Originally, the so-called Megaways™ Slot machines were developed by the Australian software Provider Big Time Gaming (BTG). In the meantime, however, the provider has made the popular feature available to many other developers, so that there are now very many different Megaways™ slots. The first Slot machine with the revolutionary Megaways™ mechanism was the Bonanza slot.
A slot machine with Megaways™ mechanism has six reels and a row of four symbols is displayed above the play money here. The special feature here is that in each game round, the number of remaining symbols on each reel is randomly determined. Consequently, the number of winning combinations available in each game round is different. At most, a Megaways™ slot can have up to 117,659 winning ways. This is the case when each of the six reels displays seven symbols.
Another characteristic of the popular Megaways™ slots are the cascading reels. This means that "winning symbols" dissolve and new symbols slide in each case, which in turn can lead to further wins. Furthermore, the Megaways™ machines also have other features such as free spins. In some cases, there are even unlimited multipliers. However, interested players should be aware that Megaways™ slots naturally have a high variance. This means that statistically speaking, wins are less frequent, but tend to be higher.
By now, there are a considerable number of slot machines in online casinos that use the Megaways™ mechanism. The most popular Megaways™ slots currently include Monopoly Megaways™, Bonanza Megaways™, Medusa Megaways™, Extra Chilli Megaways™ and Rainbow Riches Megaways™.