Velvet Lounge Slot Machine
It’s all about glitz in this luxury slot machine from Merkur. Bright and bold with precious gems spinning on the reels alongside a glamorous woman, the Velvet Lounge has an opulent feel.
The jazz music playing in the background adds to the vibrant atmosphere and it feels as though the player is being invited into a luxury 1920s-style club.
The slot features just 5 paylines, but with symbols paying both left to right and right to left, there are more potential winning chances, and with regular re-spins boosting the fun this game has plenty to offer.
Delving into the Velvet
The opulent feel of the slot game is matched by colour scheme with deep shades of red on the curtains bringing to mind a traditional theatre, while gold touches in the curtain tassels, lampshades and gilt surround create a further feeling of luxury. Curtains of diamonds and pearls line the screen when you click through to the paytable to reveal your potential rewards.
The glamorous woman is the highest paying symbol, awarding up to 1,000 coins for 5 symbols together while playing max bet. The next best paying symbols are the blue gem and the green gem, both paying up to 250 coins for 5 symbols. The red gem and purple gem both pay up to 150 coins for 5 symbols, while the lowest paying symbols are the amber and gold gems, which both pay up to 150 coins for 5 symbols.
Graphically, this slot machine is highly attractive thanks to the luxury theme with the colourful gemstones, all with different shapes and colours. This is not the most sophisticated of slots and there are no wild symbols or bonus rounds, but the re-spin feature and jazzy atmosphere add extra interest and the whole feel is one of retro cool and glamour.
In the Lap of Luxury
Before you enter the luxurious world of the Velvet Lounge, you need to select your stake. This game has just 5 fixed paylines, which means these lines are in play for every spin. Although this gives the maximum number of ways to win, it also gives you less flexibility. However, the lowest bet available is just €0.01 per spin going up to a maximum of €10 per spin, so even low rolling players can enter the lounge for a taste of luxury living.
In order to increase or decrease the size of your bet, simply click on the plus and minus symbols at the bottom right of the screen. You have the option of selecting ‘fast game play’ from the menu activated by the tool symbol to speed up your spins, while you can also select the autoplay feature in the bottom left to spin the reels automatically up to 100 times.
Re-Spins and Gamble Games
In Velvet Lounge if you spin 3 of the same symbols on 3 reels at once you win 3 re-spins. Whenever you hit 3 or more symbols on the same reel, the re-spin feature is activated giving you an additional 3 spins for free. This feature makes up somewhat for the lack of wild symbols in the game.
The only other special feature on offer is the choice of two gamble games, which can be triggered after any winning spin. These games include a 50/50 card game, where you have to guess the colour of the next card in the pack. If you guess correctly you will double your payout, but if you guess wrongly you will forfeit your winnings from the spin. It is possible to only gamble half your winnings, which offers a good half-way solution.
There is a second gamble game, which is a money ladder game. Simply click gamble and the one of two numbers on the ladder will light up. You can keep gambling to try to reach the top of the ladder, but you risk leaving on zero. The maximum you can win on the money ladder is €140. If you hit this exciting top payout fireworks will be released in celebration!
You Will Want to Leave the Lounge Early
Overall, Velvet Lounge is a sumptuous slot machine with a pleasant theme and some gorgeous jazz music. However, there is a lack of wilds, scatters and bonus games here which will frustrate some players. We like the fact the symbols pay both ways, while the re-spins are another a good feature but do not trigger often enough to make it high paying.
The gamble games give the chance to rack up some luxury wins but this is a heavy gamble and could end up costing too much to make it worthwhile. Although there were some nice touches in our night out at the Velvet Lounge, we wanted to leave early.
