Ascot Sporting Legends

Odds are, if you’re familiar with Ascot, you’re probably a horse racing fan. Unlike more popular sports, horse racing tends to be a niche interest. Yet, developers have been trying to combine the two for ages! And now, it’s <a href=”http://www.casinosonline.com/casino-software/playtech”>Playtech</a>’s turn to give it a try. While we like the attempt, it has a few too many downsides for us to like it.

Ascot Sporting Legends is played on a 5×3 board with 25 flexible paylines. It comes with three different types of Wilds, and a free spins round. For players seeking the highest thrill of all, it has not one, but three progressive jackpots! These are shared across all slots that are part of the Sporting Legends series, similar to Age of the Gods.

Maybe horse racing just isn’t our thing, but we didn’t feel this theme. The background depicts a large building and a pretty green field in front of it. We’d have liked it a lot more if it depicted a race in progress or a less boring angle. That said, the background image does change to something more interesting when you trigger free spins.

You play this game on a 5-reel board, where each reel is three symbols tall. To win, gamblers must collect three or more identical icons in adjacent positions, starting from the leftmost reel. All wins must follow one of the currently active paylines or else the cash prize won’t be awarded.

Setting the total bet is pretty simple. You choose your wager by pressing plus and minus underneath the Total Bet tab. This, alongside the number of active paylines, determines how much you can bet per spin. In this release, you can stake between $0.01 and $250 per spin. This is a fantastic betting spread for both casual players and high rollers.

Ascot Sporting Legends has a medium to high variance, with an RTP of 92.96%, which is far too low for our liking. It’s three percent below the current industry average. To makes up for that, the game offers three progressive jackpots. One has no limit, while the other two are guaranteed to pay within a certain timeframe.

We’re not big fans of the symbol designs. You have the generic-as-hell playing card royals clad in silver. Then you have the more high-class icons which represent the prestige of real-life Ascot. They don’t look bad, but like the rest of this slot, they fail to capture our attention.

There are three different Wilds that can appear on the board. They appear as bronze, silver or gold Cups. All three can substitute for all symbols except for Scatters. That said, silver cups can expand to cover their reel! And gold cup can expand and serves as a multiplier for all win combinations on the screen.

Collect three Scatters to win up to 20 free spins. There appear to be no additional mechanics alongside the extra turns.