Practically everyone has enjoyed the circus as a child. As an adult they can enjoy wagering on circus themed slots games at online casinos and relive those exciting childhood memories. Practically every software provider offers a circus themed online slot game in its portfolio. Microgaming is the largest software provider in the online casino industry and offers four such slots games. These can be played at online casinos like All Slots, Spin Palace, Platinum Play and Golden Riviera.

One of the earliest circus themed slot games from Microgaming is titled Big Top. It is a 9 payline video slot with a fixed bet of 1 coin per payline. The coin size varies from 0.25 credits to 10 credits. The symbols on the reels are the different circus events like the lion as the Ringmaster, the Clown, the Elephant riding a tricycle and the Seal balancing a ball. The Big Top logo has the highest payout of 5,000 coins. The Wild Clown symbol is the wild symbol and the Monkey is the scatter symbol, which offers scatter payouts. The brightly colored playing card icons make up the remaining symbols. Big Top does not offer any bonus features, only fast paced action on the reels.

Flying Circus begins with an introductory clip that brings together the symbols on the reels. Players who expect trapeze artists are bound to be disappointed, but Flying Circus covers all other circus events. The high paying symbols are the Girl, the Lion, the Elephant and the Big Top. The Ringmaster is the wild symbol and awards the highest line payout of 5,000 coins. The Clown is the scatter symbol. It awards scatter payouts and triggers 25 free spins with all payouts doubled. The free spins can be retriggered. The low paying symbols are the playing card icons. Flying Circus is a 20 payline slot game with players being able to wager up to 20 coins per payline.

The Grand Circus is a more recent release as is evident from the excellent animations and the lucrative bonus features. All the symbols are taken from the circus and this is another reason for its popularity. The symbols include Ringmaster, Clown in Cannon, Elephant, Bear on Bike, Lion, Donkey, Juggler, Clown Car, Cage and Refreshments. They are crafted in bright colors in a bit of a comic style. There are no wild symbols in The Grand Circus. One of the features awards 20 free spins with payouts subject to a random multiplier. In the bonus game on the second screen players have to select from six bears are for bonus prizes. The latest circus themed Microgaming online slot is The Twisted Circus. The graphics are superior. As the name suggests, the symbols on the reels represent the unusual aspects of the circus. They include Fire Eater, Snake Girl, Muscle Man, Siamese Twins, Contortionist and Bearded Lady. The animations in the winning combinations are very good and they occur frequently because The Twisted Circus is a 243 ways to win slot game. The Twisted Circus logo is the wild symbol. The scatter symbol, which is the Circus Ticket, awards 13 free spins with all payouts tripled. The Ringmaster bonus symbol triggers a bonus game that is played in the circus tent. Players have to match symbols to win bonus prizes.