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Microgaming Announces Mega Online Slots Tournament

Microgaming Announces Mega Online Slots Tournament

Added: May 30, 2014

When Microgaming announced the release of its new football themed video slot game Football Star in the beginning of the month, the news was accompanied by the hosting of a mega online tournament sometime in the future to coincide with the FIFA World Cup. Players at Microgaming online casinos have been eagerly waiting for further details since then. Now the excitement is rising with this announcement from the leading software provider to online casinos, “Microgaming is kick-starting the summer with a €175,000 multi-player network tournament, Reels de Janeiro, on the recently launched Shoot! tournament slot.” Rio de Janeiro will play host to several of the fixtures including the final, and hence the name of the tournament.

Shoot! is another football themed slot game from the several available in the Microgaming portfolio. It was launched some time ago and has been extremely popular. Microgaming has converted it to its tournament version ahead of Reels de Janeiro tournament. This version has the same gaming features, but depicts coin balance, time left and leader board position so as to facilitate tournament play. The Microgaming announcement said this mammoth online tournament will get players in the carnival mood for football’s showpiece event just weeks away. Reels de Janeiro kicks-off on June 12, the same day as the World Cup, to give online casino players a double whammy. The final whistle will blow on July 31, in order to extend the celebrations.

The online slots tournament has a capacity of 10,000, and players at Microgaming online casinos are urged to register their entries as soon as possible. The tournament offers a spectacular prize pool of €175,000, with the top five players netting €10,000 apiece. 70 other winners will receive smaller prizes. All this costs only €10 in buy-ins, with re-buys and add-ons also available. The basic buy-in will grant players 15 minutes of playtime with 50 spins. 500 re-buys can be availed at a cost of €20 each. There are also 5 add-ons available per re-buy at a cost of €10, each affording an extra 15 minutes or 30 spins.

James Ford, spokesperson for Microgaming's multi-player product, said, “The countdown to Brazil has already begun and Reels de Janeiro is the perfect tournament for our operators’ players. We’ve combined a smashing game with an eye-catching prize pool; we know that this will be a highly popular offering across the network.” The tournament will run at all Microgaming online casinos, such as 32Red and Royal Vegas.