Outback Gold Hold and Win

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

We are heading to Australia with iSoftBet’s new slot release Outback Gold: Hold and Win. The outback can prove dangerous, and the sheer scale of the desert can be a scary place. The slot, however, is safe and provides rewarding gameplay thanks to Hold and Win Streak Re-spins, Modifiers, and Stacked Wilds.

About Outback Gold: Hold and Win

The action takes place on 5 reels with 25 paylines and bets range from 25p up to £25 per spin. The slot is medium variance with an RTP of 96% and it’s available to play on desktop and mobile devices.An arid, dusty desert is the setting for Outback Gold: Hold and Win, it’s a simplistic design with clear, colourful imagery in the symbols. The white reels are occupied with low-value royal cards suits, Dingo’s, Boomerangs, Digeridoos, and hats with corks. Landing the bird symbol rewards 16x for 5 on a payline.

Gameplay

The wilds play a part in producing some decent wins. They cover entire reels and also act as a substitute for regular symbols creating bigger wins.Lightning strikes the reels resulting in the activation of the Lightning Modifier. A modifier is awarded in the shape of activating the Re-spins, a big win, or the transformation of Golden coins into Platinum. Multipliers also come into play during the Hold and Win feature.The Hold and Win feature is the main attraction in Outback Gold: Hold and Win. After landing 5 or more gold or platinum coin symbols (or through the Lightning Modifier) the feature is activated. All the coins are held in place and 3 re-spins are awarded. Each additional coin landing resets the respins to 3 and these are also locked in position. A multiplier of 1x is applied which increases after each additional coin lands on the reels. once the re-spins end the coin values are combined with the multipliers for the final payout. During the Hold and Win feature you have the chance to win 1 of 3 jackpots:Mini – 20x the betMajor – 200x the betMega – 1,000x the bet

Verdict

Outback Gold Hold and Win is simplistic in terms of design and gameplay. However, with the addition of the Hold and Win feature and the chance to win 1 of 3 jackpots there’s plenty of potential here.

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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Over 17 years in the industry, Matt has worked directly with affiliate platforms, casino operators, and software providers. He has seen the market move from desktop Flash slots to mobile-first HTML5, lived through every iteration of UK Gambling Commission rules, and built the systems that keep our coverage compliant as regulation evolves. He has a particular interest in responsible gambling tooling and player-fund safety — the parts of the industry most people do not see but that matter most.

Matt is a Companies House registered director (Take Marketing Limited, company no. 07619813) and is based in Lincolnshire, England.

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