The Best New Slots of 2006

Published : 22nd of December, 2006

Best Slots of 2006

It is clear that 2006 has been the biggest year for online slot players and not all in good ways. While we saw a record number of new games being released and new jackpot records being won we also had the biggest setback that online gambling has ever had - the H.R.4954 UIGEA.

Attached to the back of a totally unrelated Safe Port Act by Senator Bill Frist, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act sent shock waves through the online gambling community and in one day changed the face of online gambling for the US slot player. Several of our top rated casinos ceased taking US players such as Spin Palace and Kiwi Casino.

With Cryptologic and Playtech closing to players from the US the range of online slots was effectively halved. Microgaming also banned 12 states (IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA an WI). This means that while a lot of US players can still enjoy Microgaming slots many now can only play at casinos using either Odds On or Real Time Gaming software.

Even with all of the bad things happening there were some really great games released this year. Below are our top picks for the best slots of 2006.

Online Slot of the Year - Mega Moolah (Microgaming)

Released just a few weeks ago, Mega Moolah arrived just in time to become our pick for slot machine of the year. It is a five reel, twenty five line progressive video slot with a four tier jackpot. The highest jackpot has a base level of $1,000,000 which makes it the highest starting point of any online slot.

The game itself combines all of the best features of Microgaming's most popular slots. It has a 15 free games feature with all wins tripled, a wild multiplier and a wheel of fortune style bonus game. The wheel bonus hits at random and offers the chance of winning one of four jackpots. Overall a very entertaining game with some of the biggest jackpots online.

The Runners Up

The Reel Deal (Odds On Vegas Technology)

Odds On Gaming really improved their slot range this year with regular releases of new video slots. The Reel Deal is a five reel, twenty line video slot with two bonus games. The first is a free spin bonus and the second is a pick a box style bonus based on the Deal or No Deal game show.

Dolphin Tale (Microgaming)

Dolphin Tale is a great indication of how far online slots have come. It has a huge 40 lines and two bonus games. The bonus that we like the best is the feature where you choose from 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 free spins with a random multiplier of up to 20 awarded.

Prince of Sherwood (Real Time Gaming)

The RTG Reel Series slots have been getting better and better, Prince of Sherwood is a 20 line game with a multistage bonus. The archer bonus can awards as much as 25 free spins with a six times win multiplier. Top jackpot is 5000 during normal play or up to 30,000 on the free games.

Rags To Riches II (Cryptologic)

One of the most popular progressive slot games on the Internet, Rags to Riches was re-released this year as a 20 line video slot. The great thing is that while on the original version you had to bet $3 per game to have a shot at the jackpot on this version you can win it for as little as 20 cents a spin!

Triple Triple Gold (Odds On Vegas Technology)

The release of classic three reel games seems to have really slowed down at most casinos. Odds On did however release a handful of new games including Triple Triple Gold. With a big 9 times and 81 times wild multiplier feature where even the smallest wins are big pay offs with wild symbols.

Editors Note

It looks like 2007 will be one of the most interesting years for online slot players. We will most likely see more consolidation and casinos closing but we are also certain that we will see even bigger jackpots and more complex games being released. We predict it will be all things considered a great year.

Once again we would like to thank you - the All Online Slots visitor for joining us on our exploration of the online slot machine world. From everyone at All Online Slots we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a great festive season and a happy, healthy and jackpot filled new year!

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