Christmas Themed Slots by Software Providers

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Christmas is the biggest festival on the religious calendar in most parts of the world. It is also a season for splurging, for giving and for being united with the family. Preparations begin well in advance and the period from Christmas to New Year is a total holiday. All this makes Christmas the favorite time at online casinos. Special promotions are announced and online gaming software providers design slot games based on Christmas themes. This is not too difficult a task because sub themes and symbols abound from Santa Claus to Christmas parties to winter scenes. Online casinos pull out the older Christmas themed slots and integrate them with current promotions. This article discusses some of the best Christmas slot games from leading software developers.

Microgaming offers a large number of Christmas themed slot games. Scrooge, Ho Ho Ho, Santa Paws, Gift Rap, Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls are some. Each has its own specialty and it is not fair to rank them. Deck the Halls has been selected to represent Microgaming in this article because of its amazingly crafted symbols on the reels. Decorating the home is a much looked forward to Christmas activity and that is the focus of Deck the Halls. Stockings, stars, baubles, holly, cones and bells are the adornments that appear as symbols on the reels. There is the fully decorated Christmas tree as well. The introductory clip takes players through the house ending at the fire place through which Santa will descend. And Santa does appear on the reels and that too as stacked symbols. For players looking at large payouts the free spins round offers up to 2.4 million coins and the background Christmas music adds to the festive spirit.

Christmas is a time when children are grouped into being naughty or nice. The ones who are nice are told that they would get the gifts, but the naughty ones are usually not disappointed. Realtime Gaming has developed a slightly risqué slot game on this theme. In this slot game Naughty and Nice are Wild girls and actually they are both a bit naughty. Dressed in Santa type clothes, but provocatively, they break into a dance when substituting for other symbols. Mrs. Claus does not like it one bit and glares with a rolling pin raised in one hand. In the free spins round players have to choose between Nice and Naughty and if the chosen girl appears in winning combinations they get doubled payouts and additional free spins. Other symbols are Santa, Reindeer, Gift and high value cards styled like baubles. Realtime Gaming also has a series of dark humor Christmas themed slot games that depict a stand off between Santa and Rudolph.

Winter Wonders is taken from the portfolio of Rival Gaming. By comparison it is a sedate game. The background reflects the snowy scene that often prevails during the season, but the symbols are very much a part of Christmas. Players will find bells, candles, turkey, bauble, holly, gift, stockings, candy and Christmas tree on the reels. Santa is the wild symbol and "HO HO HO" appears as text when the Santa symbol pays out. The free spins are triggered by Santa's sleigh. Players are awarded 10 free spins at tripled payouts with the wild symbol further doubling the payouts.

Deck the Halls can be played at Microgaming online casinos like All Slots and Platinum Play. Naughty or Nice is on offer at Club World and Cherry Red. Ruby Royal and Sloto' Cash offer Winter Wonders.

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