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The Playtech XtraWin Feature In Online Slots

The Playtech XtraWin Feature In Online Slots

Added: February 17, 2016

Playtech is a leading software provider to online casinos. Over the years it has introduced several innovative features in its online slot games. Some of them are the Dollar Ball Game and the Mystery Scatter Symbol. Another special Playtech feature that has been used more sparingly than the others is XtraWin. To begin with the default mode has this feature disabled. You have to activate it by clicking on the XtraWin logo. You do not have to activate it if you do not want to. But there is no point in wagering on the XtraWin Playtech slot games without enabling it. When you activate this feature all paylines are automatically enabled. The normal total bet is increased by 50%. This may sound steep to new online casino players, but do not worry. The expected returns are commensurate with the extra wager amount. This article reviews some of the Playtech slot games with this feature.

Wings of Gold is a recent Playtech online slot with the XtraWin feature. It is based on a World War II theme. The high paying symbols are the female pilot and fighter jets. The pilot is the wild symbol with a 2x multiplier property. The Wings of Gold logo can award up to 100 free spins. The pilot symbol becomes an expanding wild during the free spins. When the XtraWin feature is activated the pilot symbol becomes an expanding wild in the base game as well and this brings in the extra rewards. The line payouts are made as per the normal line bets but the scatter payouts are multiplied by the enhanced total bet per spin.

Pharaoh’s Secret is another Playtech XtraWin video slot. It has the popular ancient Egypt theme. The high paying symbols are Pyramid, Eye of Ra, Isis and Scarab. Functionally this video slot is similar to Wings of Gold and the XtraWin feature operates in exactly the same manner. However, this is not the case with all Playtech XtraWin slot games. Dolphin’s Cash is a video slot in which the feature operates differently. Dolphin’s Cash also has another Playtech innovation called Shifting Wilds. The dolphin wild symbol first appears on reel 5. With every successive spin it moves one reel to the left. This is without the XtraWin activated. When the Playtech XtraWin feature is activated, the wild symbol clones itself into two when it appears on reel 5 and both wild symbols move leftwards simultaneously. Omni Casino and Mansion Casino are sites where you can wager on Playtech XtraWin slots.