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Narcos

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A television crime adaptation with story-linked feature events

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/ 99

05099

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RTP

96.23%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

1,506×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.40

per spin

Reels

243 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

5 votes

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4.4 / 5

5 ratings

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

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.23% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential6.4/10

x1506.00 (1506×) → 6.4/10

Features9/10

13 features → 9.0/10

Game Mechanics6.8/10

f=13 r=5 p=243 → 6.8/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.4–100 (×250) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.3/10

provider avg 7.3 → 7.3/10

Popularity7.7/10

search demand p99 + proxy blend (70/30) → 7.7/10

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: 78 — Narcos by NetEnt

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Slot Summary

NetEnt expanded its branded-game portfolio with Narcos, translating Gaumont's television crime drama into a slot centered on El Patrón and the conflict surrounding the Medellin cartel. The connection extends into the feature names and action: a drive-by changes symbols, while Locked Up turns the crime-story vocabulary into a separate prize event.

How It Plays

Matching symbols pay on consecutive reels starting from the leftmost reel, regardless of their row positions. Only the longest combination for each symbol pays, while simultaneous winning ways are added together.

Wilds substitute for ordinary symbols, excluding scatters and Locked Up symbols. When a wild participates in a winning combination, it can remain in play and move left on subsequent spins.

Theme & Atmosphere

The setting draws on the show's portrayal of the drug war in the 1980s. Police, DEA agents and cartel figures place the action within a recognizable television crime conflict.

El Patrón is the central character, with familiar figures from the series carrying the branded identity. The mood follows the show's dangerous underworld and its confrontation between law enforcement and drug lords.

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Bonus & Free Spins

Three scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 trigger 10 free spins. During the round, each spin offers a chance for one or more high-value symbols to become wilds, changing which symbol combinations can connect across the reels.

Spec sheet

Narcos at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameNarcos

StudioNetEnt

Released5/23/2019

Math

SlotRanker Score78

RTP96.23%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win1,506×

Bet range$0.40 – $100.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 5 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines243

Layout5x3

This game is searched most in United States, India, and Brazil.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.23% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$6.03

Cost per session$6.03

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

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

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.23%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,506×).

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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Compare Narcos with other games

	Narcos Score 78This game	Inspector Gadget Score 83	Judge Dredd Score 57	Peaky Blinders Score 70	Mega Fire Blaze: Breaking Bad Score 67
Identity
Studio	NetEnt	Blueprint Gaming	NextGen	Pragmatic Play	Rarestone Gaming
Released	5/23/2019	4/9/2018	10/23/2014	8/27/2020	11/6/2024
Math
RTP	96.23%	96.49%	95%	95.5%	95.87%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	Low volatility	High volatility	—
Max win	1,506×	—	—	2,022×	2,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x4	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	243	50	25	20	30
Min bet	0.4	0.2	0.25	0.2	0.1
Max bet	100	200	100	100	450
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	—	✓	—	✓	✓

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Narcos

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RTP

96.23%

Max win

1,506×

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