Slots Tracker: US slots status quo continues into February as top-six remain unchanged
SG Digital, Evolution, and IGT continue their relentless assault in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania
Digital domination was the name of the game in February as the top slots providers extended their stay at the summit of the EGR US Slots Tracker rankings.
SG Digital’s 88 Fortunes, the market leader across New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania retained its top spot, heading up a non-changing quartet which also included Evolution’s Divine Fortune, IGT’s Cleopatra and its Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin slots.
Jin Ji Bao Xi Endless Treasure, by SG Digital and Evolution’s Bonanza slot, switched places between fifth and sixth during February, just ahead of two new entrants to the rankings.
These new entries were SG Digital’s 100x Ra slot and Digital Gaming Corporation US’ Thunderstruck Wild Lightning slot, placed in seventh and eighth respectively.
February’s biggest climber was ReelPlay’s Hypernova Megaways slot, which shot up six places to tenth position, just ahead of Cats by IGT and SG Digital’s 88 Fortunes Megaways, which re-entered the rankings at 11th and 12th respectively.
As in previous months the jockeying for position in the slots rankings was reserved for the lower half of the table, with big fallers including Dancing Drums Explosion by SG Digital which fell eight places to 15th, Evolution’s Starburst slot, which fell 10 places to 18th, and Everi’s Cash Machine, which dropped nine places to 20th.
A total of 31 sites were scrutinized as part of the February tri-state sample, including 152 webpages and 1,109 games.
Games are ranked by their position throughout the month across all online casino sites in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Only the ‘main’ page of the casinos is taken into account, and the top 20 most prominent positions on those pages.
The ranking is calculated as the total number of hours the game was in the top 20 positions throughout the month. Each casino page is tracked at least once every 24 hours. Table games such as roulette and blackjack are excluded from the rankings, as are live casino games.