Olympic Themed Online Video Slots

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The 30th Olympic Games will be held in London starting from July 27. The countdown has begun, the Olympic flame has been lit in Greece and everyone is raring to go for the greatest sporting spectacle on earth. Online casino software providers should deliver some new Olympic themed slot games in the coming two months. And given the advances that online slots games have seen over the last four years, players are expecting something as grand as the opening ceremony. Till such games arrive online casino players can prepare for the Olympic Games on some of the existing slot machines. This article reviews two of the best.

The online casino software provider Playtech has a slot machine titled Golden Games. The 25 payline slot machine opens to a jam-packed stadium with a fireworks display. The high paying symbols depict accessories used in the various Olympic sports. These include the stop watch used in athletics, the tennis racket, the basketball and the weights in weightlifting. These exhibit animations like the basketball being thrown in the hoop and a tennis ball being bounced on the racket. For the lower paying symbols, the customary card icons have been replaced by sports logos crafted in gold. The sports covered are cycling, boxing, fencing, athletics and swimming.

Playtech Golden Games has three special symbols. The Golden Games logo is the wild symbol. It also offers the jackpot line payout of 10,000 coins. The discus thrower is the scatter symbol and offers scatter payouts. The animation of releasing the discus is fascinating. The Olympic flame is the bonus symbol. When it appears on reels 1 and 5 at the same time then 20 free spins are triggered. All payouts are doubled during the free spins and the free spins can be retriggered infinitely. The gamble game is available after each payout in which players can try to double their payouts till they reach the gamble limit. Golden Games is available at all Playtech online casinos like Casino Tropez, Golden Palace Casino and Omni Casino.

The online casino software provider Realtime Gaming released a slot game titled Medal Tally on the occasion of the 2008 Olympic Games. In this slot game players have to enable all 25 paylines and wager a total bet of $1 by default. The thematic symbols are the athlete, the cyclist, the swimmer and the Olympics stadium. The line payouts for these are on the higher side as compared to other online slots and this is an attraction for players who like volatility. The playing card icons are draped in gold medals in keeping with the Olympics theme.

The wild symbol is the set of gold, silver and bronze medals. It offers a jackpot line payout of 10,000 coins. The scatter symbol is the laurel wreath that used to be the prize in the ancient Olympic Games in Greece. This symbol does not offer scatter payouts but awards 10, 15 or 20 free spins depending on the number of scatter symbols on the reels. The payouts are tripled and the free spins can be retriggered. The free spins round has an additional feature. The medals symbols that appear during the free spins are accumulated and award a bonus to the player. Up to four symbols multiply the triggering bet 5 times. 45 to 49 symbols multiply the triggering bet 1,000 times. 50 or more symbols hit the progressive jackpot. Medals Tally is live at Realtime Gaming online casinos like Club World, Win Palace and Slots Jungle.

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