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Cowboy's Gold

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Wild West collector slot from Pragmatic Play's Gold line

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.5%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

6,065×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.25

per spin

Reels

10 lines

Player rating

4.9 ★

15 votes

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4.9 / 5

15 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 & RTP8/10

RTP 95.5% → 8.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.6/10

x6065.00 (6065×) → 7.6/10

Features10/10

12 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics5.9/10

f=12 r=5 p=10 → 5.9/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.25–10 (×40) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

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: 65 — Cowboy's Gold by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Released in 2020, Cowboy's Gold brought Pragmatic Play's Gold line into a Wild West collection game where a single Renegade can bank every visible cowboy value. Sheriff symbols supply Wild substitutions, while skull-faced outlaws open the free-spins round. Retriggers matter because they add more spins and raise the collector multiplier, making the feature's later stages mechanically different from its opening state rather than merely extending the same sequence.

How It Plays

Cowboy's Gold uses 5 reels, a 5x3 layout, and 10 paylines. Base play centers on landing cowboy cash values before the Renegade collector appears to bank them.

The Sheriff Wild substitutes within ordinary line wins, while the Renegade serves two jobs: collecting cash values and contributing as a Bonus symbol toward feature activity.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Wild West setting casts its paying characters as cowboy outlaws pursued across the reels. Sheriff badges and a Renegade turn that chase into the game's symbol hierarchy.

Skull-faced outlaws push the western material toward a harsher bounty-hunt tone. Their role as Bonus symbols also connects the setting directly to the free-spins trigger.

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Features & Win Potential

Cash Collector outcomes depend on the Renegade arriving while cowboy values are visible. When it lands, those displayed amounts are gathered immediately into one result.

The Wild and Bonus symbols serve separate purposes. Sheriff Wilds support ordinary combinations, while outlaw Bonus symbols and the Renegade determine access to free spins.

Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium/High Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game RTP range 10 Paylines Bonus symbols Cash Collector

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins begin when enough outlaw Bonus symbols land. During the round, cowboy symbols can carry multipliers, and the Renegade banks their displayed values.

Retriggering adds more spins and raises the active Money Collect multiplier. Later retriggers therefore increase both the available time and the value applied when collection occurs.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

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Spec sheet

Cowboy's Gold at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameCowboy's Gold

StudioPragmatic Play

Released11/5/2020

Math

SlotRanker Score65

RTP95.5%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win6,065×

Bet range$0.25 – $10.00

Player rating4.9 / 5 · 15 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines10

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.5% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.50

Cost per session$4.50

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 Cowboy's Gold? 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 (95.50%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (6,065×).

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 Cowboy's Gold with other games

	Cowboy's Gold Score 65This game	Wild West Angel Score 86	Lucky Bandits Score 81	Western Wilds Hold & Win Score 71	Under a burning sky Score 64
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	Win Fast	Belatra Games	Iron Dog Studio	Nemesis Games Studio
Released	11/5/2020	8/21/2023	10/4/2024	9/16/2024	9/10/2021
Math
RTP	95.5%	96.78%	96.5%	95.27%	96.2%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	—
Max win	6,065×	12,200×	12,500×	5,000×	—
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	10	20	243	5	25
Min bet	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.25
Max bet	10	50	200	50	125
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	✓	—
Respins	—	✓	—	✓	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Cowboy's Gold.

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Cowboy's Gold

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RTP

95.5%

Max win

6,065×

Score

Western Wilds Hold & Win

+ Respins− Free Spins− Scatter

− Multiplier− Bonus Game

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