Goals of Gold: As fun as a nil-nil draw

South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup beginning in Johannesburg on June 11th; Global Cup Soccer is the latest online fruit machine trying to bask in an itty-bitty glint of reflected gloritude. Rival Software powers the game, but despite a strong recent run from one of the internet’s better slots game programmers, there is little excitement and no innovation in this pokie. This slot carries a three-coin maximum bet in USD, Euros, Pounds or ZAR. Twelve jackpot combos are possible: The lowest payout is gotten by bagging at least one soccer ball in a single spin. Payouts increase until the 2500-coin peak, won by of course placing the three-coin max wager. A special combination of gold, silver and bronze trophies triggers jackpots 3x or 5x the standard pay. So, anyway, how’d’ya like England’s chances? Australia’s? The US’?