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Hacksaw Gaming · 2023

Le Bandit

Le Bandit is a 6-reel, 5-row slot by Hacksaw Gaming, released in 2023. Its published return to player is 96.34% and the provider rates its volatility as 3 / 5.

How Le Bandit plays

Winning symbols, plus any others of the same type on screen, are removed in Super Cascades and leave Golden Squares behind. A Rainbow symbol activates the Golden Squares, which reveal coins worth 0.2x to 500x, Four-Leaf Clovers that multiply neighbours by 2x to 10x, or Pots of Gold that collect coin values. Three, four or five FS symbols lead to bonus rounds in which Golden Squares persist; the five-scatter round guarantees a Rainbow every spin.

Theme: Raccoon thief in Paris, Irish luck symbols. Filed under Crime and heists, Irish and luck.

Features in this game

  • Cluster pays: A pay system where groups of matching symbols touching each other on the grid win, with no lines or reels-from-the-left rule.
  • Cascading reels: After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake.
  • Grid expansion: A feature that adds rows, reels or positions to the grid during play, increasing the ways or space for wins.
  • Multipliers: A value such as ×2 or ×10 applied to a win, a spin or a whole feature, multiplying the amount paid.
  • Free spins: A bonus round of spins played at no extra cost, usually triggered by scatter symbols and often with extra features.
  • Money collect: A mechanic where cash-value symbols pay out when a collector symbol lands, gathering all their values at once.

What the figures mean

An RTP of 96.34% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.66%, so every £100 staked costs £3.66 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £7.32, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.

Several versionsHacksaw Gaming offers Le Bandit at 96.34%, 94.23%, 92.17%, 88.36%. The casino picks one. The difference matters: over £1,000 of stakes, 96.34% and 88.36% differ by £79.80 in expected cost.

The provider rates volatility as 3 / 5. That describes how winnings are spread: higher volatility means longer runs with little back and rarer, larger wins. It does not change the average. More on volatility, or see it in a simulation.

Playing in Great BritainFeature buy / bonus buy not offered in GB; the provider markets one elsewhere. BonusHunt FeatureSpins availability in GB not confirmed. Every online slot in GB runs with a minimum 2.5 seconds per spin, no autoplay and a stake cap of £5 per spin (£2 if you are 18 to 24). The GB rules.

Questions people ask

What is the RTP of Le Bandit?

Hacksaw Gaming publishes 96.34%, and also offers versions at 94.23%, 92.17%, 88.36%. Casinos choose which version to run, so check the game's info screen. Over a very long run that returns about £96.34 for every £100 staked; a single session can be far above or below it.

Who makes Le Bandit?

Le Bandit is made by Hacksaw Gaming. It was released in August 2023.

What is the maximum win on Le Bandit?

The provider states a maximum win of 10,000× the stake. At the £5 per spin limit for adults aged 25 and over in Great Britain that would be a theoretical top prize of £50,000; it is extremely rare by design.

Is Le Bandit high volatility?

Hacksaw Gaming describes its volatility as "3 / 5". Volatility describes how wins are spread out, not how much the game returns on average.

Sources

  1. hacksawgaming.com/games/le-bandit
  2. olbg.com/slots/games/le-bandit

Notes on the data: Release month from secondary sources (24 Aug 2023 most cited; one platform shows 15 Aug), so only the month is given.

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