GOOD THINGS ON THE WAY FROM WAGERWORKS

28 September 2007

Five new ways to opportunity and entertainment


IGT's online gambling games developer Wagerworks has been busy lately, with five new games either launched or in the pipeline over the past month, adding to an impressive company inventory of licensed and popular household gaming titles.

The company correctly claims that when a great brand license combines with a sound game mechanic, magic can happen. Players are drawn to the product, entertained and rewarded, and that seems to be the case with offerings from this company.

WagerWorks has capitalised on the tried and tested IGT game brands that have a loyal following in the offline world. Licensing brands that have benefited from tens of millions of dollars of [land] promotion, advertising and personal validation over many years creates demand and delivers the comfort of familiarity to players who have enjoyed the land gambling experience.

The new releases include two "Megajackpot" games based on popular family games; one for "Monopoly with Pass Go Bonus" and the other on "Cluedo with Free Mystery Spin Bonus".

The Monopoly oriented Megajackpot incorporates a well known game themed slot with a chance to win a major jackpot – in the millions, claims Wagerworks. That means it is seen as competition for the mega-wins that players have experienced from other leading online gambling game developers. Available in multi-denominations and multi-currency, this 9 pay-line, 5 reel slot game has 2 significant bonuses. The Pass “GO” Bonus gives players the opportunity to go after cash on the popular Monopoly board game concept, and the Chance Win Spin Bonus delivers free spin action. The closer is a Gamble feature.

MegaJackpots Cluedo with Free Spin Mystery Bonus features a somewhat threatening looking mansion that nevertheless holds the promise of rich rewards, available through deposits in multi-denominations and multi-currencies. The game features 5 reels and 20 pay-lines with a classic murder mystery theme. The Mystery Bonus presents up to 15 free spins on a secret set of golden reels where most wins are tripled. Multiple bonus re-triggers are possible up to an impressive 180 free spins. And on max bet, each free spin delivers a further opportunity to win another of those million dollar plus jackpots.

The game for which almost everyone in the player community has been waiting impatiently is Elvis Multi-Strike, which features increasing award multipliers as winning combinations or special Free Ride bonus symbols that advance play through three levels of brilliant 5-reel, 20-payline reel sets. There are two secondary bonuses including the songs and rock concert footage of the King himself, making this one a winner before it even goes live on the Internet!

With undertones of the old Dallas oil television soapie epic, the 5 reel, 9 pay-line Texas Tea video slot promises to be an entertaining game with barrelfulls of bonus game action and the promise of solid rewards. Three or more Texas Ted scatter symbols initiate the "Oil Dividend" bonus. The "Big Oil" bonus starts when three or more oil derrick symbols land adjacent on a payline. The more oil pumped in the “Big Oil” bonus, the more credits are awarded. The "JR" like character who writes the dividend checks with open-handed Texan generosity in this one is especially noteworthy.

Carrying the Lone Star State relationship further is Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Player’s Suite - a new single-player version of the Hold'em game that has taken the world by storm from private games to the planet's biggest tournaments. Fast paced, heads-up play against the dealer ensures plenty of action-packed excitement, boosted by a bonus side bet that pays a multiplier up to 1,030X!

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