Microgaming News

Microgaming’s New Shoots Slot Game
Microgaming has reached an agreement with Pedigree Group Ltd. to develop a slot game based on the Shoot football magazine. (Apr 17, 2012)

The Dark Knight Slots Coming from Microgaming
Later this year, Microgaming will be releasing a video slot game based on the Batman movie “The Dark Knight.” (Mar 19, 2012)

Microgaming Jackpots Paying Out Millions
Microgaming’s Progressive Jackpot Network has been paying out big recently as gamblers have made some million dollar scores. (Feb 21, 2012)

Microgaming Releases Immortal Romance
Microgaming released another new slot game in December entitled Immortal Romance. (Jan 19, 2012)

Five New Slots from Microgaming
Five new slots from Microgaming were introduced at many online casinos in the month of November. (Dec 14, 2011)

Lord of the Rings Updates
Microgaming updated a couple of their slots recently as they added new features to The Lord of the Rings (Nov 11, 2011)

Microgaming Software
More than 120 of the world’s online casinos use Microgaming software everyday. (Oct 11, 2011)

Four More New Games from Microgaming
Microgaming continues to lead the way in online gaming software and in August they released four more new games. (Sep 11, 2011)

Riviera Riches Unveiled by Microgaming
Microgaming has rolled out another exciting video slot game entitled “Riviera Riches.” This game is definitely something special as it includes a roulette game as its bonus feature. (Aug 18, 2011)

Another Million Dollar Payout on the Microgaming Network
Another huge jackpot was hit on the Microgaming network as one person won $1.5 million on the King Cashalot video slot. (Jul 14, 2011)

Game Releases

Three More New Slots from Microgaming
Microgaming continues to provide exciting new games for players to enjoy. Exciting golf action, an African adventure and a Chinese themed video slot game were rolled out in July. (Aug 7, 2010)

February's HOT New Games
Microgaming continues to release exciting new slot games for players including Hellboy, a five reel, 20-payline video slot game. (Feb 5, 2010)

Brand New Holiday Classic Games
Microgaming has released five new games for the holiday season including “Scrooge” which is based on the Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” (Dec 15, 2009)

New Games Preview
Three more new online casino games will be introduced by Microgaming in early November. (Nov 5, 2009)

Three New Slots
Recently Microgaming unveiled another three online slots, Jewels of the Orient, Scoop the Cash and Lumber Cats. That takes the total number of games to over 350 for Microgaming. (Oct 5, 2009)

Microgaming's Latest Slots
Microgaming has recently released a number of new slots including Big Break, a 15 payline slot machine that features monkeys. (Sep 3, 2009)

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How to Play Slots

Slot Machines

Slots are a game of chance so there is not a lot of skill required. But it does pay to understand the rules, the payouts and how the different types of slots work and this will help you to be the best slot player you can be. In these tips I hope to give you the background and information to allow you to pick the best games, and play them with confidence and hopefully walk away with some extra cash.

One of the most popular casino games either in a land based casino or an online casino, slots are the most widely played game today. Slots have been around for over 100 years in this country and have spread worldwide to the delight of die hard slots fans. The games themselves have evolved to some pretty spectacular graphics and sound effects, but the basic play has remained the same.

There are many types of slots, from the basic three reel, one pay-line to the more complicated 15 and even 25 pay-line slots. The basics of slots are simple, insert your money and pull the arm, or push the button to begin play. In a three reel one pay-line slot game, the game is easy to follow and the payout table is very uncomplicated. Each payout table is located on the machine in a screen at the top. It shows you what combinations you must get to win a certain amount. You have the choice of betting one, two or three coins at a time, and always keep in mind that when you bet the max coins, this enables you to win the max amount and by betting max, the payout you get on the machine is the best available.

In the multi pay-line slot machines, the payout table is a little more complicated to understand until you've played awhile and had a chance to read over it. There are many more winning combinations and the bets are higher in most cases. But also, the amounts to be won are much higher as well. You'll find that in online casinos, the multi pay-line machines have some very unique themes to attract players. The graphics are amazing and the games are very well designed.

Progressive Slots are slot games that have a cumulative jackpot and are tied to several sister casinos. Each time a player at any of the casinos deposits money into the game and begins play, the jackpot grows and continues to grown until one lucky player hits the right combination and wins the entire jackpot amount.

With progressive jackpots, it's very easy for the jackpot to climb into the hundreds of thousands, or even over a million dollars before it's hit. In online casinos, the different types of casinos such as Microgaming, Playtech, Odds On, Cryptologic and RealTime Gaming are tied to each other, meaning for example, Microgaming to Microgaming.

You won't find a progressive jackpot from a Microgaming casino tied to a progressive at any other type of casino. Each casino offers their own version of progressives. For instance, you'll only find Cinerama at Playtech Casinos, and Major Millions at Microgaming etc...

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