Best Online Slot Alternatives to Popular Traditional Casino Machines

By the Great Beard of Zeus, Pragmatic Play’s Lucky Lightning is five reels of divine online slot action, featuring a cast of characters from ancient Greek mythology, including Pegasus, the Minotaur, Hera and Aëtos – Zeus’s pet eagle.

It’s a 243 ways-to-win slot with a progressive jackpot. Lots of action and lots of wins up to 10,000x your spin.

More mythological action on offer here from developers BGaming. Platinum Lightning Deluxe is a fabulous looking game, with some hench looking gods, some scantily clad goddesses, a comedy minotaur, and very snakey Medusa.

The game has five reels, 25 winlines, and a cartoon-like vibe. The soundtrack is one of the reasons you MUST play this game. In one of the most bizarre cultural cross pollinations ever, you get the theme from Zorba the Greek, when you spin these reels. Get me an ouzo. I’m in.

Another five-reel, 20 winline, slot from BGaming. But, no Zorba. Instead, it’s all a little bit darker, but beautifully designed. This game is well thought out, well-engineered, and good looking, with wilds, scatters, and a free spins bonus round.

Lightning has struck twice at BGaming, with good effect. Zeus commands you: SPIN!

Pragmatic Play’s Wheel O’Gold is a six-reel, avalanche-style game. The wheel appears, when you land at least four bonus symbols. It adds a multiplier to the action.

Pragmatic Play is one of the biggest casino game developers out there. As you would expect, this is a slick, bright, slot, with an upbeat Irish jig-flavored soundtrack.

The catch? The game is packed with bonus features like free spins, multipliers, double chance to play the feature and bonus symbols. There’s also a 10,000x max win!

Turn Your Fortune, from NetEnt, is five reels and 40 winlines of elegantly designed online slot. It has a distinctly art nouveau feel. If Aubrey Beardsley ever tried his hand at slots design, this would be the result.

NetEnt is famed for cutting-edge game design. Turn Your Fortune isn’t quite up there with the mighty Gonzo, but it’s a good-looking game, with a slightly magical soundtrack. The ‘wheel’ is more of a tumbler, and it contains the multipliers, activated by the bonus round. Hit three or more scatters to start it.

These are both solid slots from great developers. Give them a spin.

There’s no mistaking the mood, with this bright five-reel online slot from developers Pragmatic Play. The theme is oriental, and the game comes with wilds and a scatter.

Three or more of the latter sets off the Hold and Spin bonus round. Chinese coins fall down the screen. You collect the ones that hold. With its lanterns, dragons, and firecrackers, this game is sweet not sour.

Eight is luckiest number in Chinese culture because the word ‘Ba’ (eight) is similar to the word ‘fa’, which means luck. For the record: the number 4 is considered to be unlucky. Chinese guests in Las Vegas will be delighted to stay in any room with an 8.

888 Dragons is a super-retro style game, complete with electronic slot sounds. There are three reels and ONE winline. Yup: one. Single. Winline. That is reason enough to check out this game.

There are three different coloured dragons. You need three in a row to win. Gloriously simple.

Floating Dragon Hold and Spin is one of four Floating Dragon games from developers Pragmatic Play. It’s a crisp, clean elegant slot themed around kites, believed to have originated in China. The music is Chinese chill; it’s more feng shui than firecracker.

There are five reels and ten winlines. The dragon icon is the scatter. Three or more activates the free spins feature. If you land three coins, you start the Hold & Spin bonus; the fish fall from the heavens, when they hold, you bank the coins. What a catch.

Lion Gems, from Playson, is an action-packed five reels game, set in the savannah, with a cast of critters who would happily eat you for breakfast. There are 30 winlines and it comes with both free spins and a diamond-filled hold & win bonus round.

The high volatility action doesn’t end there. Prepare for wild multipliers and a bonus game with jackpots up to 3,000x!

It’s back to the savannah. This time the safari is being organised by Pragmatic Play. The graphics are crisp. The big five are looking at their best. The jungle drummer is certainly earning his wages. Plus, the top win is 5,000x your spin.

There are 20 winlines, five reels, wilds, free spins, and a Hold & Spin Super Boost. As well as star turns from lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo and rhino (aka the Big Five).

Dang… this is one funky game. The soundtrack is smoother than butter, with a 90s kinda Acid Jazz vibe. The game is five reels, packed out with assorted 7s. The look and feel are Pac-Man grooving at Studio 54. It’s cool, man.

It comes with 10 winlines, scatters, wilds, free spins where wins are multiplied by 3, and – did we mention the soundtrack? Hell, yeah.

The sequel Hot Triple Sevens Special, is a game you definitely don’t wanna miss!

This five-reel, five winline, online slot, from Pragmatic Play, as you would expect, is a well-engineered, good-looking, game that also sports a funky(ish) soundtrack.

The 7 is the jackpot icon. A golden star is the scatter. This game is perfect for those looking for simple, classic gameplay.