Casino Night Slot Review

05/09/2024 | Categories: NetEnt Slots | Published by: Joe | Last updated: 21/11/2024

We have not seen much news regarding NetEnt in recent times, aside from this provider announcing a partnership with NetBet Denmark. That was an agreement between two parties for this famed Swedish developer to bring its online gambling products to a wider array of Danish gamblers. Of course, we always keep an eye on this game supplier. Its gaming title library has now surpassed over four hundred and thirty slots, which are available on hundreds of Internet platforms. So, when we saw that an upcoming spinner named Casino Night would come down the pipe at the end of August 2024, we set a reminder on our phone to check it out when it drops. What made us do this were the mafia-style characters featured in the promo materials, which we found curiously different.

Casino Night debuted on the 27th of August, and in the first week of its launch, it entered the top two hundred rankings in multiple countries, including Norway, Austria, and Finland. What is unusual about this is that this slot accomplished this feat with little to no promotion. We saw no press release or ads for this game, which NetEnt followed up with a slot named Dragon’s Playground, and it preceded it with one called Ticket to Wild, which we hope to review.

Theme & Design

How many online casino games have a casino theme? We tried to figure this out but could not because what classifies a casino slot is pretty broad. What does an interactive gaming title need to feature to get categorized as a casino one? Is it chips? Physical gaming machines? In our eyes, it should not only include visuals synonymous with gaming floors but get set in one. Titles that do this that we can think of off the top of our heads are Betsoft’s Mr. Vegas and Wilds of Fortune. Yggdrasil’s Cazino Zeppelin Reloaded and Habanero’s Big Deal Deluxe also qualify. Therefore, there are quite a few spinners that can get thrown in the same group as Casino Night.

As noted above, the graphics of this game most piqued our interest. They were the thing that made us be sure to check it out. They boasted a crime vibe, which got confirmed when we finally sat down to play this slot. The character symbols have a shady look, and the colors used in this title set a distinct mood—a smoky, tense atmosphere and ambiance. The symbols here drop onto a virtual roulette table, on a 5×3 grid drawn on blue cloth. The free spin round plays out on a red one, as the table gets a more elite upgrade in that mode.

We should note that the setting of Casino Night seems to be in the 1950s or pre-1950s era, and without question, this spinner has a sense of style. It has decent but uninspired animations and good sound effects. All in all, the presentation here is super competent and better than average. Although, we would have liked to see Casino Night do something a tad more different on this front that would have made it stand out more.

A few of the main buttons sit at the bottom of your screen, centrally, under the symbol layout. That is where you will find the auto-play one, the bet selector, and the settings one. Right off the grid are the spin and feature buy buttons. That was the setup we saw at our chosen casino. But, we have seen one were all the buttons are in the bottom part of the screen.

Specs & Gameplay

The RTP of NetEnt’s Casino Night is the online slot average of 96.04%, paired with medium-high variance. It has a max exposure setting of x10,000 and no traditional paylines. Instead, what you get here are wins determined by how the different-colored chips align on Golden Reels and the unique skills of your card-playing companions. Again, pay tokens in Casino Night award their reward when they hit on a golden reel in the base game. On any spin, one or more reels can turn golden, and the chips that land on it award their prizes. Not all spots get a chip on them on game spins.

The lowest bet you can make here is $0.10, and the highest is $40 per spin. There are four character symbols here, each awarding a different feature. The chips can pay out values up to x50. So, you can say that the slogan here could be – what do the cards hold for you?

Bonus Features

As mentioned, the four character symbols are special tokens that can show up on any reel at any time. That said, only one of these can be in view in every round. Furthermore, they cannot hit on a golden reel. The blue-framed one collects the value of one chip on the grid. The green one collects the values of three. The purple female gathers the values of all the chips in view, and the golden-framed mob boss-like figure does the same but also applies an x2 multiplier to the collected values.

Aside from this feature, landing a scatter on the golden reel gives you three free spins. In those gaming rounds, no scatters appear, and special symbols morph into black chips after revealing their prize. When a new chip or special symbol lands, it locks, resetting the spin counter to three. If you manage to pack all the reels, then the prizes get doubled, and this bonus mode concludes.

For x60 your stake, you can buy a scatter showing on a golden reel on the upcoming spin. You can activate this option by clicking the Buy Feature button under the spin one and clicking BUY.

GOSU Verdict

Casino Night is a simple online slot with a cool atmosphere. It is also one that offers unique gameplay. Things work here pretty straightforward once you get the hang of them. Therefore, this blend of simplicity, a different gaming mechanic, and interesting visuals compelled us to tell you to try this slot, which does not feature a high level of sophistication in any area but feels different, and that is enough for us to suggest you test run it.