Slots Tracker: 2021 ends with no change in top-three US slots
Final 2021 expanded US slots rankings see gold, silver and bronze positions unchanged as six titles re-enter the top 20
The final month of 2021 saw no change in the EGR US Slots Tracker rankings, with SG Digital’s 88 Fortunes, Evolution’s Divine Fortune and IGT’s Cleopatra all remaining in their podium positions.
December data from the New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania markets showed no change in the top-three, with all the jostling for position occurring further down the top 20.
Evolution’s Fruit Shop Christmas re-entered the rankings with a bang, climbing to fourth position, while November’s biggest faller, IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin, spectacularly rebounding from a 13th position back up to fifth place.
December saw a record six slots games re-enter the rankings, with two new entrants, Jin Ji Bao Xi Megaways from SG Digital and AGS’s Tiger Lord, making their debut.
The other re-entrants were Evolution’s Jingle Spin, Jumanji, Mercy of The Gods, IGT’s Da Vinci Diamonds, and IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Megaways slot.
However as the saying goes, while some rise, others fall and December was no exception, with eight slots experiencing drops in their respective rankings position.
The largest faller was Win Studios’ Mirage Mega Magma, which slumped 10 places to 17th position, taking the wooden spoon off SG Digital’s 5 Treasures, which dropped eight places to 16th.
November’s fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-placed slots each respectively slid three places in the expanded rankings during the final month of what has been a challenging 2021 for the industry.
A total of 32 sites were scrutinized as part of the December tri-state sample, including 154 webpages and 1,154 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.