Casino City's iGaming Pocket Directory - 2018 Edition

Sponsored by 18 Casino City’s iGaming Pocket Directory Casino Online casinos can offer new games on a regular basis — thus giving themselves the chance to provide players with a new and different experience several times a year. The pursuit of new games comes in different forms. Some come in the form of well-known stories, characters and brands, like IGT’s Wheel of Fortune, which is perhaps the most successful slot in the history of brick-and- mortar gaming. In light of the U.K. Gambling Commission’s order for all online casinos in the U.K. to remove slots featuring children’s characters – such as Jack and the Beanstalk from NetEnt – there may be a push to create and use original characters and themes. An enduring theme that doesn’t require the hefty fees associated with a license for a popular film or superhero franchise is the classic fruit slot, variations of which are released every year. In 2017 alone, Quickspin released Fruit-O- Matic, NYX Gaming Group debuted Fruit Loot Reboot and many other games made use of the fruit, star and bar symbols. Other popular games have taken on a variety of exciting themes. For instance, Playtech has made the Greek gods of legend its own with the Age of the Gods series, avoiding the need to pay extra licensing fees. Of course, some of the most popular casino games remain slots with progressive jackpots, and 2017 saw several millionaires made. Microgaming’s ever-popular Mega Moolah online slot gave a player a life-changing jackpot of almost €8 million, and the equally popular Mega Fortune Dreams slot paid out £2.7 million to a Casumo player in the U.K. Mega Moolah doled out additional million-dollar wins throughout the year. Casino gaming, however, isn’t all about the slots. The availability of live table games continues to increase, and new side bets are being offered by many providers.