Slotland Casino Profile
Slotland.com is one of the oldest and most popular casinos on the internet. Players tend to love Slotland or hate it. I've attempted to make this profile of this particular online casino as complete as possible.
Sections in this online casino profile:
A. Slotland Casino Game Software
B. Slotland's Jacks or Better Controversy - Card Games or Slot Games?
C. Slotland Signup Bonus and Wagering Requirements
E. Slotland Corporate Information
F. Other Slotland Resources on the Internet
Slotland's Casino Game Software
Slotland's software (or lack thereof) is a reason to love Slotland and a reason to hate them at the same time.
Slotland fans enjoy the unique slot games available at the property. No matter whether you love Slotland.com or hate it, you couldn't possibly contend that their casino games are somehow run of the mill or similar to any other slot machine games online.
Haters of Slotland.com complain that since there is no sound, much of the fun and excitement of playing the slot machine games is lost. There has also been some controversy regarding their slot games that simulate card games like blackjack and video poker. (More on that below.)
WebTV and Mac Compatible Casino Games
Fans of the casino love the software because unlike almost all other casinos, their software is compatible with almost any kind of computer or web-surfing device, including Mac computers and WebTV/MSNTV interfaces with the web. Slotland is a no-download casino, but unlike most other no-download casinos, java and/or flash are not required to play there.
Cell Phone Slot Machine Games
Slotland not only offers no-download html-based slot machine games that are Mac and WebTV compatible, but they also now offer slot machine games (Lucky Stars) you can play on your cell phone.
Slotland Games
This is a list and a brief description of the games available at Slotland:
- Magic (and Halloween Magic, which is the same game but with Halloween images.) - A 5 reel slot game with a minimum $0.50 bet and a maximum $10 bet.
- Golden8 - A big 3 reel slot machine with 8 paylines. Golden 8 has a minimum $0.50 bet and a maximum $12.00 bet.
- HeavyMetal - Heavy Metal is another 3 reel slot machine. Minimum bet of $0.50 and a maximum bet of $8.
- SilverKiss - Silver Kiss is an adult slot machine game with nude pictures. Minimum $0.25 bet and a maximum $2 bet.
- Treasure Box - A minimum bet of $0.50 and a maximum bet of $8. This game allows players to "hold" certain paylines and spin the other reels to increase their chances of maximizing their payback.
- Booster - The Booster slot machine game is a biggy. The minimum bet is $0.50 and the maximum bet is $50. The "Boost" symbol is wild and allows you to increase your bet by a factor of 10.
- Space Jack - A unique, 3 handed "slot machine" version of blackjack. Gameplay is similar to multihand video poker; you're dealt 3 blackjack hands, but if you hit one hand, you hit all 3 hands. Same if you stand. But a blackjack pays 3 to 1 instead of the usual blackjack payout, and this payout is even if the dealer has a blackjack too. Minimum bet is $1 and maximum bet is $60.
- Jacks or Better - A "slot machine" version of jacks or better video poker. Minimum bet of $0.50 and maximum bet $10.
- Striking 7's - A "slot machine" version of deuces wild video poker, only sevens are wild instead of deuces. Minimum bet is $0.50 and maximum bet is $10.
- Santa Sleigh - A multi hand (3 hands) video poker slot game. There are 2 jokers in the deck which act as wild cards, and the game plays similarly to Jacks or Better, only with wild cards.
- Wildheart - Another video poker type game, Wild Heart is based on Jokers Wild. Minimum bet is $0.25 and maximum bet is $15.
- FreeSlot - This game isn't actually a part of Slotland, but I'm including it because it's their "free slots tournament" game. You can read more about it on the FreeSlot page. (There is no money wagered on FreeSlot, hence the name, but $100 each week is given away to the highest score.)
- Lucky Stars - The new slot machine game for mobile phones. It's got 5 paylines and the minimum bet is $0.50. The maximum bet is $40.
Please note that all of Slotland's games are slot machine games that are tied into their progressive jackpot. This includes the card games, which are not based on the behavior of a 52 card deck, but are instead programmed to provide a certain payback percentage, just like any other slot machine game.
Slotland's Progressive Jackpot
All of Slotland's games tie into one progressive jackpot. According to Slot Charts (and at the time of this writing), the jackpot gets hit on average every 43 days and averages $86,217 when it hits. The largest jackpot ever paid out by Slotland, at the time of this writing, was $163,150, on March 12, 2006.
Slotland's Payback Percentage
Slotland boasts a 98%+ payback percentage. Some people on forums theorize that they include their deposit bonuses in this calculation and that the true payback on the machine is significantly less, but I've never seen any proof of this.
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Slotland Jacks or Better Controversy - Card Games or Slot Games
One controversial issue that has been a bit of a thorn in Slotland's side is the way their video poker games work. Video poker games, by definition, replicate the action of a 52 card deck of playing cards. This makes a perfect strategy possible, and it also makes the calculation of the payback percentage of a video poker game possible.
Slotland's version of Jacks or Better though, is a slot machine game, NOT a video poker game. The payback percentage for the game is programmed to pay back at a certain amount, and it is NOT determined by the action of a 52 card deck of cards. Slotland.com recently changed their description of the game on their site to acknowledge this difference, in a response to a thread on a popular casino gamblers' forum. This change did little to mollify Slotland's critics.
Michael Shackleford, the "Wizard of Odds", wrote in his "Ask the Wizard" section, "I just don't trust any casino that would rig a card game, even if they admit it in the fine print."
Shackleford was talking about Space Jack, Slotland's version of blackjack, but the same logic would apply to a video poker game, since it's essentially a card game also, in that it normally has fixed odds based on a simulated 52 card deck.
Slotland Signup Bonus & Wagering Requirements
Slotland's signup bonus and wagering requirements are some of the best in the industry, and their payouts are also quick and easy. When you deposit $100 on your first deposit there, you get a $100 bonus. To cash this bonus out, you must wager the entire deposit plus bonus. In an age where most casinos require at least 15 times the deposit+bonus in wagering requirements, this type of signup bonus is almost completely unheard of.
Slotland's Affiliate Program
The affiliate program for Slotland is also unique. Rather than pay a flat dollar amount per player that is sent over, or paying a percentage of losses, like almost all other online casinos do, Slotland.com pays a percentage of the referred players' deposits. Some webmasters love this program; others hate it.
All in all Slotland is probably one of the more enjoyable places I've played slots at online. I like the unique games there, and I don't mind the lack of sound so much. I'm usually listening to music in my computer room anyway, even when I'm playing slot machine games.
Corporate Information
Slotland is owned by a company called Slotland Entertainment S.A.
Email Address
The corporate email address is office@slotland.com.
Other email addresses for Slotland, and probably of more interest to players, are the following:
- info@slotland.com
- support@slotland.com
- billing@slotland.com
- management@slotland.com
- program@slotland.com (This last email address is for the affiliate department.)
Most of the email addresses are pretty self-explanatory; if you're looking for info, then email info@slotland.com, but if you have a billing or deposit question, you'd email billing@slotland.com, etc.
Phone Number
The phone number for general information there is (775) 307-3790.
Physical Address
The corporate address follows:
Slotland Entertainment S.A.
Suite 2100
ACS, BP 269
Mutsamudu, Anjouan
Comoros
More Information and Resources Related to Slotland
The following resources regarding Slotland might also be helpful or of interest to you:
- Casino City - Slotland - This is the single largest gambling database website I've seen. They have listings for every online casino, online poker room, and online bingo hall in the world, and they also have listings for land-based gambling establishments too. Their corporate information is invaluable if you're interested in researching who actually owns the casinos you're interested in.
- Casino Affiliate Programs - Slotland - If you're a webmaster and you're interested in finding out about others' experiences promoting Slotland as an affiliate, this forum is devoted to the subject.
- Casinomeister Forum Thread RE: Slotland Video Poker Games - Casinomeister runs what is probably the most popular online casino player forum on the internet. This link is to a lengthy discussion thread about the video poker games at Slotland and whether or not they're fraudulent.
- The Wizard of Odds' Ask the Wizard Comment on Slotland - This was referred to above in the discussion of the controversy surrounding the Jacks or Better game at Slotland. The quote is about 1/4 of the way down the page.
- Slot Charts Slotland Score - Slot Charts ranks and scores progressive jackpots based on where they stand now compared with where they're usually at on average when the progressive jackpot is hit. This link is to the chart for the Slotland jackpot.
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