We Explain Why The Bet365 Vegas Starburst Slot Is Blowing UK Fans Away

In scientific terms, a Starburst is one of two things. It’s either a very dangerous Gamma-ray burst, or at its most catastrophic a supernova, where the star bursts apart and explodes causing one of the brightest and most visible objects in the known universe.

So when you name a slot after two such immense processes, there is a real onus on that slot delivering the goods above and beyond what is expected of the usual slot and it is fair to say that on every front, NetEnt’s fantastic Starburst slot hits all the right notes.

You can play the slot right now at Bet365 Vegas (and take advantage of a Bet365 Vegas welcome bonus offer if you're new to Bet365) and if you have not already tried it out, we strongly recommend that you take a trip over to the site now and load it up because you are in line for a real treat.

Starburst Slot – the basics

At first glance, the basics of the Starburst slot don’t give the player anything to believe that this is a truly exceptional slot. The game allows users to select up to 10 paylines to play on each spin and you can play for a set coin value of between £0.01 and £100.00. Furthermore, for each coin value there are ten levels you can select, with level 10 offering the biggest wager and highest payout.

The amount of variables when it comes to your wager means you can play Starburst from just £0.01 per spin, up to a maximum amount of £100.00 per spin, so it is extremely adaptable to play for any budget.

The music is particularly space-age and does compliment the game very well, as do the sound effects which are fine as a basic background when playing the base game, but they really kick up a notch when you activate a key feature or better still, notch up a big win.

The main symbols on the slots are what appear to be a number different coloured gemstones. There are several of these across the reels but there are also three other key symbols that you need to pay particular attention to.

The first two are the 7 symbol and the gold coloured Bar symbol. Both of these symbols offer significantly higher payouts than any of the gemstone symbols when landed on a payline across the reels. Of the two, the Bar symbol offers higher wins and to win the big jackpots in the game, you need to land as many of these bar symbols across the paylines as possible.

However, to help you achieve that is the Wild symbol, which is a Star shape. When you land this anywhere on a reel, that entire reel turns Wild and any payouts owed to you are paid following that Spin. However, landing a Wild icon also generates a free spin, with the reel turned Wild held for that free spin.

During this free Spin, you can earn another winning payline or even trigger another Wild and have Two Reels Wild and then trigger ANOTHER free spin. You can turn up to three Reels Wild and if you can do this (and land the Bar symbols on the other reels), then you can be set up for a massive win.

Why can I win so big on the Starburst slot?

There are two key reasons why you can win so big on the Starburst slot and the first is that all symbols on the reels are stacked and it is entirely possible to land stacked symbols on a reel which trigger more than one payline from a single spin.

This is particularly evident when you manage to land several stacked 7 and Bar symbols together, which triggers multiple high value winning paylines from a single spin and even the chance to win still more if you have triggered this with a Wild symbol.

The other key factor that helps keep players playing the game is that the Starburst slot is one that pays both ways across the reels, from right to left and also from left to right. This means that even if the first three reels don’t pan out into a win, you could still hit a winning payline if the fourth and fifth reels marry up with the third reel to produce a win.

How frequent do wins come and how big are they likely to be on Starburst?

One of the things that makes Starburst so appealing is that it is a slot with a relatively high degree of variance, although having said that, you do win fairly regularly on the slot, although wins do tend to come in patches.

A key thing to note here is that most of your three symbol wins, using gemstones, will likely only pay you around half your stake, or your stake money back on each spin. If you can land more than one payline (by using stacked symbols or wilds) then you can start to earn more from a win. So it is important to note that even if you hit a patch when you win often, you may still just be breaking even and not making a profit.

There are times, as there are on any slot, when you can spin the reels and little seems to happen. This can be frustrating, but in contrast to this, you can play Starburst and hit not just regular wins, but several bigger wins in relatively quick succession and it is this fact which keeps players flocking back to its reels.

When you do land a big win it is something to celebrate, the entire screen lights up and the Big Win symbol is displayed as the counter detailing your win climbs. Big wins can come in several ways, by landing five of a kind of any symbol across one or multiple lines, or by landing three or more 7 or Bar symbols across the first three or second three reels. Land four or more of each of these symbols and you start to head towards the really big payouts.

Wins of up to 50,000 coins are possible, which offers a huge return on what could be a £1 bet and indeed there are several notable examples posted around social media of players who have played for this amount and walked away with wins of several thousand pounds or more.

Starburst is a fantastic and enjoyable slot that is fast and fun to play and has all the ingredients of a top quality slot. It may not have the free spin features or bonus games of other slots available today but its simple gameplay and regular big wins will keep punters more than happy well into the future.