MGM Grand Gamble

The MGM Grand Gamble slot game from Push Gaming is themed around the Las Vegas-based MGM Grand hotel. In terms of game mechanics, the slot is very similar to one of the developer’s other top games, Big Bamboo, but the feel of it is glitzier. Get ready for some high-quality graphics and some classic Vegas scenery, along with, as the name would suggest, some interesting gamble features.

You’ll be playing on a five-reel, six-row grid with a total of 50 paylines and a maximum win of 50,000x your bet. The low-paying symbols are classic fruit machine icons, and the high-paying symbols embrace the Vegas theme, with dollar signs, lucky horseshoes and bells, and a number seven. Wilds have a value of their own as a high-paying symbol, and substitute for all other pay symbols, as you would expect.

As the name implies, the main things to watch out for in MGM Grand Gamble are the gamble features, along with the intriguing Mystery Symbols and, of course, free spins.

Free spins are triggered by Scatters. Watch out for the number of dots that each symbol carries. This will define how many spins you get, and filling all four dots on any low-paying symbol converts it to a Mystery Symbol.

The MGM Mystery Stacks are special symbols that can land anywhere at any time during the base game (and in the bonus games) and stack on top of one another. They then disappear, revealing the mystery prize behind each symbol, which could be a Wild, a Grand Gamble symbol or a regular pay symbol that matches others on the reel.

There are two symbols to watch out for here. When a Gamble Scatter (as opposed to a regular Scatter) awards one of the lower free spins’ bonuses, players can gamble to see if they can snag a higher reward.

When Grand Gamble symbols land on the reels – or are revealed beneath a Mystery symbol – each position with the symbol re-spins, and it will land on a special prize such as a multiplier, an instant prize, a Gamble Scatter symbol, or a Collector symbol, which then locks in place and collects any instant prize or other collector symbols that land for the rest of the feature.
Watch out for those Gamble Scatters as they can lead to extra special free spins, where either two or four of the low-paying symbols you land are immediately converted to Mystery Symbols, offering more chances to form those winning combos.

Push Gaming released MGM Grand Gamble in December 2023. The game has an upbeat, Vegas party vibe, but the soundtrack and general feel of the game are pretty laid-back. With a strong emphasis on the extra gamble-based options, this slot will appeal to those who are looking for something a little more interesting than the standard ‘base game plus free spins’ options out there.

There are other popular slots with similar features to MGM Grand Gamble. A very popular slot with a collector option and gamble feature is Big Bass Bonanza from Pragmatic Play. It comes with collectable money symbols and the chance to win up to 2,100x your stake.

As usual, you’re looking to land matching symbols on a payline. For most symbols, you’ll need three, but both dollar signs and Wilds payout with only two. The symbols pay as follows:

Cherries, Plums, Lemons, or Pears: for five symbols, the payout will be 0.4x
Horseshoes: for five symbols, the payout will be 12x
Bells: for five symbols, the payout will be 16x
Sevens: for five symbols, the payout will be 20x
Dollar signs or Wilds: for five symbols, the payout will be 150x

First, you’ll need to select your bet amount by clicking the stack of coins to the right of the screen. Then, click the spinner to start the reels. Your total bet and balance are shown at the bottom of the screen. The minimum bet is £0.10, and the maximum bet is £20.