So who is really King of the Jungle? At one point in life, we have all asked our dad who would win in a fight between a lion and a tiger. I know I did. Unfortunately, I never got a satisfactory answer. My dad always told me that they didn’t live the same place, since lions live in Africa and tigers live in Asia.

“Okay, dad, I get that, but what if they were the same place?”
“I guess whoever was out of place would lose because it would be a new and confusing environment for them.”
“Okay, what if it was a neutral site? Like they were both dropped in Antarctica?”

It was usually at that point that my dad changed the subject and asked how my homework was doing. To this day, I don’t know the answer. I did see some lame show on the Discovery Channel where they attempted to answer the question using a computer simulation, but I was unimpressed.

Anyway, it’s true that you normally don’t find lions and tigers in the same place, but there are a couple exceptions, such as the zoo and Cherry Red Casino.

Cherry Red was nice enough to not make me choose between playing an online slot with a lion theme and one with a tiger them, since they have one of each. The lion-themed slot is called Lion’s Lair and it has the backdrop of the African plains in vivid colors. For symbols, the slot has footprints, male and female lions, lion prey (like a zebra), African plant-life and more. Some of the symbols are animated, such as a lion that lifts his head and growls when you win money. The color palette and style of animation reminds me of Disney’s The Lion King and the game is fun if you’re into nature and deadly predators. I know I am.

Tiger Treasures has a Chinese theme, featuring the giant panda, tigers and Chinese characters, among other symbols. If you’re still comparing who would win in a fight, in this example it would be the lion, since the South China tiger is the smallest of the tiger subspecies. Like Lion’s Lair, in this game if you get a winning combination with a tiger on the screen, that tiger will close its eyes and growl at you. It’s kind of an odd paring, because winning money is a good thing and having a 200-pound predator growl at you is usually cause for concern.

Both games are 5-reel, 20-line online slots and both have the same drawback: Though they have some cool symbols (like a lion and tiger), they also have lame playing card symbols (like an A, 9 or J). That’s just a pet peeve of mine. After all of these years, I think online slots have progressed to a point where every symbol should be unique and interesting. Get rid of those boring symbols! Another drawback is that I lost money at both slots. Sure, it was fake money, but my fake wife always yells at me when I lose fake money playing online slots because I’m supposed to be saving for a fake college fund.

To play either of the fun games featuring wild feline predators, visit Cherry Red Casino today.

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Restaurants and cooking are popular right now. People have always loved eating good food and going to a good restaurant, but in recent years it has become increasingly popular to watch TV shows about people cooking or eating good food. I’ve never understood it myself, but the times have definitely changed. In the past, only people like my grandma watched cooking shows, people like Julia Child, who was only interesting when lampooned on Saturday Night Live. But now, whether it’s Iron Chef, Rachel Ray, Man vs. Food or whatever, shows centered on food are incredibly popular. In fact, right now not only do we have an entire network dedicated to food shows (Food TV), but the Travel Channel is showing mostly food shows as well.

Anyway, that is just a really long lead-in to the new Realtime Gaming slot that is likely to be hugely successful. The game, which can be played at Cherry Red Casino as well as other RTG casinos, is called Wok and Roll. As you might expect, the online slot has the theme of a Chinese restaurant. The game features symbols of meat cleavers, egg rolls, soup, fortune cookies and more. And yes, playing the game makes me hungry. I think I’m going to go out for Chinese for lunch. Of course, in China, they just call it food.

Wok and Roll is a 5-reel, 25-payline online slot that can be played in denominations ranging from $.01 to $5. The maximum fixed jackpot is $25,000. The game has an autoplay feature if you are in the mood to gamble lots of money while you do something else. The game has a chef as a bonus symbol that triggers up to 10 free spins. Like many Real Series online slots, this game has a randomly triggered progressive jackpots.

The game is a available in a free trial version if you want to take it for a  spin before betting any real money, so you have nothing to lose. If you love slots and Chinese food (don’t worry, you don’t have to like egg rolls), then stop by Cherry Red Casino and play today.

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