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, of all the machines and bright lights that were 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 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 had started out 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.

During my time 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 further 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, I personally felt that the industry had progressed through stakes and prizes far too quickly, which led to a very stale atmosphere and in my opinion some fairly sub standard and boring slots to play.

After several successful years managing at the holiday park I decided to head to pastures new, and 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 I hands, I started to think about a project where I could potentially work for myself and draw from my experiences in the industry and from 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 never seen before 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 all 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 of these games worked, whilst also offering my opinion on them. Just 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 individual game that gets released.

Fast forward in time to December 2021, and over the course of that 3 years I had started to add 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. So 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 name of the site. 

Therefore at end of 2021, I successfully changed the name of the website over to Demo Slot. 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 that's 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 really been a great ride since starting out on this journey and I can't wait to see where the next few years takes both myself and this website.

RECOGNITION OF the website

TESTIMONIALS FOR Nigel Hall

On the 12th July 2019 age identification checks were successfully implemented to 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 that offer free play slots DemoSlot is without a doubt 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 that are set out by the UKGC. 

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

Having being brought up in a small seaside town in Lincolnshire in the UK, I always had a desire 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, so this left plenty of time for me to follow my dreams. 

The first trip I ever embarked on was a years 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 in my life, and I remain friends with several people I met on that trip to this current 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 have a fascination 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, plenty of ups and downs, and hours of watching YouTube videos, I've created a place that people enjoying visiting and I've had positive feedback since. This inspires me to work even harder everyday and make it better for both regular users of the site, and the ones who are yet to discover it.

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