BGaming

Grand Patron

Crime-themed line slot controlled by two additional reels

SlotRanker Score
79
/ 99
79
05099

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RTP
96.67%
return to player
Volatility
High volatility
variance
Max win
10,000×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.20
per spin
Reels
5
20 lines
Player rating
4.7 ★
2 votes
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Why this score

High confidence (100%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96.67% → 9.0/10Volatility9/10high → 9.0/10Win Potential8/10x10000.00 (10000×)…Features8.5/1011 features → 8.5/10Game Mechanics6.3/10f=11 r=5 p=20 →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96.67% → 9.0/10
Volatility9/10
high → 9.0/10
Win Potential8/10
x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10
Features8.5/10
11 features → 8.5/10
Game Mechanics6.3/10
f=11 r=5 p=20 → 6.3/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout6/10
5x3 → 6.0/10
0.2–26 (×130) → 6.0/10
provider avg 7.2 → 7.2/10
search demand p69 + proxy blend (70/30) → 7.1/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 79 — Grand Patron by BGaming

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Slot Summary

Grand Patron fills a narrow format gap: a 20-line crime slot where two additional horizontal reels decide how the central grid changes. BGaming uses those extra positions to add symbols, create Wild Symbol conversions, apply Multiplier values, or start Respins. Its 96.67% RTP, High volatility, and x10000.00 ceiling place most of the tension on how those reel effects combine rather than on the ordinary line wins alone.
MechanicsExtra reels modify symbols, multipliers, and respins

How It Plays

Grand Patron pays matching symbols across 20 lines on its central 5x3 grid. One position is revealed on each additional horizontal reel during a base spin.

The two outer results then determine whether the central symbols remain unchanged or receive an added effect. This makes the border reels the main source of variation.

Theme & Atmosphere

Mafia and Prison themes frame the reel modifiers as interventions from a criminal operation, while Detective and Guns imagery supply the opposing side of the setting.

Bomb and Wild West references make the presentation deliberately exaggerated, closer to an episodic TV crime caper than a restrained contemporary Mafia story.

Features & Win Potential

When Multiplier symbols occupy both additional reels, their values combine and apply to qualifying wins from that spin rather than operating separately.

A Wild Symbol on an additional reel can convert the matching paytable symbol into Wild positions, changing several potential lines through one outer-reel result.

Bonus & Free Spins

Two Scatter Symbols on the additional reels trigger 12 Free Spins. Free Spins Mode Choosing separates the bonus into 3 variations, while the outer reel cells open during the round.

Spec sheet
Grand Patron at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameGrand Patron
StudioBGaming
Released7/8/2024
Math
SlotRanker Score79
RTP96.67%
VolatilityHigh volatility
Max win10,000×
Bet range$0.20 – $26.00
Player rating4.7 / 5 · 2 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines20
Layout5x3

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96.67% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$2.66
Cost per session$2.66

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Grand Patron? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.67%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
Released7/8/202410/14/20246/15/20095/10/20218/15/2017
Math
RTP96.67%96.09%95.69%96.5%96.58%
VolatilityHigh volatilityMedium volatilityMedium volatilityMedium volatilityMedium volatility
Max win10,000×12,000×———
Format
Reels55555
Layout5x35x35x35x35x3
Paylines2010304040
Min bet0.20.20.020.440
Max bet262015040—
Features
Progressive——✓——
Wild symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Free spins✓—✓✓✓
Scatter symbol✓—✓✓✓
Multiplier✓✓✓——
Bonus game—✓✓—✓
Respins✓✓———

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Questions & Answers

Grand Patron FAQ

4 questions

Grand Patron has a listed RTP of 96.67%, measured theoretically across a very large number of completed rounds.

The additional top and bottom reels reveal special symbols that can alter the main grid or initiate a feature.

BGaming documents 3 Free Spins variations, with the additional reels opening their cells during the feature.

The maximum listed result is x10000.00 the stake, paired with a High volatility profile.

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