With the legalisation of single event sports betting now enacted the doors are open for Canadian gamblers to finally taste a bit of the real money action! We fully expect hundreds of new betting markets to be live on regional sites like PlayNow.com by the end of this year. And not long after that, we will see the arrival of private betting firms like 888.com and Bet365.com, all fully licensed within Canada.

Some of the biggest betting markets will of course be horse racing. But before those bets are on, if the horses are your preferred gambling type, you can get a hit right now from the following real money slots. If you fancy a spin on one, just click through to the recommended casino under each image.

Have fun!

FRANKIE DETTORI’S MAGIC SEVEN

Playtech’s famous Frankie Dettori Magic Seven slot is an all-time great and one of the most popular games in this developer’s arsenal. The slot gets its name from the time Frankie won 7 races in Ascot in one day back in 1996. It’s a pretty straight forward slot with 25 paylines and 5 reels, with the objective of scoring from 3 to 5 matching symbols on one payline to trigger a win. The image of Frankie celebrating a win is the games Wild card icon and five of these in a line will get you the top payout of 7,777x.

Other fun features in this game include the Pick Me Racetrack Bonus where you can grab up to 280x your bet by collecting multipliers and cash prizes revealed by clicking squares on the racetrack. And there is also a free spins round in which up to 25 free plays are granted and extra wilds are dropped into the game to enhance the chances of a win.

Anyone who loves horse racing and betting will get a kick out of Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven slot which you can play at 888 casino.

DERBY DOLLARS

Our next favourite horse racing slot is the excellent Derby Dollars by Real Time Gaming. Real Time are massive in the US and have produced a string of top quality slots over the years. This particular one is themed around Derby Day, maybe the Kentucky Derby. It plays out on a 5 by 3 reel set with 25 active payline in play at all times. The backdrop is an illustrated racetrack and the symbols on the reels are denoted by a mix of standard card symbols, 9 through to Ace, as well as cups, binoculars and horses.

Just like the Dettori slot, this one comes with a free spins round which is triggered by the scatters. The jewel in the crown though is the progressive jackpot with a top prize of 3,333x!

You can check out Derby Dollars now at Bitstarz Casino.

LUCKY DAY AT THE RACES  

Pragmatic Play are one of the world’s leading slot game developers, with over 200 slots in their catalogue, including some excellent high variance games like popular titles like Wolf Gold and Jurassic Giants. Their horse racing slot, Lucky Day at the Races, is another 20 payline game with free spins and a compelling Pick Me bonus round.

Much like Derby Dollars, this slot has a cartoon feel with an illustrated racetrack in the background and symbols that include jockeys, horses and the playing cards 9 through Ace. The main top-paying icon is the grey horse which is worth 4,000x for five on a payline, though there is also a trophy symbol which acts as the wild and subs for all others to form winlines. It’s also worth 10,000x for five on a line.

The Pick Me bonus round is one of the most fun parts of Lucky Day at the Races – you choose your nag and depending on where it finishes in the race the ensues, you can win up to 7,400 coins. Following that, the free spins round comes with 30 plays that can be re-triggered to give 60 in total.

Lucky Day at the Races is available to spin at King Billy Casino.

SURE WIN

We couldn’t give you a list of slots games without including a Microgaming title to pick! MG have been in the business longer than almost all their rivals and have a huge game catalogue to show for it. So it’s no surprise that they have one or two horse racing-themed games in the mix. Our favourite is Sure Win, an entertaining game featuring cheeky grinning horses, jockeys, bookies and binoculars to help score wins.

This is simple 5 reel and 25 payline fun with the chance to score some epic wins in the bonus round where 24 free plays come your way. Now there are additional multipliers available and landing 5 of the blue jockeys on one payline will trigger a 800x your stake windfall.

Sure Win is available at all Microgaming Casinos in Canada.

A DAY AT THE DERBY

Not to be confused with Derby Dollars, A Day at the Derby is another cartoon video slot with competitive jockeys battling it out on the reels alongside horseshoes, trophies, binoculars, mint juleps and betting slips. Alongside the nice artwork in this game are some superb crowd noises to liven up the atmosphere when big wins land on the reels.

A Day at the Derby is perhaps the simplest of the five games in this list. It uses just 5 reels and 3 rows with 20 active paylines in play at any time. Land 5 trophies and you’ll score a win of 1,500x. But the real highlight here is the free spins round in which EVERY win comes with a 3x multiplier. When combined with a 5-line of red roses symbols that scores you a massive 3,000x hit from one spin!

Try y0ur luck on Derby Dollars at Bitstarz Casino.

These are five of the best horse racing slots available in Canada right now and something to get your teeth into before online betting on the real thing begins later this year! If you are looking for more choice, you can check out our list of Canadian gambling sites too.