Jackpot Bells Slot Machine

Pros:

• Progressive jackpot! Jackpot Bells does allow players the opportunity to drop a truly life changing sum of money from just a single spin via the progressive jackpot – not bad!
• High main game prizes. In addition to the game’s progressive jackpot, it is also possible to win some slightly less juicy prizes for hitting five-of-a-kind combinations.

Cons:

• Incredibly tedious gameplay dynamic. Some players might enjoy the simplicity. However, we’re used to playing games with extravagant second screen bonuses or at least a few free spins thrown in!
• Tragically low betting limits. Some games from Playtech allow players to bet as much as R216 000 per spin. This makes the betting limit of just R450 seem miniscule by comparison.
• High minimum betting limit. Players wanting to bet less than R40 on each spin will be sorely disappointed by Playtech’s decision to restrict betting as they have done here.
• Just five win lines! There aren’t even many ways to win on the Jackpot Bells slot machine!
• Dull theme – we’ve seen a million and one of these classic casino slots now. For them to get high ratings, they really need to innovate!

Top Jackpots

Note: progressive jackpot available and is always the biggest win possible.

The top jackpots on the Jackpot Bells slot machine are all awarded for matching five of the same classic casino symbols along one of the five win lines.

As usual, we’ve listed the prizes for each five-of-a-kind combination below. Naturally, the progressive jackpot figure will vary!

• Jackpot Bell = Jackpot.
• Lucky Number Seven = 1,500x the line bet.
• Watermelon = 250x the line bet.
• Grapes = 100x the line bet.

Game Features

Jackpot Bell

All the excitement on this game focuses around the Liberty Bell symbol. This is not to say that the inclusion of this special symbol makes the game all that much more entertaining but that is the goal behind it.

The Liberty Bell symbol is the game’s “Wild” symbol. It will expand where it lands to complete as many potential win combinations as possible.

What’s more, hitting five-of-a-kind Liberty Bells will award the game’s progressive jackpot – the only redeeming feature on an otherwise dull title.

Regular Symbols

In addition to those symbols representing the highest prizes, there are also some that grant smaller payments. Just like their higher value counterparts, these are represented by pieces of fruit – just like in the old days of slot machine gambling.

For all the different prize distributions of these lower value symbols, you can check below:

• Plum = 60x the line bet.
• Orange = 50x the line bet.
• Lemon = 40x the line bet.
• Cherries = 30x the line bet.

Betting Limits

The number of win lines is fixed on Jackpot Bells at just five. This means players can only adjust the amount bet on each line. The options are incredibly limited here too.

The lowest bet per line is 40p. Meanwhile, the highest is just R100. This means that the minimum bet per spin on Jackpot Bells is just R40. Meanwhile, the maximum is a wholly unimpressive R550.

Such narrow betting limits certainly limit the appeal of the title. Some players want to play for just pence per spin.

Meanwhile, others are happy to wage thousands. Both these player types will surely feel excluded by the Jackpot Bells slot machine.

Overall Rating

As you can probably tell, we weren’t impressed by the Jackpot Bells slot machine by Playtech. We’ve reviewed many “fruit machine” style titles previously and we’re well and truly desensitised to them these days. This means that one of these classic casino throwbacks really needs to stand above its peers to receive a high score from us.

The slot’s only saving grace is its progressive jackpot mode. We think this is a fair inclusion by Playtech. If you can withstand the tedium leading up to dropping it, you probably deserve a lifechanging amount of money for your patience alone!