The fruity June 2016 video slot Smiling Joker is a sequel to Smiling Joker 2 (August 2018) that, together with Smiling 1Lnr (2022), are in the vintage Smiling line. Other joker-branded games from the developer Apollo Games: Horror Joker (March 2019), Bonus Joker (November 2015), Bonus Joker 2 (August 2016), Mystery Joker 2 (September 2018), and Mystery Joker (December 2015).

Smiling Joker, whose nine symbols require three-of-a-kind, has: side card game, three progressive jackpots, and 27 ways.

Smiling Joker Game Characteristics

The Smiling Joker’s 3X3 grid—on a retro gray slot machine’s display—has silver reels with directional golden “X” for its 27 rightward winning ways.

Smiling Joker’s total bets: $0.10 (minimum bet), $0.20, $0.30, $0.40, $0.50, $0.60, $0.70, $0.80, $0.90, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, and $50.00 (maximum bet).

Smiling Joker has one special and six ordinary symbols. Special symbol: the substituting wild (exclusive to $0.20+ bets) is a joker in a blue-and-crimson cap. Ordinary symbols: halved and sliced watermelons; paired grapes; paired plums; one orange and a quarter; one lemon and a quarter; and a bunch of three cherries.

This comprehensive list shows the Smiling Joker’s payouts for the above bets, respectively.

Three cherry bunches: $0.10, $0.20, $0.30, $0.40, $0.50, $0.60, $0.70, $0.80, $0.90, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, and $50.00.
Three lemons or oranges pay $0.20, $0.40, $0.60, $0.80, $1.00, $1.20, $1.40, $1.60, $1.80, $2.00, $4.00, $6.00, $8.00, $10.00, $20.00, $40.00, $60.00, $80.00, and $100.00.
Three plums or grapes pay $0.50, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $100.00, $150.00, $200.00, and $250.00.
Three watermelons pay $0.80, $1.60, $2.40, $3.20, $4.00, $4.80, $5.60, $6.40, $7.20, $8.00, $16.00, $24.00, $32.00, $40.00, $80.00, $160.00, $240.00, $320.00, and $400.00.
Three jokers pay $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $100.00, $200.00, $300.00, $400.00, and $500.00.

The Smiling Joker’s player decides whether to “take” (bottom right) or “gamble” (bottom center) their regular payouts—either on a “1/2 take” (bottom left) and half-gamble basis, or gamble all—in a five-second window that otherwise automatically claims it for them.

Clicking the yellow “red” or gray “black” icons beside the flashing card A gambles on the upcoming respective color from a choice of four: two red suits (hearts or diamonds suits) and two black suits (clubs or spades suits).

The gray-turned-orange five-tiered pyramid at bottom right denotes the maximum back-to-back gamble times. The color-guessing outcome: a correct red/black prediction’s “gamble to win” counter is doubled, while a wrong red/black prediction resets the gamble amount to $0.00. The game’s maximum win exceeds $5000.00.

The HTML5 technology-based Smiling Joker software has game history, optional auto start, 15 languages; it is compatible with desktops and mobile devices, despite its minimalistic interface and neither free games nor a fast mode.

Sounds: card game’s ambient classical instrumental; and retro slot machine, shuffle, and ding effects. Apart from its shuffling card, its 3D graphics are unanimated.

Luck in Smiling Joker

Smiling Joker is a game of chance. RTP rate: 95.00%. House edge: 5.00%.