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The online video slot is the younger cousin of the classic slot machine. It is modern-day version with all the bells and whistles that changes slightly every year, whereas the classic slot sticks to its traditions and keeps the gameplay simple. The beauty about new online video slots is that the only limitation is the imagination of the developers and them having only one or two real limits from the regulator. Games are going more social and so we can easily expect to see P2P based gaming in the near future.

The ability to integrate a game theme into the technical aspects of a slot is what makes certain games stand out from the rest. Take Gonzo’s Quest, for example, the iconic slot game from NetEnt gave us that now famous avalanche feature with its exploding and falling stone blocks. It paved the way for other games to combine in-game features around the environment of the slot’s theme. But the fact is that you would never have known the game as much as you do now, unless it was for the priority positioning on the first line of every casino lobby using NetEnt.

Most new online slots will come with multiple features, special symbols, and bonus rounds, but other times they may only just be a slight twist on the classic and traditional slots. Much like Twin Spin or Starburst, for example, these are still fairly basic in terms of features and could be described as the steppingstone towards the modern-day video slot. Whichever way you look at it, video slots are here to stay and whether they have an abundance of features or just one or two, the immersive experience is what keeps stakers coming back for more.

The Megaways slot mechanic was created in 2015. Though we have already briefly touched upon this earlier on, this ground-breaking idea deserves its own section. So let us tell you a little bit more about this feature and its developers Big Time Gaming. Dragon Born was the first game created with the Megaways mechanism offering players up to 117,649 ways to win on each and every spin of the reels, which was unheard of across Stakersland.

Contrary to expectations of Big Time Gaming, Dragon Born was not successful. But their second attempt, a slot game named Bonanza launched in 2016, was a success. It is still an extremely popular slot game, and it was the game that brought Megaways into the iGaming world. The innovative 6-reel layout with its reel modifier, which allows changing the number of symbols for each spin from two to seven, was mind-blowing. Stakers in the park and everyone up here at Stakers HQ were playing it for hours on end.

Jackpot slot games are just like any other slot game, in as much as you need to match winning symbol combinations on paylines to trigger a prize. The games will also come with various bonus rounds where the jackpots can be won, as well as special symbols such as wilds and scatters. But progressive jackpots on new online slots are slightly different from all other slot games due to the fact that their jackpot amounts grow over time until someone drops it. The RTPs are also defined anywhere between 80-90%, and this is due to the necessary contributions being made to fund the progressive jackpots or the multiple ‘Must Drop Daily’ options.

Triggering these jackpots can be achieved in multiple ways, and it all comes down to the individual games themselves. There is no set rule to win a jackpot playing new online slots, but some of the most common methods include reaching a jackpot bonus round, triggering a jackpot wheel from the main game, or simply spinning a certain combination of symbols. Sometimes this type of games even come with multiple jackpots, and so if you don’t hit the big one, there are still smaller progressives, such as the ‘Mini, Major, and Mega’ jackpots, available in many games in the park.

You may even come across some progressive jackpots that are randomly triggered without any need for matching up symbols or reaching bonus rounds. One factor that often comes into play is the bet per spin amount.