The Fife Flyers can confirm that Swedish forward Anton Karlsson has received his international clearance and is expected to feature in the team this weekend.
The 29-year-old was announced by the club last week, but Flyers had to wait to receive his international transfer card (ITC) before he could play.
Now international clearance has been granted, Anton will now be involved when Flyers take on the Manchester Storm on Friday and should make his home debut on Sunday against Cardiff Devils (5:00pm face-off).
Further to this, former NHL forward David Booth is expected to arrive into the UK over the next two weeks once his immigration process has been completed.
Wilds and scatters are the two special symbols that appear in almost every modern slot, and they work in completely different ways. One stands in for other symbols to complete a combination, the other pays or triggers regardless of where it lands. Confusing the two leads to a lot of misread paytables.
Wild And Scatter Symbols Explained
A standard wild substitutes for any regular symbol, but developers have layered variations on top of that, including expanding wilds that fill a whole reel and sticky wilds that stay in place across several spins. Players comparing features often Winplace to see which mechanics each title uses. Scatters sit outside the line system, paying on any position and typically triggering the free spin round when three or more appear.
| Symbol | Function | Line Dependent |
|---|---|---|
| Standard wild | Substitutes | Yes |
| Expanding wild | Fills a reel | Yes |
| Scatter | Pays or triggers | No |
- Wilds complete combinations, scatters usually do not
- Expanding and sticky wilds behave differently from standard ones
- Three or more scatters commonly trigger a feature
Special symbols shape how a slot feels far more than they change its return percentage, which is set by the game as a whole. A title packed with sticky wilds is not inherently more generous than a plain one. Reading the paytable before playing is worth a minute, and setting a session budget is worth rather more.