The month of May marks a significant change for mobile users around the world, as well as pokies players located in Australia. WMS Gaming has officially taken over the rights of the Monopoly brand from IGT, meaning all mobile Monopoly slots by IGT have disappeared.
Never fear, WMS Gaming have released a slot called the Monopoly Big Event to mark the changeover. It is quite significant for Aussies because IGT games aren’t available for these players to access so they now get a Monopoly slot to play, and it is just as significant for players worldwide because it has been released in a format compatible with mobile devices.
Available at one of our favourite mobile casinos, Leo Vegas, this new slot has some interesting features, which you can quickly view on your smartphone or tablet, but be careful the Big Bet feature has been known to be a lot of fun.
About Monopoly Big Event
Monopoly Big Event has been created by WMS Gaming in conjunction with Barcrest, another slots developer, and is now available at Leo Vegas online casino.
Since the rights have been handed over, the past IGT Monopoly slots aren’t available anymore, including the mobile version, which doesn’t affect Aussies but globally some players might be disappointed. However this new Monopoly slot has been created to be compatible with portable devices and means we get a revamped Monopoly slot that Aussies can enjoy too.
The slot features a 5-reel 20 payline format and still resembles the iconic Monopoly board that the IGT versions stuck to, but you can’t really stray from the standard Monopoly imagery.
All the classic Monopoly symbols are there including the board pieces such as the dog, car, and battleship, and the reels see wild payouts, a feature round, and a free spins bonus.
The most interesting aspect to this new pokies however is the Big Bet feature, which many Barcrest slots have and it has been known to attract many players. The more you bet, the more you will be rewarded. Here, players can either choose to play $20 per spin for a Progressive Win Round, or $30 per spin for a Bonus Wheel Round. When we played it this week, we found the latter bonus option to be more fun due to the potential of landing a wild feature which holds scatters for five spins.
While many international players may be disappointed of the loss of IGT Monopoly games, Monopoly Big Event, which came to Leo Vegas just over a week now, is a great and exciting slot and we don’t just mean for Aussies because they finally have access to a proper Monopoly slot, but to players everywhere as we can play the exciting Big Bet feature on our smartphone and tablet, something IGT didn’t offer.
About WMS Gaming
WMS Gaming is behind slots like Star Trek, Wizard of Oz, and Top Gun. Before 2012 the company was struggling a bit in terms of revenue, so they decided to turn their attention to creating games specifically for the mobile platform.
Many of their slots have gone mobile and hence why their new releases are all compatible with smartphones and tablets. Additionally, they are now the only software developer to offer a licensed Monopoly slot available at mobile casinos.
Hopefully we will see more mobile slots from WMS Gaming soon, especially with the Big Bet feature, but for now Monopoly Big Event is available on your smartphone or tablet, so get on over to Leo Vegas and take advantage of their new player bonus, including $700 in matched deposits along with free spins, while you’re there.