American Idol Slots
The most popular reality show in the United States has taken over the casino floors. International Game Technology has launched an iconic slot machine called the American Idol slots to gain from the Idol mania that grips America every year. The slots, which was released by the developer in October 2012, has been rocking casinos and entertaining casino goers successfully. It is a 3-up Multiplay game and players can try their luck with 5 games at a time, for more action and more opportunity to win. The slots is available online through IGT's Double Down Casino but not on mobile platforms as of now.
American Idol Superstar is a 5-reel video slot of three games each, with 30 credits cover for each game, and 90-cedit cover to cover for all three games. The games have three corresponding judges - Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez - one for each game, giving the players a real feel of the game show. The screens are also decked with graphics and images that resemble the stage of the reality show.
American Idol Superstar also features several bonus rounds that offer free credits to the player and improves the chances of winning with the wild feature. The game is updated by the developer on a regular basis, so that players will see the latest season's contestants on the reels. The game also contains video clips from the latest American Idol seasons, to engage and entertain the players and American Idol fans.
How to Play & Real Money Versions
IGT has released the American Idol Superstar slots only for land-based casinos, and not for the mobile platforms. The game can be played for real money at select casinos featuring IGT products and the betting range is between $0.01 and $5 per line. This online slot is available only for players in the UK and select countries in Europe, through Double Down Casino where it was initially launched by IGT.
Bonus Rounds on American Idol Slots
The game has three exclusive bonus features - the Superstar bonus, the Rapid Reloads and the Judges Pick'em bonus. The Rapid Reload bonus is triggered when you get the same kind of symbols in the center of each of the three games, and respins the reels one more time.
The Superstar bonus, which uses the popular Fort Knox mechanism for bonuses, is triggered at random and players have to select a superstar using the voting system. In this engaging bonus feature, the players have to pick the smartphones on the screen to get a certain number of votes, which are converted into extra credits. This feature can be retriggered further in the game as players advance to higher levels, and also offer them multiple progressive rewards.
The Judges Pick'em bonus is triggered when the star symbol forms in the center reels of each of the games. When this feature is active, one of the three bonuses, one each for the judges, is triggered.
If the bonus is triggered n Steven's game, the audition select page appears. The page will have three participants and you have to pick one who is going to get the Golden Ticket to Hollywood. The participant gets the golden ticket and you get free credits of over 1000.
If the bonus is triggered in Jennifer's game, the Double Reload Feature and five free games bonus is activated. Randy's bonus feature triggers the Top of the Charts bonus round, where a screen filled with musical symbols, instruments etc appears. All you have to do is pick one symbol and win multipliers and free credits.
About American Idol Franchise
The American Idol television reality show is considered as one of the most impactful shows in American television history. The reality-singing competition, which inspired a number of similar regional shows across the world, was conceptualized in 2002, as an extension of the British Pop Idol inspired "Idols" format. The program, created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, has not looked back since it was first aired.
The concept of the game show, as you may already know, is to find recording solo artists through a competition and a selection process. This involves in engaging the audience and viewers across the country to choose the winners through voting by SMS, telephone lines, and internet.
American Idol introduced a number of talented singers and artists like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, David Cook, Phillip Phillips and more to the world of music. The show relentlessly remained on the top of the US television ratings charts, from 2003-2004 to 2010-2011. According to Billboard Magazine, the reality show has managed to produce over 354 chart toppers in its first ten years, from pop idols like Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Daugherty, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Clay Aiken among others.
