Slots Tracker: Light & Wonder moves to lock out top three in May US slots rankings
New entrant Hurricane Horse gatecrashes bronze medal position as rankings turn into three-way battle between developers
Light & Wonder’s 88 Fortunes and Evolution’s Divine Fortune continued their stay at the summit of the EGR US Slots Tracker rankings but it was all change in the month of May for the rest of the top six.
Central to this shift was May’s sole new entrant into the rankings, Light & Wonder’s Hurricane Horse slot, which gatecrashed the top three, sliding into third at the expense of IGT’s Cleopatra slot.
As a result, the rest of April’s top eight rankings slid down one place, with the exception of re-entrant IGT’s Cash Eruption, which returned to the rankings and increased the number of IGT slots in the top eight to five.
Light & Wonder’s Jin Ji Bao Xi Endless Treasure was the other big climber during May, returning to the top 10 in ninth position from 14th.
May’s big fallers were Evolution/NetEnt’s Mercy of the Gods, which fell six places to 18th, Evolution/Big Time Gaming’s Bonanza, Reel Play’s HyperNova Megaways and Light & Wonder’s 88 Fortunes Megaways slot, which all fell four places during the month.
In addition to IGT’s Cash Eruption, four slots games re-entered the top 20 in May: IGT’s Cleopatra Gold, Evolution/NetEnt’s Starburst XXXtreme, AGS’s Capital Gains and, rounding out the top 20, Evolution/NetEnt’s Divine Fortune Megaways.
A total of 31 sites were scrutinized as part of the May tri-state sample, including 157 webpages and 1,208 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.