Aristocrat Leisure Limited is a gaming company founded by Len Ainsworth that created its first slot machine in 1953. The company hasn’t looked back since and over the years it has built a strong brand name and reputation in the gambling industry. In 1996 Aristocrat reached another milestone- the company made it onto the Australian Stock Exchange Market.

Most people known Aristocrat as the Australian land based gaming company headquartered in Sydney. As time went by, it became one of the few slot machine manufacturing giants in the world. The company expanded its base and currently has offices in several countries throughout the world such as the USA, South Africa, Russia and Japan. Aristocrat is second to International Game Technology in the US market in terms of the popularity of it’s games, but in Australia it is definitely the best and largest manufacturer of casino gaming machines.

In March 2011 Aristocrat moved into the virtual casino gambling world and started creating online slots that can be played at a number of crypto casinos. The majority of slots are based on their land based counterparts. Some of the first titles available online were Zorro, Lucky 88 and the Queen of the Nile 2.

About These Casino Games

It’s a bit difficult to separate the best and most popular slots from Aristocrat. After all, it’s a matter of personal taste. But there are some slots that really stand out from the rest. One such slot is the sequel Queen of Nile 2. This 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot is part of the Egyptian themed slots from Aristocrat and once again captures the magic of the original. The game comes with the option to choose the number of free spins and multipliers. The bonus round can also be retriggered.

Silk Road is another popular Aristocrat title which has 5 reels and comes with the unique Reel Power feature which means that there are 243 ways to win the game. The slot belongs to the ever increasing collection of Chinese themed slot machines and it comes with wild and scatter symbols, reactivating free spins and multipliers.

Cat lovers will enjoy spinning the reels of Miss Kitty, a 5 reel and 50 pay-line slot that has excellent graphics and animated symbols. A unique feature of this machine is the free spins bonus round with sticky wilds. Once activated, you will get 10 free spins and the wild symbol will become sticky.

Innovative Features in Aristocrat Slots

Every creator of slots has a hallmark. In other words, there are certain features that appear regularly within their top games and players can easily recognize them. This makes it easier for players to get used to other new titles from the same provider.

In the case of Aristocrat, there are a couple of obvious standouts. Firstly, its slots have bold and colorful graphics and their themes are often created internally. The game play takes players on a journey while enjoying the fun and thrilling gaming experience. Secondly, Aristocrat is well- known for certain bonus features often found in its slots such as the Drag ‘n Drop wild symbol which can be moved onto any icon on the spinning reels.

Thirdly, some of the Aristocrat slots come with the Reel Power feature or 243 Ways to Win which is a pay system where you get a winning line when icons in combinations are adjacent to each other from left to right.

Last but not least, some slots, particularly the flagship ones, come with a sticky wild feature. In this feature, the wild symbol is stuck on the reel for a couple of spins in order to produce more opportunities to win and boost the player’s bankroll.

Aristocrat Goes Mobile

Responding to the new trends, in the past few years Aristocrat also made its move onto the mobile gambling world. The company started creating slots using HTML5 technology meaning the games can be played directly using a mobile browser.

The slots are compatible with the Safari browser on iPhones and iPads as well as with the mobile browsers found on devices powered by Android. iOS users can also get the games in the App Store and install them on their devices. In addition to mobile slots, Aristocrat also provides solutions and support for all gaming products manufactured in- house including products created by other gaming developers.

References and Citations

For more on Aristocrat, please check out these resources:

• Company website
• Aristocrat on Twitter
• The Aristocrat collection by MrGamez