Slot Machines News

so, I go to English Harbour today and I see this . . .

which is a pop up that says they’ll give me a free tournament entry if I confirm my email address.  Sounds like a plan to me.  I’ll let you know how it works out.

This week the freeroll slot tournament at English Harbour is on the Rockin Robin slot machine.  And that is a game I’ve never played before, so I thought I’d share a little bit about it.

I’ve been placing in the slot tourneys that I’ve tried lately, and so I’m building up a little bit of a bankroll out of thin air.  Yay for me.  And by a little, I mean I could treat myself to a banana split at Dairy Queen, but I couldn’t pay the electric bill with it.  Still, it’s nice to have a little slots cash to work with

this tournament pays the first roughly 500 places, and has No Entry Fee!  and, I have some free time at lunch today, so it’s a deal!

I never played the game before, so I had to download it before I could start.  that took about 8 seconds, and thankfully you don’t need to back out of the tournament lobby to download the game anymore.  two thumbs up for whoever works at English Harbour and reads my blog!

here’s a screenshot of the rockin robin game . . .

It’s got 25 paylines, and the min bet is a penny.  So, I can drag out the action if I’m starting with $50, which I am.  the “Rockin Robin” slot symbol is the Wild symbol on the machine.  they refer to it as “the substitute” symbol on the paytable. 

The other symbol to mention is the “Tree Symbol” which is the Scatter symbol.  it also unlocks the bonus game, if you can land three or more of them.  actually, the “bonus game” is a set of respins!

I bumped up the coin size to a nickel per line, and somewhere around the $20 mark i landed four trees.  that unlocked a set of 10 bonus spins for me.  they provided enough winners to move me up into “the money” in the tournament standings.  so, I decided to stop where I am and check back later in the week to see if my score holds up!

now, i’ll wait for that email with my “free tournament entry” info . . .

this week’s free slot tournament at English Harbour is underway. I just took my first set of spins in the tourney, and i’m sitting in the money for the moment. I’ll have to keep half an eye on how things develop so that i STAY in the money.

The tournament is taking place on the King Solomon’s slot machine that I’ve played before.   There is NO CHARGE to enter the tourney and they are paying out the TOP 490 spots - to a total of $3,000.  Not bad.  I’m sure you can sign up at their sister casino as well . . .

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In other slot tourney news, I did end up in the money for my last tournament - and I’m not sure how.  So I have a couple of extra bucks in my account to play with over the Easter Holiday Weekend!  Ok, that’s not really slot machine news. 

The March Madness Slot Tournament wrapped up recently, with the top dog taking home $150,000, and four other players taking home $10,000.  In fact, EVERYONE in the tournament received a payout!  Nice

 

I’ve heard of some other big money slot tournament action, and once I go take a look at it I’ll report back probably in the next post!

Here’s what I saw when i Logged into English Harbour today . . .

Obviously it’s their new promo.  AND it’s part of a “VIP club” that it looks like they must have just released.  I can’t imagine that it has been in place for long becuase I have to think that I would certainly have noticed.  either way, it’s there now!

So . . . let’s take a look at what’s new!

VIP Plan.com - that’s the new rewards program website for players from the following online casinos:

I belong to English Harbour, and I play there most often. I also have accounts at Superslots, Silver Dollar and Caribbean Gold because they were all offering bonuses, and they all have the same games. So I thought “why not take some of the free money?”. And I did.

they all seem like they got together and now there’s one place for all of the players to keep track of their “comp points”. and now, players get a chance to spend their comp points on things they want. I like it!

I’m glad to see that they’re doing this - setting up a player rewards website. And I’m glad to see that you can redeem your points for more than just cash! although, redeeming caomp points for cash is definitely a good thing.

The online poker rooms ALL have some set-up like this, where you earn comp points by playing. And then you can cash them in for tournament entries, or merchandise, or whatever. Now slots players have that same kind of power.

There are T Shirts, which I’ll take a pass on to be honest. I’m more the Captain’s Beach Chair kindof person. There are also electronics and sweepstakes entries you can buy into. That’s great - a kind of thank you from the casino, and the power to get something that YOU want. nice!

I don’t see myself sitting in front of my computer for an extra couple of hours trying to get enough points for an iPod. But, if I was playing anyway, having the chance to cash in points and get something for them is GREAT!

I stumbled on all of this checking in tonight to take a shot at this week’s free slot tournament. I’ll get to that in the next post

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While I’m writing this, there’s still time to get into the Free Slot Tournament at Superslots that’s taking place on the “X Marks the Spot” slot mchine they have. Of course if you’re catching this post some time after March 29, 2010, it’s still a good review of the X Marks the Spot slot machine.

The game is found under the “5 Reel Bonus” slot category at the casino.  As expected, it is a five reel video style slot game.

There are 20 different paylines on this Island Treasure Adventure themed slot.  So, there are a lot of ways to win.  And all of them go from left to right across the reels.  Well, except for the SCATTER SYMBOL.

The Cannon is the SCATTER Symbol, and if you land three or more of these anywhere on the screen you have a winner!  Not only do you receive credits for landing the symbols, the Scatter is also the key to unlocking the FREE SPINS SESSION.

You’ll receive 15 Free Spins, where the value of any winning combination that you land is TRIPLED!  So, finding those cannons can be very rewarding!

The Free Spins Feature is only one of the things that make the X Marks the Spot slot exciting.  The game also has a BONUS ROUND.  You unlock that by landing the Bonus Symbol, which appears on reels 1, 3, and 5.  During the bonus round you’ll play a game with a pirate that you command.  You send him off to seek treasure at different points on a map, and you’re guaranteed to find something!

So basically, the X Marks The Spot slot machine is a treasure hunting pirate themed slot, which is a perfect theme for a slot. It’s not as though we play the game and not think about unlocking some treasure for ourselves! The Free Spins round and the Bonus Game add some excitement to the machine. And of course the 20 paylines keep the winning combintations coming.

so this is the slot machine for the big March Madness slots tournament at the Vegas Tech casinos (English Harbour, Superslots, Caribbean Gold).

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The Magic Monkey machine is a 25 Payline Video Slot.  And yes, 25 Paylines is a LOT.

You can wager as little as a Penny per payline, so this is another example of a Penny slot machine that you can find on the internet!  Of course you can wager more, up to $10 per payline if you have the bankroll and the inclination.

There are a couple of symbols on the Magic Monkey game that are more importnat than the others.  The first is the Banana Symbol, which is the key to unlocking a Free Spins cycle. 

It’s also a Scatter Symbol, so you don’t have to land the Bananas in a row.  They can appear anywhere on the reels of the slot machine, and still create a winning combination.  The Free Spins Cycle is unlocked by landing Three or More Banana Symbols, and lasts for 20 spins!

Plus - Free Spins can be retriggered by landing three or more Bananas during a Free Spin Cycle.  It’s the kind of good fortune that can bring even more good fortune.  So, be on the lookout for those Bananas!

The other symbol worth mentioning is the Magic Monkey Symbol.  His symbol is a WILD symbol, and helps complete winning combintations on the different paylines. 

March Madness Tournament Update - as far as the big tournament is going, the person in the lead took their $50 in starting credits and ran them up to a total of $20,450 credits.  That looks like it will be good for $150,000 in REAL MONEY.  

And, there are still less than 2,800 players signed up, so everyone is making the money so far.  With only one week to go in the tournament, it looks like it will stay that way too!

March Madness Slot Tournament at Superslots

This year things are getting ramped up for the March Madness Slot Tournament at English Harbour and Superslots!  There is a guaranteed $300,000 on the line, with the winner getting a $150,000 check!  That, is a life-changing chunk of change

The tournament is taking place on the Magic Monkey slot machine.  I don’t have a review of it (pull out the wet noodles), but it’s a:

• 20 Payline
• 5 Reel Video Slot with a
• Free Spins Feature and a
• WILD symbol

the tournament takes place during the entire month of March, so there’s still time.  Players start with $50 in credits on the machine, and obviously try to run that total up as high as they can.   

There is a $10 entry fee to get into the tournament.  I’m not sure what the slot tournaments cost at land-based casinos, but keep reading . . .

THE PAYOUTS - go down as far as 9,500th place.  considering that there are less than 2,500 players that signed up for the March Madness slot tournament so far, I’d say your chances of making the money are pretty darn good.

the top 500 palyers make $100 or better, with the top 1,000 getting their money back ($10 in prize money at least).  the next 8,500 players get $5, or half your money back.  So, let’s just say it’s not my lucky day, I’m taking a $5 shot at a top prize of $150,000.  that’s cool.

and of course the casinos are also all about welcoming new players - so they have some welcome bonuses lined up for first time depositors.  check out their websites for full details.  I’m a member of English Harbour, but Superslots has the same tournament going, and has a really good welcome bonus in effect.

Well, Spring has sprung in my town.  I’ve already done a host of Saturday chores, and I’m not into college basketball, so I thought I’d reward myself with a little time at the slot machines.   I’m not in the mood for a drive to a casino - it’s not like I have THAT much time to kill!

So, I opened up English Harbour Casino on the computer and took a look at what’s going on there.  As always, they have a slot machine tournament going on.  In fact, there are two that are worth mentioning, even though I only played one so far and I didn’t do well.

Every week for March they have a FREE SLOT TOURNAMENT taking place.  that’s the one I jumped into right away.  this week, from the 15th to the 22nd, the tourney uses the “X Marks the Spot” slot game.  I’m a little spurprised that I didn’t already review that game.  Oh well, something for me to do next time I guess.

ANYWAY - you’ll find the tournaments, even the FREE ones where you can win cash if you’re lucky, under the REAL MONEY games at the casino.  that’s because if you win, you need to have a real money account for them to put the money into.  makes sense if you think about it.

TOP PRIZE - in this week’s free slots tournament is $500.  not life-changing, but what do you want for nothing?  I made a mistake and jumped right into the action without looking to see haw far down the payouts went. 

They’re paying the TOP 1,290 finishers.  Goofy me, I decide since I haven’t played in a slots tourney for so long, I’m going BIG or going home!  so i set the machine at a high coin denomination and hoped for a winner out of the gate.  I got some, but not enough to satisfy me.  and so I worked my credits down to nothing.

Perhaps I should have taken my time and tried to build up the credits little by little, being satisafied with a money finish.  oh well. 

Anyway, that’s how I did in my first free slots tournament since when, Christmas?  That’s not the big news at the casino though, the big news is that they’re running a big money guaranteed March Madness Tournament.  but, that’s for another post

 

 

That’s the name of one of the new iSlots that are showing up at Rival powered casinos online.  iSlots are pretty eye-catching slot games.  They are a combination slot machine, video story game playing experience.  If that makes any sense.

For instance, the HeavyWeight Gold machine is a 20 payline video style slot game.  Here’s a snapshot of it. . .

It’s obviously a boxing themed slot, with symbols like a barbell, ring referee, and black-eyed characters. It also has a spit bucket and speed bag to help bring home the feel of the gym.

It’s always fun to see what kind of theme they can put on a slot machine next, and the Ring Rat flavor of this take on boxing is fun. 

There are plenty of ways to land a winning combination, and the fact that the machine has an expanding WILD symbol helps.  If you land a WILD symbol, and it helps to complete a payline, the WILD will expand and cover the entire column on the slot.  That helps by potentially completing even more winning combinations.

A lot of modern slots won’t stop at having that one extra feature.  The HeavyWeight Gold game also adds a FREE SPINS symbol to the mix.   Land three or more of the Lovely Ring Girl symbols and you trigger a Free Spins Session that last as long as 100 spins!

The thing about an iSlot that makes it an iSlot is the “interactivity”.  In HeavyWeight Gold, the interactivity comes in the Bonus Round Game - which puts you into the boxing ring.

Every time you unlock a Bonus Round, you’ll be facing off against a different opponent. I started out battling the meek Melvin Meyerstein, and worked my way up to Crusher McKillicuty. My final bout was against the fearsome “Back” Ali Bloodsoe.

After each bout you are scored on

• effectiveness
• accuracy
• defense
• style
• Overall

Of course, the idea is to come out on top in the end . . . .

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i think i may have set a record for “how long can you go between blog posts?”  I’m not sure, but I know it’s been super-long. 

So, Christmas duties are done, and as a reward I’ve decided to settle into some time at the online casinos as a treat to myself.  Yay ME!!!

As habit has it, the first thing I do is generally check out what’s going on at English Harbour/Superslots.  They always have a slots tournament taking place, and I’m sure with the holidays there would be something big happening.  There is . . .

The “COUNTDOWN TO 2010″ is a bit of a play with the guaranteed prize pool of $201,000.  It’s 100 times better than a $2,010 prize pool. 

Anyway, the tournament is broken into four weeks of action, each on a different machine, and each with its own prize pool.  I’m too late for the first two weeks, but you know how the Christmas season can kindof take up a lot of time. 

They ran “legs” of the tournament on the Dr. Love game and also The Right Prize machine.  This week, between the 14th and the 21st, they’re running a tournament on the “X Marks the Spot” game.  So, it looks like I have a new slot to download!

I took a look at the payouts, and the first thing I noticed is that there is a $5 entry fee for the tourney.  Lol.  I think after all the cash I spent on the holiday I can swing a few $5 bills for myself!

They “only” pay the top 240 or so players, and already there are 890 people involved.  That means someone actually lost.  Over the summer the casino payed out so many places that pretty much every single player placed in the money.  I’m not too shocked that that couldn’t last forever.

It does mean, however, that if you reading this blog and took advantage of those tournaments that you were a very astute online slots player, and my hat is off to you!  Trust me, I keep looking for the good deals

I guess I didn’t realize that it will be a new decade!  That’s kind of a big event, and I think it deserves a slots tournament in honor of it.  So, wish me well on my spins in the big English Harbour “countdown to 2010″ slots tournament.

I’ll put up a review of the machine after I go enjoy a well earned casino visit!

 

The Rival Powered Casinos have added some new slots to their line up recently.  Among them is the new(ish) Psychedlic Sixties slot machine.

I had a chance to take this slot out for a test drive, from my office chair that is, at the “This is Vegas” online casino. 

The Psychedelic Sixties slot game is an iSlot, which means there are interactive features that you can unlock by landing certain winning combinations.  I LOVE this style of slot machine.  Before I get into the unlockables though, here’s a screenshot of the slot machine itself. 

You can see that there are 20 paylines on this machine.  That’s a lot of ways to land a winning combination, so anyone who loves the five reel video style slots, and likes landing a lot of winners should enjoy this game.

You can wager more than one coins per payline as well.  In fact, you can wager up to 10 coins on each of the paylines.  And speaking of coins, the coin sizes range from a penny ($.01) up to a dime ($.10).  So, you have some power over the wagering, and can set the cost of a spin where you want it.

Now, for the special features . . .

WILD SYMBOL - Of course the Psychedlic Sixties slot has a Wild icon on the reels.  But, it’s a unique Wild Symbol.  For instance, it will only appear on the first three reels.  The Wild Symbol changes when you enter the free spin sessions. 

It becomes an expanding wild symbol, that will take over the entire column when it appears, making it much easier to fill in the holes in a winning combination.  In fact, I managed to hit a BIG winner with the help of the expanding wild symbol while i was taking the Psychedlic 60’s slot for a test drive.

It also acts like a multiplier, so if you make use of one wild symbol you’ll earn a payout.  If you make use of two wild symbols your payout will be multiplied.  Payouts during the free spin sessions have larger multipliers, so the free spins session can really lead to big payouts.

FREE SPINS - there’s a free spin motorcycle symbol on ther reels.  If you manage to land three or more of them, you’ll unlock the free spins session, where all of the winning combinations are multiplied. 

BONUS ROUND - the Psychedlic 60’s slot is an iSlot after all, so we should certainly expect a bonus round of some kind.  The bonus round is actually a “Summer of Love” tour.

 

Players make stops in 5 different cities around the world, picking up fellow hippies and bonus credits. 

You can take this slot game for a test drive at any of the better Rival Powered Casinos including Slot O Cash and This is Vegas.