“A Smile Is a Curve that Sets Everything Straight”

Although not officially a public holiday (except in one city), April Fools’ is celebrated all over the globe. Each year tons of practical jokes and pranks mark this day, some of which are talked about even years later.

Radio and television stations, newspapers, websites- all those platforms and channels are flooded with jokes and pranks, competing who will come up with a more comical and authentic idea. That’s why it doesn’t come as a surprise that the online gambling sector joined the craze and contributed to bringing more laughter into players’ lives.

Be that as it may, we came up with this compilation which encompasses some of the most legendary pranks pulled by renowned operators, 4 crazy slot games to brighten up your day, and some all-time favorite humorous gambling-related expressions.

Buckle up and enjoy!

4 Silliest Slots to Celebrate April Fools’ Day

While there are no slots that explicitly bear the name of “April Fools’ Day”, there are a couple of humorous releases which are sure to give you (s)lots of laughs.

One of them is Pub Crawlers by Rival Gaming, which tells the story of drunken bugs, such as wine-loving grasshoppers, beer-drinking earwigs, and others. Acting as Wild symbols, butterflies multiply the prizes., while scorpions can trigger solid amounts of bonus spins.

Coming from the same studio is the Flea Market, which literally has fleas as the central characters. Designed to resemble the traditional slot games, this one incorporates a valuable diamond ring symbol (Wild)- should 3 of them hit the reels, a jackpot is triggered.

There’s nothing that can make one laugh harder…

…than silly faces, and Mr.Slotty was quite aware of their power, which is why it used them to dish out some humorous releases. Their colorful portfolio features multiple games with versatile faces which, accompanied by great sound effects and music do make you burst into laughter. Meme Faces, portrayed as a bunch of doodles in a sketchbook is one of them, the other is Sephia-painted Troll Faces with a bunch of weird faces.

Top 2 Pranks Pulled by Casino Operators

Some of the most hilarious jokes pulled so far had to do with the gaming universe, such as Overwatch adding googly eyes to all the characters, Mario’s cart going green, and so on. Must say that the RGB hair dye by Razer is, without any doubt, the personal favorite.

The online gambling universe dished out some amazing jokes, of which the following two are the most memorable ones:

#1 Taking Horse Racing to New Heights…or Should We Say Depths?

Being a sport with a long tradition, horse racing is extremely popular not only in the United Kingdom and The US but in other corners of the world as well. Countries have established their own authentic traditions and introduced interesting changes to the type of obstacles, length of the courses, surface of the tracks, and more.

Gradually, this activity conquered online betting platforms as well, which is what inspired an operator to come up with an extraordinary idea. Describing it as a “new equine-aquatic sport”, in 2017 the operator expressed its intention to offer seahorse racing.

As far as noted, the whole project was supposed to “take sports betting and entertainment to new depths with all the excitement of horse racing – but underwater”. On top of that, the team noted that they discovered sea horses were one of the most competitive species on the planet, which is why they believed that players will love it.

A while later the same day, they simply tweeted that “seahorse racing can’t be done”. While the majority of their followers marked this as one of the best April Fools’ Day jokes, some were tricked into believing this project was a real deal.

#2 A Football Referee that Always Makes the Right Decisions

Every sports betting fan will confirm that a countless number of matches were ruined due to obvious errors and lack of accountability of referees. Something needed to be done, which is what inspired an operator to come up with a ground-breaking solution in 2014.

With the help of former footballer Mark Bright and Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher, they presented RoboRef, a video assistant referee. Running on CARDS, (which is an acronym for Calibrated Animatronic Refereeing Decision), the device would be able to make the right decision every time, without subjective preferences interfering with the process.

It was indeed one of the best April Fools’ pranks they delivered, but it did leave disappointed sports fans who believed that this would end all the troubles resulting from bad decisions of referees.

Honorable Mention: Feline Lucky? There’s a Purrfect Club for You Where Anything is Pawsible!

In April 2015, Mecca Bingo tweeted that they are opening the very first MeccaCatClub, aimed at cats that love bingo. The tweet was accompanied by a photo of cars seemingly holding bingo tickets.

Now, we all know that bingo worked hard not to be associated with “crazy cat ladies” only, which is what makes this humorous attempt a peculiar one. Apparently, the followers weren’t thrilled with the idea either, as the post received a shockingly small number of retweets and likes.

Six years later, the operator had another take on four-legged friends, hinting that they plan to make expansion in form of Pet Bingo. Just like the previous one, it didn’t gain much attention, but one must admit that both ideas were quite interesting, if nothing.

Some Gambling-Related Jokes

To be a good one, a joke must not be offensive, but a witty one. It has to be expressed in the right words. Crossing the limits is something that can easily spoil what was at first an enjoyable gambling experience, so, to keep it funny and entertaining, one should always act responsibly.

As a final touch, if you feel like having another session of laughter, take a look at these silly sayings and expressions:

• I’m going to an Abba-themed poker night. The winner takes it all.
• Lost money betting with one of the big cats at the zoo. Think he was a cheetah.
• What do you call an iguana who runs a casino? The lizard of odds.
• What did the dealer say to the deck of cards? I cannot deal with you anymore!
• Why can’t pirates play cards? Because they’re standing on the deck!
• I was walking down the street the other day when I tripped over a sign to the local sportsbook. What are the odds of that?

Have you already pulled an April Fools’ prank on anyone today? What’s, in your opinion, the best gambling joke of all times? Feel free to share your thoughts and comments below, and bring a couple more laughs to our platform.

Happy April Fools’ Day, have fun, and gamble responsibly!