Play Sun Bingo’s gem slots on the anniversary of the Cullinan Diamond
ON this day in 1905, the largest diamond ever discovered was unearthed. Celebrate by playing Sun Bingo’s diamond slot games.
On a routine inspection of the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, Frederick Wells spotted the biggest diamond ever to be found.
Weighing 3,106 carats with a blue-white colour and remarkable clarity, this uncut stone would be worth over £323 million today.
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The rock was named the Cullinan Diamond, in honour of the mine’s owner Sir Thomas Cullinan.
The diamond was gifted to Edward VII, who wanted the diamond split into multiple gems.
It took four days to prepare the cleaving knife and the jeweller was said to have fainted from nervous exhaustion when the Cullinan final cracked.
Nine major stones were formed and named Cullinan I – Cullinan IX.
A further 96 minor brilliants and unpolished fragments were also produced.
Coronation diamonds
Two of the Cullinan diamonds will make an appearance at the coronation of King Charles III.
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The Cullinan I is 530 carats and was set in the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross.
The Cullinan II is 317 carats and was set in the Imperial State Crown.
King Charles III will wear this crown as he leaves Westminster Abbey.
It is also used on other State occasions, such as the annual State Opening of Parliament.
How to value a diamond
All diamonds are assessed and valued according to the four Cs:
- Cut
- Colour
- Carat
- Clarity
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Diamond engagement rings
The first recorded use of a diamond engagement ring was in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria proposed to Mary of Burgundy with a diamond ring.
However, the gemstone wasn’t popular in engagement rings again until 1947 when De Beers launched their “a diamond is forever” advertising campaign.
Hidden gems on Sun Bingo
Has all this talk of diamonds made you want to find a shining gem of your own?
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On Sun Bingo, we have a few slot games that we think shine bright like a diamond!
Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds
Play with eight spins per bet to see how many horizontal, vertical or diagonal slingos you can complete! Once you have three, you start winning cash prizes!
Complete more than eight slingos and you’ll activate the Da Vinci Diamonds Slot feature.
You can take the cash prize, or, you can take a smaller cash prize and free spins on the slot game. Which will you pick?
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There’s also the cascade feature, which activates after matching reel numbers, played Wilds and Super Wilds.
Diamond Mine: Extra Gold
With each spin, there’s 117,649 ways to win! Every win you get triggers the cascade feature – so there’s even more chances to win.
If four scatters get spun in, you’ll get 12 free spins. For each additional scatter symbol, you’ll be awarded an extra five free spins.
During the free spins, the multiplier starts at 1 and increases by 1 with each cascade activation.
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The multiplier is unlimited! You can also unlock free spin scatters during free spins.
If you spin in three free spin scatters, you’ll get an extra five free spins, and you’ll get 10 free spins if you spin in four free spin scatters.
Before the free spin feature starts, you’ll have the chance to gamble for more free spins.
Will you take the risk or play it safe?
Hope Diamond
Go mining for diamonds in this 20-payline game. Win up to £250,000 or 50,000 x your total bet in a single game.
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Each spin adds to the Diamond Trail. Once it’s full, you’ll activate Super Spins and collect cash with EVERY spin.
With six or more Money scatters, you’ll trigger the Diamonds Forever bonus.
That means the chance to win instant cash. You have three free spins with each activation.
If more money scatters spin in during those three turns, your free spin counter resets to three free spins!
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