Which Online Slots Are Similar to Dragon Link?

With another Dragon Link slot resulting in a $116,665 jackpot this week, it's becoming abundantly clear that previous hits on this slot game are hardly a one-off. 

Jackpot Sounds tracks slot wins across both land-based and online casinos with a keen focus on jackpot win replays, large slot wins, information about progressive jackpot games and more.  They also document Dragon Link slot wins, including a $692,500 jackpot payout at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Gambling911.com thought it might be a good time to check out available online slots that mimic the hold-and-spin bonus mechanic and jackpot style of this popular land-based casino game.

Online Slots Do Pay and Often Have a Higher RTP

Dragon Link, by Aristocrat Gaming, typically features a theoretical Return to Player (RTP) ranging between 88% and 95%. It is a highly volatile slot, meaning it pays out less frequently, but offers the chance for massive "hand pays" (jackpots over $1,200) triggered through its signature Hold & Spin feature.  Bets typically range from $5 to $15 denominations.  For example, on June 11, a player won $167,222.41 on Dragon Link slot machine at the Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee with a $15 bet.

Some of the online variations feature even higher RTPs.  And, to be clear, just because a casino happens to be online does not mean it won't pay out similar jackpots as land-based operators.  Case in point, Game King Video Poker, while not necessarily a Dragon Link-like variation, paid out $400,000.00 June 12 on FanDuel's New Jersey online casino site. 

Huff N' More Puff High Limit paid out a $82,700.00 jackpot on Fanatics online site just two weeks ago, according to Jackpot Sounds. 

Zhao Cai Zhu: Yo Ho Hog is moderately similar to Dragon Link.  It paid $113,540.00 June 13 at FanDuel's New Jersey online casino. 

Online slots that recreate the Dragon Link experience (Hold & Spin, cash-on-reels, Grand/Major/Minor/Mini jackpots, Asian themes, high volatility) include the following: 

Jackpot Sounds tracks big slot wins both at land-based casinos and online

Fu Qian Qian

Probably the closest online equivalent that's found online but primarily on sweepstakes casinos. 

Unlike a real money online casino, sweepstakes - or social casinos - is an online platform that allows users to play casino-style games, including slots, bingo, table games, and even live casino games, using virtual currency instead of real money.   These types of online casinos rely on additional real money purchases once the free play component is exhausted.  In contrast, real money online casinos require a small deposit that can be increased through wins.  Free play and cash bonuses are typically offered as well. 

Sweepstakes casinos have become wildly popular throughout the U.S., though some states have cracked down and passed laws that prohibit sweepstakes casinos and contests specifically.  As a result, popular sweepstakes casino sites have exited those state markets. 

Fu Qian Quian main features include: 

• Fireshot (Hold & Spin) bonus
• Collect 6+ coin symbols to trigger respins
• Grand jackpot for filling the screen
• Asian-inspired artwork
• Four jackpot levels

Coin Strike Hold & Win

This slot game features: 

• Sticky coin respins
• Mini, Minor, Major and Grand jackpots
• Lock-and-respin bonus
• Similar volatility to Dragon Link

it is available at a number of regulated online casinos, mostly outside the U.S. though. 

Golden Dragon Inferno

This game employs the whole Asian dragon theme that is especially enticing to slots players. 

This game was designed with many of the same elements as Dragon Link:

• Asian dragon theme
• Hold & Spin feature
• Progressive-style jackpot chase
• High volatility

It is frequently recommended as a Dragon Link alternative.

The RTP is typically set at 96.58%, which is far greater than Dragon Link slots found at retail casinos. 

Divine Fortune Gold

And finally, Divine Fortune Gold as several mechanics that will feel very familiar to fans of Dragon Link by combining the Dragon Link-style "Hold & Win" gameplay with the long-running Divine Fortune Greek mythology series widely available online. 

This slot variation recently paid out $91,671.60 at the Golden Nugget online casino on June 12.

B.E. Delmer, Gamlbing911.com