The Lord of the Rings Online Slot Game Ready to Launch at All Fortune Lounge Online Casinos

MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, August 10, 2010

Fortune Lounge Online Casinos today announced it will introduce the eagerly awaited five reel cinematic online slot game, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, to its online casinos including Platinum Play. The game, which promises to be the biggest launch this year, offers players, over 243 ways to win, the famous The Lord of the Rings characters and will be one of the most graphically rich, innovative and exciting online slot game to date. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring online slot will be available only to adults in countries where online gaming is permitted.

In the online slot game, players follow the Hobbit "Frodo Baggins" as he sets out to ensure the destruction of the Dark Lord Sauron. The five reel online slot will have unrivalled game graphics and include beloved characters from the film, including Frodo, Aragorn, Saruman and the deadly Black Riders; along with some of the film's iconic footage, including Ringwraiths during the attack at Weathertop, Balrog in the Mines of Moria, and Uruk-hai in the woods of Middle-earth.

The online slot game has been created by Microgaming, the world's largest provider of online gaming software. The Lord of the Rings game will be powered by Cinematic Spins - a software program that allows movie clips to act as moving backgrounds behind the reels during spins. This offers players an unprecedented level of excitement and immersion. Win sequences and expanding wilds also make use of cinematic clips, instead of traditional animated graphics.

There will be 243 different ways to win and 3, 4, or 5 Rings launching the 15 Free Spins that can be retriggered. Any one of the reels can become the Wild during each Free Spin. 30 000 coins can be won in the base game while up to 90 000 coins can be won in the Free Spins Feature.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be available at all Fortune Lounge Group of Online Casinos from September 2010.

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