Positives
Four fixed jackpots
Clover multipliers up to x20
Two separate Hold & Win modes
Refilling lives extend the round
Negatives
Limited to 9 paylines
Maximum win of only 2,500x
Grand jackpot equals the win ceiling
Le Bandit Hold & Win is a video slot from Hacksaw Gaming built on a compact 3-reel, 3-row grid with 9 paylines. The small format keeps the base game simple and leaves the Hold & Win mechanic to carry the session. The RTP is 96.27% and volatility is medium, so wins should arrive at a steady pace rather than in occasional bursts. Stakes cover a broad span, running from €0.05 to €400.00 per spin, which makes the game usable for low-stakes sessions and high-limit play alike. The maximum payout is 2,500x the bet, modest next to many high-volatility titles, though in line with the medium volatility.
The presentation is cartoon animation from start to finish. Behind the reels lies a backstreet strewn with rubbish, with a vintage car parked off to one side. A raccoon bandit stands next to the grid and gives the scene its personality. On the reels, K and A figures sit alongside bear traps, baguettes and magician’s hats. The soundtrack is pitched to match the artwork, keeping to the same light cartoon setting.
Coins and Jackpot Markers: Landing 3 or more Coin symbols, Jackpot Markers, or any combination of the two on the grid pay out after all regular wins have been settled first. A Coin that forms part of a win reveals its value, paid as a cash prize expressed as a multiple of the bet. What that value can be depends on the coin type:
A Jackpot Marker that forms part of a win pays one of four jackpots, calculated against the current bet and shown on the Jackpot Signs beside the grid:
Clovers: Clovers land only when Coins are already sitting on the grid, or when a Clover and a Coin arrive together. Activation is held back until the Hold & Win closes, at which point the Clover multiplies the values of every Coin and every activated Pot of Gold.
Where Coin, Clover and Pot of Gold symbols land on the same spin, the Clovers activate first and the Pot of Gold follows. The Multiplicative Multipliers attached to Clovers run x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x15 and x20.
Pot of Gold: The same landing condition applies here: Coins must already be present, or the Pot of Gold must arrive alongside one. Landing reveals all Coin values and activates any Clovers on screen, after which the Pot of Gold activates itself. It then gathers the values of every Coin and every other activated Pot of Gold and holds the running total.
Coins that have been collected are taken off the grid. Jackpot Markers are revealed once the Pot of Gold has activated and are paid ahead of the next spin. No more than one Pot of Gold can land per spin.
Rainbow Fortune Hold & Win: Landing 1 Rainbow Scatter in the base game opens this round, which starts with three refilling lives. The reels are restricted for the duration to Coin, Jackpot Marker, Pot of Gold, Clover and Dead symbols, the last of which pays nothing and does nothing else.
Lives are tracked on a Life Meter beside the grid, where 3 lives amount to 3 Free Spins. Any Coin, Jackpot Marker, Pot of Gold or Clover that lands sticks in place until it is collected or the round finishes, and resets the lives and Free Spins to 3. The round closes once the lives run out.
Two situations set off the full sequence: a grid completely filled with Coin, Clover and Jackpot Marker symbols, or an activated Pot of Gold on a grid otherwise full of special symbols. Coins are revealed, Clovers activate, Jackpot Markers are revealed.
Once every reveal and activation has run its course, the values are paid and the special symbols are wiped from the grid ahead of the next spin. At the end of the Hold & Win, the values held by all Coin, Jackpot Marker and Pot of Gold symbols are totalled and multiplied by the bet to settle the final award.
Rainbow Epic Drop Hold & Win: Landing Epic Rainbow Scatter in the base game opens this version, again with 3 refilling lives. The rules follow Rainbow Fortune, with two differences. The round opens on a guaranteed full grid of Coin, Jackpot Marker, Pot of Gold and Clover symbols in any combination, with at least one Coin and one Pot of Gold among them. Coins that land here are worth 1x at minimum.
Buy Bonus FeatureSpins: Players can purchase their direct entry into the game’s special features. The available options are:
Le Bandit Hold & Win keeps its base game small and puts the weight on its collection round. Coins pay from 0.2x up to 50x, Clovers multiply the total by as much as x20, and the Pot of Gold gathers everything on the grid into a single figure. Two Hold & Win modes run on 3 refilling lives, with the Epic Drop version opening on a full grid. Four fixed jackpots top out at 2,500x, which also marks the ceiling for the game as a whole.
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| Software Developer: | Hacksaw |
| Theme: | Irish |
| Bonus: | Yes |
| Rating: | 7 |
| Progressive: | No |
| Paylines: | 9 |
| Wild Symbol: | No |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Name: | Le Bandit Hold & Win | Gorilla Kingdom | The Cursed King | Book of Tattoo 2 | Chicken Rush | Fruitiplier |
| Provider: | Hacksaw | NetEnt | Backseat Gaming | Fugaso | BGaming | Realistic |
| Paylines: | 9 | 1024 ways to win | 19 | 243 ways to win | 3,125 | 5 |
| Bonus: | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free spins: | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wild Symbol: | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Jackpot: | 2,500 | £1.433.600 | 12,500 | Progressive | 5,000 | £200.000 |
Welcome Bonus
100% up to €450 + 250 Free Spins
Min Deposit
€16
Min Withdrawal
€50
Welcome Bonus
100% up to €450 + 250 Free Spins
18+ | New Players OnlyMin Deposit
€16
Min Withdrawal
€50
