We’ve sadly had it confirmed, and we didn’t want it to be true.
As, yes, May 2015 marks the end of an era as IGT lose the rights to the Monopoly brand, and many of your favourite branded slots are put out to pasture.
So goodbye brilliant Monopoly Dream Life mobile slot. Arrivederci Monopoli Pass Go and auf wiedersehen Monopoly Here and Now. All equally good online slot machines.
You brought us joy, you brought us wins, and mostly, you brought us entertainment. And now you will be but a memory in our Monopoly slot playing life.
Because WMS have picked up the pieces with a brand new release, in association with Barcrest.
The question then, is can they make the Monopoly Big Event slot as good as the IGT games that came before it, and will you be tempted to betray your love of one, for the promise of wins in the other?
Wait. What? Did we just lose 3 IGT slots?
What, you didn’t hear? Clearly your nose isn’t as close to the casino gaming ground as ours, which is so damn close we are practically eating casino gold dust.
Though if we are going to 100% honest with you, it’s not that close, as we only noticed ourselves when we went to open up the IGT Monopoly slot games for a round and couldn’t find them.
We then asked the mobile casinos who shrugged and told us they pulled them off at the request of IGT.
And then we noticed that WMS had released a brand new Monopoly Big Event slot.
Clearly this was no coincidence. Our spidey senses were tingling. Here lies a story, we said.
So we went straight to the source
We asked IGT themselves who confirmed the sad, nay tragic, news that we would be losing three of their best and brightest.
It happens sometimes. Remember when everyone cried as the 243 ways to win Lord of The Rings Microgaming slot got pulled because of a licensing deal gone wrong in 2012?
What do you mean you either didn’t know or care? Philistine. We broke a tear, or three. Probably.
But, each time these things happen, you just have to hope that bigger, better slots follow in their wake. With Lord of the Rings, we got the very good The Dark Knight slot.
So what, do we get here? Is it worth our time or will be shun the monopoly slot name forever more?
We gained one WMS slot online & mobile
If you don’t know anything about Williams Interactive slots (to give them their full name instead of WMS), then know this: they make great games.
Perhaps not as visually impressive as NetEnt. Or as many as Microgaming. Or even as easy to play on mobile as Play’n GO.
But what you can’t deny is that WMS create wonderful big hitting slots that create the kind of wins that don’t require progressive jackpots.
It’s why they are not always easy to find. Most casinos have little beads of sweat on their brow whenever someone starst playing WMS games.
Because it could mean they could be paying out 1,000, 2,000 times your bet wins in one spin… or even more. And that’s straight out of the casino pocket.
So at least the Monopoly slot brand we know and love haven’t been given to the wrong hands.
What is the Monopoly Big Event game like?
You know by now that WMS slots are not for the faint of heart. And neither, we are happy to report, is this Monopoly mobile slot.
It’s actually incredibly similar to the other equally dangerous Ooh Aah Dracula, also by Barcrest.
Not dangerous because it’s easy to lose your money, dangerous because it tries to draw you in with it’s ‘play big bet’ option.
This is where you can play 5 spins for 20 or 30 in cash, but the return to player rate of the machine increases to 99%. It makes the wins come fast and easy.
Get double your money + 20 free spins on a quirky and different casino.
But not guaranteed. So if you’re budget is less than 200, you can quickly watch it disappear. Still, you could play without betting big…. but then you miss out on all the extra multipliers, sticky wilds, easy free spins…
It’s a tough call. But one we can make for you: if you can’t afford the big bets, try something like Cluedo Classic from IGT, or even the Bruce Lee slot from WMS.
Trust us, this WMS Monopoly slot game is only worth it if you are looking to bet at least £€$4 a spin.
Where can I play this new Monopoly slot?
At all good WMS mobile casinos of course.
If you want to play straight away, one we are really loving at the moment is Casumo casino. They give you 100% up to €300 + 20 free spins on Starburst.
If you are looking for somewhere where you can play in AUD, GBP and a whole host of other currencies, then Leo Vegas is for you, giving you $700 / £1000 in bonus + 200 free spins.
And, last but not least the wonderful Vera & John mobile casino, who are releasing the Monopoly Big Event by the 15th of May.
Isn’t it great to have choice?
Time to roll the dice and head straight to Go. Do not pass any more articles, and do collect $200 dollars on the way.
