Gates of Olympus slot: multiplier orbs, RTP versions and spec card

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Pragmatic Play's official Gates of Olympus demo loads in the window above when you press play. It is the right place to see how often multiplier orbs land on spins with no win under them, and how the total multiplier grows in free spins. The panel beside the reels shows the buy price, always 100x the bet, and a "double chance to win" switch, which is the ante bet; with it on, the bet shown rises by a quarter. The i button opens the seven rules pages quoted on this page. It uses play credits, cannot pay out and predicts nothing about a real-money session; more on that on the demo modes page.

Where to play Gates of Olympus for real money

Provincially licensed South African bookmakers whose published game lobbies list Gates of Olympus, ordered by our score. Check that the game is in the lobby of your account before you deposit.

#	Bookmaker	Score	Welcome offer	Link
1	ScorebetNorthern Cape licenceRead review	4.2/5Very good	First Deposit 100% Match (up to R5,000) plus up to 150 Free Spins on...	Play now
2	BetfredMpumalanga licenceRead review	3.8/5Good	Up to R21,000 plus 750 free spins for new customers	Play now

18+ Casino-style games at bookmakers are offered under provincial licences, and their legal status is disputed nationally since a 2025 appeal court ruling on Gauteng bookmakers. Welcome offers have terms; read them first. Set a limit and never play to win back losses. Help: National Responsible Gambling Programme, 0800 006 008, responsible gambling.

Gates of Olympus took the scatter-pays engine of Sweet Bonanza and moved the excitement into multiplier orbs that can appear on any spin. The result is one of the most volatile games in this guide: the spec card rates it 5 out of 5. This file explains how the grid pays, how the orbs and free spins work, what the three RTP versions cost in rand, and how it compares with its Pragmatic Play relatives.

The spec card's figures come from one established slot reference source. For this page we also read the seven rules pages inside Pragmatic Play's official demo and the game's page on Pragmatic Play's own site. Both confirm the 500x multiplier ceiling that the reference source gives in one place and contradicts in another. The paytable, the multiplier values and the free spins steps below come from the demo's rules; where they differ from the reference source, as they do on the volatility label, this page says so.

How the Gates of Olympus grid pays

There are six reels, five rows and no paylines. Any eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the 30 positions form a win. After a win, the winning symbols vanish and new ones tumble down, so one spin can pay several times before it ends. The rules add that there is no limit to the number of tumbles, and that the wins of a base spin reach your balance only after every tumble has played out.

Gates of Olympus symbol pays, step by step

The rules screen says the total number of the same symbol on the screen at the end of a spin decides the value of the win, in three steps: 8-9, 10-11 and 12-30 symbols. When several symbols win at once, the wins are added. Converted from the demo's fixed stake into multiples of your total bet:

The Zeus scatter is present on all reels and pays on any position: 3x the stake for four, 5x for five and 100x for six. On a R10 spin, eight crowns pay R100 and eight blue gems pay R2.50. Pragmatic Play's game page sums it up the same way: 8-30 matching symbols win up to 50x before any multiplier is applied.

Multiplier orbs: where the game's value sits

The feature that defines Gates of Olympus is its multiplier orbs. According to the rules, they are present on all reels and can land at random on spins and tumbles in both the base game and free spins. Each orb takes a random value: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x or 500x.

In the base game the orbs wait for the tumbling sequence to end. Then the values of all orbs on the screen are added together, and the total win of the sequence is multiplied by that sum. A 5x and a 10x orb on the same winning sequence therefore give 15x, not 50x. They matter most in free spins, where the rules change, as the next section shows.

An orb on a spin with no win pays nothing. That is the heart of the game's volatility: the large wins need a decent tumble and big orbs on the same spin, which happens rarely. Most spins and many free spins rounds return modest amounts.

Free spins, ante bet and buy feature

The rules pages describe the round in this order:

1. Four or more scatters anywhere on the screen pay their scatter win and start the round with 15 free spins.
2. Special reels are in play for the whole round.
3. Whenever an orb lands and the spin results in a win, the orb's value is added to a total multiplier.
4. For the rest of the round, whenever a new orb lands on a winning spin, the total multiplier, now including the new orb, multiplies that win.
5. Three or more scatters during the round add 5 more free spins.
6. The free spins win is paid after the round completes.

This is the difference from the base game: the total multiplier keeps growing through the round instead of starting again on each spin. It is applied only on spins where a new orb lands with a win, so a large total can sit unused for several spins. Two options change how you reach the round:

With a very high-volatility game, buying the feature concentrates a large stake into one round whose outcome ranges from a fraction of the price to the top of the range. It is the fastest way to spend a budget in this guide's slot files.

Gates of Olympus RTP versions

The rules page of the official demo build states a theoretical RTP of 96.50%, and the same 96.50% when the ante bet is used and when free spins are bought. Pragmatic Play's game page also lists 96.50%. The reference source adds two alternative versions, 95.51% and 94.5%, which the provider's own pages do not mention. The bookmaker chooses which version runs, and the game's info screen shows the figure, including the ante and buy figures, for the version in front of you.

The gap between the base and the lowest version is R2 per R100 staked, which means the 94.5% version keeps about 57% more of your money over a long run than the 96.5% one. On a very volatile game you will not notice that in a session; you will over many.

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Gates of Olympus RTP explainer

Stake per spin (R)Number of spinsRTP version of Gates of Olympus96.5%95.51%94.5%Other...

Total staked

R1,000.00

Average returned

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Average cost

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Per R100 staked

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An average over a very large number of spins, not a prediction. A real session can end far above or far below it, and the more volatile the game, the wider that spread.

Very high volatility and the 5,000x top win

The spec card rates volatility 5 out of 5, following the reference source. The rules page of the official demo build labels the game "medium volatility" and explains it as paying out steadily, with a range of pays from low to very high. The two ratings disagree, so read the label on the info screen of the version you open. Whatever the label, the mechanics are the same: long stretches of small or no returns, with the game's value concentrated in free spins rounds where large orbs meet good tumbles.

The top win is 5,000x the stake. The game's own intro screen in the demo says "win up to 5000 x bet", which matches the spec card, the same ceiling as many Pragmatic Play titles.

Gates of Olympus next to Sweet Bonanza and Starlight Princess

Starlight Princess is the closest twin in structure. The Pragmatic Play page covers the studio's other titles in this guide.

Where Gates of Olympus is listed

Scorebet's published offer mentions free spins on Gates of Olympus, and Betfred names the game among its slots; both are listed at the foot of this page. Lobbies change, so check the bookmaker's own games list. The legal status of casino-style games at bookmakers is disputed and depends on the province: a 2025 Supreme Court of Appeal ruling bars Gauteng bookmakers from casino games, while the Western Cape board says its licensees are not affected.

Playing a 5-out-of-5 volatility game sensibly

Responsible gambling

Gates of Olympus spin budget

Money you can afford to lose today (R)Stake per spin (R)Spins per minuteRTP (%)

Spins if nothing comes back

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Staked per hour

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Average cost per hour

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Stop-loss to set

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• Set the deposit limit in your bookmaker account before you start, not during a session.
• Use a timer: the clock runs faster than it feels when rounds take seconds.
• Never raise the stake to win back a loss.

Averages only: a single session can lose the whole budget much faster. Free, confidential help: National Responsible Gambling Programme, 0800 006 008. 18+ only.

Slots are for adults aged 18 and over. For limits, self-exclusion and free counselling, see responsible gambling.