Oily Business Slots
Oily Business sounds like the name of a B-movie about geopolitics in the Middle East, but in fact, it’s a 5-reel video slot developed by software firm Play’n GO. The slick casino game (boom!) offers players the chance to hit one of three linked progressive jackpots, though there are plenty of solid wins to make during the base game.
Oily Business has 5 paylines, sharp graphics and a wide betting range; it also includes wild symbols, scatter icons and free spin bonuses. Want to know more? Then read on.
Before Drilling for Oil…
..you must set your bet. In this slot, you can activate up to 5 lines and stake a maximum of 5 coins per line. Coin values go from 0.1 to 2. The game’s RTP is a healthy 96.20%.
Layout
Oily Business is set on a standard 5x3 reel grid against the backdrop of an oil installation. The game title appears in the top left-hand corner (‘OILY’ is written in a black oil-like substance), with an outline of machinery in the background.
Playing the Game
The main symbols in Oily Business include an oil rig, a stock chart, a helicopter, some oil drums, an oil tanker and a bundle of banknotes. There are also figures holding placards showing playing card icons, from 10 to A. The figures are in some way associated with the oil trade – drillers, divers and traders.
Three or more jackpot symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the jackpot bonus game. Jackpot symbols are simply those which are enclosed by a gold ring. Three jackpot symbols gives you a spin on the bronze Tasty Jackpot wheel. Four awards a spin on the silver Luxury Jackpot wheel. While five grants a spin on the golden Dream Chance Jackpot wheel.
It’s feasible to advance from the bronze wheel to the silver wheel, and from the silver wheel to the golden wheel, simply by getting the arrow symbol on the jackpot wheel. This gives you a new spin on the wheel you advance to. Remember, the higher you bet, the greater your chance of winning each of the massive jackpots. You can find out what payments the jackpots grant by viewing the table in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
The Oil Wars
Oily Business includes both a wild symbol – that of the oil rig – and a scatter, which is represented by an oil tanker. The wild, as is normally the case, substitutes for all other icons to help the gamer make wins. It cannot, however, replace the scatter. As well as its surrogate abilities, the wild pays 50 for three, 100 for four and 200 for five.
Three or more consecutive wilds anywhere on the reels also activates a bonus game, where you’ll be shown a map and asked to guess which area is concealing the highest number of free games. You’ll then receive an allocation of free spins, during which the grid will feature additional wild symbols. It’s possible to win up to 25 free spins with five extra wilds in play, and the bonus game can be re-triggered up to 200 spins. Neither the bet level nor the total bet can be altered during the bonus round.
The scatter is not linked to free spins, but does offer multipliers of the total bet staked. Find the tanker in combinations of three, four or five and your stake will be multiplied by five, 25 or 75. Scatter wins pay in any direction.
Double or Triple Up
After any pay-out, you can attempt to multiply your prize by activating a gamble round. Simply hit the Double Up or Triple Up buttons to commence the gamble. Your objective will simply be to correctly pick one of the four (or three) available symbols. A correct pick in the Double Up round doubles your win. A correct pick in the Triple Up round triples it. Can you guess what happens if you guess wrong? That’s right, you lose the lot. You can play the gamble round up to ten times, or as long as the amount won is less than 50,000.
Business Is Booming
With Oily Business, Play’n GO have designed a rare thing – a video slot that’s original! The progressive casino game has everything you could wish for, from needle-sharp graphics to huge pay-outs, free spins hand-outs and bonus games. Why not play in free slots mode to see if you can get a feel for it?
