PlayTech Introduces New Collapsing Reels Feature for Slots

The online slots market is saturated with hundreds of games. So, it is up to developers to think up new and interesting ways to reward players. PlayTech is great at doing so and, as such, its games are rich with fun bonus features that players can enjoy. The company’s latest invention is called Collapsing Reels, a feature that allows for multiple wins in a single spin.

Collapsing Reels is a bonus feature that takes place during the base game and Free Spins of new PlayTech titles. Whenever a win is made, the symbols involved in the win disappear. Then, new symbols fall into the places where they were. This could result in yet another win involving more symbols, so players could trigger multiple wins with just one wager.

If the concept sounds familiar, that’s likely because it is. IGT has similar feature called Tumbling Reels (available on DaVinci Diamonds) and other developers have created games with Cascading Reels. It is still a great feature, however – and it is about time that PlayTech adopted it.

The first game to feature Collapsing Reels is Hot Gems, a new online slots game from PlayTech. You can experience all of the fun and excitement of this bonus feature at Bet365 online casino.

Lakshmi’s Gold Pulled From Online Casinos

Almost immediately after releasing Lakshmi’s Gold online slots, PlayTech received word that the Hindu community was very upset with the game. Depicting various Hindu gods, Lakshmi’s Gold was considered to be disrespectful and insulting to Hindus. Now, after just one week of controversy, PlayTech has removed the game from its online casinos.

Rajan Zed, a famous Hindu leader, was the first to speak out against the game. He stated that it was insulting to depict deities in such a way, insulting those who believe in these Gods. Zed led the campaign to have the game removed from online casinos, and has become pleased to discover that PlayTech abided by the community’s wishes.

As of today, Lakshmi’s Gold is no longer available at online casinos powered by PlayTech. However, PlayTech has yet to issue an apology to the community. It seems as though it is unlikely that the company will be doing so; if PlayTech had planned on apologizing, it likely would have done so while recalling the game. Rajan Zed states the recall is a step in the right direction, but is not happy that the company has not apologized.