Main Features
- Game Type: 5 reels, 5 rows, and 30 betways
- Return to Player (RTP): 94.74%
- Volatility: Medium
- Themes: Circus, Golden
- Release Year: 2014
Play for Fun (Practice Mode)
This games uses a different payout system than most slot machines. Instead of paylines, you need to line up three matching symbols horizontally or vertically to earn a payout. But don't take our word for it. Play for free with our fun mode and see for yourself the excellent payouts in real-time. Just click above, and you'll gain free entry to the circus.
Play for Real Money
You can play and win real money at one of the best online casinos in NZ! Register your account and you'll be on your way to playing not just Golden Ticket, but all of our wonderful online casino games.
As a new customer, you're also eligible for an exclusive welcome bonus. It's only available on your very first deposit, so don't miss out! Our payment methods include Instadebit, Neteller, credit cards and many more. And you'll find plenty more bonuses, promotions and awesome competitions every day of the month.
Jackpot
You can bet up to $40 per spin in Golden Ticket, and there's plenty of ways to earn a big win. The first is by clearing the grid of all symbols, which rewards you instantly with a 1000x total stake payout. The second is to trigger the shooting gallery bonus round where you can win up to 30 free spins with new symbols that payout larger amounts than the base game.
Rules
As we said before, Golden Ticket has tweaked the usual payline and cluster mechanics. To earn a payout here, you need to lineup three matching symbols vertically or horizontally. There's also a cascade feature that causes winning symbols to disappear, making space for the ones above to drop down, creating more wins. With each cascade, the game's multiplier increases by +1 until no more cascades trigger. You can see the multiplier meter on the left-hand side of the screen, as well as your winning round history.
And if that wasn't enough of a circus treat, each group of disappearing symbols leaves behind a wild symbol to help create more winning combinations.
Coins Sizes
There's a nice range of coin sizes, which range from a minimum bet size of $0.20 up to a maximum of $40. The number of coins is fixed, so simply choose your bet size from the list at the bottom of the reels.
Symbols
 All the game's symbols are circus themed, and payouts start by matching three to five symbols.
The payout amounts may look smaller than other games, but remember they're multiplied by your total bet, not payline bet. And some symbols can be mixed to form winning payouts to give you even more chances.
The ringmaster is the most valuable regular symbol and pays up to 25x, followed by a strongman and clown symbol, which both pay up to 15x. There are two tophat symbols, one with a baton and one without. Both pay 10x, or mix and match for a payout of up to 2.5x.
The lower paying symbols are two different weights, which pay up to 7.50x, and the smallest symbol is 2x juggling batons, which pay up to 2.5x.
Wild
The golden ticket symbol is the wild symbol, and it substitutes for all regular symbols as well as paying up to 500x your stake.
Free Spins Bonus
With each spin, you'll see the word BONUS going down one or more reels. Clear the reel completely to reveal the BONUS word and trigger ten free spins. The curtains will come down and then rise again to show a shooting gallery filled with spots for a new set of bonus symbols that large payout amounts. Match 5 symbols to earn a payout, and trigger up to 20 free spins by landing 5 x bonus symbols.
Symbol | 3 on a payline | 4 on a payline | 5 on a payline |
Wild | 5x | 15x | 500x |
Ringmaster | 0.25x | 2.50x | 25x |
Strongman | 0.35x | 1.50x | 15x |
Clown | 0.35x | 1.50x | 15x |
Tophat & baton | 0.35x | 1.25x | 10x |
Tophat | 0.35x | 1.25x | 10x |
Weight | 0.30x | 1x | 7.50x |
Juggling batons | 0.20x | 0.50x | 2.50x |
Software and Mobile Experience
You can enjoy the amazing circus-themed escapades on both mobile and desktop. The graphics are well designed, and together with the authentic background cheer of the crowd, you'll think you're there in the flesh.
Conclusion
The circus is in town, and you have a ringside seat! Golden Ticket's original game gives you an energetic theme, cascading multipliers and an excellent bonus game.