Slots Hall of Fame: Scene Stealer Award - Best Land-Based Slot

Occasionally, a slot machine will come along that just ticks all the boxes. Spooky Link by Aristocrat is that game. It did not just arrive, in fairness. Spooky Link represents the evolution of the Mo Mummy family, which includes the original, Mo Mo Mo Mummy, and now even Fo Mo Mummy too. However, it is Spooky Link that has truly captured the imagination with its array of impossibly adorable characters and huge payout potential. It is, without doubt, a modern classic. 

Nowadays you mention Huff N Puff to slots players and you can receive a bit of a divisive groan. There is no getting away from the fact that after countless variants, Light & Wonder have perhaps over-exposed the Three Little Pigs themed series. But let's run it back, because Huff N Puff is a bonafide classic. It was good enough, and innovative enough, to inspire a series to over-expose, and that is a rare thing - and we shouldn't let rushed and iffy sequels to define what Huff N Puff has achieved. 

Wheel of Fortune does not have the same presence as it once did on the casino floor, and there is very little point in trying to claim it did. At one time, though, rows after rows of slot machines would be dedicated to Wheel of Fortune as casinos struggled to keep up with demand from players. The video slots era has changed that, and IGT have kept Wheel of Fortune alive with new modern variants. However, the original was one of the first slots to have a feature and it commanded greater popularity than anything before or since. And even now, in 2026, it remains a brilliant slot machine to play.