Gates of Olympus in South Africa: How the Multipliers Work
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Gates of Olympus is first in our top 100 of the South African market, and its reputation rests on the multiplier orbs. They are also the part players understand least, so this guide starts with how the tumble and the multipliers work together.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time, as Pragmatic Play publishes it.
RTP as the studio publishes it.
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In short
Gates of Olympus is a slot by Pragmatic Play, released in 2021. Studio figures: RTP 96.50%; max win 5000x. Found at 23 casinos we cover, from R0.20 a spin at Luckyfish. No. 1 in our South African top 100.
What Gates of Olympus looks like
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Images: Pragmatic Play, official game page (pragmaticplay.com); Our screenshot of Pragmatic Play's official free demo (pragmaticplay.com), September 2026.
Where Gates of Olympus comes from
Pragmatic Play announced Gates of Olympus on 24 February 2021. Its launch post called the 5x6 slot 'a highly volatile experience', while the game's rules screen today rates it medium volatility.
How Gates of Olympus works
There are no paylines. Symbols land on a six-by-five grid, and you are paid for having enough of the same symbol anywhere on that grid, regardless of where they sit. That is what 'pay anywhere' means.
When you win, the winning symbols disappear and new ones drop into the gaps. That is a tumble. If the new arrangement also pays, it happens again until a drop pays nothing, so one spin can be a chain of wins.
On top of that, Zeus periodically drops multiplier orbs onto the grid. They do not multiply the tumble they land on. They are collected, and their total is applied once, at the end, to everything the spin paid.
That rule is behind the game's biggest results: a long chain that collects several orbs applies them all to everything the chain paid. It is also why most spins are unremarkable, since you need the chain and the orbs in the same spin.
The features, and what each costs
- Free spins. Triggered by enough scatters. Here the multiplier total does not reset between spins: it builds across the round, which is why the bonus is where the big results live.
- Ante bet. An optional higher stake that improves your chance of free spins. By the game's rules the stake rises by a quarter, the chance of triggering free spins naturally doubles, and the cap on a round's win goes from 5,000x to 4,000x the bet: by our arithmetic the same R10,000 on a R2 spin, which costs R2.50 with the ante.
- Buy feature, where the operator allows it. Pay a large multiple of your stake to enter free spins at once. Some casinos switch it off. It does not improve the game's return; it puts your budget into fewer, larger swings.
- Tumbles in the base game. Every spin can tumble, with no trigger needed, but the base game cannot carry multipliers from one spin to the next the way the bonus does.
Gates of Olympus RTP and volatility
Pragmatic Play gives Gates of Olympus's return to player as 96.50%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Top payout: 5000x.
Paying for Gates of Olympus in rand
We found Gates of Olympus at 23 casinos. All take cards, 22 take Ozow, 16 take Capitec Pay and 21 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Hollywoodbets, Luckyfish and World Sports Betting.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Gates of Olympus legal in South Africa?
Gates of Olympus is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 23 operators we list for Gates of Olympus 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
- The multiplier-collection rule creates dramatic outcomes
- Pay-anywhere and tumbles keep the base game lively
- Widely stocked by licensed South African operators
- Runs well on a mid-range Android phone
- Multipliers only carry over between spins inside the free spins round
- Ante bet and buy feature both encourage spending faster
- A round that reaches the cap, 5,000x the bet or 4,000x with the ante on, ends there, and any features still to come are lost
Gates of Olympus deserves its first place in our top 100. The multiplier rule is elegant, and the base game holds up without the bonus. Pragmatic rates it medium volatility, which in its words still means pays from low to very high. Read the RTP on the game's information screen in your own lobby, and size your stake for two hundred spins rather than for the result you saw in a clip.
Gates of Olympus FAQ
How do the multiplier orbs work?
They are collected during a spin's tumbles, and their total is applied once, at the end, to everything that spin paid. They do not multiply the tumble they landed on.
Do multipliers carry over between free spins?
Yes. In the free spins round the multiplier total builds across spins instead of resetting, which is why the bonus is where the biggest results come from.
Is the ante bet worth it?
By the game's rules it raises the cost of a spin by a quarter (a bet multiplier of 25x instead of 20x), doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally and switches off the bonus buy. The cap becomes 4,000x the bet instead of 5,000x, by our arithmetic the same R10,000 on a R2 spin (4,000 x R2.50, 5,000 x R2). Pragmatic gives the same 96.50% RTP with it on or off, so it changes how fast you spend and how often the bonus comes, not what the game returns.
Can I buy the bonus in South Africa?
It depends on the casino, and some switch the buy feature off. Check the game screen at your casino.
Which South African operators have Gates of Olympus?
Pragmatic Play is widely stocked here, so Gates of Olympus may well be at more casinos than the ones we have found and list on this page.
Does the time of day change what Gates of Olympus pays?
No. Pragmatic's rules tie no result to the hour or the day, and their one RTP, 96.50%, has no time attached to it. By its rules, no hour or day pays better than another.
What is the RTP?
Pragmatic's own page for the game gives 96.50%, and the rules screen of its official demo gives the same 96.50% for ordinary spins, for the ante bet and for the bonus buy. The figure that applies to you is on the game's information screen in your casino's lobby.
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Where to play Gates of Olympus in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Gates of Olympus, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Betway SA
4.9
Luckyfish
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
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