Bounty Raid in South Africa: Bandits, the Sheriff and the Bounty Hunter Respin
Bounty Raid is a Wild West slot Red Tiger released on 25 June 2020, on 5 reels and 3 rows. Its money sits on five kinds of Bandit, each holding a prize in stakes, but a Bandit pays only when a Sheriff or a Bounty Hunter lands on the same spin. The Sheriff collects every visible Bandit at once; the Bounty Hunter locks them for a respin in which Golden Coins can raise their prizes.
Figures from provider data, September 2026. The RTP is the figure the studio publishes; check the ranking and the game's own info screen before you deposit.
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What Bounty Raid looks like
Images: Red Tiger, official game page and game files (redtiger.com).
How Bounty Raid is laid out
Red Tiger's page lists 5x3 under Reels/Rows, 50 under Play lines max and 25 June 2020 as the release date, so a spin shows 15 positions, by our count. The game's help has four entries under SPECIAL SYMBOLS AND FEATURES: Bandits, Sheriff, Bounty Hunter and Golden Coin. It has no free spins entry, and Evolution's games site answers its own question on free spins with 'There isn't, but respins are available'.
Evolution's games site describes the regular symbols as wooden card suits for the low pays and a ranger's kit for the high ones, from boots to a chest of gold. It says 10 paylines where Red Tiger's page says 50, so check the game's own pays screen at your casino.
The three special symbols each have their own place on the grid, by the help. The Sheriff 'may appear on any reel except the middle reel'. The Bounty Hunter is '1x2 sized' and 'appears only in the middle reel', so she covers two of that reel's three rows, by our reading. Only one of each can be on the reels at any time.
The five Bandits and what they hold
The help gives each Bandit a range in multiples of the stake and says the prizes are 'displayed with monetary values' on the reels. The rand column is our arithmetic at a R2 stake, as an example only.
| Bandit | Prize in the help | At a R2 stake, our sum |
|---|---|---|
| Bandit 1 | 1x to 3x the stake | R2 to R6 |
| Bandit 2 | 4x to 10x the stake | R8 to R20 |
| Bandit 3 | 11x to 20x the stake | R22 to R40 |
| Bandit 4 | 21x to 35x the stake | R42 to R70 |
| Bandit 5 | 36x to 50x the stake | R72 to R100 |
When a Bandit pays
A Bandit on its own pays nothing. The help calls them 'Scatter symbols with listed rewards' and adds: 'They only pay when a Sheriff or Bounty Hunter lands on the same spin. Multiple Bandits may land on the same spin.' A spin full of Bandits with neither of the two lawmen therefore ends without their prizes, by our reading.
The help also points to a Max Bounty page in the game's Pays menu, which lists every Bandit 'with their corresponding maximum bounty'.
The Sheriff: every Bandit collected at once
The Sheriff is a 'non-paying scatter symbol' that 'activates all currently visible Bandits on the slot to award their combined prizes'. There is no respin and no locking in this route: the Bandits on screen at that moment are added up and paid on the same spin.
In a made-up example, a Sheriff with a Bandit 2 showing 6x and a Bandit 4 showing 30x pays 36x the stake, R72 at a R2 stake, by our arithmetic.
The Bounty Hunter respin and the Golden Coin
The Bounty Hunter 'locks all Bandits on the reels for a Respin feature with only Bandits and the Golden Coin landing on the reels'. The help sets the length of the feature by what lands: 'If new Bandits or a Golden Coin appear in the Respin it will activate again. When no new Bandits or Golden Coins have landed, the combined prize of all Bandits is awarded to the player.' The help names no fixed number of respins.
The Golden Coin 'appears only in the Respin feature', and when it lands 'it increases the prize of all currently visible bandits on the reels'. The help lists the steps per coin: Bandit 1 gets an additional x1, Bandit 2 x2, Bandit 3 x3, Bandit 4 x4 and Bandit 5 x5 'for every gold coin'. It writes each Bandit with a figure in brackets, from (x4) for Bandit 1 to (x20) for Bandit 5, without saying what that figure is.
The steps stop at one line of the help: 'Golden Coin scatters may increase the value of Bandit scatter multipliers, up to a maximum of 100x stake.' Evolution's games site puts it as 'capped at 100x of the original stake'. Read as stakes, each coin adds 5x, R10 at a R2 stake, to every visible Bandit 5, and a single Bandit tops out at 100x, R200 at that stake, by our reading and arithmetic.
What Red Tiger and Evolution publish
Both of the group's sites give an RTP of 95.71% and a 2020 release, and neither lists RTP versions; the figure in the game's own help at your casino is the one that applies. On volatility they differ: Red Tiger's badge reads HIGH, while Evolution's games site says Mid and calls the game 'Medium Volatility, Medium Hit Rate'.
Red Tiger's page gives the hit frequency as 23.76%, roughly one spin in four ending with a win over a long run, by our arithmetic. Its Max payout reads '1 022 x bet'; Evolution's site says 'a maximum win of 1,000x', and Red Tiger's own intro screen prints 'OVER 1,000x REWARD!'. Neither is called a win limit in the help.
No staking pattern or betting system changes the odds of a Sheriff or a Bounty Hunter or beats the house edge; our RTP and volatility guide explains how these numbers fit together.
Bounty Raid RTP and volatility 📊
Red Tiger gives Bounty Raid's return to player as 95.71%.
Volatility is high: long quiet stretches between the wins that matter.
Top payout: 1022x.
Paying for Bounty Raid in rand
Bounty Raid is in the lobby at 12 operators we list: all of them take cards; 11 take Ozow; 7 take Capitec Pay; 11 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Bounty Raid among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Bounty Raid winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
Get FICA done first · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Bounty Raid legal in South Africa? 📜
Bounty Raid is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 12 operators we list for Bounty Raid hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Bounty Raid budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Every Bandit shows its prize on the reels, from 1x to 50x the stake by the help
- The Sheriff pays all visible Bandits on the same spin, with no extra round
- The Bounty Hunter respin keeps going while new Bandits or Golden Coins land
- A 23.76% hit frequency on Red Tiger's page
- Bandits pay nothing without a Sheriff or a Bounty Hunter on the same spin
- Golden Coin boosts stop at 100x the stake, by the help
- Red Tiger's badge says HIGH, Evolution's site says Mid
- No free spins round in the help
Bounty Raid turns on one question each spin: did a Sheriff or a Bounty Hunter arrive to cash in the Bandits on screen? The Sheriff pays them at once, the Bounty Hunter holds them for respins in which Golden Coins add to their prizes, up to the help's cap of 100x the stake. Red Tiger pairs that with a 95.71% RTP and a top figure of 1,022x.
Bounty Raid FAQ ❓
Does Bounty Raid have free spins?
Its help describes no free spins. The feature is the Bounty Hunter respin: she locks the Bandits on the reels, only Bandits and Golden Coins land, and the respin activates again while new ones appear. Evolution's games site gives the same answer.
Why did my Bandits not pay?
By the help, Bandits 'only pay when a Sheriff or Bounty Hunter lands on the same spin'. The Sheriff can land on any reel except the middle one, the Bounty Hunter only on the middle reel, and only one of each can appear at a time.
What does the Golden Coin do?
It lands only in the respin and raises the prize of every visible Bandit: x1 for Bandit 1 up to x5 for Bandit 5 per coin, by the help, up to a maximum of 100x the stake. Read per Bandit, that cap is R200 at a R2 stake, by our arithmetic.
What is the biggest win Red Tiger lists for Bounty Raid?
Red Tiger's page gives '1 022 x bet' under Max payout, and its intro screen says 'OVER 1,000x REWARD!'; Evolution's site says 1,000x. These are the studio's figures, not a forecast. 1,022 times R2 is R2,044, by our arithmetic.
Is Bounty Raid the same game as Bounty Raid 2?
No. Red Tiger lists them as two games with their own codes. This page describes only the 2020 Bounty Raid; check the tile's name at your casino before you play, since the rules here come from that game's own help.
Where to play Bounty Raid in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Bounty Raid, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Also carrying Bounty Raid. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.
