Gates of Olympus: Check Which Version You Are Playing
There is a trap in this game's name, and the demo is where you spring it safely. Pragmatic Play publishes at least six titles called Gates of Olympus: the original, plus 1000, 2500, Super Scatter, POP and an Xmas edition. They have different maximum wins and different maths. Knowing which one is in your lobby is the first thing to check.
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Which Gates of Olympus is this?
The original Gates of Olympus, released in February 2021, runs at 96.50% RTP on a 6x5 grid with a maximum win of 5,000x. It pays anywhere from eight matching symbols, drops multiplier orbs worth up to 500x, and starts 15 free spins when four or more scatters land anywhere on the grid.
The variants are different games. The one carrying 1000 in its name in particular is widely quoted with a far larger ceiling, and figures from it circulate freely on review sites attached to the original's name. That is how a player ends up expecting one game and playing another, and it is a genuinely common mistake rather than an exotic one.
The demo is where you resolve this in thirty seconds. Open the game, open its information screen, and read the title and the maximum win it states. Those two lines tell you which game you are actually in, and everything you read elsewhere should be measured against them.
What to read on the information screen
Four values. Write them down before you deposit, because they are the only description of the game that is about your lobby.
- The exact title. Gates of Olympus, or Gates of Olympus 1000, or one of the others. This decides which set of published numbers applies to you.
- The RTP. Pragmatic's page and the rules screen of its own free demo give the original 96.50%, for ordinary spins, the ante bet and the buy alike. The figure printed on this screen in your own lobby is the one that decides what the game costs you per rand.
- The maximum win. 5,000x the bet on the original, or 4,000x with the ante on: by our arithmetic both come to R10,000 on a R2 spin, which costs R2.50 with the ante. If the screen says something much larger, you are in a variant, and the rest of your expectations should move with it.
- The volatility rating. Medium on the original, by the game's own rules screen, which says medium volatility games 'pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high'. Pragmatic's 2021 launch announcement called the game 'a highly volatile experience', so read the label in the game itself rather than any description of it. Volatility is the single most important thing to feel before you play for money.
Meet the volatility before you deposit 💰
Volatility is the thing demo mode conveys better than any description, and on this game the label is worth reading rather than assuming: the rules screen rates the original medium. Sit through a hundred spins and watch what that actually looks like: how often a spin pays something, how often it pays less than the stake, and how much of the session's result rides on whether the free spins round arrives and what the multiplier orbs do when it does.
That pattern is the game working correctly. A range of pays that runs from low to very high is also why a stake sized for the wins you have seen in clips can empty a budget in twenty minutes. The demo lets you discover your own pace without it costing anything, and it is worth more than any number on a review page.
Pay attention to the tumble mechanic while you watch. Winning symbols are removed and new ones fall in, so a single spin can resolve into several consecutive wins. It is the most enjoyable part of the game and it makes a spin take longer than you expect, which quietly changes how many spins an hour contains.
Where to play it in South Africa 🎲
Gates of Olympus is one of the most widely carried slots here, and the Gates of Olympus page lists every operator where we have found the original. Check the tile before you play: several lobbies put Gates of Olympus 1000 or Super Scatter in front of it, and those are different games.
Because Pragmatic games are so widely distributed, demos of this title are available on a great many sites with no operator behind them. That is fine for looking at the game, and no help with the thing this page is about: the information screen of the copy in your own lobby.
If the plan is to play for money, open the demo inside the lobby you intend to use. Anywhere else and the numbers you read are someone else's.
Gates of Olympus before you deposit: common questions 💰
What is the difference between Gates of Olympus and Gates of Olympus 1000?
They are separate games with different maths and different maximum wins. The original released in 2021 at 96.50% RTP with a 5,000x ceiling. Check the title on the information screen to see which one you have opened.
Is the RTP the same without real money at stake?
Pragmatic's own free demo shows 96.50%, the figure on its page for the game. The copy in your operator's lobby prints its own figure on the same information screen, and that is the one to read before you play for money.
How many scatters trigger free spins?
Four or more anywhere on the screen start 15 free spins on the original, and three or more landing during the round add five more. The variants differ, which is another reason to confirm which game you are in.
How volatile is the original?
Medium, by the game's own rules screen, which describes medium volatility as steady pays that range from low to very high. Pragmatic's 2021 launch announcement called it 'a highly volatile experience'. The biggest results still come from the free spins round, so budget for the stretches without it rather than for the average.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Gates of Olympus 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.
Where to play Gates of Olympus for real money
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Gates of Olympus, ordered by our score. The full list, with the licence each casino holds, is on the main Gates of Olympus guide.
