Slots Tracker: New leader sits atop of US rankings as Canada sees top two stay the same

A change at the top of the US casino slot rankings has seen IGT’s Fortune Coin leapfrog Almighty Buffalo Megaways, ending its five-month reign, while 9 Masks of Fire still ranks first in Canada.

Along with the change at the top of the US charts, IGT’s Cash Eruption dropped from second to third place, while Cleopatra, also by IGT, jumped two spots from sixth to fourth.

IGT continued to establish its dominance in the US top 20 rankings with two new entries – Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin, which jumped from 27^th to 10^th – and Cats, which leapt 17 places from 29^th to 12^th.

The biggest riser of the month was Shuffle Master’s Jin Ji Bao Xi Endless Treasure, climbing to 16^th  place from 38^th the previous month.

White Hat Gaming’s Big Catch Bass Fishing saw the biggest fall in March, dropping from seventh spot to 18^th.

Six titles fell out of the month’s top 20 rankings, four of them Light & Wonder titles – Jewel of the Dragon: A Thousand Warriors, Ultimate Fire Link Cash Falls China Street, Zodiac Lantern Tiger, and Hot Hot Blazing Lock – that had previously ranked eighth, 15^th, 18^th, and 19^th, respectively, in February.

Lightning Box’s Lightning Shenlong and AGS’ Platinum 8x 8x 8x were the other two slots to lose their places in March’s top 20, having  ranked 17th and 20th, respectively, a month prior.

Big Time Gaming’s Extra Chilli as well as IGT’s Cash Eruption Vegas and Cash Machine rounded out the other new entries to the chart at 15^th, 17^th, and 20^th place, respectively, the latter two giving IGT a total of seven top ranking slots for March.

EGR’s data partner eGaming Monitor (EGM) examined slots across six states – New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Delaware, West Virginia, and Connecticut – while 2,713 games were scrutinized from 144 studios and 55 sites.

Meanwhile, in Canada, Gameburger Studios’ 9 Masks of Fire and Pragmatic Play’s Sweet Bonanza retained their top two status.

Two titles entered the top five in March: Stormcraft Studios’ Thunderstruck Stormchaser jumped 25 spots from 29^th to 4^th while Games Global’s Dark Waters Power Combo rocketed from 391^st to fifth – a colossal rise of 386 places.

There were two brand new entries to the Canadian rankings during the period: Slingshot Studios’ Spinny Mcwinnagin Loot Boost and Push Gaming’s Wild Swarm 2, ranked 12^th and 13^th, respectively.

The other games to break into the top 20 in March were Gameburger Studios’ Hyper Star (32^nd to 15^th), Microgaming’s Agent Jane Blonde Max Volume (52^nd to 18^th), and Stormcraft Studios’ Thunderstruck Wild Lightning (53^rd to 20^th).

Six slots dropped out of the top 20 rankings altogether in March, three of them from Pragmatic Play.

Big Bass Splash, Wolf Gold, and Buffalo King Megaways, all Pragmatic Play titles, ranked sixth, eighth, and 14^th in February, while Snowborn Games’ Massive Gold (13^th), Fortune Factory Studios’ Gold Blitz (15^th), Foxium’s Rome Fight for Gold Deluxe (16^th), and Microgaming’s Wacky Panda (17^th), all lost their rankings spots in March.

EGM looked at performances across five Canadian provinces: Ontario, Western Canada, Quebec, New Brunswick, and British Colombia.

A total of 2,900 games were analyzed from 185 studios and 66 sites.