Gold Rush

If you enjoy mining themed online slots on Bonanza Slots, take a look at the 5 reel, 25 payline Gold Rush slots game by Pragmatic Play. The Return to Player percentage of the game is 96.5% and stakes in the game start from as little as 25p.

There is only one bonus feature in the game and that’s the free spins feature. The feature in the game awards 10 free spins, which sounds like few but you get to add some spins later during the feature. There will also be special golden nugget symbols that get collected during the feature. These golden nuggets will add a certain number of high value symbols to the reels.

The more golden nuggets get collected, the more high value symbols you will receive. Stakes in the game start from 25p to £250 a spin on all iOS and Android devices.

How to Play Gold Rush Slots

Gold Rush has got an amazing design as most online slots on Bonanza Slots do. The action in the game is set inside a mining shaft. Symbols in the game include card values A, J, K, Q, 9 & 10, a lamp, a bearded miner, axes, spades, a horse, a lamp, sticks of dynamite, a cart full of gold and a pit pony. The bearded miner rewards the highest value in the game where 3, 4 or 5 of them reward 1x, 8x or 20x your total stake.

The wild symbol in the game is represented by the sticks of dynamite symbol. Its main function is to substitute all the other symbols on the reels except the scatter symbol. The scatter symbol can only land on the 3 reels in the middle 2, 3 and 4 and is the key to activating the Free Spins feature.

Gold Rush Free Play & Bonuses

If you like to play online slots with bonuses on Bonanza Slots, maybe Gold Rush will interest you. There is only one bonus feature in the game- the free spins feature. You’ll get to trigger 10 free spins where the golden nugget extra gets added to the reels. Every time one of these nuggets appears, it gets collected in a sperate meter on top of the reels. The more nuggets that are collected, the more high value miner symbols get triggered. You can have over 29 miner symbols added to the reels. Of course, this means payouts can be higher from the winning combinations that you form.

Free Spins feature – the Free Spins feature in the game will win you 10 free spins where a special extra symbol, the golden nugget gets added to the reels. Every time one of the golden nuggets lands, it will get collected in the meter that appears above the reels. The more golden nuggets that are collected, the more high value miner symbols that will be activated. There are 4 levels in total that you can benefit from as follows;
- when 0-4 golden nuggets appear, 7 extra miners will be activated
- when 5-9 golden nuggets appear, 16 extra miners will be activated
- when 10-14 golden nuggets appear, 21 extra miners will be activated
- when 15 or more golden nuggets appear, 29 extra miners will be activated

Every time a scatter symbol appears during the free spins feature, 2 extra free spins will be rewarded. They will be added to your already existing total of spins. If you go up a level on your last free spin, an extra free spin will be awarded to you.

Gold Rush Slots: Available by Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play got launched in August 2015. They are an online casino game developer that is headquartered in Sliema, a sunny town off the coast of Malta. Pragmatic Play managed to assemble a workforce of more than 100 employees within 2 years of launching.

This was huge for the company, but an even bigger win was when they were recognized among the gambling community. They received the Software Rising Star award at the 2017 EGR B2B Awards, the Best HR Director, Best Digital Company, and Best Gamified Experience Company all at the 2017 Malta iGaming Excellence Awards. Their slots Queen of Gold and Hot Safari were also nominated for best slot game in 2016 and 2017.

Pragmatic Play has been properly licensed by gambling authorities in various parts of the world including; the AAMS in Italy, the Malta Gaming Authority, authorities in Romania, PAGCOR the Philippines' regulator, the UK Gaming Commission, Curacao's eGaming certification body, licensing bodies in Denmark and the Bahamas. They produce 3 reel, 5 reel and multiple ways to win slots games with different themes like; mystery, adventure, travel, fantasy, nature themed, humour, love, Chinese themed, animal themed, etc. For more gold themed slots, check these out:

Should you Play Gold Rush Slot?

If you’re looking for Pragmatic Play online slots to play on Bonanza Slots, Gold Rush might be a good place to start. This goes especially for those players who are die hard fans of the mining theme. You will enjoy this game even if you’re not a mining fan because the visuals and gameplay is top notch.

Not only is the theme fun and engaging, the bonus feature is awesome too. There’s only one that you will be able to trigger in the game and that’s the free spins feature. You get to win 10 free spins where golden nugget symbols land regularly and add high value symbols to the reels. We’d wish for more slot bonuses in the game, but we appreciate the innovativeness in the free spins bonus.

Gold Rush is an easy game to learn and play. The Return to Player percentage is 96.5% and the game variance lies in the middle to high range. It is possible to go through long periods without winning anything from the game.

However, if you manage to collect the nuggets during the Free Spins feature, you can gather some coins. Pragmatic Play’s signature is easy to follow gameplay, high quality design and an exciting bonus feature. Gold Rush checks all the boxes. It’s an 6/10 from us just because we wanted more bonus features.

If you have enjoyed Gold Rush Slot, why not try another exciting game at Bonanza Slots such as Gem Rocks Slot. or perhaps the sequel to this slot: Diamond Mine Extra Gold Megaways!

*All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.

*Any Free Spins/Welcome Bonuses References are subject to the following: NEW PLAYERS ONLY, MIN DEPOSIT £10, MAX BONUS EQUAL TO LIFETIME DEPOSITS (UP TO £250), 65X WAGERING REQUIREMENTS AND FULL T&CS APPLY