Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor
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Many slots fans are getting poor payouts or second-rate sites. Wrong choices cost you. I'll match you with the best games and platforms for your style, so you get better value and variety.

About

I’ve been working in the online gambling industry for over 20 years and seen it all! I’ve reviewed more than 10,000 slot games along the way. I’ve worked with casino operators, software providers, and affiliates.

Slots can be fun, but they can also be confusing.
With so many games out there, it’s easy to end up with poor RTPs, outdated mechanics, or bonus rounds that don’t deliver. That’s why I focus on reviewing games honestly, breaking down what actually matters, and helping players find the right slot for their style.

I don’t promote hype, just the best sites to play your favourite games.
I guide players to the sites that are worth their time, whether you love big volatility or strong bonus features.

My goal is simple: make sure you don’t waste time or money on second-rate slots.

“The wrong choice could cost you. I’m here to help you find better games, better site, smarter bonuses, and a more rewarding way to play.”

Quotes from Chris

“Slot games are not just about spinning the reels. There needs to be an emotional connection which ties into a player’s needs, desires and dreams.”

“My aim is to give players an unbiased, accurate and truthful assessment of slot games. This way, players can choose the right slots for them. It’s that simple.”

“When a slot game provider pushes the boundaries in terms of theme or mechanic, others will follow. Then you know you’re onto something.”

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Texas Tea Slot (IGT)

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Texas Tea Slot (IGT)

A land-based favourite in Las Vegas casinos, the Texas Tea slot is by IGT and has 5 reels and 9 paylines. Strike it rich with this oil-themed game at slot sites, from 9p per spin.

Landing 3 or more Texas Ted Scatters will trigger the Oil Dividend Bonus feature: the more scatters you land, the bigger the payout, with up to 100 x your total bet on offer. If you land 3 or more Oil Derrick symbols on a payline, you’ll trigger the Big Oil Bonus feature: here pick from locations on the Texas map to win cash prizes.

With a 96.2% RTP rate, Texas Tea is a low volatility game which comes with 10,000 x bet max wins: try the free demo below. At OLBG, there are 500+ demo slots to enjoy, including many land-based favourites.

 

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Black Knight Slot (Light & Wonder)

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Black Knight Slot (Light & Wonder)

Join a brave knight on a quest for riches and glory in Light & Wonder’s Black Knight slot. A Las Vegas favourite, it has 5 reels and 10 fixed paylines. Play at online slot sites, from just 10p per spin.

This medieval, land-based classic focuses entirely on the Free Spins Bonus feature: 3 or 4 scatters will result or 7 or 12 free spins with 5 scatters awarding 12 free spins but with a 500 x bet prize on top. More importantly, the Black Knight Wild expands on the 3 middle reels. This can lead to 3 sticky wild reels for big win potential.

With a 96% RTP rate (94% if playing at under £2 a spin), Black Knight comes with 5,000 x bet max wins: play this classic game with the free demo below. Want more free demo slots? Head to OLBG’s dedicated area.

 

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Bash Bros Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

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Bash Bros Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

Join scrappy brothers Oskar and Fred in the 80s style Bash Bros slot from Hacksaw Gaming. With 5 reels and 1,024 ways to win, step into their underground bunker at slot websites, from 10p a spin.

Look out for Cash symbols as these expand upward into a Cash Stack. When expanded, the Cash Stacks reveal bet multipliers up to 10,000 x bet. All Cash Stack Multipliers are added together too. Also, there is a chance that Oskar will bash the grid by removing symbols from a reel and replace them with new Cash Stacks. Fred can also smash the grid to compress the Cash Stacks to add Cash Stack multipliers. If Oskar appears and then Fred, the new Cash Stacks will benefit from double multipliers.

Bash Bros also comes with 3 free spins features where you begin with 10 free spins. The Bros Before Blows feature has an increased chance of landing Cash Stacks. With the Cash Me Outside feature, you are guaranteed at least 1 guaranteed bash from Oskar or 1 smash from Fred. In the Reactor Riot feature, every free spin sees 1 bash from Oskar and 1 smash from Fred!  

With a 96.26% RTP rate, the low to medium volatility Bash Bros slot comes with 10,000 x bet max wins: join the brothers in crime with the free demo (below). Want more games? Visit OLBG’s Demo Slots page for hundreds of games.

 

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Gonzo’s Quest 2 Slot (NetEnt)

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Gonzo’s Quest 2 Slot (NetEnt)

Venture deep into the jungle again in search of treasure and glory in NetEnt’s Gonzo’s Quest 2 slot. With 6 reels and up to 262,144 ways to win, El Dorado awaits at slot sites, from 30p a spin.

With Avalanches, each win sees an extra row and more ways to win, with up to 8 rows and 262,144 ways to win: each win/avalanche increases the multiplier in the base game up to 5x. In the base game, look out for Calamity Wilds that add up to 6 wilds to the reels and colossal symbols, which can lead to colossal wilds, a higher chance of wins and the ‘Super’ free spins.

Then you have the Free Spins feature, where you begin with up to 20 free spins. Beginning with a 2x multiplier, each avalanche/win increases the multiplier by 2, with no limits. When you add a new row, it won’t reset, meaning more ways to win on each free spin. The Super Free Spins feature can begin with a starting multiplier up to 5x, with multiplier increases up to 5x: importantly, the multiplier doesn’t reset!

With a 96.06% RTP rate, Gonzo’s Quest 2 comes with 15,825 x bet max wins: play the free demo below. Play more free demo slots at OLBG: there are over 500 to choose from.

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Mermaid’s Treasure Trove Slot (Pragmatic Play)

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Mermaid’s Treasure Trove Slot (Pragmatic Play)

Underwater riches await in Pragmatic Play’s Mermaid’s Treasure Trove slot. Played on a 7x7 grid with Cluster Pays, Join the mermaid, at UK slot sites, from 20p per spin.

Winning clusters are formed when you see 5 or more of the same symbol adjacent to one another. When you do so, the Tumble feature triggers: winning symbols disappear with new symbols falling in for another chance to win.

If you land a winning cluster with no Multiplier Wild symbol, the Multiplier Wild feature is activated: a Multiplier Wild with a 1x multiplier is then added to a random position on the grid. Every time it is part of a winning cluster, the multiplier value increases by 1; it then moves position, randomly. If 2 or more Multiplier Wilds are part of a win, they merge into a single one with their multipliers also added together. Look out for paying symbols with multipliers up to 100x: When symbols with multipliers are part of a win that also contains Multiplier Wilds, their multiplier is added to the Multiplier Wild.

Then you have the Free Spins feature, where you begin with up to 18 free spins. During the feature, Multiplier Wilds stay on the grid. If you triggered the feature with a Multiplier Wild, it is carried through. Every scatter that lands will award an extra free spin, with no limits.

With a 96.54% RTP rate, Mermaid’s Treasure Trove comes with 10,000 x bet max wins: head underwater with the free demo below. Want more games? Visit OLBG’s Demo Slots page for 500+ options.

 

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Rainbow Riches Road to Even More Riches Slot (Light & Wonder)

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Rainbow Riches Road to Even More Riches Slot (Light & Wonder)

Following the original release in 2009, the Rainbow Riches Road to Even More Riches slot by Light & Wonder has 5 reels and 20 paylines. Strike gold with the cheeky leprechaun at slot sites, from 20p per spin.

Packed full of bonus features, there is a Random Wheel feature which can be activated randomly in the base game: it can award a spin with Fairy Wilds (1 to 4 wild reels), an instant win of up to 20 x bet or entry to the Road to Riches feature for 3, 4 or 5 scatters.

The Road to Riches feature is also triggered by land 3, 4 or 5 Road to Riches symbols. You spin the wheel to move you way up the road. If you make it all the way to the end, you’ll win 200, 500 or 1,000 x your total bet (depending if you triggered the feature with 3, 4 or 5 Road to Riches symbols). In the Wishing Well feature, you choose from Fairy Wild Respins with up to 4 wild reels or an instant win up to 500 x bet.

With a 96% RTP rate, Rainbow Riches Road to Even More Riches is a polished version of the original game with 7,300 x bet max wins: try the free demo below. Want more games? Head to OLBG’s Free Demo Slots page.

 

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Dinopolis Slot (Push Gaming)

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Dinopolis Slot (Push Gaming)

Get ready for a night out on the town with Push Gaming’s Dinopolis slot. With 5 reels and 576 ways to win, take a seat at the table of a dino casino at slot sites in the UK, from 10p a spin.

In the base game, look out for Multiplier Wilds that come with multipliers of 2x or 3x. With Dino Coins landing on reels 1 and 5, an instant win is awarded when part of a 3-of-a-kind win with wilds on the middle 3 reels. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Ultra Gold Coins are worth up to 5, 50, 100 or 1,000 x your total bet, respectively.

When scatters land on the 3 central reels, you’ll trigger the Dino Bonus feature: pick from up to 4 playing cards to win a feature pick prize and up to 10 free spins. The feature prize pick will give you stacked wilds with a 2x multiplier, a single reel multiplier boost up to 7x, all reels multiplier boost or a Golden Card for more picks. Look out for Dino Coin Collector symbols: collected in a meter, you advance to a new level when you fill a meter for more card picks, which leads to extra feature pick prizes and free spins.

With a 96.4% RTP rate, Dinopolis comes with 50,000 x bet max wins: head to the coolest casino around with the most roarsome guests with the free demo. Want to play more free slots? Head to OLBG’s dedicated section.

 

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Holy Diver Megaways Slot (Big Time Gaming)

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Holy Diver Megaways Slot (Big Time Gaming)

Grab your sword and shield in Big Time Gaming’s Holy Diver Megaways slot. With 6 reels and up to 586,971 ways to win, play this unique ‘Reel Adventure’ game at slot sites in the UK, from 10p per spin.

Inspired by American heavy metal band’s ‘Holy Diver’ song, this medieval-themed game comes with Chests of Fortune features (that are triggered when a knight reaches a treasure chest): all instances of 1 symbol turn wild, there are 3 wild reels with multipliers that can combine up to 343x, 4 flaming wilds are added which turn adjacent positions wild and a high-value jewel symbol turns wild.

Look out for the treasure chest uncovering gemstones as this sees you advance to the next level in the Shield of Fortune feature. When you collect 4 gemstones, you’ll activate the Free Spins feature: with 3 levels, you’ll play with more Megaways (or ways to win) on each level. Levels 2 and 3 see you play with up to 396,900 and 586,971 ways to win, respectively: gems on reels 2-5 become wild with a 2x or 3x multipliers too. Once in, diamonds award extra free spins with retriggers increasing the minimum number of symbols on every reel.

With a high 96.54% RTP rate, Holy Diver Megaways comes with 20,500 x bet max wins. With a free-play version below, visit OLBG’s Demo Slots page for more options.

 

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Bamboo Ways Slot (Push Gaming)

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Bamboo Ways Slot (Push Gaming)

Push Gaming’s Bamboo series returns with a twist in the Bamboo Ways slot. Beginning with 6 reels and 729 ways to win, play the action-packed game at slot sites, from just 10p per spin.

When a Cascade or Instant Prize win happens, you’ll benefit from Expanding Rows: each time, the number of rows increases by 1, with up to 6 rows in total for up to 46,656 ways to win.

To help you land wins/cascades, there are Expanding Wilds that come with multipliers up to 5x. Look out for the Converter into Wild symbol as it spins throurough the paying symbols that appear on unlocked rows: all instances of the chosen paying symbol will convert into wild symbols. There are also Mystery and Expander symbols: the latter expand mystery symbols to fill a row or reel and then transform into the same symbol.

When the Golden Bamboo symbol is revealed by Mystery symbols, you’ll activate the Golden Bamboo feature: all positions will spin through and reveal instant prizes (up to 1,000 x bet), multipliers up to 10x, collectors, converters, scatters or row unlockers.

Then you have the Free Spins feature where you begin with up to 10 free spins with a 5x multiplier as well as 6 rows, 46,656 ways to win and 3 low-value symbols removed. When scatters land, they are added to the level meter: this moves you up through the levels for extra free spins, a multiplier boost and extra rows/ways to win.

With a 96.3% RTP rate, Bamboo Ways comes with 25,000 x bet max wins: head to the Orient with the free-play version below. If you want more games, try OLBG’s range of free demo slots.

 

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