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Ahh the good Old Wild West, a time in which life was simpler. And also probably quite terrible if you ask us. Living on the western frontier of North America back in the day was no picnic, what with all of the crime, outlaws, corrupt sheriffs and money-greedy government officials. And then there was the heat, lack of water and a lot of creepy crawlies to boot. We'd take green grass and an established social infrastructure any day of the week!

Even so, there is a particular charm that the western genre throws up that can't be emulated by any other style of slot machine. This effort by Capecod Gaming software elicits the appeal of the Wild West perfectly in a game that is designed to a perfectly rickety standard with wooden frames revealing a dusty dead-end town somewhere in the middle of the Texas dessert. The symbols on the reels show pretty much everything that any good cowboy or cowgirl needs to get by in the dangerous environment, such as a pair of pistols, a sack of cash and a bottle of fine bourbon.

Perhaps the main reason that people braved the dangers of the Wild West was the promise of the ultimate American dream – endless fortune. This slot machine isn't quite as arduous and life-threatening as the real desert, but it still offers plenty of potential gains. With 243 ways to win, there are wins for every spinner, but lucky punters could line up a top line bet jackpot of 1,000x if they find the right sequence of icons on the reels.

The coin values available to play with range from 0.01 to 2.00 credits. To account for the fact that there are 243 ways to win, this coin value will be multiplied by 10x to calculate the total bet that is placed on the reels. The RTP of this slot machine is 96.43%.

Helping players to boost their wins is a range of special bonus icons, from wilds to bonus triggering scatters. To begin with, players will find that the bourbon symbol has the ability to not only complete wins as a wild icon, but it will also multiply those wins by 2x. That isn't the only wild on the reels, because there is also a wild horseshoe symbol that will expand to fill the entire reel upon which it appears.

Players will notice that this game also plays host to a special “Wanted” poster that acts as a scatter to award wins worth up to 2,000x whenever five appear in any position. Should three or more of these bonus scatter icons appear, players will be given a number of attempts to gun down a band of bandits in a shoot 'em style side game. The more “Wanted” posters that trigger the feature, the more attempts a player will have to find some big wins.

The Wild West genre has captivated readers of literature, watchers of films, players of video games and now it is one of the most popular themes for spinners of slot machines. Some top-quality slots with a western element to them are Bandit's Bounty by World Match, 7 Smokin' Wilds by Bede Gaming and West Town by Softswiss.

Bandit Saloon may take on a fairly generic theme, but it executes the design and gameplay to a very high standard. Not only will spinners of this game be immersed into an authentic Wild West town, but they will also have a chance to make their own fortunes with a game that pays in 243 ways and which presents a number of wild symbols and bonus prize bounties.