Instant Win Games

Perhaps the archetypal Instant Win you’ll most likely find under that tab in an online casino is the online scratch card. These rarely stray from the classic formula of presenting the player with a 3×3 grid of panel, with each panel concealing a selection of symbols from a pool of around six candidates.

The player’s gamble is to find three-of-a-kind when all the panels are removed – virtually scratched off individually at the player’s own whim or removed in one go with a ‘quick reveal’ button of some description. Like a slot each different symbol has its own pay level for a ‘Match 3’ event, and it is usual for the rules only to allow a maximum of one Match 3 event per game.

The slight similarity with slot gameplay has seen a trend for developers to create Instant Win scratch card spin-offs of some of their most popular slot titles such as IGT’s Da Vinci Diamonds, and Blueprint’s King Kong Cash. Another trend with scratch cards is versions themed with popular TV gameshows, so don’t be surprised to find Deal Or No Deal or The Voice branded products in a casino’s Instant Win inventory.

Casino software developers haven’t paid Instant Wins anything like the attention they do to slots, however there have been some very interesting innovations in recent years such as IWG’s Cash Buster series, Zeal’s Everlasting Scratchcard and G Games’ Diamond Deal. We suspect it could well be a category to keep an eye on for interesting new gaming ideas in the future as casinos start to chase new custom from more casual players and sports bettors needing something to have a flutter on between races and during half-time.

The essence of Instant Win games is a quick fix of fun. A snacking game if you will, so whilst it is unlikely that you’ll choose to make them the sole focus of your time playing at an online casino, do check them out if you fancy a little gaming garnish to your main course of hot slot machines and table game chips.