Drill that Gold
Most players worry that RTP or the maximum win promises a result, and these figures do not.
| Game setting | As printed |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.45% / 96.49% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x5,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$625,000 |
| Release date | 07/04/2022 |
The 5x3 grid runs 20 fixed paylines, read left to right, on a mining theme. A win needs at least 3 matching symbols on a payline. The main mechanic is the Drill Feature. When 3 Miner symbols fill all rows of one reel, they merge into a drill WILD that covers the full reel and expands. The base game drill can also add a money award of 2x to 100x the total bet.
3, 4 or 5 BONUS scatters start Gold Spins: 6, 8 or 10 free spins. Miners nudge their reel to a full stack, and money awards run 5x to 1000x the total bet. 2, 3, 4 or 5 BONUS symbols add 4, 6, 8 or 10 spins during a round. The Ante Bet adds 25% to the stake and makes base game drills golden.
Drill that Gold
Bitstarz Casino shows every stage of a round, so costs and payouts stay clear.
A$0.20 is the lowest stake and A$125 the highest, so you pick a bet between those values before the reels turn. Each win is paid as a multiple of that bet.
5x3 is the grid and 20 fixed paylines run left to right across it. Three matching symbols are the fewest that pay, so a pair on a payline earns nothing.
2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, 50x, 75x or 100x is the total bet multiple a silver drill can add, and the award is optional. Expanding Wild drills cover a full reel.
3, 4 or 5 BONUS scatters anywhere start Gold Spins with 6, 8 or 10 free spins, and each Miner nudges its reel to a full stack.
A$125 is the highest bet per spin, so set a spend limit before the first spin. No one can know in advance when the bonus will land or how a session ends.
Feature guide
3, 4 or 5 BONUS scatters start Gold Spins, so the rules below show how free spins begin.
3/4/5 BONUS scatters start 6/8/10 free spins on special reels. Each Miner nudges its reel to a full 3-row stack and becomes a silver or golden drill WILD. Money awards run 5x–1000x total bet. Landing 2/3/4/5 BONUS adds 4/6/8/10 extra spins, and the round is capped at 5000x total.
Base gameFree spins
3 Miner symbols filling all rows of any single reel start the Drill Feature. The Miners merge and expand into a silver drill WILD covering the full reel, with an optional money award of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, 50x, 75x or 100x total bet.
Base game spinExpanding WILD
5x3 grid with 20 fixed paylines, read left to right. A losing spin may be changed at its end by a random event: it becomes a win of at least 10x total bet, or enough BONUS symbols for Gold Spins. 3 Miners filling a reel bring the Drill Feature.
Bet placed20 paylines
+25% bet toggle sits on a wooden panel left of the reels and is OFF by default. When it is on, every base game drill becomes a golden drill, so each DRILL FEATURE expansion reveals a money award from the 2x–100x range.
Standard betGolden drills
Payout table
A$5 is the example bet, so the payouts below are in A$ money, and each extra matching symbol pays more.
| Symbol | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$12.50 | A$25 | A$62.50 |
 Miner | A$12.50 | A$25 | A$62.50 |
 Crystal | A$10 | A$20 | A$35 |
 Mine Cart | A$7.50 | A$15 | A$30 |
 Lantern | A$6.25 | A$12.50 | A$25 |
 Pickaxe | A$5 | A$10 | A$20 |
 A | A$2.50 | A$6.25 | A$12.50 |
 K | A$2.50 | A$5 | A$10 |
 Q | A$2.50 | A$5 | A$7.50 |
 J | A$1.25 | A$2.50 | A$6.25 |
Drill that Gold Look
Bitstarz Casino lets you see this slot's screens before you start.
A$100 staked is the basis. The return to player is the share paid back over many spins, not in any single session. The version run on this site is shown in the game rules.
| Return setting | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.49% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.45% | No |
The 5x3 grid of Drill that Gold gives no clue when a bonus will land. How often the Gold Spins or the Drill Feature appear in a session cannot be known before the first spin, and the result of one session is random, whatever RTP version you play.
96.45% and 96.49% are the two RTP versions of Drill that Gold. Which version is running appears only in the game rules, so read them before you start a session. The gap between them is small, but the table shows its cost in money.
x5,000 the total bet is the maximum win of Drill that Gold, a ceiling reached very rarely. It is a limit on the top prize, not a figure to plan around. At the highest bet of A$125, the same ceiling reads A$625,000.
Drill that Gold
Whether the demo gives enough before you stake real money, and what changes with an account.
5x3 grid, 20 fixed paylines: the demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs a Bitstarz Casino account and you must be 18 or older.
Start playingBefore the next spin
Useful when you want a second title to compare before your next session on any reel.
Drill that Gold facts
Most players worry about what a bet costs and what a win pays before the first spin.
A$0.20 is the lowest bet and A$125 the highest bet allowed on this game. The example bets on this page, A$5 and A$10, sit inside that range.
96.45% and 96.49% are the two RTP versions of Drill that Gold. RTP is the return to players over a very large number of spins, measured on A$100 staked. It does not show what one session will return.
5x3 is the grid, and 20 fixed paylines run left to right. The minimum bet of A$0.20 lets you learn the Drill Feature and the Gold Spins at a small stake before you bet more.
x5,000 is the maximum win on Drill that Gold, measured against the total bet. High volatility means wins come less often than in low volatility games, but they can be large. How often the bonus comes cannot be known in advance.
18+ is the minimum age to play. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop is the national self-exclusion register.
Set a budget before the session and treat it as the full cost of the session. Once it is gone, the session ends.
Decide the stop point before the session starts, and keep it after a win as well as after a loss.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account to cap what you put in and what you can lose.
Take a break or self-exclude through BetStop when the game stops being fun, and do not chase losses.
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