Wolf Gold in South Africa: Money Respin, Three Jackpots and Giant-Symbol Free Spins
Wolf Gold is Pragmatic Play's 2017 slot on five reels, three rows and 25 paylines, with a wolf wild, buffaloes, eagles, horses and cougars. Moons on the reels carry values from 1x to 100x the bet, or the Mini or Major jackpot. Six or more start the Money Respin, where every new moon sticks and resets the count to three respins, and a full screen of 15 adds the 1,000x Mega Jackpot. Three scatters start five free spins in which the middle three reels spin as one giant symbol.
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What Wolf Gold looks like
Images: Pragmatic Play, official game page (pragmaticplay.com); Our screenshot of Pragmatic Play's official free demo (pragmaticplay.com), September 2026.
How Wolf Gold works
Wolf Gold has five reels of three rows and 25 paylines. The bet menu reads Betting on 25 lines: you set coins per line and the coin value, not the number of lines. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel, only the highest win counts on each line, and line wins are multiplied by the bet per line.
The intro screen names three features: Stacked Wilds, Money Respin and Blazing Reels; a 2018 Pragmatic news post calls the free spins Blazin Reels Free Spins. The wolf is the wild and, by the rules, substitutes for every symbol except the scatter and the moon, the money symbol that carries the cash values and the jackpots.
Wolf Gold paytable in multiples of the total bet
The rules screen lists line pays in cash at the current bet; here each figure at the demo's default $2.00 bet is divided by that bet (our arithmetic): five buffaloes on a line, $40.00, are 20x the bet, R40 on a R2 spin.
| Symbol | Five | Four | Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf (wild) or buffalo | 20x | 10x | 1x |
| Eagle | 16x | 6x | 0.8x |
| Horse | 12x | 4x | 0.6x |
| Cougar | 8x | 2x | 0.4x |
| A | 2x | 0.8x | 0.4x |
| K, Q or J | 2x | 0.8x | 0.2x |
| Scatter, reels 1, 3 and 5 only | - | - | 1x and 5 free spins |
What the paytable adds up to
- The wolf pays like the buffalo. Five wolves or five buffaloes on a line pay 20x the total bet, the largest line win in the table.
- Animals first, then the cards. Eagle, horse and cougar pay 16x, 12x and 8x for five. A, K, Q and J pay 2x for five; for three, the A pays 0.4x and the others 0.2x (R0.40 on a R2 spin).
- Scatters sit on three reels. The scatter appears only on reels 1, 3 and 5. Three of them pay 1x the total bet and start five free spins.
- Moons have no line pay. The moon is on all five reels but has no row in the paytable. The rules pay its value in one place: at the end of a Money Respin, together with every other moon on the screen.
Money Respin: moons that stay and reset the count
Each moon lands with a value the rules list: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 14x, 16x, 18x, 20x, 24x, 30x or 100x the total bet, or the Mini or Major jackpot. Six or more in one spin start the Money Respin, after that spin's line wins are paid.
The other symbols fade, the triggering moons stay, and special reels holding only moons and empty spaces take over. You get three respins. Each new moon stays to the end, and any respin that lands one resets the count to three. The round ends when the respins run out or all 15 positions hold a moon.
Then all the moon values are added and paid. A full screen also wins the Mega Jackpot, 1,000x on Pragmatic's game page, on top of the moons: 15 moons at the lowest 1x plus 1,000x make at least 1,015x the bet, R2,030 on a R2 spin (our arithmetic).
The three jackpots in multiples of the bet and in rand
The panel above the reels shows the jackpots in cash: Mini $60.00, Major $200.00 and Mega $2,000.00 at the demo's $2.00 bet, and $67.50, $225.00 and $2,250.00 at $2.25. Both sets are 30x, 100x and 1,000x the bet (our arithmetic).
| Jackpot | x total bet | On a R2 spin | How it is won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 30x | R60 | A moon carries it |
| Major | 100x | R200 | A moon carries it |
| Mega | 1,000x | R2,000 | All 15 positions filled in a Money Respin |
Free spins: one giant symbol across reels 2 to 4 🎁
Three scatters start five free spins, in which reels 2, 3 and 4 spin together as one giant symbol; the rules add that special reels are in play. Three more scatters add three spins, with no limit in the rules, the round's win is added to the payline win, and the Money Respin can start inside it.
Each of the 25 lines has one position on every reel, so every line crosses the giant symbol. Eight lines start in the top row of reel 1, nine in the middle and eight in the bottom (our count from the payline chart).
The rules picture the round with a giant wolf, and the wolf is wild. With one in place, a buffalo at the top of reel 1 makes four buffaloes, 10x the bet, on each of the eight lines that start there: 80x, R160 on a R2 spin, before reel 5 adds anything (our arithmetic).
What Pragmatic publishes, and what it leaves out
Pragmatic's game page gives an RTP of 96.01%; the rules screen of its own free demo states 96% for the version the demo runs. The RTP section below uses the game page's figure. At a casino, read the RTP line in the game's own rules.
Neither the game page nor the seven rules pages rate the volatility. Every pay in the rules is a fixed multiple of the stake, so a bigger bet changes the rand amounts, not the return, and no staking pattern beats the house edge.
Wolf Gold RTP and volatility 📊
Pragmatic Play gives Wolf Gold's return to player as 96.01%.
Paying for Wolf Gold in rand
Wolf Gold is in the lobby at 13 operators we list: all of them take Ozow and cards; 9 take Capitec Pay; 12 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Wolf Gold among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Wolf Gold 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 Wolf Gold legal in South Africa? 📜
Wolf Gold is a slot, which licensed bookmakers carry under their provincial betting licences.
All 13 operators we list for Wolf Gold hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Wolf Gold 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 ⚖️
- Moons worth 1x to 100x the bet, or the Mini or Major
- Each new moon resets the Money Respin to three respins
- A full screen adds the 1,000x Mega to the moons
- Free spins retrigger with no limit in the rules
- The free spins round starts with five spins
- The cards pay at most 2x the bet for five
- Moons pay only through a Money Respin, which needs six
A 25-line slot whose rules put the larger sums in the moons: values up to 100x the bet, the Mini and Major, and the 1,000x Mega for a full screen, all paid when a Money Respin ends. A line pays 20x at most, and in free spins the giant symbol sits on every line.
Wolf Gold FAQ ❓
How does the Money Respin work?
Six or more moons start it with three respins. Only moons land, each one stays, and a respin that brings a new moon resets the count to three. At the end the moon values are added and paid, plus the Mega Jackpot if all 15 positions are full.
What are the Wolf Gold jackpots worth?
The panel above the reels shows them in cash at the current bet: Mini 30x, Major 100x and Mega 1,000x the total bet by our arithmetic, R60, R200 and R2,000 on a R2 spin. A moon can carry the Mini or Major; the Mega needs a full screen in the Money Respin.
What is the maximum win in Wolf Gold?
Pragmatic states none, on its game page or in the demo's rules. The 1,000x Mega is the top jackpot, not a cap: a full screen in the Money Respin also pays its 15 moons, at least 1,015x the bet by our arithmetic.
How do the free spins work?
Three scatters, on reels 1, 3 and 5 only, pay 1x the bet and start five free spins. Reels 2 to 4 then spin as one giant symbol that every payline crosses, and three more scatters add three spins, with no limit.
Are the other Wolf Gold games the same slot?
No. Pragmatic lists Wolf Gold Ultimate (2024), Wolf Gold 4 Pack and a Wolf Gold scratchcard as separate games, and launched Wolf Gold PowerJackpot in 2022 as a sequel. This page covers the 2017 original, demo code vs25wolfgold.
Where to play Wolf Gold in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Wolf Gold, 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 Wolf Gold. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.