free spin lag

I keep hitting these free spin rounds and every single time, there’s a weird lag just as the feature starts. Like, the reels will stutter for a second or two and then finally spin. Noticed it happening on both desktop and mobile, even when my connection seems solid and other games are running fine. It’s making me a bit suspicious, because the timing always seems to be right before something decent happens. Makes me wonder if it’s on purpose or just some random server thing.

I’ve played long enough to know some lag is normal, especially with these flashy bonus rounds, but this feels off. Used to be smooth and now it’s almost every free spin round. Anyone else getting this lately? Are you seeing worse lag with particular games or just in general?