Game file
Sizzling Hot Deluxe slot: five lines, star scatter and spec card
Novomatic's pure fruit machine: five fixed lines, a star scatter and a lucky seven, with no bonus round to wait for.
The legal status of casino-style games offered by bookmakers is disputed in South Africa and depends on the province that licenses the bookmaker.
Sizzling Hot Deluxe at a glance
Sizzling Hot Deluxe is a classic fruit slot from Novomatic, published through Greentube, on 5 reels, 3 rows and 5 fixed paylines. There is no bonus round: just fruit, a star scatter that pays in any position and a lucky seven that pays 1,000x for five on a line. Greentube rates its volatility 3 on its own scale. Review sources give an RTP of 95.66% and a top win of 5,000x the stake.
Searches for "Sizzling Hot" in South Africa almost always mean Sizzling Hot Deluxe, the version that Greentube presents on its game page and the one on this spec card. It is a fruit machine in its purest form, with nothing to trigger and nothing to buy, which makes it easy to learn and easy to play for too long. This file explains the lines and symbols, what the sources agree and disagree on, the RTP in rand and how it compares with the other fruit slots in this guide.
Greentube's own page confirms the five fixed lines, the reels, the volatility rating, the star scatter and that the game runs on desktop and mobile, but publishes no RTP, top win, bet range or paytable. The 95.66% RTP comes from two review sources that agree; the 5,000x top win from one of them. The release date is left out because the sources give 2007 and 2012.
Where to play Sizzling Hot Deluxe for real money
Provincially licensed South African bookmakers whose published game lobbies list Sizzling Hot Deluxe, ordered by our score. Check that the game is in the lobby of your account before you deposit.
| # | Bookmaker | Score | Welcome offer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SunBetMpumalanga, North West licenceRead review | None on file | 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.
Five fixed lines
Only five paylines cross the 5x3 grid, and they are always active. A win needs matching symbols along a line from the leftmost reel. One review source lists ten lines, which contradicts Greentube's own description of the game as five-line and fixed; the spec card follows Greentube.
The ten-line figure has a likely explanation in Novomatic's own catalogue, which lists separate versions of the game: Sizzling Hot deluxe with 5 fixed lines, 10 Sizzling Hot deluxe with 10 lines and 25 Sizzling Hot deluxe with 25 fixed lines, all on 5x3 reels and all rated volatility 3. They share the name and the fruit but not the line count. The game's title in the lobby, or the line count on its info screen, tells you which one you are looking at. This page covers the five-line original.
The star and the lucky seven
Greentube's page states the win rules in two lines. Wins count for combinations of a kind paid from left to right on the fixed lines, except the star. The star is a scatter: it pays in any position, without needing a line, and its wins are added to the line wins of the same spin. The seven is the top line symbol, paying 1,000x for five on a line. Everything else is fruit: cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, grapes and watermelons, at lower values.
- No wilds Every line win needs real matching symbols.
- No free spins Nothing to trigger. Every result comes from the reels in front of you.
- Pace With no features to watch, spins come quickly. Watch the clock as well as the balance.
RTP 95.66% in rand
Two review sources give 95.66%. Over a very large number of spins, the game pays back about R95.66 of every R100 staked and keeps about R4.34. Greentube's page publishes no RTP, so check the game's info screen in the lobby for the version you are playing.
Tool
Sizzling Hot Deluxe RTP explainer
- Total staked
- R1,000.00
- Average returned
- -
- Average cost
- -
- Per R100 staked
- -
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.
Volatility: three sources, three answers
Greentube rates the game 3 on its own scale. One review source calls it medium, the other low. The disagreement is a reminder that volatility labels are not standardised. What the game's structure tells you is simple: with five lines and no bonus round, most of the return comes from small fruit wins and the star scatter, with the rare line of sevens providing the big results. The top win, according to one source, is 5,000x the stake.
Sizzling Hot Deluxe and Hot to Burn
Reel Kingdom's Hot to Burn is the closest match in this guide: five lines, a star scatter, a top-paying seven and no bonus round. Hot to Burn publishes the higher RTP, 96.71% against 95.66%, a difference of about R1 per R100 staked over a long run. The fruit slots page compares all four fruit games, including Hot Hot Fruit.
Is there a Sizzling Hot Deluxe demo?
Not from the maker. Greentube, Novomatic's online games company, shows the game on its own Sizzling Hot Deluxe page with a video but no playable demo, and Novomatic's own site has none either. We only embed a provider's own demo, never a copy from a casino or affiliate site, so there is no demo on this page. Some licensed bookmakers offer demo mode in their lobby; it uses play credits, cannot pay out and predicts nothing. See the demo modes page.
Where Sizzling Hot Deluxe is listed
SunBet names Greentube among its game providers on its published pages; it is listed at the foot of this page. Whether the game is live in a lobby on a given day is shown on the bookmaker's site. 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.
A classic needs a limit too
What helps
- A session timer, because spins come fast
- A stop-loss set before the first spin
- Checking the RTP on the info screen
What does not
- Assuming a simple game is a cheap one
- Waiting for sevens after a run without them
- Raising the stake to win back losses
Responsible gambling
Sizzling Hot Deluxe spin budget
- Spins if nothing comes back
- -
- Staked per hour
- -
- Average cost per hour
- -
- Stop-loss to set
- -
- 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.
Listed in the game lobbies of
Names only, from the bookmakers' published game lobbies. Not a recommendation to play.
Questions and answers
Who makes Sizzling Hot Deluxe?
Novomatic, published through Greentube. The release date is left out because sources give 2007 and 2012.
What is the RTP of Sizzling Hot Deluxe?
95.66% according to two review sources. Greentube's own page does not publish an RTP.
How many lines does Sizzling Hot Deluxe have?
Five fixed paylines on a 5x3 grid, according to Greentube.
Does Sizzling Hot have free spins?
No. It has no bonus round. The star scatter pays in any position and the seven is the top line symbol.
What does the lucky seven pay?
1,000x for five on a line, according to the spec card.
What is the maximum win in Sizzling Hot Deluxe?
5,000x the stake according to one review source. Greentube does not publish a top win.
Is Sizzling Hot low volatility?
Greentube rates it 3 on its own scale; one review source says medium and another low.
Why do some sites say Sizzling Hot Deluxe has 10 lines?
Novomatic lists separate 10-line and 25-line versions, 10 Sizzling Hot deluxe and 25 Sizzling Hot deluxe. The original Sizzling Hot deluxe has 5 fixed lines, according to Greentube and Novomatic.