Spadegaming

Golden Whale

Slots Video Slots Animals Fish Shark Sea Love Treasure

Underwater treasure slot with a chest-selection bonus

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

97%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.02

per spin

Reels

25 lines

Player rating

4.5 ★

20 votes

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

Payouts & RTP10/10

RTP 97% → 10.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features10/10

15 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics6.4/10

f=15 r=5 p=25 → 6.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility10/10

0.02–250 (×12500) → 10.0/10

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity3.3/10

synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

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 — Golden Whale by Spadegaming

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Slot Summary

The sea in Golden Whale is a place to uncover treasure as well as match marine animals. Spadegaming ties that setting to a chest-selection bonus that shapes the following free spins. Its character comes from this connection between underwater discovery and the choice of concealed rewards before the reels resume.

Features & Win Potential

The wild replaces regular symbols but excludes the scatter, and it doubles wins involving its substitution. Its role therefore extends beyond simply supplying a missing match on a line.

After a win, the gamble feature offers a separate card-color decision. A correct red-or-black prediction doubles the amount risked, while an incorrect prediction loses that amount.

Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game Turbo Spin Sub Symbols In Feature High Payout 96% RTP Risk/Gamble (Double) game 25 Paylines 97% RTP Game history

Bonus & Free Spins

Three scatters trigger the free-spin feature, which begins with eight spins and a double multiplier. Selecting two of five treasure chests adds further spins or increases the multiplier before play continues.

Spec sheet

Golden Whale at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameGolden Whale

StudioSpadegaming

Released11/1/2015

Math

SlotRanker Score79

RTP97%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.02 – $250.00

Player rating4.5 / 5 · 20 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines25

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 97% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.24

Cost per session$0.24

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 Golden Whale? 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 (97.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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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Compare Golden Whale with other games

	Golden Whale Score 79This game	Broadsiders Score 86	Poseidon Score 80	Sharkys Gang Score 76	Puffers Vs Sharks Score 74
Identity
Studio	Spadegaming	Massive Studios	Tada Gaming	Amatic	Pragmatic Play
Released	11/1/2015	1/27/2025	10/2/2024	4/25/2024	7/15/2024
Math
RTP	97%	96.62%	97.11%	97%	96.07%
Volatility	Medium volatility	—	Medium volatility	—	High volatility
Max win	—	30,000×	20,000×	—	15,000×
Format
Reels	5	7	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	4-5-6-7-6-5-4	6x5	5x3	5x5
Paylines	25	Cluster Pays	Pay Anywhere	40	15
Min bet	0.02	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Max bet	250	100	100	375	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	—	—
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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