Innovative Features In Playtech Online Slots

August 25, 2016

At a basic level video slots play is the same for all software providers. You spin the reels and if you land winning combinations on active paylines then you receive the payouts. But each online casino software provider has developed unique features that it incorporates in its slot machines from time to time. This article looks at some such features from Playtech.

The Dollar Ball feature is a lotto-like side game in certain Playtech online slots that requires an additional bet of $1. After activating the game you select five numbers between 1 and 49. Then you start the slots spin in the usual manner. While the reels spin, five random numbers will be drawn and will be displayed on the screen. You will receive a payout depending on the number of matches between your chosen numbers and drawn numbers. One match pays out at even money and with five matches you win the entire progressive jackpot. Some popular Playtech video slots that have the Dollar Ball feature are Captain's Treasure, Geisha Story, Desert Treasure and A Night Out.

Another Playtech feature is the Mystery Scatter. Online slots with this feature start with a regular designated scatter symbol. When the free spins are triggered by landing three or more regular scatter symbols, the Mystery Scatter comes into play. Before the free spins begin one of the other symbols is randomly selected as the Mystery Scatter symbol. This symbol then pays out like the scatter symbol. The free spins are played out with two scatter symbols instead of one. Scatter wins occur more frequently and the benefit can be substantial if one of the low paying symbols becomes the Mystery Scatter. Captain's Treasure Pro, Rome & Glory and Sultan's Gold are popular Playtech Mystery Scatter slots.

The most exciting of the Playtech innovative features is XtraWin. It is a voluntary feature but when activated it enables all paylines and increases the normal bet amount by 50%. The line payouts are made as per the normal line bets but the scatter payouts are multiplied by the enhanced total bet per spin. There are different benefits offered against the additional wager in different Playtech slot games. In Wings of Gold and Pharaoh’s Secret, the wild symbol becomes an expanding wild in the base game as well. Dolphin’s Cash has a feature called Shifting Wilds in which the wild symbol moves one reel to the left with each spin. When the Playtech XtraWin feature is activated, the wild symbol splits into two and both wild symbols move leftwards simultaneously.

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