Diamond Rise in South Africa: Three Reels, Three Lines and a Ball-Drop Bonus
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Betway SA
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Diamond Rise is a three-reel, three-line Playtech slot that pays three of a kind only, with the bell on top. A wild lands only on the middle reel, and three diamond scatters start the Diamond Rise Feature. There balls drop through a triangle of 15 pegs into six cups worth x4, x2, x1, x1, x2 and x4. Playtech's help covers four builds of the game, with RTPs from 87.96% to 95.96%.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time, as Playtech publishes it.
The studio supplies more than one RTP, and each casino picks one: its copy shows the figure on the game's info screen.
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In short
Diamond Rise is a slot by Playtech. Studio figures: RTP 95.96%. Found at 5 casinos we cover, from R0.10 a spin at Betway SA. No. 70 in our South African top 100.
Where Diamond Rise comes from
Playtech files Diamond Rise under Rarestone, one of its own studios, and the game's opening screens carry the Rarestone logo. Playtech describes Rarestone as an Australian-based studio focused on maths-led development and names the Fire Blaze series among its key releases. Playtech's YouTube channel posted a 38-second clip of the game as a new slot on 16 June 2022, with "classic 3-reel slot action" and a "pachinko" style feature.
How Diamond Rise works
Diamond Rise has three reels of three symbols and three fixed lines, one per row. The total bet is one coin value, so the stake you set with the plus and minus buttons is the coin.
A win takes three matching symbols along one row, from the leftmost reel. Line wins are multiplied by the coin value, and wins on different lines add up.
The wild, a neon script Wild, lands only on reel 2 and stands in for every symbol except the scatter. The scatter is the diamond: three in any position start the bonus, and a diamond on reel 3 may carry an X2, X3 or X5 multiplier.
What three of a kind pays
Pays as money at a €5.00 total bet, as multiples of the bet, and in rand on a R2 spin.
| Symbol | Three on a line at €5.00 | Times the total bet | On a R2 spin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | €160.00 | 32x | R64 |
| Red seven | €80.00 | 16x | R32 |
| Grapes | €40.00 | 8x | R16 |
| Cherries | €20.00 | 4x | R8 |
| BAR | €10.00 | 2x | R4 |
What three lines and one wild add up to
One line pays at most 32 times the stake, for three bells, and bells on all three rows at once would add up to 96 times. There is no pay for two of a kind or for mixed symbols.
The wild has no pay of its own. Every line crosses reel 2, so a wild can finish a win on any row, but only between matching symbols on reels 1 and 3. It turns bell, wild, bell into three bells and does nothing for bell, wild, cherries.
The Diamond Rise Feature: balls, pegs and six cups
Three scatters on one spin start the feature. Six cup multipliers, x4, x2, x1, x1, x2 and x4, sit at the bottom of a triangle of 15 pegs. A multiplier on the triggering diamond raises the cups at the start. The rules show no example, but applied as a multiplier an X5 diamond would make them x20, x10, x5, x5, x10 and x20.
You get three Diamond Balls. Each press of Ball Drop sends a blue ball through the pegs into a cup, whose multiplier is added to a tally. A blue peg on the way awards an extra ball, once per peg per drop. A gold peg turns a blue ball pink and a pink ball gold, once per drop. Pink balls increase the value of the cup they land in by x2, gold balls by x4.
When the last ball has dropped, the tally is paid. Three blue balls in both x1 cups and one x2 cup make x4, while one gold ball in an x4 cup after an X5 diamond would add x80 alone. The rules do not name the unit of the tally. Most likely it is the stake, as with the coin.
What the Ball Drop button does
It only releases the next ball. The help says in bold that the player's action has no impact on the outcome of the feature. The board does not reflect a real plinko board, and its odds differ from real life, so timing the button or studying the bounces will not steer a ball.
Before your first Diamond Rise spin
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Find the RTP line in the help
Playtech's help covers four builds titled Diamond Rise, with the same pays and almost the same rules, at 95.96%, 94.95%, 92.94% and 87.96%. Each build's help states its figure under Return to Player. On R1,000 staked the theoretical return is R959.60 at the top and R879.60 at the bottom. -
Give autoplay a number
Autoplay ends when the set number of spins has run, when the balance cannot cover the next spin or when a feature starts. Until Feature spins until a feature starts, so a set number caps how many bets it places.
Diamond Rise RTP and volatility
Playtech gives Diamond Rise's return to player as 95.96%.
Playtech supplies Diamond Rise in 4 RTP settings - 95.96%, 94.95%, 92.94% and 87.96% - and each operator picks one. The highest is 95.96% and the lowest 87.96%: an 8-point gap on the same game with the same name.
What RTP and volatility mean, and why the operator picks the RTP
Paying for Diamond Rise in rand
We found Diamond Rise at 5 casinos. All take cards, 4 take Ozow, 3 take Capitec Pay and 4 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Luckyfish, World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
Get FICA done first (the ID and address check every licensed site runs) · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Diamond Rise legal in South Africa?
Diamond Rise is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 5 operators we list for Diamond Rise hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Three lines on one coin: the whole stake is one number
- Extra balls and pink or gold upgrades in the bonus
- A diamond on reel 3 can raise every cup with X2, X3 or X5
- The help states the RTP of the version you open
- Three of a kind only, at most 32 times the stake per line
- The wild lands only on reel 2 and pays nothing itself
- Four builds, 87.96% to 95.96% RTP, each titled Diamond Rise in the game
A three-reel neon slot with a short paytable and the multipliers saved for the bonus. There balls drop into cups worth x1 to x4, raised by a diamond multiplier and by pink and gold balls. It suits players who like one-coin, three-line play and a bonus they watch rather than steer. Read the RTP line in your casino's version first.
Diamond Rise FAQ
How do you trigger the Diamond Rise Feature?
Land three diamond scatters on one spin, in any position. You get three Diamond Balls, which drop through 15 pegs into six cups worth x4, x2, x1, x1, x2 and x4. A diamond on reel 3 may carry X2, X3 or X5, which raises the cups at the start.
Can I aim the balls in the bonus?
No. The help says the player's action has no impact on the outcome of the feature, and the board's odds differ from a real plinko board. Ball Drop only releases the next ball.
What RTP does Diamond Rise have?
It depends on the build. Playtech's help for four builds titled Diamond Rise gives 95.96%, 94.95%, 92.94% and 87.96%, each calculated from a billion simulated rounds. The help of each build states its figure under Return to Player.
What is the maximum win in Diamond Rise?
The help gives no figure. It says the maximum win has an upper limit and refers to the Terms and Conditions, so look there first. The largest line pay is three bells, 32 times the stake, and a bonus tally depends on the cups, the balls and any diamond multiplier.
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Where to play Diamond Rise in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Diamond Rise, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
Luckyfish
4.9
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