Playson

Empire Gold: Hold & Win

Roman coin collection with a full-board jackpot objective

SlotRanker Score
70
/ 99
70
05099

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RTP
95.76%
return to player
Volatility
High volatility
variance
Max win
5,524×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.20
per spin
Reels
5
25 lines
Player rating
3.5 ★
3 votes
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Empire Gold: Hold & Win
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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 & RTP8/10RTP 95.76% → 8.0/10Volatility9/10high → 9.0/10Win Potential7.5/10x5524.00 (5524×) →…Features10/1019 features →…Game Mechanics7.2/10f=19 r=5 p=25 →…
Payouts & RTP8/10
RTP 95.76% → 8.0/10
Volatility9/10
high → 9.0/10
Win Potential7.5/10
x5524.00 (5524×) → 7.5/10
Features10/10
19 features → 10.0/10
Game Mechanics7.2/10
f=19 r=5 p=25 → 7.2/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout6/10
5x3 → 6.0/10
0.2–1 (×5) → 2.0/10
provider avg 6.5 → 6.5/10
synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

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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Slot Summary

Filling an entire bonus board is the appeal in Empire Gold: Hold & Win for anyone who prefers a visible jackpot target. Playson gives its Roman coin collection a clear endpoint: the Grand prize requires every position to be occupied. A separate free-spins round shifts attention toward higher-paying symbols.
MechanicsComplete the bonus board to win Grand.

Features & Win Potential

Mystery symbols conceal one of the smaller jackpot awards during the Bonus Game. Their arrival adds a prize reveal to a round otherwise concerned with collecting coin values.

The Treasure Chest feature provides another chance to enter the Bonus Game. That gives the chest a functional role beyond the Roman setting and its ordinary coin trigger.

Bonus & Free Spins

Six or more Roman coin Bonus symbols start Hold & Win. The round begins with 3 respins, and each new symbol resets that allowance; play ends when attempts expire or the board fills.

Three golden-eagle scatters award 8 free spins. Low-paying symbols are removed from this round, while another qualifying scatter combination awards additional spins and the coin-triggered Bonus Game remains available.

Spec sheet
Empire Gold: Hold & Win at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameEmpire Gold: Hold & Win
StudioPlayson
Released6/22/2023
Math
SlotRanker Score70
RTP95.76%
VolatilityHigh volatility
Max win5,524×
Bet range$0.20 – $1.00
Player rating3.5 / 5 · 3 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines25
Layout5x3

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 95.76% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$3.39
Cost per session$3.39

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 Empire Gold: Hold & Win? 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 (95.76%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,524×).

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
Released6/22/202311/15/202211/4/20242/7/20257/1/2014
Math
RTP95.76%97.05%96.48%97%97.04%
VolatilityHigh volatilityMedium volatilityHigh volatility—High volatility
Max win5,524×—5,000×3,000×10,000×
Format
Reels56565
Layout5x35-6-6-6-6-55x36x55x3
Paylines2532400203240020
Min bet0.20.40.20.20.25
Max bet14005200125
Features
Progressive—————
Wild symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Free spins✓✓—✓✓
Scatter symbol✓✓—✓✓
Multiplier—✓✓✓—
Bonus game✓✓✓✓—
Respins✓—✓✓—

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