Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens – New Playtech Horse Racing Slot

October 28, 2010

Fourteen years back, on September 28, Frankie Dettori achieved the rare feat of winning all seven races on a single day at the Ascot. Now, Playtech had released a five reel and 25 payline video slot game to honor the said achievement of the jockey. The game is named Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens.

As obvious it may be, the reels are set on the backdrop of a racing track, and the game symbols on the reels complement the racing theme. The wild symbol is Dettori, which also offers a fixed jackpot of 7,777. There are two Dettori symbols, one in a racing position, and the other celebrating a win. Trophy, a horse shoe and a finishing post are the other game symbols on the reels.

Further, the Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens Logo symbol is the scatter symbol. It offers scatter payouts as in other slot games. Three or more scatter symbols appearing on the reels trigger the Free Games Race bonus round, wherein the players need to pick one of the three horses in a simulated race. If the horse they back win the race, they’ll pocket 35 free spins. Second place fetches 15 free spins, while last place finish gets one ten free spins. True, bonus games can’t be won during the free spins. But more wild and scatter symbols added to the reels mean one could pocket lots of money if the symbols align in their favor.

The race track bonus symbol appearing simultaneously on the first and fifth reels trigger the Magic Seven bonus round. A race track appears on the second screen, and players have to keep picking spots. Some spots reveal credits which keep getting added, while other spots reveal a trophy. Every such occurrence cause the multiplier to increase by 1, and this applies to all credits. The trophy also activates a video clip showing one of the wins of Frankie Dettori. Players can go on picking spots until a Collect symbol is revealed, wherein their winnings are computed, following which they are taken back to the main game.

Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens also features Playtech’s trademark Gamble game. Players can activate this game if they wish so. In the said game, one card is dealt face up and four cards are dealt face down. One needs to pick one of the face down cards and if it is higher than the face up card, the staked amount is doubled. Else, the player will lose the entire money.

Rival Gaming introduced new Bowling Themed Slot Game

October 3, 2010

Rival Gaming has launched a new i-slot game, termed Bowled Over, at its online casinos such as Ruby Royal Casino and Sloto’ Cash Casino. The said announcement reads as follows: “You can’t spare another minute. Put on your bowling shoes and hit the lanes. Bowled Over is here!” The game symbols are derived from the game of bowling, and this includes male and female bowlers, the bowling ball, bowling pins, bowling shoes and snacks. High value card symbols are conceived in the shape of floor boards, while the reel itself is presented on the background of bowling lanes.

Bowled Over is a 20-payline slot game. The coin ranges from $0.01 to $0.25, while players can wager up to 10 coins per pay line. The Male Bowler is the jackpot symbol, while the Female Bowler is the free spins symbol. Five of the jackpot symbols appearing in an enabled pay line guarantees the highest payout of 3,000 coins. Against the premises of the largest betting parameters, this payout should amount to $7,500. On the other hand, three or more of the free spin symbols appearing anywhere on the reels trigger the free spins round. Three Female Bowler symbols trigger 10 free spins at double the payouts, while four Female Bowler symbols trigger 20 free spins at triple the payouts. Five Female Bowler symbols trigger 40 free spins at 4x the payouts. Bowling Pins are the wild symbol, and it appears only on the first two reels. However, it expands to fill the entire reel when it is possible to form new wins. When this indeed happens, a ball rolls along the lane knocking all pins down and resulting in a Strike. Wild symbol doubles payouts.

Further, Bowled Over comes with an interactive bonus game, which is triggered when 3+ Bowling Ball symbols appear anywhere on the reels. In this round, players get to choose either a male or female bowler to bowl for oneself. Also, the player is free to impart the amount of spin required for the ball, and the speed with which it is to be rolled. In this round, players get two chances (two balls) to try and knock out all the pins. If one manages to do it with one ball, he receives a Strike (highest payout). Doing so in two attempts makes one eligible for a Spare (second highest payout). In other cases, the player is played based on the number of pins left standing after both the attempts are exhausted. Each time the player goes back to the bonus round, he will complete another full 10-frame bowling game, and his score will be kept on screen.