Slot Machine: Lines and Hold and Spin Explained

by BGaming

RTP: 97.00%
Risk level: Very high
Max win: 2,124x
Reel grid: 3x3
Win combinations: 5 Lines
Release date: 07/12/2023

RTP: 97.00%
Max win: 2,124x
Win combinations: 5 Lines

Nine Coins Stop at x2024, Just Below x2124

Slot Machine pairs a 97% RTP with very high volatility, and the paytable shows how. Across five lines on a 3x3 grid, the best ordinary result, three red sevens, pays x100 the bet; most fruit lines pay x4, and cherries return the stake. The Hold and Spin round keeps the real ceiling: collected coins climb a multiplier ladder that tops out at x2024 for nine, just under the printed x2124 cap. BGaming has built a bonus-chase engine and dressed it as a one-armed bandit; the red cabinet and wooden lever are staging around the ladder.

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Slot Machine by BGaming: One Cabinet, Honest Arithmetic

A Cabinet That Displays Its Own Logic

Slot Machine presents itself as a single red coin-operated fruit cabinet rather than a digital simulation of one. The presentation is not decorative camouflage but a coherent extension of the mechanical constraints inside. Three reels, three rows, five fixed Lines, and a wooden lever on the right flank establish the physical metaphor. This is Classic slots styling applied to Fruit machine classics, where every readout from balance to respin counter occupies a defined position on the cabinet body. The result is a game where the visual frame and the mathematical frame align without contradiction.

Middle-row plum win highlights the grid; bottom bar reads Line 2 pays, Total win 1.20 FUN.

Measured Behavior Versus Printed Rules

The 97.00 RTP applies to both base play and the purchased feature, with no separate percentage for the buy path. More revealing is the payout structure. While the printed rules claim line wins are multiplied by bet per line, observed behavior shows each of the five Lines pays the full paytable value as a multiplier of the total stake. A captured win demonstrated three simultaneous Lines each paying 0.40 FUN on a 0.10 FUN bet, totaling 1.20 FUN rather than a split fraction. This divergence between text and measurement does not indicate malfunction but a boilerplate description that fails to match the actual arithmetic.

Paytable and Features text explain the Bonus Game above symbol payouts from 10.00 to 0.10 FUN.

Hold and Spin Constraints

Bonus symbols lock in position for the duration of the feature
The respin counter resets to three only when a new coin lands
Multipliers scale by collected count from x3 up to x2024
The feature concludes when the counter reaches zero without a reset
Final payout applies the multiplier to the total bet, not per line

Ceilings and Volatility

Two maximum win figures appear in the documentation. The overall cap reads x2124, while the Hold and Spin ladder tops out at x2024. The difference of x100 corresponds exactly to the highest regular line payout for three red sevens, suggesting the total represents a bonus maximum plus a simultaneous optimal line win, though this composition remains an inference rather than a stated rule. Volatility is not printed on any captured screen; external sources classify it as Very high. The maximum exposure of x2124 on a maximum bet of 80.00 FUN defines the upper boundary of risk, while the absence of volatility disclosure in-game leaves the frequency of significant events undocumented by the provider.

Screenshots

Reel grid shows a gold BONUS coin among fruit symbols, Buy Bonus priced 480.00 FUN at an 8.00 FUN bet.

Lines section diagrams all five paylines below the multiplier wheel showing wedges x3 through x2024.

Wheel stays lit on x3 as three star coins stick on the grid with 1 Respin left to collect more.

Bonus Game text explains the feature above the multiplier wheel showing wedges from x3 to x2024.

Starburst win screen reads Total Win 0.30 FUN, paid out at 3x Bet after the Bonus round ends.

Splash screen lists Max Win 2124x beside the wheel's x2024 top wedge and a Click To Start button.

How volatility shapes your session

One stake setting rescales every payout in this build: line wins, the Hold and Spin multiplier and the 60x purchase price all move with the same Total bet. The three decisions below cover sizing that stake, buying the round outright and handing spins to autoplay, with the recorded floors, constraints and gaps stated for each.

One Total bet rescales every payout

The ladder runs 0.10 to 80.00 and each step rescales everything: Line wins pay the printed multiplier of the whole bet, the Hold and Spin multiplier lands on that same bet, and the purchase price is 60x of it. Stake controls are hidden during the feature; the round settles on the bet active at the trigger. The rules print a bet-per-line basis; the measured payout on this build contradicts it.

The 60x purchase buys entry, not a tier

The BUY BONUS coin charges 60x the current Total bet and there is only one tier. It buys a place in Hold and Spin; the collected coins still set the multiplier, whose floor is x3 (a recorded 6.00 FUN purchase returned 0.30 FUN). The rules print 97% RTP for both modes, but how bought rounds distribute coin counts is not stated. The dialog's BET field restakes and reprices before payment.

Autoplay round counts and a greyed quick spin

The autospin panel sets only a round count - 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000 or an unlimited option - at the current stake. The unlimited choice has no documented automatic stop; the Advanced toggle was never opened, so win or loss limits, if present, are unverified. The quick-spin checkbox stayed greyed out, and the rules tie its availability to licensing.

What each symbol pays

Bonus coin symbol rules list multipliers from 3-x3 to 9-x2024, plus fruit symbol payout values below.

BONUS Bonus —
Red '7' (lucky seven) High 100.00
Gold bell with blue bow High 50.00
Watermelon High 20.00
Grapes Low 4.00
Lemon Low 4.00
Orange Low 4.00
Plum Low 4.00
Cherries Low 1.00

Launching the game and placing a bet

The whole screen is one red coin-op cabinet: lever, coin tray, 3x3 reels, 5 Lines, and a Bonus wheel overhead. The objective is one settled cycle — stake, spin, result — on a Very high volatility build. Each spin either credits a line win and reopens the spin control, or lands 3+ BONUS coins and loops Hold and Spin respins until the counter empties into a TOTAL WIN payout.

1. Enter the cabinet: The splash panel shows the cabinet under a Bonus wheel marked x3 to x2024, MAX WIN 2124x beside it. Press CLICK TO START; the panel lifts, the 3x3 grid loads, and the bar reads Balance 1,000.00 FUN with Total bet 0.10 FUN.
2. Set the Total bet: Tap the Total bet field to open the stake ladder, which runs 0.10 to 80.00 FUN; the stepper arrows beside the field walk the same list. Skip this to keep the 0.10 FUN default.
3. Launch a spin: Press the spin icon, the wooden lever, or Spacebar; the BUY BONUS coin, x60 the Total bet, is the alternative, entering the bonus directly. The grid stops; three of a kind on any of the 5 Lines pays the full paytable value, the coin-return window shows the amount, and Total win credits Balance.
4. Hold and Spin respins: 3+ BONUS coins anywhere trigger Hold and Spin: the coins stick and 3 respins start. Every new coin sticks and resets the counter to 3; empty ones count down. At 0 the collected total sets the multiplier, up to x2024 of the Total bet, paid on the TOTAL WIN screen. CLICK TO CONTINUE closes the round.

How the game plays out

BGaming's Slot Machine runs at 97.00 RTP with Very high volatility and a x2124 ceiling on the total bet. Its two items count different things: the base round counts winning Lines across the 3x3 grid, while the Hold and Spin round counts the coins that stick.

Base Game: A recorded spin paid three Plum Lines at 0.40 each, 1.20 on a 0.10 stake, because every paytable value is a multiplier of the full bet, credited in full per winning Line. The 5 fixed Lines trace two rows, a valley and two diagonals across the 3x3 grid; only three-of-a-kind pays, topped by red sevens at x100.
Bonus Game (Respin): Three or more BONUS coins anywhere on the grid start the round: those coins stick and 3 respins begin, each new coin sticks and resets the counter to 3, and the round ends when a respin adds none. The final coin count alone sets the multiplier, x3 at three coins up to x2024 at all nine cells, applied to the total bet; direct purchase costs 60x that bet.

Betting options

Smallest stake permitted – Top bet limit: 0.10 – 80.00

Bonus features

Hold and Spin

Supported devices

Has autoplay: Yes

Bonus offers

Bonus purchase: Yes

Choose a bonus buy option

Buy Bonus — Cost 60.00x

Setting and visual style

Classic slots, Fruit machine classics

Who made this game

BGaming

BGaming began in 2012 as the in-house slot team inside SOFTSWISS and relaunched as a standalone brand in 2018, debuting at ICE Totally Gaming in London. It remains legally part of the SOFTSWISS group while operating as an independent unit, headquartered in Valletta with development offices in Poland and Georgia, under a Malta Gaming Authority B2B licence.

The documented slice of its output leans on video slots but also covers crash games, scratch cards, instant-win titles, roulette and blackjack. Recurring lines such as Elvis Frog and a seasonally reskinned Fruit Million point to series-building rather than one-offs, and a publishing arm distributes titles from independent studios.

Verdict

Pros

Each of the five lines pays its full printed multiplier of the total bet, so stacked lines settle together.
The x60 buy keeps the same 97% return as natural spins, so paying for the feature sacrifices nothing in expectation.

Drawbacks

Hold-and-spin is the whole feature set: no free spins, no wild symbol, and no second mode beyond the buy.

A literal coin-cabinet fruit machine from BGaming: three reels, five lines, and one respin feature carrying the x2124 ceiling. Very high volatility leaves the base game marking time between coin triggers, and the x60 buy can settle at its x3 floor. It suits players after a stripped classic with transparent math rather than layered features.

Got questions? We have answers

How does the Hold and Spin bonus in Slot Machine pay out?

It pays a bet multiplier set purely by how many BONUS coins are stuck on the grid when the round ends: x3 for three coins, then x10, x20, x50, x100 and x500, up to x2024 for all nine cells, applied to the total bet. The feature starts when at least three coins land in one spin; those coins stick, three respins run, and each new coin sticks and returns the counter to three. The ladder's x2024 ceiling sits below the game's overall x2124 max win.

How are payline wins calculated in Slot Machine?

Every paytable figure is a multiplier of the full total bet, paid in whole for each winning line: three red 7s on one of the five Lines pay x100 the stake, three bells pay x50, and three cherries pay x1. Wins on several lines in the same spin are added together, and only the highest combination on each line counts.

How much does the Buy Bonus cost in Slot Machine?

It costs x60 the current total bet: 6.00 FUN at the 0.10 minimum stake and 480.00 FUN at an 8.00 stake, with the price printed on the gold coin button beside the cabinet. Only one purchase tier exists, and the bought round carries the same 97% RTP as regular play.

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Publication date: 08/09/2026
Revised: 09/09/2026

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