Pragmatic Play · 2019
5 Lions Gold is a high volatility video slot by Pragmatic Play, with a 5x3 grid and 243 ways to win. Check the figures before the first spin.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and a player aged 18+.
Choose 5 Lions Gold if you want a Chinese-themed video slot on a 5x3 grid. The reels carry Dragon, Phoenix, Pixiu, Koi and Turtle, plus the card symbols A, K, Q, J and 10. Wins use 243 ways to win: a win pays when matching symbols land on adjacent reels, counted from left to right. Two matching symbols are enough to pay, so the game pays on short combinations too.
Pick 5 Lions Gold over a plainer slot if you want bonus rounds with several decisions. Three Scatter symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 start the Free Spins Feature. You then choose one of 7 lion-head medallions, which sets the spin count and the wild-multiplier range. Three more Scatter retrigger the round without limit. Free spins bring gold reels and the Caishen Random Award.
5 Lions Gold figures
Read these figures before you pick a stake, so the maximum win is clear in cash.
| What it measures | Value in play |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Reel grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x7,342 |
| Maximum win in cash | A$1,784,106 |
| Release date | 13/06/2019 |
5 Lions Gold basics
Use it before you pick a bet and set a limit for the session.
Pick a bet from A$0.18 up to A$243 before the first spin. Every paytable value scales with the stake, so your wager sets the money won per combination.
Read wins from the leftmost reel, because a combination pays only when matching symbols land on adjacent reels. Two matching symbols are enough to pay, and all 243 fixed ways count.
Watch reels 2, 3 and 4 for SCATTER symbols, since three of them start the Free Spins Feature. The Wild and multiplier rules apply only inside that feature.
Pick one of seven lion-head medallions once three SCATTER symbols land on reels 2, 3 and 4. Each medallion sets the number of free spins and the wild-multiplier range.
Set the amount you can afford to lose before the first spin, and stop when the balance reaches that amount. Random awards come unpredictably, so no session length is known.
Know what pays
After this set of screens, you will have seen the free spin and win layouts.
Bonus rules
Useful once three Scatters land and you want to see what the feature can pay.
Pick 1 of 7 lion-head medallions once 3 Scatters land on reels 2, 3 and 4. Each sets the spin count (25/20/15/mystery/13/10/6) and a wild-multiplier range. Each spin, a random multiplier from that range applies to any win with a Wild. Three more Scatters retrigger without limit.
Base Game spinsMultiplied wins
Stay in the free spins and watch for gold reels. Random reels turn gold on each free spin, up to 5. 3 gold reels award MINOR, 4 award MAJOR and 5 award the GRAND fixed jackpot.
During free spinsFixed jackpot awards
Watch every free spin, because the Caishen random award can land on any spin. It is either an additional Free Spins round, or a Jackpot Bonus Game where you pick gold-coin tiles to match 3 of the same jackpot label (GRAND/MAJOR/MINOR).
Any free spinJackpot or spins
Set your bet, then spin the 5 reels x 3 rows grid. The base game has 243 fixed ways-to-win, and wins count left to right on adjacent reels. Two matching symbols already pay.
Game just openedRegular wins
5 Lions Gold paytable
Read the amounts below in A$ at the A$0.20 example bet; more matching symbols in a win pay more.
| Pays out | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dragon | A$0.02 | A$0.17 | A$0.50 | A$1.40 |
 Phoenix | – | A$0.13 | A$0.33 | A$0.90 |
 Pixiu | – | A$0.13 | A$0.33 | A$0.90 |
 Koi | – | A$0.10 | A$0.27 | A$0.70 |
 Turtle | – | A$0.10 | A$0.27 | A$0.70 |
 A | – | A$0.04 | A$0.13 | A$0.40 |
 K | – | A$0.04 | A$0.13 | A$0.40 |
 Q | – | A$0.03 | A$0.10 | A$0.30 |
 J | – | A$0.03 | A$0.10 | A$0.30 |
 10 | – | A$0.02 | A$0.07 | A$0.20 |
Decide with the long run in mind: over many spins, for every A$100 staked, the return to player is the amount in the table. The running version is shown in the game rules.
| RTP level | RTP | Shipped as standard |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.50% | Available |
Two Paths Ahead
After this, you know how the demo differs from playing for real money.
Pick the demo to learn the reels without betting, since it pays nothing. Real money play needs a Betbolt Casino account and you must be 18 or older.
Play nowDeciding how many spins to play before a bonus round appears is a choice made without a known answer. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, so a session can finish above or below the RTP figure. Set the bet and the session budget with that loss in mind.
Checking the RTP version before the first spin means opening the game rules. The version Betbolt Casino runs is shown only in those rules. Read that section once, and note which return figure it gives before you decide how much to stake.
Weighing the top prize against your bet means treating it as a ceiling, not a target. The maximum win of 5 Lions Gold is x7,342 times the bet. That ceiling is reached very rarely, so set your bet and session length on the assumption that the top prize may not come.
You must be 18+ to play 5 Lions Gold. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide the amount you can lose on 5 Lions Gold before you log in, and keep that figure fixed for the whole session.
Set the number of spins or the time you will stop at before the first spin, and stop when you reach it even after a big win.
Open the deposit and loss limits in your account settings before you play, and lower them when your plans change.
If 5 Lions Gold stops being fun, take a break or register with BetStop to self-exclude, and do not return to the game to win back losses.
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5 Lions Gold questions
Whether this slot suits you, how its free spins start, and what bets and RTP apply.
Plan for high volatility, because wins in 5 Lions Gold can come far apart and differ a lot in size. Large prizes are possible, up to x7,342 the bet. Nothing about the session can be known in advance, including when a big win will land.
Land three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 to trigger the feature. Then pick one of seven lion-head medallion options, which set the spin count and a wild-multiplier range. Three more SCATTER symbols during the feature retrigger it without a limit.
Check the RTP of 96.50% before you compare it with other slots. The same 96.50% applies to every version of the series listed on the page. RTP describes return over a long run of play, so one session can finish well above or below it.
Pick any bet from A$0.18 up to A$243. The A$0.20 and A$5 bets used on this page are examples, not limits. Every prize scales with the bet you choose.
Compare the maximum win first, since every version lists the same 96.50% RTP. 5 Lions Gold pays up to x7,342, more than 5 Lions Reborn, 5 Lions Megaways and 5 Lions Dance, and less than 5 Lions Megaways 2 at x8,000.
Read the maximum win as a multiple of the bet, x7,342. At A$5, the top example bet on this page, that comes to A$36,710. At the highest bet of A$243, the same multiple reaches A$1,784,106.
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