Basketball Star

If you are up for a quick basketball game or better yet, if you are up for making some money without breaking a sweat, putting in some actual physical effort and having to potentially embarrass yourself on the local basketball court, you will probably appreciate Basketball Star Slot for giving you the unique opportunity to sound really sporty and cool when casually mentioning how you were just shooting some hoops with your homies and how you animals tore down the court and impressed many females with your skill and stamina. The fact you did it online, does not make it a lie. So, to quote one of the greatest poets of our time, get ready to “sell loot, shoot hoops and make hits every single day”.

Fourth in line of other sport themed games from the same company (Microgaming), Basketball Star Slot has 5 reels and 243 winning combos with the traditional reel structure replaced by the cascading system that activates during the bonus spin. For those of you accustomed to a traditional reel dynamics, where every spin brings a completely new, random set of icons, note that cascading style is generally considered to increase your winning chances because the existing game symbols are dropping down into the lower reels after the matching icons disappear from the screen. That aside, the game is also rich with the wild icons and comes with the fair amount of free spins.

The coin value ranges from 0.01 to 0.10 with the minimum bet of 0.50 and maximum bet of 50. The jackpot is similar in amount to the ones in earlier sport based slots from Microgaming – 120,000 (with medium slot volatility and 3-4% house edge), however the tradition of numerous Wild symbols and bonus rounds continues with Basketball Slot (also available on desktop, mobile and tablet).

As mentioned, the game features over 40 Wild symbols, appearing on the reels 3, 4 and 5 and represented by strategy board, cup holder, medals and other basketball related objects. Other symbols in the form of actual players have higher value, with the potential $250 win on a $1 bet for a match of five highest ranked icons. The game’s logo is the Wild, stacking and replacing everything but the scatters, which, if you land 3 to 5 can bring you 15, 20 or 25 free spins, respectively. During the freebies, the progressive multiplier can reward you with up to 10x amount increase, but unfortunately bonus spins cannot be re-activated. A feature that is randomly activated is Wild Shot; once unlocked it will stack two entire reels with nothing but wilds, giving you a sure win.