Although being the first company to market with an idea certainly has its rewards, there's something to be said for entering the game at a later stage. you've already had a chance to see what ideas are worth pursuing, and which ones were not meant to bloom.

One example is in knowing that slot players are the most coveted customers in the casino, and being able to offer them something new. In comes the concept of "Interactive Slots", which are exclusive to Rival Gaming casinos.

Oh, all but one of the Rival powered casinos has this very important characteristic . . .

They Accept Players from the United States

The following online casinos are powered by Rival Gaming Software: Absolute Slots, Bet821.com, ClubVegasUSA, Cocoa Casino, Da Vinci's Gold, Irish Luck Casino, Lion Slots, Mayan Fortune, Pantasia Online Casino, paradise 8, SlotoCash, Simon Says Casino, Slots of Fortune, Superior Casino, This is Vegas.

Interactive Slots

• Heavyweight Gold - is a 20 payline video slot where you take on tough guys in a boxing ring during the Bonus Rounds.
• Psychedlic Sixties - players can take a "Summer of Love Tour" around the world, picking up fellow hippies and lots of bonus credits along the way
• Rock On - the "Guitar Hero" bonus game makes this slot certainly unique
• Reel Crime
• Reel Crime 2
• As the Reels Turn - the beginning of the Soap Opera that plays out at the El Paradise Casino.
• As the Reels Turn 2 - the second installment of the series with more bonus games and plot twists.
• Hole in Won - has a Skill Based bonus game where you play up to 9 holes of miniature golf.
• Baby Boomer Cash Cruise - the slot that allows you to travel the globe, and everything changes as you move from one exotic location to the next.
• Cosmic Quest - this slot was labelled as "episode 1", so if there are more to come in the series I won't be surprised. The skill-based bonus game sets this machine apart from most.

Progressive Slots

• Major Moolah - the first of what I'm expecting to be a complete line of Progressive Jackpot slots.
• Strike Gold - is the second of the progressive machines to launch. This slot is a two coin, three reel, single payline machine with a multiplying WILD symbol.
• 1,000,000 Reels B.C. - the third progressive slot from Rival. Can be played as a three coin single line, three line, or five line machine depending upon how you'd like to wager your coins.
• Money Magic - is a 9 Payline, 5 reel Magic-themed Video Slot

3 Reel Slots

• Fantastic Fruit - is a super-simple three reel, three coin slot. No WILD symbols, no features, just a basic, easy to understand slot machine.
• Flea Market - is a thwo coin slot with a multiplying WILD symbol.
• Gold Rush - is a three coin machine that features a multipling WILD symbol in the form of te Gold Miner character. Lots of winning combinations on this machine.
• Big Cash Win - two coin machine with cherries, bars and sevens on the reels. Basic slot with a traditional slot machine flavor.
• Milk the Cash Cow - has a WILD symbols that multiplies the value of a winning combination by Three. This is a three coin slot.
• Surf Paradise - is a two coin surf-themed classic slot. There are wide range of winning combinations on this machine.
• Sevens and Bars - is a classic slot with the traditional symbols of bars and 7's on the reels. This three coin slot machine has a multiplier feature unlocked by landing 7'ssymbols of various colors in order.
• Chicken Little - is a three ocin slot that features a multiplying WILD symbol, so using the WILD to create a winning combination will give you double the usual payout.

5 Reel Slots

• Jenny Nevada - an adventure themed five reel video slot with a Free Spins cycle and a Bonus Round.
• Goldenman - is packed with features that include a Bonus Round, a Free Spin session and an expandable Wild symbol.

Available at most Rival Casinos:

• Western Wildness - features an interactive bonus game, and a free spins session unlocked by landing scatter symbols.
• 5 Reel Circus
• Atomic Age
• Cleopatra's Coins
• Dog Pound
• Hobo's Hoard
• Love and Money
• Ocean Treasure
• Reel of Fortune
• Reel Party
• So 80's
• Grandma's Attic
• Metal Detector
• Winter Wonders
• Watch the Birdie
• Gobblers Gold - released Oct 8th, 2007. Multiplying Wild symbol, Free Spins session (that can be retriggered), Bonus Game.

The extra design time that has been put into designing unique slot machines like the iSlots series takes the approach of giving players something worth cheering about, instead of another couple of dozen slots that are essenitally more of the same old, same old.