ABOUT Nigel Hall

MY WORK STORY 

Back in 1998, my educational studies had ended, and I was looking to start my journey into employment. Being young, I didn't really know what I wanted to do and, by chance, stumbled across a vacancy in an amusement arcade. At the time, the coastal towns in the UK were thriving, and this was an extremely busy industry to work in and a fun one, come to think of it.

Whilst working in this environment, with all the machines and bright lights on offer, I was always drawn in by the slot machines. Some of them did ( and still do ) require a little bit of skill to play, and I was fascinated by how these machines worked and how quickly they were developing within the industry.

Over the next ten years, I built an extensive knowledge of how all machines in the industry worked whilst also keeping a close eye on the development of slot machines and their progression in stake, prize, and technology. Through hard work and determination, I started as a member of staff who would retrieve prizes for customers and partake in general daily duties, to managing one of the largest holiday park amusement arcades in the UK.

Whilst working in that managerial role, the company I was employed by ( Leisure Link - Playnation ) put me through an NVQ level 3 management course, which helped me to develop other skills in both my working role and as a person.

By the time I had been managing the arcades for a few years, the online slot industry was absolutely flying. This was an area of slot machines that I had been following closely, and I always enjoyed a flutter on these games as I felt they offered players more entertainment and a better chance of winning. When comparing these points against land-based games, the industry had progressed through stakes and prizes far too quickly, which led to a very stale atmosphere and some fairly substandard and boring slots to play.

After several successful years managing at the holiday park, I headed to new pastures. I moved to another managerial position in an amusement arcade where I had a little more time to myself so that I could travel. Whilst having this additional time on my hands, I started to think about a project where I could potentially work for myself and draw from my industry experiences and what I knew about online slots.

At the time of trying to decide what area of online slots I would start a website on, the Australian game developer Big Time Gaming had released a series of new slots that had stirred excitement among old and new players online. Part of these new slots included a dynamic reel gaming mechanic named Megaways, which I believed pumped some new blood into the online industry and made other slot developers seriously up their game.

The result of these circumstances led to me creating the site Bigtimegamingfreeplay.com in August 2018. I wanted this site to be the go-to place for all Big Time Gaming and Megaways-related information. Through my extensive play on these games and knowledge of what makes a great slot, I felt I could write an informative review that would break down how each game worked while also offering my opinion on them. To top it all off, I even added the ability for users of the site to play these games for free, so they could have their own views on each game that gets released.

Fast forward to December 2021, and over the course of that three years, I started adding other game developers to the site so players could experience even more exciting slots. This, however, meant that the name of the website was starting to become less relevant to the content that was actually on it. After some thought, I decided to branch out further, and as the site now featured multiple providers and slots, it was time to start a new project and change the site's name. 

Therefore at the end of 2021, I successfully changed the name of the website over to DemoSlot. This has allowed me free rein to add as many slots and game providers as I wish whilst keeping the site and overall brand relevant to the content appearing on it. I'm now really excited for the future and to be able to keep adding both new and old slot titles to the site for people to enjoy. It's been a great ride since starting on this journey, and I can't wait to see where the next few years take both myself and this website.

RECOGNITION OF the website

TESTIMONIALS FOR Nigel Hall

On the 12th of July 2019, age identification checks were successfully implemented on the site to comply with the latest legislation from the UK Gambling Commission. In doing so, this made me the first website that offers free play slots to fall in line with this latest change to the law, and with having first-hand experience with responsible gambling through my job, I'm fully aware of the importance of keeping compliant and protecting those most at risk. 

Out of all the websites offering free play slots, DemoSlot is undoubtedly one of the newest kids on the block and most definitely one of the smallest. But to be the first to fall in line with regulation shows how seriously we take the rules set out by the UKGC. 

Upon completing the installation of Age Verification technology on the website, I spoke with the gambling industry magazine Coinslot. You can read the article at Coinslot about my website here.

* Update: For complete transparency, it was decided that from July 2023, Demoslot would begin to remove the age-gating of slots for UK visitors. Whilst we may have been the first site to add this feature, in the four years that have passed, the UKGC has failed to enforce the rule, with several sites still providing games without any age verification in place. We will take the measure to remove all licensed UK brands from the site.

Having been raised in a small seaside town in Lincolnshire in the UK, I always wanted to travel and see more of the world. Luckily due to the nature of my profession, the working season was generally from March until November, leaving plenty of time for me to follow my dreams. 

The first trip I ever embarked on was a year working holiday visa to New Zealand, and this is still up there as one of my all-time favourite trips. The scenery was breathtaking, the Kiwis are still among the nicest people I have ever met, and I remain friends with several people I met on that trip to this day.

Having gained a taste for more travel since that trip, my further adventures have seen me travel to the USA, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Spain, France, Germany, and Portugal. There are still plenty more places that I would like to visit, with Egypt being near the top of this list as I am fascinated with the history and the pharaohs.

I love to try and better myself in life and learn things, and when I first decided to start this website, I didn't have a clue as to how I'd go about building it or how to structure an article that could have a chance of ranking in a search engine, let alone somebody actually reading it. But with a lot of hard work, many ups and downs, and hours of watching YouTube videos, I've created a place people enjoy visiting, and I've had positive feedback since. This inspires me to work even harder every day and make it better for both regular users of the site and the ones who are yet to discover it.

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