Best Gambling Game: Hoyle Red Hot Slots

In the rough waters of the present economic crisis, a gambling rig at the local casino may seem out of reach to most of the sane-minded people in this world. However, thanks to Encore's Hoyle Red Hot Slots, a video slot machine simulation for the iPhone and iTouch, gamers can now enjoy gambling in all its glory sans the risk (and occasional gains as well).

While the ambience of casinos is hard to reproduce on a handheld device, Encore has done a good job at emulating the looks and feel of a video slot machine on the iPhone/iTouch. The colors and reels in Red Hot Slots are pretty comparable to their casino counterparts. There are 10 different themes such as cats and dogs, fruit, pirates, tiki, fruit, and wild west, and as one might expect, the rules are the same as in a real casino; the only difference being every player is given a US$5000 cash reserve to start with.

The game also offers some value addded features such as a variety of bonus games, Free Spins, Money Minute and Pick a Box that give the gamer an extended chance of winning and increasing the pot. The game as a whole is very well designed and brings the full featureset of a typical video slot machine from a casino right to one's iPhone/iTouch.

While the full version of the game can be bought for US$1.99 from the iTunes App Store, a free Lite version is also available which offers only one game compared to ten of the full version.