Okay, okay, fine, I know – I’ve spoken about the Avengers time and time again, but I can’t help it! I love them! They’re my favorite superhero team of all time! While other kids were all about the Justice League, or the X-Men, or the Fantastic Four (hahaha, I’m just kidding, nobody but the most hardcore comic book nerds – of which I am one – likes the Fantastic Four), I was all about Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Black Panther and the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. “New Avengers” was one of the first comic books I ever picked up, and it introduced me to some characters who are now fairly well-known thanks to their live-action appearances, like Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. “Civil War” – a very important Avengers-centric event – was the first comic book event that I actually followed as it happened, and for that reason it still holds a very special place in my heart. “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” is one of my favorite cartoons of all time, and not a day goes by in which I don’t curse the person who canceled it and replaced it with that “Avengers Assemble” crap. And of course, it goes without saying that the fact that the movies are among the finest superhero entertainment to have ever been released fills me with immense joy!
But there’s another piece of “Avengers” media that often goes overlooked outside of the gambling fields when maybe it shouldn’t. I am, of course, talking about “The Avengers” slot machine, developed by Playtech around the time the movie came out. I know that plenty my readers are into gambling (I’m looking at those metrics and reading your messages), but for those of you who don’t know, “The Avengers” at one point actually became one of the most popular slots in the UK, raking in millions in profits. Yes, one of the most popular online slot machines in one of the meccas of online gambling bore the faces of Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Marvel superheroes. How friggin’ cool is that? Though it begs the question, why did this slot become so popular rather than literally any of the others listed on this website? Honestly, I think it’s because it did everything right.
Now, your average slot isn’t expected to rake in a whole lot of cash. Each online slot has something called a Return to Player percentage, which is always really high (over 91%, more often than not over 95%) and essentially ensures that a certain percentage of all money deposited within the slot by the players will be dispensed back to the players. It may not be to the same player, exactly (so person A could deposit a tenner and come out with nothing while person B might also deposit a tenner and come out with a twenty), but essentially, the overwhelming majority of money that players invest won’t even be smelled by the developers of the slot, which is why online slots are typically made on the super cheap. Have you ever wondered why most online slots look terrible, with cringeworthy animations that seem like they were made by a 5th grader? This is why – it’s a cost-cutting measure. The only way most slots can turn in a profit is to be as cheap as humanly possible.
But not “The Avengers”. That slot actually goes all out. It’s got great graphics, great music, voice acting, lots of bonus games and even a progressive jackpot! It’s got literally everything that a slot could possibly need and then some! It’s pretty obvious that developer Playtech spared no expense on this particular slot (unlike their other Marvel slots, many of which have quite obviously cut corners). It’s well-made, it’s got a lot of love for the source material in it, it’s jam-packed with features, and it’s based on a movie that made over a billion dollars at the box office! Honestly, is it any surprise that “The Avengers” became so popular?