Alongside playing fantasy league basketball, slots games like Slam Dunk can be a really good way of mixing basketball and betting – particularly if you support one of those teams like the Bobcats who have seriously long odds to win the actual NBA Championship. Although it is not the only basketball slots game around, Slam Dunk is certainly one of the best ones, because it manages to feature all the best elements of a modern slots game with a basketball theme which is more than window dressing.

The five reel, nine pay line game sets out its stall right from the start, with brilliantly rendered graphics of a basketball stadium as the background, and players, cheerleaders, sneakers and a number 23 jersey on the reels. Of course the 23 jersey was the number worn by Michael Jordan during his glory days with the Bulls, although in his current role as chairman and majority owner of the aforementioned Bobcats, he will probably be as glad of the light relief offered by Slam Dunk as fans of the team are. The 23 jersey acts as the wild symbol in this game, which means it can replace any other icon to give you a winning reel.

This gives you a better chance of winning an online casino payout, which is the main reason for playing a slots game – even for hardcore basketball fans – but Slam Dunk also has other great features. The bonus game is activated by scoring a reel with three of the Super Bonus Icons on it, and can see you win up to 5000 coins. When you consider that you can play Slam Dunk with pennies – ensuring that no one is going to go broke by spending an evening on it – and most of those playing will secure at least one payout during the course of their play, it isn’t hard to see why basketball fans love it.