Play Esmeralda Slot Game

Daytime soap operas are known for their sultry storylines, exotic characters, and cheesy musical backgrounds. Playtech has taken all of these characteristics into account when creating the 25 payline slot game, Esmeralda, which you can play for real money at Casino.com ZA.

Esmeralda has two excellent features that any South African player will enjoy; a progressive jackpot and a free spin feature. The game has a Spanish feel due to the characters and the guitar music playing while the game is in progress. Get all the details you need to start playing for real money at Casino.com ZA in this online slot game review.

• Game Type: 5 reels, 3 rows, 25 paylines
• RTP: 96.69%
• Volatility: Medium-High
• Theme: Spanish, Soap Opera
• Provider: Playtech
• Min Bet ZAR: 0.10
• Max Bet ZAR: 250
• Release Year: 2021

You can win the progressive jackpot if you line up five wild symbols on a payline. For a chance to win this prize, you must activate all 25 paylines and place a qualifying bet. To see what is considered a “qualifying bet,” click on the Jackpot Info button on the main game.

There are five qualifying bets, and each one pays out a different percentage of the total jackpot, with only the max bet paying out 100%. If you don’t qualify for the progressive jackpot, you will still win a 15,000x payout for landing the five wild symbols in a row.

There are 25 paylines in Esmeralda, and you have the option to choose how many should be active before each spin. A winning spin will result in at least three matching symbols, going from left to right across an active payline.

• Coins and How the Bets Work: There are seven coin sizes to choose from, ranging from 0.10 to 10.00. Once you choose which coin size to use, decide how many paylines to activate. The total bet is the coin size multiplied by the active paylines. Therefore, if you use the penny coin and only activate a single paylines, it will result in the ZAR0.10 minimum bet.

On the other side of the spectrum, you can make the max ZAR250 bet by choosing the dollar coin and activating all 25 paylines.

• Symbols: The two male characters share the spotlight as the top-paying regular symbol, with a max payout of 1,000x. They are followed by musical instruments and jewelry, with top payouts reaching as high as 875x and 700x, respectively. The low-value symbols are A, K, Q, and J. Check out the paytable below for a complete breakdown of all the payouts.
• Wild: Esmeralda is the game’s wild symbol and the symbol needed to trigger the progressive jackpot. It can land on all five reels and has a top payout of 15,000x, provided you don’t qualify for the progressive jackpot.
• Scatter: The rose symbol is the scatter, and it often appears stacked on the reels. It starts paying at 2x when there are at least five on the reels simultaneously and triggers the free spin round when there are eight or more on the reels.

• Bonus Feature: When there are at least eight rose symbols on the reels, it will trigger the free spin round. During this feature, the Wild symbol can substitte for any symbol, including the scatter. This can be very lucrative, as there is no limit to how many times you can retrigger the feature.

The number of spins and the symbol payout increases with each additional rose symbol.

• 8 scatter symbols = 16x payout and 15 free spins
• 9 scatter symbols = 18x payout and 17 free spins
• 10 scatter symbols = 20x payout and 19 free spins
• 11 scatter symbols = 22x payout and 20 free spins
• 12 scatter symbols = 24x payout and 22 free spins
• 13 scatter symbols = 26x payout and 25 free spins
• 14 scatter symbols = 28x payout and 35 free spins
• 15 scatter symbols = 30x payout and 70 free spins

Playtech did an excellent job developing Esmeralda as a mobile casino game. Using HTML5 technology, the reels will adjust to any screen size and maintain the high-quality graphics and animations players love. Some minor adjustments, such as moving the buttons to change the paylines and stake size, allow for fewer distractions while playing.

There is no special software to download, although using the Casino.com ZA mobile app will make it easier to find the game. As long as you have a funded online casino account and a stable internet connection, you can play from anywhere in South Africa.

The Esmeralda bonus feature can reach as high as 70 free spins and starts with a 30x payout. If that isn’t enough of a reason to spin these reels for real money, Playtech also threw a progressive jackpot into the mix. Register your online casino account and make a deposit, so you can play Esmeralda for real money at Casino.com ZA today.