Gold Rush Slot

Gold Rush takes you underground, straight into a mine, as soon as you load it. You need to help the cheery miner get to those precious stones. He’s cheery, alright, but mining gold is not an easy job – it takes two to dig it out faster. 

And while the theme is, like in any gold-themed slot, presented nicely, it is the features that make Gold Rush a great slot to try out. It comes packed with free spins, where when wilds land, they stay for the ride. You also have multipliers and a bonus round where wins get even more exciting. The fact that it also offers an Extra Bet for boosted payouts certainly fits the theme, as this slot is all about finding great treasures. 

You’re probably ready to roll your sleeves up and find out how to dig out the hidden gems. So, just follow me throughout this Gold Rush slot review to discover the shortcuts to get to your treasure faster.

A country song plays in the background, with cheerful sounds that certainly prepare you for what’s coming. The tune even makes you want to start dancing a little. It invites you to a mining adventure with the jolly miner that welcomes you once you load the slot. 

From both sides of the gird, presented with dark colors, is the mine, lightened with the sun rays that managed to get through the cracks. The reels themselves are placed upon some sort of mining machinery, displaying theme-suited symbols. The high-paying precious stones are colored yellow, red, and blue. Important symbols, like the miner himself, the gold-filled wagon, the dynamite, and the mine itself, are also true to the theme. So, continue reading to figure out what they do in this amazing slot. 

Like in most TaDa Gaming slots with the Extra Bet, the minimum bet you can place is 20c, and the maximum is $200. With this bet, you cover all 50 paylines across the 5x3 grid. But, with the Extra Bet in play, the range goes from 30c to $300, as this bet costs an additional 50% of the bet. The Extra Bet option is found on the bottom left of the reels, while the standard bet configuration is below it.

The miner is the wild, which only appears on the middle reels and substitutes for all symbols except the gold wagon scatter, the Dynamite, and the +1 Spin symbols. The scatter only appears during the base game, and 3 or more of them take you to the free spins. The Dynamite also appears in the base game only and 5 or more trigger the bonus game. It comes with a random money value from 0.1x to 10x the bet, too. You will also see the mine symbol, which is the mystery symbol that appears only in the bonus game. There’s also a 1+ spin symbol, which plays an integral role in both the free spins and bonus game.

As you hit 3 or more scatters during the base game, you trigger the free spins. 

• You get 10, 15, or 25 free spins with 3, 4, or 5 scatters, respectively. Any wild that appears remains in its position as a sticky wild for the rest of the free spins. The position where the wild landed is surrounded by a golden frame. If the symbol with the golden frame forms part of a winning combo, the golden frame will convert to a wild symbol. If 1+ Spin appears here, you get 1 extra free spin. If this symbol lands in the golden frame, it will also turn wild.
• If you play with the Extra Bet, wilds come with a starting multiplier of 1x. If more than 1 wild multiplier is present, their multipliers are multiplied by each other. When wild lands in a gold frame, its multiplier increases by 1x.

If you hit 5 or more bonus symbols, you enter 5 bonus game free spins.

• The value of all bonus symbols that triggered the bonus game is added together and becomes a “collected value” displayed on top of the reels. With each mystery symbol you land, you win this “collected value”.
• If you play with the Extra Bet, the first mystery symbol will award 1x the "collected value", the second 2x "the collected value", the third 3x, and so on in the same pattern.

In the event you trigger both the free spins and the bonus game on the same base game spin, first, the bonus game plays, and then the free spins.

You can additionally buy your way into the bonus rounds by pressing the Bonus Buy for 100x the selected bet.

I started playing the game with the Extra Bet active and a bet of $30 in total and won 1,6x on my first spin, thanks to the willd. Some smaller wins followed, and on spin 9, I got a mega win, scooping 10,2x the stake.

On my 10^th spin, I decided to go all in and placed the max bet with the Extra Bet active. On my 13^th spin, I triggered the bonus game with 5 free spins. I won a total of 20,6x the stake here and was really satisfied with my experience. In my opinion, the slot is certainly as rewarding as it sounds. 

Gold Rush online slot is medium volatile with an RTP of 96.32%. It offers a maximum payout of 5,000x the stake.

I really had fun playing the Gold Rush online slot and greatly enjoyed the fact that I managed to hit several Mega Wins in less than 30 Spins. The tune in the background is certainly a plus, as it keeps you entertained at all times. So, if you're into the theme and you'd love to have a great time playing and winning, make sure you try the Gold Rush online slot across top online casinos powered by TaDa Gaming.

Maybe iSoftBet’s Gold Digger Megaways offers better payouts, but in terms of theme presentation, TaDa Gaming really hit the jackpot with this slot. But if you really want to hit gold, you have to try Gamesburger/Games Global’s slot 9 Pots of Gold King Millions, an Irish-themed slot with gold elements but with a progressive jackpot attached to it!