Derby Wheel Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Derby Wheel Review

The curved and giant 3x3 reel sits in the middle of a game show studio, and you can see the live audience as silhouettes in the background. This creates a strong 3D effect, and the neon-infused symbols go well together with the glamorous setting. Derby Wheel is far from your regular ‘classic slot’ in other words, but base game payouts top out at only 25x your stake.

Triggering the Big Wheel is one way to larger payouts, but 200x is the most you can squeeze out of that. What you really want, of course, is the Horse Racing bonus round, and you can place bets on up to 3 of 4 horses. Each betting option comes with a different volatility, and you can even “chicken out” and take a 40x consolation prize which cancels the whole race. It’s all up to you, and the most volatile option comes with prizes up to 2,240x your stake.

Derby Wheel Slot - Reels Screen

Derby Wheel Slot Features

You get 5 fruity neon symbols in Derby Wheel, and they pay between 1 and 5 x your stake for 3 of a kind wins. There is no wild symbol in this game, but the scatter symbol is involved in triggering both bonus features.

Landing 3 scatters anywhere in view triggers a spin on the Fortune Wheel, and the wheel is split into two segments.

You will either win the Horse Racing feature or the Big Wheel feature, and the Big Wheel comes with cash prizes up to 200x your stake. You can win the Horse Racing feature from the Big Wheel as well.

The Horse Racing feature comes with 4 betting options, including an option where you don’t bet at all, and the options are as follows:

• No Bet - skip the whole race to be guaranteed a 40x prize.
• Win (low volatility) - pick the winning horse and win up to 800x your stake.
• Exacta (medium volatility) - pick the number 1 and 2 winning horses in the correct order, and win up to 1,800x your stake.
• Trifecta (high volatility) - pick number 1, 2 and 3 winning horses in correct order, and win up 2,240x your stake.

The horse race plays out with robot horses and jockeys, and the horses are named White Stallion, Red Rocket, Purple Rain and Bronze Grace. You win smaller prizes if at least one of your picks are correct.

The 200 Spins Derby Wheel Slot Experience

You get to see some smaller wins in the base game, before we trigger the Fortune Wheel feature at 1:39 into the 3-minute highlights video. We got ourselves a spin on the Big Wheel, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

You get a somewhat unusual mix in Derby Wheel, and the neon fruit symbols are neatly done. The game show studio setting with a live audience creates an enjoyable atmosphere of anticipation, but you cannot win more than 25x your stake from a regular spin.

You’re looking at smaller top-up wins between feature triggers in other words, and the overall 2,240x potential isn’t exactly massive either.

The Big Wheel can land you 200x your stake at the most, which means that the Horse Racing feature is your only ticket to larger payouts. It’s a really well-made feature with stunning animations that horse racing fans will probably love. The betting options makes the whole thing even more interesting, and it’s too bad there is no buy feature as the rest of the game just isn’t all that exciting.

Pros

• Fortune Wheel w/ prizes up to 200x
• Horse Racing w/ 4 betting options
• Win up to 2,240x (1 in 10m chance)

Cons

• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges
• Single spin max win is only 25x

If you appreciate Derby Wheel Slot you should also try:

Scudamore's Super Stakes - is a more authentic and branded horse racing slot from NetEnt, and the legendary Scudamore himself provides the action commentary. Pick your favorite horse in a race against 3 others, and win up to 5,000x your stake.

Wildhound Derby - is a dog racing slot from Play’n Go, and it comes with 5x4 reels and 30 betlines. Pick your favorite dog in the bonus round, and win up to an x15 multiplier if your dog wins. The volatility is high in this game, but you can win up to 15,000x your stake.

Hit It Hard - is a neon-infused classic slot release from ELK, and it’s part of their Classic Slot Series. You get up to x5 wild multipliers on reel 3, and there’s a dice bonus board game with 7 different features. This can lead to payouts up to 2,500x your stake.

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