Royal Joker: Hold and Win slot
Royal Joker: Hold and Win is a Playson fruit slot released in March 2023, played on a 3x3 grid with 5 paylines. Its centrepiece is the Bonus Game, where each Joker that lands leaves a x2 multiplier on its cell that grows by one with every further Joker there, while a sticky Royal Bonus symbol on the middle reel gathers the bonus values and any of the four jackpots.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Royal Joker: Hold and Win works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Royal Joker: Hold and Win: key facts
| Studio | Playson |
|---|---|
| Released | 16 March 2023 |
| Reels and paylines | 3 reels, 3 rows, 5 paylines |
| Volatility | High |
| Top line payout | Joker: 50x stake for three on a payline |
| Other pays for three | Bell 30x stake; BAR, melon and grapes 16x to 20x stake; cherry, plum, orange and lemon 1x to 4x stake |
| Bonus Game trigger | Three bonus symbols (Bonus or Royal Bonus) in one spin |
| Bonus symbol values | 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x or 15x stake |
| Joker’s Multiplier | In the Bonus Game, a Joker leaves a x2 multiplier on its cell; each later Joker on the same cell adds one; it stays until the Bonus Game ends and boosts bonus symbols landing there |
| Royal Bonus | Lands on reel 2 only and sticks for the whole Bonus Game; collects all bonus values and the jackpots |
| Jackpots | Four: Mini, Minor, Major and Grand |
| Pile of Gold | Can open the Bonus Game at random during the base game; adds x2 multiplier symbols during respins |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Royal Joker: Hold and Win plays
Playson keeps the base game close to an old fruit machine. Cherries, plums, oranges and lemons fill the lower end of the paytable, grapes, melons and the BAR sit in the middle, and the golden bell is the highest regular symbol. Wins run left to right on five fixed paylines across the three reels. The Joker is the wild: it stands in for the regular fruit, BAR and bell symbols but not for the bonus symbols, and three Jokers on a line are the top line win. Bonus symbols carry values of their own, and three of them in one spin open the Bonus Game. The Pile of Gold feature can also step in during the base game and open the bonus at random.
The Bonus Game and the Royal Bonus
Three bonus symbols start the Bonus Game, and the Royal Bonus is what turns those symbols into a payout. It can land only on the middle reel, and once there it stays put for the whole mode. While it sits in place, the Royal Bonus collects the values of the bonus symbols that land alongside it, and it also collects the Mini, Minor, Major and Grand jackpots when they appear. Respins keep the round going, so the collection builds on the same reel position from the first spin to the last.
Joker’s Multiplier
In the Bonus Game the Joker changes job. Instead of substituting on a payline, each Joker that lands leaves a x2 multiplier on its cell. If another Joker later lands on the same cell, that multiplier rises by one, so a second Joker turns x2 into x3 and a third makes it x4. The multipliers do not fade: they stay until the Bonus Game ends. Any bonus symbol that lands on a marked cell has its value boosted by that cell’s multiplier before it is collected.
Royal Joker: Hold and Win compared with Coin Strike: Hold and Win and Diamond Fortunator: Hold and Win
All three are Playson fruit games on a 3x3 grid with five paylines, but each bonus has its own twist. Coin Strike: Hold and Win, which followed a month later, uses a Strike Bonus symbol that collects coin and jackpot values in the base game as well as in the bonus. Diamond Fortunator: Hold and Win, from 2021, grows its bonus grid to 18 positions and applies x2 when every one of them is filled. Royal Joker is the one where the Joker builds multipliers cell by cell.
| Game | Released | Grid and lines | Bonus twist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Fortunator: Hold and Win | December 2021 | 3 reels, 3 rows, 5 paylines | Bonus grid of 18 positions; x2 when all are filled |
| Royal Joker: Hold and Win | March 2023 | 3 reels, 3 rows, 5 paylines | Jokers leave growing multipliers on their cells; a sticky Royal Bonus collects |
| Coin Strike: Hold and Win | April 2023 | 3 reels, 3 rows, 5 paylines | Strike Bonus symbol collects coin values in the base game and the bonus |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Royal Joker: Hold and Win at Fortune Games
In our slots lobby (18+) the tile reads Royal Joker Hold and Win, without the colon that Playson puts in the official name, so search for it either way. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Joker help to trigger the Royal Joker Bonus Game?
No. In the base game the Joker substitutes only for the regular symbols, the fruit, BAR and bell, so it cannot stand in for a Bonus or Royal Bonus symbol. The trigger needs three genuine bonus symbols, or the Pile of Gold feature. The Joker’s bonus role starts once the round is under way.
How are the jackpots won in Royal Joker: Hold and Win?
The four jackpots, Mini, Minor, Major and Grand, are in-game prizes rather than a network pool shared with other games. They come into play in the Bonus Game, where the Royal Bonus symbol on the middle reel collects them along with the regular bonus values. Their current amounts are shown in the game and are linked to the stake.
What does Pile of Gold add to the reels?
Pile of Gold is a random base-game feature. When it fires, it adds bonus symbols to the reels so that the Bonus Game opens without the usual three landing on their own. It also places x2 multiplier symbols during the respins, on top of the multipliers that Jokers leave behind on their cells.
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Checked on 13 November 2026 against Playson’s launch press release, game data sheet and product interview for Royal Joker: Hold and Win, the SlotCatalog and AboutSlots records for the game, Playson’s Coin Strike: Hold and Win and Diamond Fortunator: Hold and Win press releases with the SlotCatalog, AboutSlots and AskGamblers records for those games, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit and online games design guidance. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.