Basketball

How to play Basketball

The Basketball sports video slot uses a standard structure typical of most Novomatic gaming machines. The panel consists of 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols. Winning combinations may occur on 9 paylines. The player can choose 1, 3, 5, 7, or all 9 of them, pressing the corresponding buttons.

The cost of one spin varies from 1 to 900 credits. Using the Bet One button, the player can bet from 1 to 100 credits on each of the active lines. You can activate the maximum allowable bet in one click using the Max Bet button. The Info button opens the payout table. It can provide the following information:

• the number of winnings for each symbol
• characteristics of special icons
• available bonuses and conditions for receiving them

To spin one time in the manual mode, press the Start button. The slot has also the automatic control mode. Use the Auto Start button to activate it. Winning combinations are always of the same type symbols, dropped on the active line in 3, 4, or 5 items. Some icons start making profit when there are just two of them.

Risk game

You can multiply prize payouts received in the Basketball slot in the game of chance. After getting a winning combination, you can use control buttons and choose the special round to double your money. Your last payout is used as a bet. You can’t change it. To double the money, a player must guess the suit color of the reversed card.

Use the Bet One button to select the red color and the Bet Max button for the black one. The card turns over after you choose one of them. If the opened card suit color is the one the user chose, the win is doubled, and the user can continue the game of chance. In case of misfortune, the player loses the money and spins again. During the free spins, there are special rules in the doubling round. You can’t start it after a single winning spin, you can only activate it after the entire series. In this case, the bet equals all the winnings received from the free spins.

Symbols and winnings

Of all the symbols, the basketball and the silhouette of an athlete are the most lucrative. They increase the line bet by 2, 25, 125, and 750 times. The ball flying into the ring has multipliers of 20, 100, and 400. The combinations with a medal or a basketball ring will guarantee you the winnings multiplied by 15, 75, and 250. The remaining icons are represented by alphanumeric characters of card denominations. The multipliers in the category are the lowest. You are entitled to prize payouts with the following multipliers:

• A, K – 10, 50, 125;
• Q, J, 10 – 5, 25, 100;
• 9 — 2, 5, 25, 100.

The image of the basketball court occupies a special place in the set of icons. It has several features. The symbol replaces any missing images in winning combinations, except for the scatter. Payments are doubled for such symbol combinations. The same picture brings the largest winnings in the game. For a combination of 2, 3, 4 or 5 wild symbols on the active line, you are guaranteed payouts in the amount of a payline bet multiplied by 10, 250, 2500 or 9000 respectively.

The bonuses of the Basketball video slot

Video slot scatter is represented by an athlete’s hand with a ball reaching for a basketball ring. This is the only symbol that functions independently of paylines. Occurring anywhere on the panel 2, 3, 4, or 5 times, it brings the gambler winnings in the amount of the total bet multiplied by 2, 5, 20, and 500.

The combination of 3 or more scatters in any position on the reels gives the user access to 15 free reel spins. During the free spins, the gambler’s game account will be replenished even more intensively, because all prize payments are multiplied by 3 times without exception. If at least 3 more scatters fall out in one round during the action, 15 more are added to the remaining spins.

The device uses non-standard mechanics of free spins. The animation of a basketball flying across the panel is used instead of standard reel spins. It takes the entire screen and moves from left to right, opening newly found symbols. A basketball ring appears at the top, displaying the current amount of winnings.

How to win in a Basketball video slot

The device provides players with great opportunities to receive prize payments. You can win a large amount on the Basketball slot any time during the game. This is due to the winnings doubling for combinations supplemented by the wild symbol, as well as the function of multiplying payouts in the game of chance. You can hit the biggest jackpot during the free spins period. Experienced players advise you to gradually increase the bet by equal amounts until the bonus is activated. Before launching the device in the casino, it is recommended to evaluate its functionality in the test mode without risking real money.

by Berendej Kutko