Pragmatic Play · 2021
Choose your bet first. The Hand of Midas is a high volatility 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play. This page covers its rounds, bonuses and costs.
Pick this slot if you want a Greek-themed game on five reels and three rows. The Hand of Midas mixes ancient Greek imagery with a luxury look, and its symbols include a King, a golden nymph and a treasure chest. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel along fixed lines. A win needs at least three matching symbols on a line, so two matching symbols pay nothing.
Choose it if you want a bonus round that changes as it runs. Three or more scatter symbols start the free spins. Mini-reels add extra spins for each scatter they show, and special reels then appear. Each sticky wild hit raises a shared multiplier by a random step, and that multiplier applies to every later spin. The bonus also keeps retriggering until a minimum win for its scatter count is reached.
Know what you can win
Use this before your first spin, when you want to know what each figure means at your bet.
| Game detail | Figure as set |
|---|---|
| Who made the game | Pragmatic Play |
| Long-run return share | 96.54% |
| Rarer, bigger wins | High |
| Fixed paylines | 5x3 |
| Top win as bet multiple | x5,000 |
| Top win at highest bet | A$1,500,000 |
| When the game launched | 01/02/2021 |
Five steps, one round
Most worries come from not knowing the bet size, the bonus trigger, or when to stop.
Pick a bet from A$0.20 up to A$300 before the first spin. The bet you choose sets every win and the cost of each round.
Look for matches from the leftmost reel, moving right across the 5x3 grid. Three matching symbols in a row make a win and wins on the paylines add up.
Watch for Wild and Scatter symbols on every spin of the base game. Three or more Scatters start the Free Spins, where Sticky Wild and the Progressive Multiplier come into play.
Land three or more Scatters to start Free Spins, where mini-reels award extra spins. Each Scatter on them adds one, two or three spins, and the totals sum up.
Decide a budget before the first spin, and stop when it is gone. Each round costs the bet you chose, so an A$10 bet empties it far faster than A$0.20.
Each buy price is a multiple of the bet, so at the A$10 example bet the three bonus buys cost A$1,000, A$2,000 and A$3,000.
| Ante bet | Cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy 3 Scatter | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| Buy 4 Scatter | x200 · A$2,000 | – |
| Buy 5 Scatter | x300 · A$3,000 | – |
Decide how much you want to stake first, since the return to player is quoted per A$100 staked. The version Palmerbet runs is shown in the game rules, so check them before the first spin.
| Return figure | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.54% | Included |
Two modes
Read this block when the bonus lands or before you pick a bet.
Land three or more SCATTER symbols to start. Mini-reels add +1, +2 or +3 spins per scatter. Special reels run. Each sticky WILD hit raises a 1x, 2x or 3x multiplier for later spins. Three, four or five scatters set minimum wins of 10x, 20x or 30x total bet.
Base Game playBonus spins
Pick a bet and spin the 5 reels x 3 rows grid, which has 20 fixed paylines. Symbols pay left to right from the leftmost reel, and only the highest win per line counts. Wins on several lines are summed.
Bet chosenLine wins
Four frames, one game
Not sure what the bonus looks like? These screens show it before you bet.
Set your budget and time limit before the first spin, because nobody can say when the bonus round will come. How often it comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP. The RTP describes returns over a very large number of bets, so it does not predict the session you play tonight.
Open the game rules before you bet, because the RTP version running in this game is shown only there. Other titles in the series carry different returns, so check the rules rather than the name on the lobby tile.
Look at the maximum win before you size your bet, because it is a ceiling and not a target. It sits at x5,000 your stake, and players reach it very rarely. A high ceiling tells you how big a single round can get, not how often a round gets there.
The Hand of Midas
Palmerbet Casino explains each answer from the game's own rules, so you know what to expect.
Three or more Scatter symbols trigger the Free Spins. Mini-reels then add 1, 2 or 3 spins for each Scatter that lands, and those awards sum to one total. Special reels run in the bonus, and each Sticky Wild that lands raises a running multiplier.
The maximum win is 5,000 times the bet. At the highest bet of A$300, that comes to A$1,500,000. Smaller bets pay less money, even though the multiplier stays the same.
This version has an RTP of 96.54 percent, so A$100 staked returns A$96.54 over the long run. The sequel runs on its own RTP, so the two versions do not pay back the same amount.
The lowest bet is A$0.20 a spin, so you can learn the reels for very little money. Start there to see how the Scatters and Wilds behave before you raise your stake.
Hand of Midas 2 has the higher maximum win, 8,000 times the bet against 5,000 here. Its RTP is slightly lower, at 96.07 percent. Read those two figures together before you choose a version.
The Hand of Midas has high volatility, so results swing widely. Long dry spells can happen, and one win can be large compared with the bet. How often the bonus lands cannot be known before you play.
Players must be 18+ to play. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop.
Set a budget before the first spin, and keep to it even on a losing run. Once the budget is gone, the session is over.
Choose your stop point before you spin, and keep to it after a win too. A win does not change what the next spin pays.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you open this game. They keep the amount you can lose fixed, even when a session runs hot.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun, and do not spin to win back losses. Walking away is always an option.
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