The legendary Book of Ra - where are the original games from Novomatic (Gaminator)

How did "Book of Ra" become one of the most recognizable slot machines?

CEO Thomas Graf noted that the slot mechanics were unique at the time. Free spins were in many slots, but expanding symbols on the screen were their invention. Mathematics with top payouts up to x1000 was the key to success.

We have seen a rapid increase in sales of Book of Ra slots, followed by Dolphins Pearl and Lucky Lady's Charm. These three slots are particularly popular
players in Russia who demanded high volatility. After the launch of the online version in
In 2012, Book of Ra became instantly popular.



Today, the problem of the gambling industry is the oversaturation of offers and the too short life of games. Therefore, developers focus more on quantity than quality.

There are only a small number of mechanics that are truly immortal and continue to bring in the bulk of the operators' income. All the rest quickly disappear.

In online casinos, new releases are in the casino lobby for a few weeks, where they can be seen by players. Then they are moved to the general pile, to the dump of 2000 slots. And usually this is the end of life for most slots.

When Book of Ra launched, there was no such glut of games yet, online gambling did not exist in its current form.

In today's world, it is much more difficult to create something different that players will consider as an innovation. Cascade mechanics, jackpots, Megaways, etc. - many attempts are made to find new trendy mechanics, but all of them are mercilessly and quickly imitated by competitors. Therefore, you should not expect the appearance of one new super-slot.

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...I let many people play on Optibet, Lv, and Olybet, and no one who played Novomat even managed to win x100!

Unfortunately, online casinos now have huge collections of pirated copies with turnkey installations for virtually all popular providers and common slot machines. Dishonest casino owners install pirated copies to avoid paying royalties to legitimate providers and to personally control the slots' payouts.

- How can I verify that the slot machines in an online casino are real?
- Can I tell if this is an official, genuine Novomatic slot?
- How to check the Green Tube license for Book of Ra?

To do this, you need to have a computer with the Chrome browser (developer mode, Net tab) and know the provider's official licensed servers for game resources and for game mathematics.
If a game loads resources from the official server, but accesses a different server during a spin, it's a hacked script program.

- How can you check if a game is licensed if you don't have a computer or don't know the server?

You can visit the Novomat website (GreenTube), where all online versions of their slots are clearly presented.
If a casino offers anything that isn't on the above list, it means all the provider's slots on the casino's display are fake and scripted.