Chumba online social casino games
If you are looking for a specific game you have played elsewhere or you want to check out the offerings from one of the top online games manufacturers such as NetEnt or IGT, you won’t find any at Chumba.
Most of the game offerings are proprietary games developed in-house by Chumba’s own designers and developers. In other words, they appear exclusively at Chumba Casino, and you will not be able to play them anywhere else. The rest come from third-party service providers you have probably never heard of.
As of this writing, Chumba Casino is home to over 80 games, the overwhelming majority of which are slots. The only other games consist of one blackjack game, one video poker game (Jacks or Better), and two versions of American Roulette.
The good news is that the site is reportedly adding new games monthly.
Types of games
Here is some additional information that can help you decide which of the Chumba Casino games might be a good fit for you.
Slots at Chumba
As of this writing, all but four of the 80+ games that Chumba Casino offers are slots.
Everything from classic old school three-reel slots with just five paylines to the more common five-reel video slots with 20, 25, 30, 40, or 50 paylines and even specially configured slots with 243 or more ways to win are represented. Some slots even offer a chance for a six-figure or higher progressive jackpot. On a couple of occasions, Chumba's Grand Fireshot Jackpot has paid out cash prize redemptions of over $1 million.
Kudos to the designers for giving the slots such intriguing names. But, more importantly, most of these games come packed with extra features slot players love, like wild and expanding wild symbols, scatter symbols, multipliers, and exciting bonus rounds with free spins or mystery prize pick‘em games.
Are you fascinated by ancient history or mythology? If so, Nefertiti’s Gold and Pharaoh’s Return will take you all the way back in time to ancient Egypt, while Aztec’s Wealth and Mayan Deity will give you a taste of an ancient Mexican civilization. And Legend of 9 Suns, with an ancient China theme, comes with a maximum win of SC240,000.
If you’re into Greek mythology, check out Medusa’s Golden Gaze and King of Gods.
Or maybe you would prefer animal-themed slots like Diamond Panther, Wild Jungle, Stampede Fury with 243 ways to win, or The Big Goreela with 576 ways to win? Stampede Fury shares a mini, minor, major, and Grand Fireshot Jackpot with Reelin n’ Rockin while The Big Goreela comes with its own minor, major, and Grand Jackpot.
You’ll feel like a kid again playing Santa’s Riches with expanding Santa wild symbols and Hansel & Gretel, a 1,024-ways-to-win game, where the object is to bump the witch into the oven.
Or if you enjoy slots with a festive party vibe, check out Chilli Mama’s, Rio Revelry (with a maximum win of SC150,000), and the even wilder Buster Hammer Carnival with 3,125 ways to win but capable of expanding to a 5x8 layout with 32,768 ways to win.
Progressive jackpot slots
As mentioned, Chumba Casino offers multiple slots with progressive jackpots. Two new games worth highlighting are Dancing Gold and Stallion Grand. They have 50 paylines and feature a shared Fireshot Inferno Progressive Jackpot seeded at SC250,000 along with a mini, minor, and major jackpot.
Other Fireshot Jackpot games include Stampede Fury and Reelin n’ Rocking (that share the same jackpots) and Triple Double Fever (a three-reel slot with a disco theme).
Bombshell Jackpots is unique, however, because this 720-ways-to-win slot can award more than one jackpot simultaneously.
Western Gold, a 50-line slot, features Chumba Casino’s largest Progressive Grand Jackpot to date, seeded at SC300,000.
Blackjack
The social casino only offers one blackjack game. Unfortunately, the rules are not clearly stated on the website, so the only way to know for sure is to play.
Based on the photo, the game is most likely played with a single deck. Many single deck blackjack games, particularly low stakes games, only pay 6:5 on a blackjack rather than 3:2. The rules do not state which of those rules applies at Chumba Casino.
You can only double down on a starting hand of nine, ten, or 11. Splitting and resplitting of pairs is allowed, and you are even allowed to split pairs (but presumably not aces) up to four times. However, there is no mention of being allowed to double down after splits.
By the way, taking insurance when the dealer shows an ace is permitted, but surrendering a bad hand is not.
No information is provided on whether or not the deck is reshuffled after each hand. If it is, trying to gain an advantage by card counting would be impossible.
In any case, the section of the website on blackjack strategy includes advice that is contrary to the recommended mathematically-based basic strategy for blackjack. The website states that “it’s a good idea to try different strategies and figure out what kind of play works for you.” It is not. It can be very costly to your bankroll in the long run.
The website also advises you to always hit a hard 12. The correct basic strategy is to stand on any total of hard 12 or higher when the dealer’s up-card is a four, five, or six.
Video poker
If video poker is one of your go-to games, you probably know that it comes in many different varieties, some of which are more favorable to the player than others. Chumba Casino only offers one form of video poker, Jacks or Better.
If you plan to play this game, it is important to know that a full house only returns 7x your play, and a flush only returns 5x your play. In comparison, you would receive 9x your play and 6x your play for the same two hands, respectively, in a 9-6 game. The difference is reflected in the RTP. The Chumba Casino version of Jacks or Better has an RTP of 96.15 %, whereas a full-pay Jacks or Better game has an RTP of 99.54 %.
Roulette
Chumba Casino also offers two variations of American Roulette. The game called American Roulette X2 includes a multiplier feature that gives you a chance to collect double rewards on winning spins.
However, both of these games are American Roulette, which includes both a single and a double zero on the wheel, as compared to European Roulette, which only uses a single zero. Because of this difference, when you play American Roulette you face a significantly higher house edge of 5.26% vs. just a 2.7% house edge on European Roulette.