Light & Wonder slots

Light & Wonder slots: one company, many brand names

Light & Wonder slots come from one of the largest companies among the slot providers whose games reach UK casinos, but its name rarely appears on the reels. Instead you see the brands it has bought over the years: Barcrest on Rainbow Riches, WMS on Raging Rhino, Bally on 88 Fortunes. All of them now sit inside one group headquartered in Las Vegas.

The company reports three segments: Gaming, SciPlay (social games played without real-money prizes) and iGaming, which supplies online casinos. The slots on this page come from the land-based and iGaming sides, many of them conversions of cabinet games.

The brands inside Light & Wonder

Bally the machine maker is not the same business as Bally's Corporation, the casino operator formerly called Twin River, which took the Bally's name in October 2020. The Wikipedia history of Bally Manufacturing (opens in a new tab) explains the split.

From Scientific Games to Light & Wonder

The group traces its roots to Automatic Totalisators, founded in 1917, and to Scientific Games, founded in 1973. It grew mainly by buying other companies, then changed its name to Light & Wonder in 2022. Its shares now trade on the Australian Securities Exchange under the code LNW, after it left Nasdaq in November 2025. Matt Wilson is chief executive and the group employs about 6,500 to 6,800 people. The Wikipedia article on Light & Wonder (opens in a new tab) covers the full corporate story.

Light & Wonder slots on our site: RTP and specs

These are the Light & Wonder games with verified specifications in our checked data. Gaps mean we haven't verified the figure; the game's help screen will show it.

Of these, only Rainbow Riches Megaways has a verified maximum in our data: 12,500 times the stake, which would be £1,250 at 10p. The original Rainbow Riches lists 500 times the stake, a reminder that classic Barcrest games were built for steady play rather than huge top prizes.

What Light & Wonder slot RTPs mean in pounds

The spread of RTP across this catalogue is narrow, from 95% to 96.09%, but it still shows up in your balance over time. The table works out the average cost of staking £50 in total, whether that is 500 spins at 10p or 50 spins at £1.

Two Barcrest titles, Pick 'n' Mix and Reels of Gold, have an RTP that varies with the stake. On these games the stake you choose changes the return percentage, so check the paytable at the stake you plan to use. Our answer to whether bigger stakes improve slot RTP explains why this happens and why it's the exception rather than the rule.

Signature Light & Wonder mechanics: from 20 lines to 117,649 ways

Because the group combines several older makers, its games cover almost every way of paying out. The maths behind the bigger numbers is straightforward multiplication.

• Megaways. Rainbow Riches Megaways uses six reels showing 2 to 7 symbols each, plus a top row, for 324 to 117,649 ways. The top figure is 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7. Our Megaways guide explains how the count changes each spin.
• 4,096 ways. Raging Rhino's 6 × 4 grid gives 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 = 4,096 ways to win.
• Expanding ways. Dancing Drums starts at 243 ways (3 to the power of 5) and can reach 7,776 (6 to the power of 5) when the grid grows in free spins.
• Colossal reels. Reels of Gold pairs a 5 × 4 set with a 5 × 12 set of colossal reels for up to 100 paylines.
• Board and pick bonuses. Monopoly Big Event's board bonus starts with scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5, and Action Bank's Big Bank pick bonus is triggered by Golden Vault symbols.

The group also licensed ReelPlay's Infinity Reels mechanic in December 2020, where extra reels are added each time a win lands.

Barcrest, Rainbow Riches and the British connection

For UK players, Barcrest is the heart of Light & Wonder. It was a British fruit machine maker that IGT bought in 1998 and later sold to Scientific Games. Rainbow Riches, its best-known game, has spun off a whole series, from Pick 'n' Mix to Reels of Gold and Megaways; our Rainbow Riches slots page groups them. Several of these games keep the feel of pub fruit machines, which our fruit machines vs online slots guide compares.

Beyond the reels: Monopoly Live and other links

The group's licences reach beyond its own slots. Evolution's MONOPOLY Live game show, announced on 11 April 2019, was created under a sublicence from Scientific Games in partnership with Hasbro, which is why Monopoly turns up both as a Barcrest slot and as a live game show. Its Shuffle Master brand, meanwhile, is associated with table games rather than slots.

Light & Wonder slots in the UK: licences and rules

The Gambling Commission's business register lists Light & Wonder companies including LNW Gaming UK Limited (account 66104), LNW Gaming Gibraltar Limited (40129) and LNW Gaming Inc (41115). Check the register for current status before relying on any list.

At a British-licensed casino, every Light & Wonder slot follows the Gambling Commission's online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab): £5 per game cycle at 25 and over and £2 at 18 to 24. Spins must last at least 2.5 seconds, there is no autoplay, turbo or slam-stop, and returns equal to or below your stake can't be celebrated. Since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players. Our slot stake limits page has the detail.

Choosing a Light & Wonder slot: a five-step check

1. Decide what kind of session you want: steady play suits medium-volatility games such as Rainbow Riches or Action Bank.
2. Compare RTPs in the table above and confirm the setting on the game's information screen.
3. On Pick 'n' Mix or Reels of Gold, check the RTP at the exact stake you plan to use.
4. Pick a stake that gives you at least 100 spins from your budget (20p gives 100 spins from £20).
5. Set a deposit limit and a reality check before you start, and stop when the budget is spent.

For more on matching a game to your budget, see how to choose a slot.

Where to play Light & Wonder slots

Our partner offers are slot offers, but they aren't tied to Light & Wonder games and we can't confirm which titles each casino carries, so check the casino's game lobby. All offers are for new customers aged 18+, and terms apply.

• PlayOJO: 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza (not a Light & Wonder game) when you first deposit £10 or more; spins are 10p each and winnings are paid in cash with no wagering. Excludes Northern Ireland.
• Coral: bet £10 on slots to receive 100 free spins on selected games at 10p each, accepted within 48 hours and valid for 7 days, with no wagering on winnings. Some deposit methods, such as PayPal and Neteller, don't qualify.
• Ladbrokes: play £10 on slots to receive 50 free spins a day for 10 days (500 maximum) at 10p each on selected games, claimed by 23:59 daily and valid for 7 days, with no wagering. Some deposit methods don't qualify.

Coral and Ladbrokes are run by the same company, LC International Limited, so you may not be able to take new-customer offers at both. Read our PlayOJO, Coral and Ladbrokes reviews for full terms.

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