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Welcome to the People's Choice Awards for Casinos.com's Slots Hall of Fame. This is where YOU call the shots!
Award Category: Banger on the Slot Floor Award
What do the critics know anyway? Well, when the critics are Casinos.com, obviously everything, but slots are made for the people, not the critics. So, let’s hear what new land-based game of 2026 you want recognised.
The Banger on the Slot Floor Award celebrates the best and brightest land-based slots that were released for 2026. There was no shortage of choices here, but we are only interested in contenders, not pretenders.
So, here are the three games we have narrowed it all down to. These games were true scene-stealers on the casino floor, and that is a scene that is not easy to steal.
Vote for your favourite and you could walk away with $5,000, perhaps to spend on a trip to Las Vegas to pay homage to the game that won you it.
Our Nominees for the Best New Land-Based Slot
We want to start by assuring you, our valued readers, that the process of selecting these three new slots that you can find in land-based casinos has not been taken lightly. It has been thorough, with one poor sent to Las Vegas to play everything he could lay his eyes on.
It was an arduous assignment, but one we know you’ll rightly consider absolutely necessary. In fact, should he ever return from Vegas (note: the last communication received from him in response to us asking when he is coming back simply read ‘lol’), we will be sure to pass on your appreciation for his efforts.
Nominee 1 – Lightning 10 Year Storm
You know when music artists release a greatest hits album and put a couple new songs on it? That is essentially what Aristocrat have done with Lightning 10 Year Storm. It's new, but it's surrounded by familiar hits that make it feel really important. And it is important, to be fair. Lightning 10 Year Storm is a tenth-year anniversary celebration of Lightning Link, the game which Australian designer Scott Olive created in the shower that gave us the Hold & Spin feature. Lightning 10 Year Storm contains all the best features from the subsequent Lightning Link family, such as Dragon Link, Phoenix Link, Lightning Dollar Link, and Buffalo Link.
Nominee 2 – Monopoly Big Board Bucks
There was excitement among player when the news broke that Aristocrat had won the rights to produce Monopoly slot machines. They had certainly started to go a little stale and needed some fresh inspiration. That inspiration came from Spooky Link and Mo Mummy, with the first Aristocrat Monopoly board using the same feature mechanic of an entertaining little character charging around the screen collecting cool stuff with monetary value.
Nominee 3 – Hot Hot Flaming Pots
Mrs Wong and Mr Lee are back with another new edition of Light & Wonder's flaming pots, this time Hot Hot Flaming Pots. It's the third edition, all based on the brilliant Big Hot Flaming Pots. This new edition boasts a multiplier-giving Honey pot feature as well as an upgrade wheel.
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