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 Calling all slot players! While 2020 and 2021 has had us playing slots differently, slots still remain casino players’ favorite games. Some of this year’s Best Slots nominees may look familiar and some are new games, and all are available in Southern California casinos near you.
win. And in Red Respins, a winning reel stop may randomly respin to award an even larger prize.
The newest extension to the three-reel, one-line games in Everi’s award-winning mechanical games library that combines the popular Win What You See gameplay with the win potential of a progressive wheel, Gold Standard JackpotsTM brings back the familiar play of Cash Machine while adding a wide- area progressive and a new Nudge feature on any reel spin; 1, 2, or 3 reels can nudge up or down to form winning combinations. While a nudge will not trigger the Zero Respin bonus, a nudge can trigger a Jackpot Wheel bonus.
Here is a sample of exciting nominated slots that are on the ballot for the Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Choice 2021 Best SlotsTM. Voice your opinion and let slot makers know your favorites. And who knows, you could be the next slot influencer on
YouTube or win an Apple Watch or Harman Kardon Bluetooth Speaker!
Every casino player has perennial favorite slot games to play, so cast your vote from May 1st to May31st for the Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Choice 2021 Best Slots online at TheGamingGuide.com. Choose your favorites in
12 slot categories from nominated slot games available in Southern California casinos. Categories include Best Classic Slot, Best Slot Graphics, Luckiest Slot, Best Music, Movie or TV-Themed Slot, and more. An independent source will tally the results of all completed ballots and the slots that receive the most votes will take 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
based on votes tallied. Plus learn more about the 2021 nominated slots in this month’s New Digital Supplement at TheGamingGuide.com.
The 2021 Best Slots winners will be announced in the July 2021 issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide. Go online to TheGamingGuide.com to vote, see past years’ winners, or check out what’s going on this month at your favorite featured casino.
Karate KidTM from Everi
You won’t have to master the “Crane Technique” to be the best around in this 1980’s classic film brought to slot life. The Karate KidTM is Everi’s latest
entry in their premium video series
that highlights some of the most memorable scenes and music in thrilling bonus features. Karate Kid is a five-reel, one-cent, wide-area progressive with bonuses featuring full-screen jackpots including Wax On/Wax Off, Skeleton Wild Bonus, Miyagi Multiplier Bonus, Young Hearts Respin Bonus, Wild Strike Bonus, and, of course, the Karate Tournament Bonus. The Wild Strike Bonus is initiated randomly during any spin; the reels will split up to 6 times and add wild reels giving more chances to win progressive jackpots! This is a really fun slot. No Mercy!
Cash MachineTM & Gold Standard JackpotsTM
Have you ever played a slot machine and been confused on how much you’re winning? Everi has made it easy
to figure out your wins on Cash MachineTM with Win What You
See©. Your gameplay shows credit values on the reels for easy-to-read payouts. This uniquely simple and tons of fun, three-reel, single pay line slot machine has a wide variety of play denominations ranging
from 25 cents all the way to $100. Featuring two exciting respin
features, Zero Respins, any losing spin that displays a zero on the active reels will respin all active blank reels for the renewed chance of a
Wheel of FortuneTM Cash LinkTM from IGT
IGT continues to evolve the most successful slot theme in the gaming industry, Wheel of FortuneTM, with Wheel of Fortune® Cash LinkTM Exotic Far East.
Wheel of Fortune® Cash LinkTM Video Slots featuring Exotic Far East and Latin Getaways Video Slots introduces the Cash LinkTM feature, combined with a multi-level progressive, a free games bonus and two enticing base games, Exotic Far East and Latin Getaways, that make for a thoroughly immersive experience.
Players are eligible for the Cash Link award when the triggering symbol lands in any position on reel five. If a Cash Link symbol lands on reel five and gold coins land anywhere on the reels, players are awarded the credit values from each coin. A meter on the top screen shows the total value from the collected coins.
During the Cash LinkTM feature in both base games, a treasure chest symbol lands on reel five and gold
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