Riviera Riches

The Côte d'Azur or more commonly known French Riviera is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France which also includes Monaco - one of the world's most exclusive gambling destinations. Microgaming have paid tribute to this with the Riviera Riches video slot machine.

The game uses the 5 reel, 15 line format and has two bonus games. Coin sizes range from 0.01 to 0.50 and max bet is 300 coins per spin. This gives you a wide max bet range of between 3.00 and 150.00 per spin.

The Riviera Riches logo is wild and acts like a joker for all symbols except the scattered Money symbols and the Roulette Bonus symbols which appear on the first and last reels only. The Riviera Riches logo is also a wild multiplier with any win with a wild being doubled. Get five of the wilds on any active line and you win 1,500 coins multiplied by your line bet of up to 20. This makes for a 30,000 coin jackpot at max bet.

Following the top jackpot are five main mid level pays which are won with the gentleman, lady, building, car and Cognac symbols. The Gentleman offers the biggest line win of the group with 750 coins followed by the Lady who pays 500 coins and the Building which pays 400 coins. All of the wins are doubled if a wild is part of the win.

The lower pays on Riviera Riches are made up with the Ace through Nine symbols. The pays for five of a kinds with these symbols range from 100 (Aces) to 60 (Nines). Overall there are a good number of different winning combinations.

The scattered Money symbols are your VIP entry into the free games. Getting three or more give you 12 free games with all wins doubled. The free games can be re-triggered and the second Roulette bonus can also be won on the free games. It's worth noting that pays for the Roulette Bonus are not tripled if won on the free spins.

The Roulette Bonus is won bet getting a Roulette Bonus symbol anywhere on the first and last reels. You then move to a second screen stage where you have a standard European roulette table (View Screen). You get two spins of the wheel and win multipliers based on where the ball lands.

You have to pick one of the 36 numbers and click spin. Related bets for that number are also places so for example if you pick 32 you also get a bet on Red, Third Dozen and 2nd Column. You cannot bet on Zero but this is a good thing as if zero comes up you get a X35 win. This gives you two ways to win the best prize on both spins of the wheel.

All wins from the Roulette Bonus are based on the payout from the roulette game which multiply your initial bet. If you are betting max you can win up to 30,000 coins. There is also a guaranteed X4 bet no matter what the results on the wheel are.

Riviera Riches captures the French Riviera theme well and offers a style of bonus feature that we had never seen on a slot machine. Add to this free spins and a wild multiplier and you could be planning your next vacation in Monaco with your winnings.