The Vegas Star casino slot is a modern take on classic slots, designed to resemble the glamour of Las Vegas in its golden era. Developed by WMS (Williams Interactive), this 5-reel game boasts an exciting Vegas Star slot gameplay experience that combines both simplicity and depth. The main attraction lies in the retro-style design, enticing players with its nostalgic charm.
Theme
The theme revolves around classic slots from the past, while incorporating contemporary graphics to create a visually appealing atmosphere. Players can expect vibrant colors, golden accents, and intricate details, immersively recreating the Las Vegas experience of yesteryear. Symbols are well-designed and reminiscent of traditional slot games, reinforcing the nostalgic ambiance.
Design
The game’s design features an old-school style with updated graphics to maintain a sense of nostalgia while being fresh and modern at the same time. The background is adorned with a stylized cityscape, complete with iconic landmarks that add to the Vegas theme. Symbols are designed in the vein of classic slots from past eras, such as bells, 7s, cherries, diamonds, hearts, plums, oranges, lemons, limes, and melons.
Symbols
The game features standard symbols seen in many slot games, each carrying its own unique payouts:
- Standard Symbols: Bells, 7s, Cherries, Diamonds, Hearts
- High-Paying Symbols: Plums, Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Melons
Each of these standard and high-paying symbols carries a specific payout for three, four, or five in sequence on an active payline.
Payouts
The payouts range from 0.01 to 200 credits for the low-to-high paying standard and bonus symbols respectively. The highest possible payout can be obtained by landing five of each High-Paying Symbol combination on any active line.
Wild Symbols
There are no dedicated Wilds in Vegas Star. However, a ‘Burger’ symbol acts as both a Substitute and Scatters.
Scatter Symbols
The ‘Burger’ serves dual functions: as both a wild card (substituting for other symbols to make winning combinations) and a scatter icon that can award players free spins when three or more appear anywhere on the reels. The number of times it appears determines how many credits are won per spin.
Bonus Features
Free Spins Bonus – Landing at least 3 ‘Burger’ Scatters triggers Free Spins Mode, offering up to 100 spins with a multiplier bonus on every win during this mode. However, there is no fixed Wild symbol in Vegas Star; the free spins can sometimes be very low-paying if you don’t get many combinations of high paying symbols.
Free Spins
Landing three or more ‘Burger’ scatter icons awards players 10-100 Free Spins, depending on how many are triggered. A multiplier increases for each free spin to up the potential payouts.
Return To Player (RTP)
While specific information about the RTP of Vegas Star is not publicly available from its official provider WMS, estimates based on general observations suggest it may be around 92-96%. The variance seems relatively high due to the large wins in Free Spins.
Volatility
Vegas Star has a moderate level of volatility. It can pay out generously during free spins and then sometimes dry up for several spins thereafter before potentially breaking loose again, so expect sudden wins or losses from game-to-game basis.
Betting Range
The bet range for this slot varies between $1 to $100 per spin across all 25 available paylines. Players can also adjust the coin denomination which is not available as a progressive function in Vegas Star. Additionally, no auto-play option seems present on most platforms where it was tested, possibly indicating varying mobile and desktop experiences.
Max Win
The game offers up to 2500x the player’s bet as max possible payout during any single spin or free spins round; however this is achievable only with perfect combination of five High-Paying Symbols across an active payline.