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RTP: 96.50%
Volatility rating: High
Maximum payout: 15,000x
Grid layout: 6x5
Paylines and ways: Ways to Win
Release date: 14/12/2023

Publication date 25/09/2026

96.50% Stays Put; the Ceiling Does Not

Gates of Olympus 1000 publishes the same return as the 2021 original it extends: 96.50%. What changed is the ceiling. The max win rises from 5,000x to 15,000x, and the winged Multiplier orbs can now land at 1000x where the first game stopped at half that. The rate did not move because the rate is a long-run average, and Pragmatic Play left it untouched; the extra headroom is absorbed inside the same High volatility, in the spacing between the tumbles that actually connect. That is what a figure like 96.50% is worth here: it places the game above the average line for the category, it survives Ante Bet and the bonus purchase almost intact at 96.49%, and it promises nothing about any single session at the 6x5 grid.

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Base game, free spins and more

Two bet multipliers price the same 6x5 grid: 20x keeps the Buy Free Spins purchase at 100x bet, 25x doubles Scatter frequency instead. Both feed one Free Spins round, where 4 Scatter symbols award 15 spins, the Total Multiplier builds without resetting, and the hard cap sits at 15000x bet.

Base Game

Winged Multiplier symbols land in any position with a random value from 2x to 1000x; once a Tumble sequence ends, every value on screen adds together and multiplies the full sequence win. Rounds run at the 20x bet multiplier, payouts begin at 8 matching symbols counted across all 30 positions, and Buy Free Spins at 100x bet stays available only here.

Double Chance

The Ante Bet toggle raises the stake from the 20x to the 25x bet multiplier, 1.25 times the standard bet, and doubles the natural Free Spins frequency by loading extra Scatter symbols onto special reels. Buy Free Spins switches off while it runs, and RTP holds at 96.50%, the same figure as standard play.

Free Spins

Four or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid award 15 spins. The Total Multiplier starts at zero and never resets between spins: any Multiplier symbol landing on a winning spin adds its value permanently, and every later win in the round pays through the running figure. Three or more Scatter symbols add 5 more spins, and the round ends the moment its win reaches 15000x bet.

Launching the game and placing a bet

Eight matching symbols anywhere on the 6x5 screen make the smallest win in Gates of Olympus 1000, a High volatility Pragmatic Play slot with a 15,000x bet cap. Each cycle is stake, spin, Tumble; then decide again: restake, toggle DOUBLE CHANCE, buy the round, or spin on toward the 4-Scatter trigger for 15 Free Spins.

Stake and bet mode

The stake sits in BET, adjustable with - and + from $0.20 to $125.00, and all payouts scale from it. The DOUBLE CHANCE toggle switches the bet multiplier to 25x, adds Scatter to the reels, and disables the buy; with it off, BUY FREE SPINS opens the round at 100x total bet.
Spin and Tumble

Press spin. A win needs 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the 6x5 grid; the Tumble then clears winners, drops the rest, and refills from above until no win remains. Every Multiplier orb on screen (2x to 1000x) adds together and multiplies the whole Tumble win.
Free Spins round

Four or more Zeus Scatter icons award 15 Free Spins, and 3 or more during the round add 5 more spins. Each Multiplier landing on a winning spin feeds a TOTAL MULTIPLIER that never resets and multiplies every later win. Play ends when spins run out or the win hits the 15,000x bet cap.

Symbol payouts

x8 / x10 / x12 / x4 / x5 / x6

Crown High 10.00 / 25.00 / 50.00 / — / — / —
Hourglass High 2.50 / 10.00 / 25.00 / — / — / —
Ring High 2.00 / 5.00 / 15.00 / — / — / —
Chalice High 1.50 / 2.00 / 12.00 / — / — / —
Red Pentagon Gem Low 1.00 / 1.50 / 10.00 / — / — / —
Purple Triangle Gem Low 0.80 / 1.20 / 8.00 / — / — / —
Gold Hexagon Gem Low 0.50 / 1.00 / 5.00 / — / — / —
Green Triangle Gem Low 0.40 / 0.90 / 4.00 / — / — / —
Blue Diamond Gem Low 0.25 / 0.75 / 2.00 / — / — / —
Zeus Scatter Scatter — / — / — / 3.00 / 5.00 / 100.00
Multiplier Orb Other — / — / — / — / — / —

How volatility shapes your session

One hundredth of an RTP point separates the two paid routes into Free Spins in Gates of Olympus 1000: 96.50% with DOUBLE CHANCE running, 96.49% through Buy Free Spins. The first is a revisable per-spin surcharge for a doubled natural trigger; the second a single committed payment for a guaranteed one. The toggle disables the purchase; the purchase demands the toggle stay off.

Ante Bet: a revisable surcharge for trigger frequency

DOUBLE CHANCE can be flipped on or off between spins, so it runs as a revisable setting rather than a commitment. On, it prices every spin at 1.25 times the standard bet, doubles the natural Free Spins frequency, and disables Buy Free Spins. RTP stays 96.50%. The rules publish no base trigger frequency, so the doubled rate has no known starting point: the surcharge is fixed, the gain is not.

Buy Free Spins: 100x for a guaranteed trigger

Buy Free Spins appears only with DOUBLE CHANCE off, behind a confirmation dialog that shows the price before the charge. The cost is 100x the current total bet. The triggering spin lands four guaranteed Scatters, which themselves pay 3x bet, and the round then follows standard Free Spins rules. Documented RTP for this route is 96.49%; the rules state no retrigger limit.

See the game in action

Special symbols and features

Ante Bet
Free Spins
Multiplier
Scatter
Tumble

Supported devices

Autoplay mode: Yes

How much can you bet

Min. bet: 0.20
Top bet limit: 125.00
Currency of bets: USD

Game themes

Ancient Greek mythologyGods and mythology

Explore the bonuses

Buy-a-bonus: Yes
Higher ante stake: 1.25x

Ways to buy the bonus

Buy Free SpinsCost 100.00x

Our take

The 100x bonus buy runs at 96.49%, only 0.01 points below base play, so direct entry barely dents the return.
In free spins, banked orb values never reset, so each win after a hit is paid at the round's running multiplier.
Base spins at 5/5 volatility pay thin and seldom, so the 96.50% figure mostly waits behind the free-spins trigger.

Gates of Olympus 1000 posts 96.50%, the upper edge of the ordinary band, and then hides most of it behind a 5/5-volatility base game. The free-spins round, where a persistent total multiplier stacks orb values toward the 15,000x cap, holds the real return. Suits a bankroll built to wait out dry stretches; a short session sees little of the figure.