Slot Machines News

the slotland jackpot that is.  i woke up this morning and thought i’d have a look and maybe a few spins at slotland, and the jackpot was back down to $50,000.  so, i knew someone had hit it while i slept!!

i went to twitter, and here’s the snippet i found . . .

“LAST JACKPOT OF $200,111 HIT BY FORGOMO ON MARCH 18.”

i was CLOSE, but no cigar.

well, that’s what the headline should read in the morning.  i snuck in some time to play tonight because usually this thing hits around the $100k mark.  now, it’s almost DOUBLE that, and i have some money kicking around in my Slotland account.

actually, i ran down and back up, and then down, and back up, and then down, and then back up AGAIN while playing their “Slotris” machine. it’s a cross between a slot machine, and tetris. i should review it some time. it’s a one of a kind machine, and you can only play it at slotland.

right now, as i’m typing, the jackpot is $199,756, so in less than $250 of growth, it’ll be at the $200,000 mark.  i’m actually thinking that’ll be a record for the casino, but i’m not totally positive.

i do know that i do NOT expect it to get much higher before someone finally lines up all the right symbols, and takes down a VERY NICE buy a car/pay off the house/college is paid for/let’s go to the islands for the summer kind of jackpot!

if you’ve never been to Slotland, it’s the strangest place.  you play right over the web, through your internet explorer, or firefox.  you don’t need to download anything, so it’s even, get this, Wii gaming console friendly.

and, the machines are set really, really loose.  they say 98%, and i believe them.  or at least that’s what my experience has been.  like tonight,  i spent half an hour chasing a jackpot, and i’m basically right where i started. 

no jackpot, but i won’t have to deposit on my next visit either. 

well, i’ll check in on the morrow, and expect to see either some happy, very recent winner, or a headline that reads that the Slotland progressive Jackpot has reached over the $200,000 mark.  and the good thing, you can win on any machine in the house.  it’s not like the jackpot is tied to one slot.  any slot can be the lucky one, so i can play whatever slot i like most.

i have a bit of time this afternoon, so i went back to English Harbour to take another crack at freerolling into the big March Madness slots tournament.  today the machine that you can qualify on is the “Luck O’ The Irish” slot. 

Geek Alert - skip it if you’re not a geek

i think the first thing i want to bring up is that i’m a new computer now - and all that means is that all of the slots i had loaded up on my old ‘puter i have to reload on the new one.  it takes about 5 seconds a slot machine, so it’s not a big deal.  the bummer is that i go to the tournament lobby, register, and click enter, and then the casino tells me that i don’t have the machine loaded onto my computer and i have to go back to the lobby to load it up.

what they should do - are you listening English Harbour, SuperSlots, and the rest of you? - is automatically load the machine for me.  i should hit enter the tournament, the casino should look on my computer to see if i have the machine loaded, if i don’t, it should say “hold on a second, we’re loading the new machine for you, you’ll be playing in a moment” - not “hey, go back to the lobby and get download the slot machine, then come back”. 

there.  i’ve said my peace (piece?)

Ending geek rant - Back to normal

The Luck O’ The Irish Slot Machine

the slot itself is a three reel, single payline game.  here’s a screenshot . . .

actually, i took the screenshot right after i unlocked the bonus round, which is a pick’em game.  you can see the bonus icon on the third reel. 

playing all three coins activates the third reel, and it gives you a couple of extra ways to win some coins.  so, i was playing all three coins during my time at the Luck O The Irish slot machine from vegas technology!

on that particular bonus round, i ended up choosing to keep a $15 winner, playing $.50 coins.

the pot of gold symbol is the Wild card on the reels, and i ended up using that symbol a couple of times during my play session to complete some winning combinations. 

and of course, it being St. Patrick’s Day, the Luck O The Irish slot is the perfect choice for English Harbour to use for freerolling into the March Madness tournament!

in the end, i tried, but i only got as high as 232nd place.  and that won’t cut it.  but for anyone else who is trying to qualify for teh big slots tourney at EH, i hope that the Luck of the Irish is with YOU today!!

hey everyone!  i know that it has been the longest time since my last update.  rest assured that things have been keeping me busy, and i just haven’t had the time or money to be playing the slots.  and that’s ok.  gambling is a fun past time, when you have the money to gamble with.  and now, thankfully, i’m all caught up and able to do some playing.

so, the first place i head back to is one of my favorite online casinos, English Harbour.  they’ve been running freeroll and buy-in slot tournaments, and that’s what I was in the mood for.  the latest promotion from them is their  . . .

there is $250,000 in prize money up for grabs, AND there are ways to enter into the tournament for FREE.

so, off i went to EH and took my chances on the 20,000 Leagues machine.  unfortunately, i didn’t manage to freeroll my way in.  but, there is a chance to buy right into the tourney, for a whopping $10.  lol.

not too bad, a chance at $250,000 in prizes for a tenspot.  i think that’s why i like online casinos

anyway, i wanted to get a note up to let everyone who has been stopping in from time to time know that i’m doing fine, the slots are still spinning online, and it looks like the long cold winter is behind us!!!