Fortune Coin slot review

Fortune Coin slot at a glance

Fortune Coin is built by IGT, the Las Vegas company behind Cleopatra, Da Vinci Diamonds and Wolf Run, now owned by Apollo-managed funds and combined with Everi since 1 July 2025. The game is one of the reviews in our slots hub. Rather than fixed paylines it uses ways to win, and its headline symbol is the Fortune Coin itself, which can send you to one of three different rewards.

We've been strict about the third column. Plenty of slot listings print volatility ratings, hit rates and maximum wins for games like this, but they often disagree and aren't the developer's own numbers. If a figure isn't in our checked data, we don't state it. The casinos.com Fortune Coin page (opens in a new tab) is one outside description of the game if you'd like a second view of its features.

How 243 ways to win work on the Fortune Coin slot

A ways to win slot pays when matching symbols land on adjacent reels, normally starting from the leftmost reel, in any row. There are no lines to trace. On a five-reel, three-row grid, any of the three positions on each reel can join a win, so the number of possible paths is 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 243.

The practical effect is that one symbol appearing more than once on a reel multiplies the number of ways it pays. Count how many times the symbol shows on each reel in the winning run, then multiply those counts together.

That last row is the one people miss. Ways still need adjacent reels, so a gap on reel 2 kills the win however many symbols land further right. If you'd like to compare this with line-based games, our guide to slot paylines shows how a fixed-line slot like Cleopatra decides wins instead.

Whether wins are paid left to right only, and how the stake is split across the 243 ways, are set out in the game's help screen. Neither is specified in our checked data.

How the features work

Everything special in Fortune Coin runs through one symbol. Fortune Coin symbols can land on the reels during normal play, and when they do they can lead to one of three outcomes.

• Free games. The coins can award a set of free spins, played at no extra stake.
• Cash prizes. The coins can pay a cash prize directly, without needing a normal symbol win alongside them.
• The jackpot feature. The coins can send you into a separate jackpot feature, which holds four jackpots.

That's the whole shape of the game: an ordinary 243-ways base game, with the coin as the gateway to the extras. We don't have verified details of how many coins are needed for each outcome, how many free games are awarded, or how the jackpot feature decides which of the four prizes you win, so check the paytable in the game for those details before you play. It's also worth reading whether the coin counts as a scatter for any other pays.

Fortune Coin RTP: what “up to 96.20%” means

IGT's figure is a maximum. Developers often supply a slot at several RTP settings and the casino chooses which one to run, so “up to 96.20%” tells you the best version, not necessarily the one in front of you. UK rules require the game's rules and return information to be available before you play, under the Commission's RTS 3 on rules and the likelihood of winning (opens in a new tab), so the actual figure should be in the game's information panel.

Why does it matter? Expected loss is stake times house edge, and every percentage point of RTP is £1 per £100 staked. The table uses 96.20% plus a lower setting chosen purely to illustrate the arithmetic; it is not a confirmed Fortune Coin version.

Two points apart doesn't sound like much, but over £150 of spins it adds £3 to the average cost. Our explainer on why slot RTPs differ between casinos covers this, and the RTP vs house edge page shows how the two numbers relate.

Fortune Coin jackpots: four prizes, read the small print

The jackpot feature holds four jackpots. Their names, their values and whether they're fixed amounts or progressive jackpots that grow with play aren't in our checked data, so look in the help screen for:

1. the name and current value of each jackpot at your stake;
2. whether any of them are progressive, and if so whether they're linked across several games or casinos;
3. how the feature picks which jackpot you win;
4. whether the top jackpot needs a particular stake.

One general point applies to any slot with jackpots: the money that funds the prizes is part of the game's RTP. A share of every stake goes towards them, so the base game returns a little less than it otherwise would. Our progressive jackpot odds page works through that trade-off with numbers.

Fortune Coin volatility: no published rating

We don't have a verified volatility rating for Fortune Coin, so we won't label it high, medium or low. You can still get a feel for how spread out its results are by looking at three things in the paytable: how big the top regular symbol pays are compared with your stake, how large the jackpots are, and how much of the game's value seems to sit in the coin features rather than normal wins.

As a rule of thumb, the more of a game's return that comes from rare features and jackpots, the more sessions end below average while a few end far above it. That's why a cautious approach is to start at a small stake and treat the first few hundred spins as finding out how the game behaves, rather than to assume either a gentle or a wild ride.

A £20 Fortune Coin budget at 10p, 50p and £1

Using the 96.20% maximum, each spin costs 3.80% of its stake on average. The table looks at how many spins £20 covers on its own and how much turning over that £20 costs on average, before any wins are recycled.

The middle columns show something counter-intuitive. Staking £20 once in total costs the same 76p on average whatever the spin size, because the edge is a percentage. What changes is how quickly you go through it. At £1 a spin you'll usually stake far more than £20 in a session, because wins get spun again, so the hourly cost is what to watch. Our cost per hour guide and expected value page show the method.

How to play Fortune Coin online

1. Load Fortune Coin at a UK-licensed casino and open the information panel to see which RTP setting it runs.
2. Read the paytable, including how many Fortune Coin symbols lead to each feature and the four jackpot values.
3. Choose your stake; all 243 ways are in play on every spin.
4. Press spin. Each spin must be started by hand and takes at least 2.5 seconds under UK rules.
5. Count matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left to see how many ways a win pays.
6. When Fortune Coin symbols land, follow the on-screen prompts for free games, a cash prize or the jackpot feature.
7. Check the net position on screen and finish when you reach the time or spend you planned.

The Fortune Coin name in slot history

The name has history. In 1976 a Las Vegas-based firm called Fortune Coin Co. developed what is recorded as the first video slot machine, built in Kearny Mesa, California, around a modified 19-inch Sony Trinitron receiver. Its first production units were tested at the Las Vegas Hilton before Nevada approval. In 1978 the company and its video slot technology were bought by the business we now know as IGT, which was then called Sircoma and took the IGT name in 1981. The Wikipedia slot machine article (opens in a new tab) summarises that story.

We aren't claiming today's online Fortune Coin is a direct descendant of that 1970s cabinet; the shared name and owner are simply a neat link. For the wider story, from mechanical reels to the video screen, see our history of slot machines.

Playing Fortune Coin under UK slot rules

British versions of Fortune Coin follow the same Gambling Commission rules as every online slot:

• a stake cap of £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over (since 9 April 2025) and £2 for those aged 18 to 24 (since 21 May 2025), set out in the Commission's stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) and our slot stake limits page;
• no autoplay, no turbo or slam-stop, and at least 2.5 seconds between spins, in force since 31 October 2021; see why there's no autoplay on UK slots;
• no celebrating a return that is equal to or less than your stake;
• your net position and session time shown in real time, since 17 January 2025;
• no feature buy: since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players;
• age verification before you can deposit, gamble or even play the free demo.

Winnings aren't taxed for UK players. Credit cards can't be used to fund play, including through e-wallets topped up by credit card.

Other IGT slots to compare with Fortune Coin

If you like IGT's style, these titles from our reviews offer different layouts and returns. Use the RTP column to compare costs; a lower figure means a higher average cost per £100 staked.

For more games built around coin and cash symbols, our hold and win slots guide is a good next stop, and jackpot slots UK gathers games with prize pots.

Where to play the Fortune Coin slot in the UK

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• PlayOJO: 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza for new UK customers (not Northern Ireland) when they make a first deposit of £10 or more. Each spin is worth 10p, with no wagering, so winnings are cash. It can't be combined with other offers.
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Because Coral and Ladbrokes are both run by LC International Limited, holding new accounts at both may not be possible. Whatever you play, set a deposit limit first; our deposit limits guide shows how. Free, confidential help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.

18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.