Each slot machine is unique, of course, but Chicago Gold is a very special, unique slot machine from Microgaming. This is a cross between a slot machine and poker. It is also one of the few slots where playing card symbols do yield great prizes. Chicago Gold has no reels, but three rows of five cards are laid out in front of you.
Video Chicago Gold™ – Microgaming
You win if you have a nice poker hand on one of the paylines. A nice poker hand means “Three of a kind” or better. You play on this slot machine in an environment reminiscent of Chicago in the 1920s - 1930s.
It doesn't stop there. Chicago Gold can really wow you in terms of payout percentage. Yes, the payouts are very generous in this game (no less than 97.8 percent). This is, even for Microgaming and PearFiction standards, unreasonably high. Some casinos even exclude Chicago Gold from wagering the bonus. That says enough about your chances of winning in this casino game.
How Chicago Gold works
For a minimum of 0.05 CAD and a maximum of 50 CAD, three rows of cards are placed. The game contains all playing cards plus jokers. You win if you have a poker hand on one of the five paylines. Is there any difference between Chicago Gold and video poker? Yes, at slot, it has to be done all at once. You can still exchange some cards in the second round. It’s not possible at Chicago Gold.
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You win from “Three of a Kind”. It doesn't matter in what order you have the cards on the table. Ace-Four-Ace-Five-Ace-Two is Three of a Kind, just like Ace-Ace-Ace-Three-Five. You win twice the bet per payline if you have a three of a kind. The better the poker hand, the more you get paid of course.
Free Deals in Chicago Gold
No free spins, but free deals. The idea is the same. You can earn up to free deals by collecting at least three scatter symbols. There is no separate scatter symbol. The scatter appears as a band on existing symbols. This is comparable to the Star symbol on Random Runner.
Three scatter symbols will earn you 3 times the total bet plus 10 free deals. Four scatter symbols means 10 times the total bet and 15 free deals. You get 100 times your total bet and 30 free deals if you have five scatter symbols.
During the free deals, every winning poker hand earns double prizes. For example, a natural Royal Flush means that you have 20,000 times the bet per payline. You can grab up to 200,000 CAD per payline.
What Do We Think?
Chicago Gold is one of the nicest slots Microgaming has ever made. This is not only thanks to the fact that you’re dealt poker hands here instead of combinations on spinning reels. The great thing about Chicago Gold is a really high payout percentage that comes along with a possibility to win big.
The RTP of 97.8% is really insane for slots. This puts Chicago Gold among the ten best paying online slots. The maximum prize to be won of 20,000 times the stake is also huge. This is a whopping 4,000 times your total bet per spin. We rarely see this kind of high payout with Microgaming slots.
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A downside to Chicago Gold? If you don’t like poker, it probably won't appeal to you. Although RTP is sky-high and high payout on a natural Royal Flush are of course excellent arguments to give this slot machine a try. Due to its dull image, too few players know how much fun Chicago Gold can be!