developer Play’n GO is almost always in our weekly selection of new slots, and week 8 of 2021 is no different. This time, this Swedish developer serves us a Norse mythology-themed slot named Faces of Freya.

Enjoy a serene summer vibe while playing this 5-reel, 20-payline slot. Symbols all follow the theme starting with the runes-looking low-paying card faces. Premiums consist of Freya’s bracelet, cats, a boar, and axes, paying 10x to 17.5x your stake for five of a kind. Freya represents the wild symbol and also pays 20x the stake for five of a kind.

Freya’s necklace is the scatter symbol, and it is your ticket to the free spins round, which has four variations. Three scatter symbols award 6 free spins and trigger any one of the first three free spins variations.

Spins of Sorcery. The premium symbols can upgrade to other symbols of higher value.
Spins of Love. You’ll get 2 to 5 wilds on each spin.
Spins of War. All your wins will have a multiplier x2 to x20.

The fourth variation, Folkvang free spins, is triggered when 4 or 5 scatters land in view. This is the most rewarding among the 4 types of free spins and comes with 4 different levels. Depending on the level, you’ll get the rewards from the first three free spins variations. Also, you can get as many as 18 or 19 free spins because of the scatter collection system.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 96.20% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Play’n GO

Reel Desire

Yggdrasil Gaming revives the disco scene of the 80s in its new addition to its slots portfolio this week 8 of 2021. Reel Desire doubles as the name of this slot and the nightclub where all the action takes place. Neon lights decorated with love signs, kisses, and hearts serve as the DJ booth’s background where the 5-reel slot is propped.

Card suits comprise the low-pay symbols while wristwatches, hi-top shoes, shades, a guy, and a girl make up the premiums. A cassette tape symbol represents the wild, which can land on all reels to substitute for other symbols. When it lands on reels 2 to 4, it can randomly turn into a Double Wild that carries a multiplier of x2. Double Wilds are sticky wilds too and trigger a respin.

Unique to the base game is the Reel Desire feature, which can trigger at random to transform 1 to 5 reels into wild. If you’re looking for rewarding features, you’ll find them in the free spins round. To trigger this, three of the ghetto blaster scatter symbols must land on the reel. You’ll get 10 free spins then. Four or five scatters landing awards additional prizes of 50x or 500x the stake. Before the bonus round begins, you need to choose between these two modes:

Sticky Wilds. All wilds remain sticky throughout the bonus round.
Multipliers. The multiplier increases by 1 for every winning spin.

Number of Paylines: 1,024	RTP: 96%
Min Bet: 0.25	Max Bet: 75
Max Payout: 20,480x	Software Provider: Yggdrasil Gaming

Dragon’s Fire InfiniReels

Red Tiger revives sibling NetEnt’s InfiniReels mechanism to give its 2018 slot Dragon’s Fire a makeover. Once again, the studio succeeded in serving a visually satisfying presentation, bringing the fantasy world to life in Dragon’s Fire InfiniReels.

The 3×3 grid stands surrounded by piles of glittering gold at the center of perhaps the dragon’s lair. Symbols pay when at least three of a kind land from the leftmost reel onwards. When wins occur, the current reels lock into place, and a new one gets added on the right side. If the next spin results in a win, the added reel also locks into place for the next spin. A new reel is once again added, and the process will continue until the spin doesn’t result in a win. The reel will then return to its base state of 3×3.

You can change bet levels and preserve any progress you have on the last stake. If you return to that stake level, you’ll start the game right where you left off before changing bets.

Watch out for fire eggs symbols because they apply a random multiplier to the current win when they land. Something to also look forward to on new reels is the Fire Wild which appears when a reel is on fire.

At least 3 Dragon Spins symbol landing on reels 1, 2, and 3 awards 10 free spins or Dragon Spins. Only the +2 Spin symbols, Fire Eggs, Fire Wilds, and a preselected symbol can land during the bonus round. When the +2 Spins symbol lands, you’ll get 2 additional free spins, thus extending the bonus round.

Number of Paylines: InfiniReels	RTP: 95.74% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 10
Max Payout: 10,454x	Software Provider: Red Tiger

Conclusion

Those in our selection of new slots this week 8 of 2021 are by far some of the best this year. All of them are worth trying out, as they all have something unique to offer. So, head over to a trustworthy casino and try your luck out on any of these fantastic online slot games. For all you know, one of them might just reward you with a massive win.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 7 / February 15 – 21, 2021

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

New Slots To Be Released on Week 7 of 2021

We’re back to present five new slots that stand out from those scheduled for release this week 7 of 2021. The slots on our selection this week exude a certain level of classiness in them one way or the other. So, we’re curious how they will fare to slot enthusiasts like you.

The Paying Piano Club and Joker King share a jazzed-up jazzy-theme. Both slots also offer free spins that can be retriggered, among other things. Trillionaire boasts of a Fashion Wheel that awards win multipliers and Mega wins. Take Olympus serves a unique gaming experience with five deities gracing the game and giving different rewards. Last on the list is Sherlock Bones with its sticky wild and Rolling Reels feature.

5 New Slots To Check Out

Our selection of new slots this week 7 of 2021 come from developers Play’n GO, Pragmatic Play, Red Tiger, BetSoft, and Electric Elephant. Let’s see which among these new slots this week will catch your interest.

The Paying Piano Club

The new addition to Play’n GO’s slots portfolio this week 7 of 2021 revisits the Roaring Twenties. In particular, this developer showcases the music scene of the said era in The Paying Piano Club. Its 3×3 reels with 5 paylines sit on top of a piano displaying pay symbols fitting to the theme. Golden staff hugs the low-paying yet classy-looking J to A royals while musical instruments make up the premiums.

The wild symbol can land anywhere to substitute for symbols and holds a value of its own too. It pays 20x the stake for three of a kind, and it can also appear stacked. When stacked wild is present during a winning spin, a win multiplier is applied to your winning amount. Win multiplier values are x2, x3, x5, and x10.

The win multipliers still come into play during the bonus game. To trigger this feature, you need at least three scatter symbols to appear. These scatters will award you 5 free spins. Watch out for gold coin symbols during this round as they increase the win multiplier and free spins by one. What’s amazing is there is no limit to the free spins or win multiplier increase you can have. As long as the gold coin lands, the bonus round won’t end, and the win multiplier will keep on increasing.

Number of Paylines: 5	RTP: 96.26% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.05	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Play’n GO

Joker King

Pragmatic Play explores a familiar ground this week and presents Joker King. Visuals look all upbeat with the 25-payline 6×4 grid framed in gold atop a golden platform. The stylish purple background adds a classy vibe. Furthermore, the tub of gold peeking on top of the grid seems to promise riches. Joker all smiles on the side also offers you a hand full of gold.

Classic slots symbols grace the paytable, giving 1x to 5x the stake for six of a kind. Wild can land anywhere and also pays 5x the stake for six of a kind. When wild appears, a special symbol is selected at random. Joker then turns all instances of this special symbol into wilds, thus increasing the possibility of forming winning combinations.

Like the wild symbol, the scatter can land anywhere and carries a 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, or 25x random win multiplier. When 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters land, you’ll get 8, 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. The wild symbol is guaranteed to appear on each free spin during free spins carrying its special symbol replacement ability. Free spins can also be retriggered for unlimited times. With the scatter multipliers and the wild special feature, you can end up winning the 5,000x max payout.

Number of Paylines: 25	RTP: 96.50% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.25	Max Bet: 125
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Pragmatic Play

Trillionaire

Red Tiger went all the way in coming up with a glamorous slot this week. Trillionaire sure did capture the glitz and glamor of the FashionTV channel. Sparkling gold serves as a backdrop of the golden frame that houses the 20-payline, 5×4 grid. Multifaceted diamonds cut in card faces make up the low-pay symbols, and supermodels represent the premiums.

The supermodels are towering at 1×4 in size, which can land partially or fully. When these supermodels land fully to cover the entire reel, they turn to a wild. A full-screen wild awards 200x the stake. Helping to push the supermodels into full view is this game’s nudge feature.

The supermodels look stunning, but this slot’s stars are the free spins feature and the Fashion Wheel. At least 3 scatter symbols trigger the free spin feature by awarding 8 free spins. Before this bonus round begins, you need to pick one of the supermodels. If the supermodel of your choice lands partially during free spins, it will always be nudged into full view.

As for the Fashion Wheel, you need the wheel symbols to land on reels 1, 3, and 5 to trigger the Fashion Wheel. Its four concentric circles carry the following rewards:

First Circle – awards arrow to the second circle or 5x.
Second Circle – awards arrow to the third circle or bet multipliers of 10x or 30x.
Third Circle – awards arrow to the fourth circle or bet multipliers of 50x or 100x.
Fourth circle – awards the Mega Win of 1,000x.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 95.76% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 1,000x	Software Provider: Red Tiger

Take Olympus

Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Zeus grace one of the new slots this week 7 of 2021. Betsoft gives a different kind of class, putting five Greek mythology’s powerful deities in one slot this week.

Except for Zeus, each deity will randomly reign over Take Olympus’s 5×4 grid after every cycle or 10 spins. Furthermore, each of them will have special powers that increase your chances of collecting generous wins. You’ll reap the reward from each of the gods at the end of every cycle.

Apollo. All the places where Apollo or the bow and arrow symbol lands are marked. The marked spots transform into wilds at the end of Apollo’s cycle. These wilds then substitute for other symbols except for the Zeus symbol.

Aphrodite. All spots where Aphrodite or leaf symbol appears are marked. At the end of Aphrodite’s cycle, the marked positions and the spaces between them turn to mystery boxes. These boxes will then transform into one similar symbol.

Hades. At the start of Hades’s cycle, a x1 multiplier gets activated. Each time the Hades or Cerberus symbol lands, the multiplier increases by one. The total of multiplier will be applied on the 10th spin.

Poseidon. The god of the sea’s cycle carries a counter with a value of 1 on the first spin. Every time the Poseidon or the trident symbol lands, the counter increases by one. At the end of the cycle, Poseidon will award free spins equivalent to the number on the counter.

The mighty Zeus doubles as the wild and a 1×4 tall symbol. As the wild, he can substitute for all other symbols to help form winning combinations. As the 1×4 towering symbol, he awards free spins when any other deity is present when he lands on the reel. During free spins, he can take over the power of the four deities to help you win.

Number of Paylines: 50	RTP: 95.49%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 40
Max Payout: 2,328x	Software Provider: Betsoft

Sherlock Bones

Intelligence is classy, and developer Electric Elephant knows that. As such, the studio presents a new slot created with Arthur Conan Doyle’s intelligent detective hero in mind. With Sherlock Holmes as inspiration, this developer came up with a canine and feline-friendly slot, Sherlock Bones.

A gloomy sky can be seen at the back of the 5-reel game area. To win, you need at least 3 matching symbols from left to right. You’ll have seven pay symbols that can appear stacked. Helping to form winning combinations is Sherlock Bones, which is the wild symbol. He also plays a role in activating the Rolling Respin feature.

When Sherlock lands, a horizontal row is added underneath the main reels, displaying either bones or empty spaces. A bone under a wild symbol causes the wild to turn sticky and expand downwards, triggering the Rolling Respin.

During the Rolling Respin feature, you’ll receive respins until you win. After every win, the sticky wilds move one position to the left, and an additional row will appear at the top of the grid. A maximum of 4 rows can be stacked on top of the main reel, increasing win ways up to the maximum of 16,807.

Number of Paylines: 243 to 16,807	RTP: 96.21%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: N/A	Software Provider: Electric Elephant

Conclusion

If you play slots to relax, you will find our list of new slots this week 7 of 2021 worth trying out. Each of them offers outstanding visuals with straightforward, much simpler, and more laid-back gaming. They are perfect starting points for newbies to slot games.

Speaking of newbies, if you are one, we feel compelled to remind you to play games only on trustworthy casinos. You’ll enjoy the game more if you’re playing without worrying about security, safety, and fair play. If the list of new casinos this week isn’t enough, you can find more when you go over our blog page. We feature new slots every week, so you’ll never run out of choices.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 6 / February 8 – 14, 2021

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

New Slots To Be Released on Week 6 of 2021

Top-tier software developers serve new slots that offer an adventure to the past this week 6 of 2021. Leading the pack is Juicy Joker Mega Moolah pairing some classic slot symbols to modern hit progressive jackpots. Rome: The Golden Age takes you further back in history, offering a maximum win potential of 100,000x the stake.

If the days of Roman gladiators aren’t far enough for you, how about the dinosaur era? Dinosaur Rage takes you as far back as the Mesozoic Era. Have fun playing the slot game with enraged dinosaurs helping you bagging wins.

The Hand of Midas slot, meanwhile, brings to life a tale as old as time. It promises a max payout of up to 5,000x your bet. Offering the same max payout is Thunder Screech, which also exudes a touch of mysticism from native American ancient culture.

5 New Slots To Check Out

Some of the best new slots this week 6 of 2021 come from developers Just For The Win, NetEnt, Quickspin, Pragmatic Play, and Play’n GO. Let’s look closely at these developers’ slot releases this week.

Juicy Joker Mega Moolah

One of the largest progressive jackpots online is back in one of the new slots this week 6 of 2021. Microgaming partner Just For The Win serves us a slot that carries classic symbols — fruits and joker. Juicy Joker Mega Moolah sports a simple yet lively look with its 20-payline, 5×3 grid in a well-lit golden frame. The jackpot counter on the left, which also has a golden-colored frame, adds to the attraction.

As mentioned above, this slot has classic symbols of fruits and jokers making up the paytable. Just For The Win armed the game with three wilds — a regular wild, a Respin Wild, and a Juicy Wild. They all substitute for other symbols to form winning combinations and pays 25x your bet for five of a kind.

Increasing immense win possibilities are the Returning Wild and free spin features. However, the absolute star of this slot is the jackpot game. Three joker symbols landing on the middle three reels triggers the Progressive Jackpot Wheel.

The wheel awards either cash prizes or any one of the four jackpot prizes. Cash prizes up for grabs are 1x, 2x, or 3x the stake. As for the jackpot prizes, you have Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega jackpot to look forward to. All are progressive jackpots with seeds of £/€10, £/€100, £/€10,000, and £/€1,000,000, respectively.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 92.03%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 10
Max Payout: Progressive	Software Provider: Just For The Win

Rome: The Golden Age

NetEnt’s new addition to its library of slots this week 6 of 2021 relives the Roman gladiators’ days. Worry not because there will be no blood splattering on you while playing Rome: The Golden Age. The 5- reel grid sits high on an arena’s terrace with marble floors and columns and statues on either side. The grid is quite unusual with its rows in a 3-4-5-4-3 layout. Nevertheless, the game has 20 fixed paylines where at least three matching symbols should land to form winning combinations.

There are five low-paying and four premium symbols on the paytable. The wild, which substitutes for other symbols, also carries a value of 5x the stake for five of a kind. One special symbol to watch out for is the Golden Age symbol. This may turn into a Rome symbol that then turns into a wild symbol.

The Golden Age symbol is also your key to collecting multipliers from x1 to x1000. These multipliers are applied at the end of the free spins. So, collecting as many multipliers as possible before triggering the free spins round enhances your free spin winnings. Rome symbols also reveal wins from 0.5 up to 50x at the end of the bonus round.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 96.06%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 50
Max Payout: 100,000x	Software Provider: NetEnt

Dinosaur Rage

Quickspin’s Ark of Mystery slot heroine, Anna the Explorer, is ready to take on a new adventure this week. This time, you’ll accompany her as she travels back in time to face some temperamental dinosaurs in Dinosaur Rage. You don’t need to be nervous, as the prehistoric jungle on the background of the 5×4 game area looks refreshing. Moreover, the enraged dinosaurs will be of help in enhancing win potentials.

Pay symbols on the low side consist of teeth and bones designed to the shape of 10 to A royals. Dinosaurs and Anna comprise the premiums with our lovely heroine as the highest-paying symbol. She also stands 1×4 in size, while the dinosaurs come in 1×2 to 1×4 sizes. What’s even more impressive are the pay-anywhere symbols. You’ll score a win as long as such symbols land on paylines regardless if they aren’t adjacent with each other.

Pay-anywhere symbols are particularly beneficial during Dinosaur Rage! Free Spins. When 3, 4, or 5 scatters land, you’ll get 10, 15, or 25 free spins, respectively. In addition to free spins, you’ll also get 1, 2, or 3 upgrades, respectively. Upgrades will enrage a dinosaur at random, turning it into a pay-anywhere symbol. The scatter symbols can still land during the bonus round to award free spins and upgrade.

The last feature is the bonus buy for those who want a shortcut to the free spin round. You can pay 75x or 150x your bet for 3 or 4 scatters landing on the next spin.

Number of Paylines: 1,024	RTP: 96.11%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 17,794x	Software Provider: Quickspin

The Hand of Midas

Making our list of new slots this week 6 of 2021 is Pragmatic Play’s The Hand of Midas. Its huge 5×3 grid with 20 paylines almost covered what look like ruins of a once majestic castle chamber. Perhaps, the room belongs to King Midas himself? Your guess is as good as ours. What we’re sure of is you need at least 3 matching symbols from the leftmost reel onwards to score a win.

The paytable houses several symbols with six low-paying ones and six premiums. Five of a kind of premiums pay from 5x to 20x your bet. Wilds can only land on reels 2, 3, or 4 to replace other symbols and help form winning combinations. They carry random 1x, 2x, or 3x multipliers applied to the total win.

Trigger the free spin round with 3 scatter symbols, and you’ll get more rewarding features. There are wilds that become sticky and win multipliers that do not reset with each spin. Depending on your location, the buy feature may or may not be available to you. If available, you can purchase free spins for 100x, 200x, or 300x the stake.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 96.54% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 125
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Pragmatic Play

Thunder Screech

Making it to our selection of new slots this week 6 of 2021 is Play’n GO’s Thunder Screech. The 5×3 grid stands high and mighty on a vast clearing, yet you can still see the picturesque view behind it. The great visual created an overall relaxing vibe as you try your luck on the 10-payline wooden-framed game area.

The symbols at the paytable follow the nature theme. Planks of wood were nailed together to form the low-paying 10 to A royals. Crows, foxes, skunks, otters, and beavers comprise the premiums, paying 10x to 75x your bet for five of a kind.

The Thunderbird totem wild can land on the middle three reels to help form winning combinations. The Call feature, which activates at random, adds 5 to 8 wilds on the grid. The Strike feature, which also triggers at random, turns regular wilds into Thunder Wilds. These wild symbols are sticky, carry win multipliers and trigger respins.

The dream catcher is the scatter symbols that trigger free spin when they land on reels 1, 3, and 5. During the bonus round, all regular wilds turn into Thunder Wilds. You can also be sure of a Thunder Wild landing on every spin. So, multipliers come into play during the round.

Number of Paylines: 10	RTP: 96.20% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Play’n GO

Conclusion

As always, top software developers serve us the best new slots this week 6 of 2021. We’ve selected slots with varied themes and features to give you enough choices. We believe all the new slots we featured this week are worth a try. However, we’ll leave that up for you to decide. Here’s hoping you find one to keep you entertained for the rest of the week. We always feature the most interesting new slot week in and week out. So, if you’re still looking for more new slots, be sure to visit CompareCasino often.

UK Gambling Commission Introduces New Restrictions For Online Casinos

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

Slot games form the bulk of casinos, both online and physical. They form about 70% of the total online casino games. Slots are the cash cow of casinos as most British players play them a lot. In 2019, Britons spent £2.2 billion on online slot games. In many states in the United States, casinos make between 65% and 80% of their revenue from slots.

The UKGC has been working on making sure the gambling environment is safe for both casino operators and players. They have been enacting new rules to ensure this happens and also creating new bodies. One of such bodies is the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), whose contribution is evident in these restrictions.

Why Slots?

As mentioned earlier, slots are a major source of revenue in the casino industry. There has been an increase in online gambling total revenue, from £2.36 billion in 2016 to £3.18 billion in 2020. 70% of this increase is attributed to slot games. Data from the UKGC shows that each slot player spends an average of £67 ($91) monthly on slot games. Meanwhile, a monthly average of £36 ($36) is spent on casino products and £45 ($61) for live betting.

Compared to other games, slot games have a higher addiction rate. In a survey carried out by the NHS in 2018, less than 4% of those who bet online are addicts, and 5.7% of those who bet in physical casinos are addicts. For those who bet on online slots, casino, and bingo games, 8.5% are addicts. Also, the UKGC mentioned that slot games of all online gaming products have the highest average losses per player.

image with the transformation of slots from the first old-timey machine to today

Restrictions

With the restrictions given by the UKGC, online casinos will have to do a complete overhaul on the slot machines to meet the UKGC’s requirements. The UKGC told online casinos to reduce the intensity of the slot machines and bettors’ misleading features to make gambling safer for players. According to the Commission’s statement, the rules are to strengthen the protections and controls for those who gamble through online slots games.

Casino operators have been ordered to slow down the time in between spins to at least 2.5 seconds. They are also required to remove the Autoplay option, allowing players to leave the game spinning for a specific number of spins. According to UKGC, these functions allow players to lose track of how much money they spend on the slot game.

Also, slot machines are expected to stop playing positive sounds when a player loses money. Positive sounds after a loss cause a phenomenon referred to as “losses disguised as wins” causing players to think that their loss is positive. This phenomenon thereby encourages them to put more money into the game.

Another rule concerns the slot features that give players the “ illusion of control” over slot games because, in actuality, players are playing against the random number generator. They also introduced a ban on “reverse withdrawals”, where players try to collect their winnings and then change their minds and put the wins back into their betting account. This control appears to all forms of online gambling not only online slot games.

Neil Arthur, chief executive of the Gambling Commission, said, “Evidence shows that reverse withdrawal functions present a risk to players because of the temptation to continue gambling. Operators are also required to show players total losses and wins and total time spent at an online slot session.

Also, the UKGC, in support of these restrictions, said, “Also, the slot features being removed or more closely controlled have been associated with increased intensity of play, loss of player control or binge play”. All these control measures will take effect on the 31st of October.

Response to the restrictions

Sports, Tourism, and Heritage Minister, Nigel Huddleston, said: “Today’s steps will help curb the intensity of online gambling, introducing greater protections that will reduce the risk of gambling-related harm. I welcome the Gambling Commission’s tough measures as we continue our comprehensive review of gambling laws to make sure they’re fit for the digital age”. The chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), Michael Dugher, said they are determined to drive change and promote safer gambling.

He also said, “That’s why we welcome the Gambling Commission’s announcement, which builds on the BGC’s new code of conduct from last September for the design of online games in a bid to improve player safety further. BGC members have already introduced measures, including the slowing down of spin speeds and banning several gaming features, which have caused concern. Among the major commitments we have already introduced, are minimum game cycle speeds of 2.5 seconds, the ending of turbo play, which allows players to speed up games, and the scrapping of multi-slot play, where a player can place multiple stakes on different games at the same time.”

Effects of Restrictions

The recent restrictions have not affected the gambling stocks’ value since the announcement of the new restrictions. This means that investors do not think the new restrictions will have any effect on the revenue generated.

UKGC Restructuring

With the on-going restructuring in the United Kingdom Gambling Commission, new rules and regulations are enacted to accommodate the online gambling industry’s growth. Recently, the UKGC has been accused of lacking the capacity to handle the rapid growth of the online gambling industry. Many are suggesting that the UKGC is funded poorly to control a $15 billion industry.

However, the UKGC has been showing that it is up to the task despite these claims. It has been releasing new regulations to ensure that both the casinos and players are well catered for. In 2019, the UKGC enforced a £2 betting limit on fixed-odds betting terminals. It added new verification rules to protect minors and vulnerable people from gambling and prevent fraud and money laundering in the same year.

In 2020, they banned the use of credit cards to place bets to reduce the rate of problem gambling. Other new regulations include the ban on under 18s from playing the National Lottery, which will also take effect from October 2021. These new regulations are aimed at controlling the addictive nature of casino games giving players the chance to make clear-headed gambling decisions.

Conclusion

The new restrictions from the United Kingdom Gambling Commission clearly demonstrate its commitment to responsible gaming and customer protection. The measures are well thought out and will improve fairness in online casino gaming. Judging by the market’s response to these new restrictions, they aren’t likely to have any adverse effects on the industry’s profitability.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 4 / January 25 – 31, 2021

February 22, 2024 William Mcmaster

New Slots To Be Released On Week 4 of 2021

Whether you love the Megaways engine or not, the new slots we feature this week 4 of 2021 will delight you. We found at least four new Megaways slots scheduled to be released this week. So, if you’re a fan of BTG’s famous mechanism, you’re in for a treat. We’ll do a rundown of each of these Megaways slots to give you an idea of what to expect.

As for those who don’t dig the Megaways engine, we didn’t forget about you. We also look for an outstanding slot that you can check out this week. What we found is one that boasts of expanding symbols and big win potentials among other features.

Read on as we’ll walk you through this slot and leave you to decide whether you’ll give it a shot or not. With its great gameplay and huge win potential, we’re certain it’s worth your time to try it out.

5 New Slots To Check Out

Software developers All41 Studios, iSoftBet, NetEnt, and Pragmatic Play new slots this week 4 of 2021 boasts of the Megaways mechanism. Meanwhile, Play’n GO opted to release a follow-up to a previously hit slot. Let’s take a closer look at what these great developers have to offer us this week.

Forgotten Island Megaways

The first of four new slots sporting the Megaways engine this week 4 of 2021 is Forgotten Island Megaways. It’s All41 Studios’ second time using this famous mechanism. This time, the studio takes you to the exotic Skull Island. Spin the 6-reel game area as a friendly-looking gorilla watches you.

Match at least three identical symbols from the first reel onwards, and you score a win. An exception to this is the highest-paying skull symbol, which pays for only two of a kind. Helping you to form winning combinations is the compass which serves as the wild symbol.

Forgotten Island Megaways has the Rolling Reels feature that works like the usual cascade mechanism of Megaways slots. What makes it more exciting here is the possibility of triggering the Kong Spins with a base-spin win. Here, Kong randomly awakens carrying win multipliers of x2, x3, x5, or x10 that increases by 1 following every win. Triggering the Free Spins during Kong Spins carries over the current multiplier value to the bonus round.

Four scatters (Kong’s face) landing awards 10 free spins plus 2 more for every extra scatter in view. Win multiplier starts at x2 and increases by 1 following a win.

The game also has a buy feature, allowing you a shortcut to the bonus round for a price. You have to choose between three buy options:

80x the stake for 10 free spins and a starting multiplier of x2.
120x the stake for 10 free spins and a starting multiplier of x3 or x5.
150x the stake for 10 free spins and a starting multiplier of x5 or x10.

Number of Paylines: 117,649	RTP: 96.25%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: 7,000x	Software Provider: All41 Studios

Neptune’s Fortune Megaways

Have an under-the-sea adventure on the second of four new Megaways slots this week 4 of 2021. Hunt for treasure and big wins with the Roman God of the sea in developer iSoftBet’s Neptune’s Fortune Megaways. A piece of soothing music fills the air as the grid’s 6 reels spin.

Instead of the maximum 117,649 win ways, this Megaways slot only has 46,656 ways to win. A large number still, if we may say so. Winning requires you to match three adjacent symbols from the first reel onwards. After this, the cascade feature sets in with winning combinations popping out to make way for new symbols. The oyster with a pearl acts as the wild, and the Neptune’s trident represents the scatter.

Also, swimming underwater is a bunch of features that include the 5 treasure chests on top of the reels. Four of the five treasure chests can reveal up to x5 multipliers, and one contains the Neptune’s Bonus. The Neptune’s Bonus gives you a chance to win the 4 fixed jackpots – Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand. Their values are 20x, 50x, 200x, or 1,000x the bet, respectively.

When 4, 5, or 6 scatters land in view, you’ll get 10, 12, or 15 free spins, respectively. The free spins round works the same as the base game except no low-pay symbols will land during the round. So, you’ll get to enjoy all other features from the base game playing with only the high-pay symbols. Ain’t that amazing?

Number of Paylines: 46,656	RTP: 96.03%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: 9,710x	Software Provider: iSoftBet

Fruit Shop Megaways

NetEnt renovated one of its 2013 classic slots and gave it the hit Megaways mechanism. The result is an upgraded version that keeps the straightforward gameplay and simple design of the original. A market stall houses the Fruit Shop Megaways’ 6 reels with clear blue skies and lush greeneries in the background. The simple soundtrack is a perfect match to the pleasing-to-the-eye visual.

A win requires at least three adjacent matching symbols from the leftmost reel onwards. An exception to this is the highest-paying premium cherries that pay for only two of a kind. The wild can only land on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 to help with forming winning combinations.

The usual cascade feature that goes with the Megaways mechanism is missing here. However, the frequent triggering of free spins made up for it. The free spins feature fires up after every win from fruit symbols. Hitting a two-of-a-kind win with the cherry rewards 1 free spin. The other fruits award 2, 3, 4, or 5 free spins for 3, 4, 5, or 6 winning combinations, respectively.

The mechanism of triggering free spins is also present in the bonus round itself. This time, both low and premium symbols award free spins. There’s also a win multiplier in the bonus round. This starts at x1 and increases by 1 after each winning spin. The value of the win multiplier that you can win is capped at x10.

Number of Paylines: 117,649	RTP: 96.06%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 10,000x+	Software Provider: NetEnt

Madame Destiny Megaways

For this week, Pragmatic Play decides to give one of its clairvoyant-themed slots a Megaways mechanism upgrade. Madame Destiny Megaways slot sports a larger grid to accommodate the Megaways engine. The 6-reel grid and extra one on top still magically fit the back of Madame Destiny’s carriage.

Unlike the usual 117,649 win ways of Megaways slots, this one has 200,704 ways to win. Pragmatic Play made some adjustments to the reels to make this possible. Reels 1 and 6 can accommodate up to 7 symbols while reels 2 to 5 can house 8 symbols maximum.

The cascade is also present, but it’s called tumble in this game. It fires up following a win with at least three adjacent matching symbols from the leftmost reel onwards. The highest-paying premium owl symbol pays with only two of a kind. Madame Destiny is this game’s wild, doubling the value of a win if she’s part of it.

Madame’s crystal ball is the scatter. It awards free spins plus prizes of 5x, 10x, 20x, or 100x your stake when 3, 4, 5, or 6 lands in view. There’s a Wheel of Fortune on this bonus round that awards free spins and up to 25x win multiplier.

The game has a bonus buy feature allowing you access to the bonus game for 100x the bet. There’s also an Ante Bet feature that doubles your chances of triggering the bonus feature.

Number of Paylines: Up to 200,704	RTP: 96.56% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 5,000x	Software Provider: Pragmatic Play

Lord Merlin And The Lady Of The Lake

Play’n GO decided to release a sequel to their 2019 slot Rise of Merlin this week. Lord Merlin and the Lady of the Lake’s semi-transparent 5×3 grid gives you a good view of the breathtaking background.

At least three matching low symbols falling on any of the 10 paylines starting from the first reel scores a win. On the other hand, premiums pay for only two a kind and carry large values. You’ll get up to 1,000x your bet for five of a kind of Merlin, the highest-paying premium. Besides being this slot’s wild, the Lady also carries a value equal to what Merlin has to offer.

Get 8 free spins along with 1x, 10x, or 100x the stake when 3, 4, or 5 scatters land, respectively. Before each spin starts during the bonus game, one special symbol is selected to be the expanding symbol. When this special symbol forms a win, all instances of the said symbol will expand to cover the reel.

Also, during the bonus round, the sword scatters transforms into wild scatters. Two of the wild scatters in view award the Excalibur Spin. Here, the special symbol is set for the entire Excalibur spins, and the feature can be retriggered for an unlimited number of times.

The game has an interesting gamble option which can either double or quadruple your win if you get lucky. Worst case scenario, you get very unlucky, and you lose all your winning. If you’re willing to take that risk, the option is available to you up to 2,500 coins or 5 times in a row.

Number of Paylines: 10	RTP: 96.20% (Default)
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 10,000x	Software Provider: Play’n GO

Conclusion

There’s a plethora of great new slots that software developers created for you this week 4 of 2021. Week in and week out, we feature what stood out among them and let you decide which one you like best. If you find this week’s list impressive, wait again for our selection of the best new slots you should try out next week. Also, feel free to explore CompareCasino for more iGaming-related articles and blogs.