Triple Cash Wheel Is The Golden Nugget Game Of The Week
If you love playing online slots, you have to love playing on the NJ gambling website that’s home to 807 online slots—Golden Nugget Online Casino.
But each week, only one can be the Golden Nugget Game of the Week, where every real money spin is worth double Golden Points. This week, the featured slot is Triple Cash Wheel.
Triple Cash Wheel would be a dynamite choice even without the extra double points incentive because this innovative game offers something for everyone. Only rarely do you find a game that combines the classic, retro symbols and simple design of a bygone era with the thrill-a-minute fast gameplay and many ways to win that 21st century technology makes possible. But Triple Cash Wheel, with triple the action, accomplishes this feat seamlessly.
Don’t let the familiar symbols fool you into thinking this slot is simply a modernized version of the machines your grandma might have played where all you had to do was line up fruit, bars, bells, or sevens. This game is different from any slot you have ever played!
Of course, that can be said about many of the new slots popping up at Golden Nugget and other NJ online casinos. Slot manufacturers have become very creative in designing games that are capable of giving a very wide spectrum of players both more ways to win and more fun and excitement than ever before. But when you get the rare opportunity to combine all that with double points, like you do this week with Triple Cash Wheel, opting-in should be a no-brainer.
How to participate in the Golden Nugget Triple Cash Wheel Game of the Week promotion
This special offer is open to all registered players at Golden Nugget Online Casino. The promotion started at 12 a.m. on Mon., June 21 and continues through 11:59 p.m. Thurs., June 24 only.
Simply log into your account online or on a supported iOS or Android mobile phone or tablet, open Triple Cash Wheel, and start playing for real money. Your double points will be tabulated and credited automatically as you play.
Triple Cash Wheel basics
The vast majority of slots available to NJ online casino players today are single games consisting of five reels and 20 or more paylines. However, Triple Cash Wheel gives you 3x the action because it includes three slots in one!
This innovative video slot from Bally’s and SG Digital contains three separate grids, each consisting of five reels, three rows, and 20 fixed paylines. However, in effect, every spin you take will involve all 15 reels and all 60 paylines. You don’t have the option to reduce your bet size by only activating just some of the reels and/or paylines as you do with some games. All three grids are always in play with all 15 reels and all 60 paylines spinning simultaneously.
The advantage is many ways to win on every spin and very frequent payouts. Prolonged dry spells are rare due to there being so many possibilities for paying combinations.
The disadvantage, if you are a small player, is a relatively high minimum bet size. Also, because each bet not only gets evenly distributed across all three grids but is also used to cover the game’s special features, the majority of the payouts are small.
Triple Cash Wheel does not offer a progressive jackpot. However, thanks to a higher than average RTP and some potentially highly lucrative special features, huge wins are possible.
Triple Cash Wheel bet range
As mentioned, the number of active paylines is fixed at 60. That alone could make this game too expensive for some players. However, assuming that a minimum bet of at least $1 per spin works for you, then you can either lower or raise the cost of playing to suit your taste across the following bet range: $1, $2, $3, $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, or $100.
Keep in mind that in all instances, 60 percent of your total bet gets equally distributed over the 60 paylines, while the remaining 40 percent is used to activate the special features. Therefore, if you bet the minimum amount of $1 per spin, 60 cents of that money will go on the 60 paylines (for a line bet of only a penny), and the remaining 40 cents will go for the feature plays. If you bet the $100 maximum, you will have $60 going on the 60 paylines (for a line bet of $1), and the remaining $40 allocated for feature plays.
Obviously, as tempting as it may be to bet big in this game to avoid tiny payouts on your line bets, you should only do so if you can clearly afford it. If you’re not sure what would be a comfortable bet size, we recommend starting small with $1 bets or playing for free in demo mode to get the hang of the game before betting real money at all.
Triple Cash Wheel RTP and volatility
Two additional considerations to keep in mind before playing this game or any slot game are return to player (RTP) and volatility. One of the great features of the Golden Nugget website is that simply clicking on the “i” tab included with every game gives you these stats and other important information at a glance.
RTP
RTP is a theoretical estimate of the percentage of the total amount of money you spend betting on a game over an extended period of time that you can expect to have returned to you in winnings. It is not a reliable predictor of how well you will fare the first time you play or in any individual session. Those results can vary from the RTP considerably in either direction. But over many playing sessions, a pattern should start to emerge that is consistent with what the RTP suggests.
Even if your total play never approaches the amount needed for the RTP to become a reliable predictor, you should play games with an above-average RTP whenever possible. This won’t guarantee that you will win, but in case your early luck isn’t good, it will help you preserve more of your bankroll. Even when the payouts are small, they will probably occur frequently enough to keep you in the game for a reasonable length of time.
Triple Cash Wheel has an RTP of 95.21 percent. This falls short of the 96 percent I require for Barb’s Best Bet status, but it is still slightly above average for NJ online slots.
Volatility
Along with an okay though not fantastic RTP, Triple Cash Wheel also has medium volatility. This means that over the course of your play, you can expect some variance, as reflected in up and down swings in your bankroll. As long as you stick to a bet size you can afford and keep the length of your playing sessions reasonable, this game’s medium volatility should not be a problem.
Triple Cash Wheel symbols
While the format of the game will probably seem strange to you initially and may take some time to get used to, that is not the case at all with the symbols. All of the game’s regular symbols–cherries, bells, bars, and flaming 7s–will be very familiar to anyone who has played online slots before.
The only other symbols you will encounter are a wild symbol and a scatter symbol.
Wild symbol
The wild symbol is instantly recognizable by the word WILD! It can substitute for any other symbol except the scatter symbol to help form winning combinations.
Scatter symbol
The scatter symbol displays the words “Quick Hit.” Unlike in many other slots, where three or more appearing anywhere on the reels during the base game don’t necessarily award any immediate prize but do trigger a bonus round, in this game, your entire prize is immediate.
Where on the grid the scatter symbols land doesn’t matter. As long as three or more land on the same grid simultaneously, you’re in the money. Depending on the total number that appear (3-9), the payout (apart from any other payouts you receive for other winning combinations) is as follows.
- 9 scatter symbols: 1,500x total bet
- 8 scatter symbols: 400x total bet
- 7 scatter symbols: 60x total bet
- 6 scatter symbols: 30x total bet
- 5 scatter symbols: 6x total bet
- 4 scatter symbols: 3x total bet
- 3 scatter symbols: 1x total bet
Triple Cash Wheel Paytable
Winning combinations that don’t include the scatter symbol are formed in the usual manner. Three or matching symbols need to line up on consecutive reels across a payline starting with the reel farthest to the left. The following paytable shows the payouts for 5, 4, and 3 of a kind for each possible winning combination in descending order of value.
Triple Cash Wheel Paytable
No. of Coins Paid Out for Different Winning Combinations
|
Symbol |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Wild symbol |
250 |
100 |
20 |
|
Triple 7s |
100 |
50 |
10 |
|
Two 7s |
50 |
20 |
5 |
|
One 7 |
20 |
10 |
2.50 |
|
Nonmatching 7s |
10 |
5 |
1 |
|
Bar with No. 5 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
|
Bar |
5 |
2.50 |
1 |
|
Nonmatching bars |
2.50 |
.50 |
.20 |
|
3 Bells |
2.50 |
1 |
.50 |
|
3 Cherries |
2.50 |
1 |
.50 |
Only the highest win on a payline is paid, and only the highest scatter win per play is paid.
Never a dull moment
What this slot game lacks in the absence of a storyline or suspenseful adventure that keeps you constantly on your toes, it makes up for in fast-paced action and the novelty of playing three games at once. Big, bold, colorful symbols keep your eyes glued to every part of the screen. However, the uninspired sound effects when you win (a bell chiming or a buzz that sounds like an alarm clock) could definitely use an upgrade, If you’re lucky enough to trigger the Free Spins Bonus feature, a more rousing jazz soundtrack is played.
During both the base game and free spins, all 15 reels and all 60 paylines are in play for every spin. However, the action takes place on three different grids, with only one-third of the total number of reels and paylines activated on each, as indicated below.
- Top grid: Lines 1-20 and reels 1-5
- Middle grid: Lines 21-40 and reels 6-10
- Bottom grid: Lines 41-60 and reels 11-15
Unfortunately, as you can see from the above paytable, most of the payouts on the regular symbols are small. Therefore, your best chances for a big win are for one or more of the following to happen: five wild symbols land across a payline, 6 or more scatter symbols show up, or you trigger the Cash Wheel Bonus feature.
Cash Wheel Bonus Feature
This feature, which can only happen in the base game, is hard to trigger but worth the wait. Above the top set of five reels, there are three cash wheel signs. Upon completing any given spin of the reels, one or more of these signs might randomly light up. If all three cash wheel signs light up, you trigger the Cash Wheel Bonus feature.
But before you spin the wheel, you will be shown a grid of 21 tiles and asked to select one tile at a time until you get three matching ones. They will indicate how many times you get to spin the wheel and what your prize multiplier will be. These are the four possibilities:
- 1 spin of the wheel with a 1x prize multiplier
- 3 spins of the wheel with 1x prize multiplier
- 1 spin of the wheel with a 3x prize multiplier
- 3 spins of the wheel with a 3x prize multiplier
If the wheel stops with a prize value, you win that prize with either a 1x or 3x multiplier instantly. If the wheel stops on Free Games, you will be refunded the total amount of your triggering bet plus 10 Free Games with a 3x win multiplier.
Free Games Bonus Feature
This feature can only be awarded during the Cash Wheel Bonus feature described above. The free games take place on different reels from those used in the base game. All free games are played with the same line bet that was in effect when the feature was activated.
During the free games, all payouts are multiplied by 3.
The number of free games is fixed at 10, and the Free Games Bonus feature cannot be retriggered.
The bottom line
Triple Cash Wheel is a slot game that is probably better suited for mid-range players and high rollers than small stakes players. The latter are strongly advised to try playing in demo mode first before committing to wagering real money.
Also, despite the simple retro theme, the gameplay is rather complex. So it may take some time to get the hang of what is going on. But don’t worry. If keeping track of all of the payouts and special features is too tall an order, the machine will do it for you.
As long as you can handle the bet size, 60 paylines, less than stellar RTP, and medium volatility, there’s no better time to play this exciting new online slot game for real money than now. Because it’s the Golden Nugget Game of the Week, every spin you take is worth double points. But you will have to hurry because after 11:59 p.m. this Thursday, the offer will end.
Triple Cash Wheel offers triple the excitement of many other online slots. It’s like playing three games in one!