3×3 · Hold and Win · 21,150x
A compact 3×3 fruit machine reworked by Playson around the Hold and Win coin bonus, with four fixed jackpots.
Royal Joker: Hold and Win is Playson's modern take on the classic fruit machine. Released in 2022 by the Malta-based studio (active since 2012), it keeps a compact 3-reel, 3-row grid with 5 fixed paylines and old-school symbols — cherries, plums, watermelons, BARs and bells — but layers on the Hold and Win mechanic that made Playson famous.
The star of the show is the grinning crowned Joker: a wild that substitutes for all paying symbols and pays up to 50x on its own. It is a high-volatility game with a surprisingly large ceiling — the top win reaches 21,150x your stake at a 95.62% RTP.
Use the – and + buttons to set your bet between 0.10 and 100, then spin. Wins pay along 5 fixed lines from the leftmost reel. The Wild Joker can land anywhere and completes combinations; three Bonus symbols trigger the Hold and Win round.
In Hold and Win you get three respins that reset to three each time a new coin lands. Coins carry cash values or one of four fixed jackpots. Fill the grid or run out of respins to bank the total — with high volatility, the bonus is where the big money lives.
The crowned Joker substitutes for all regular symbols and pays up to 50x on its own; in the bonus, jokers add multipliers to their cells.
Three Bonus symbols trigger three respins that reset whenever a new coin lands, locking coins in place.
Mini, Minor, Major and Grand jackpots can drop during the Hold and Win round.
Fewer but larger wins, with a top payout of 21,150x the stake and a 95.62% RTP.
Quick, focused spins that keep the classic fruit-machine feel on desktop and mobile.
The paytable is led by the Joker (up to 50x), followed by the lucky sevens, bells and BARs, with the fruit symbols paying the smaller wins. During the Royal Bonus, jokers landing on the reels add multipliers to their cells — which is where Royal Joker's biggest payouts come from.
A clean, modern reimagining of the classic fruit machine. The base game is simple, but the Hold and Win bonus and 21,150x ceiling give it real teeth. Ideal for players who like nostalgia with a genuine shot at a big hit — best approached with a patient, high-variance mindset.
A compact 3×3 fruit machine reworked by Playson around the Hold and Win coin bonus, with four fixed jackpots.
