Golden Lotus was released in 2009 by Realtime Gaming. The game has a set of 5 reels and 25 paylines. The graphics and visuals of the game are bright, colorful with detailed texture and art style. The theme of the game is inspired by Chinese Tradition. The symbols on the reels are theme oriented and include Golden Lotus, White Lotus, Golden Lotus Logo in Oriental Language, Geisha Girl, Jade Lion, Vase, Lantern and other high value card symbols ranging from Ace to number 9. In the background the game has no constant music though some authentic gameplay sound effects could be heard on every spin and winning scored on the reels. The highlight of the game is Golden Lotus Feature and White Lotus Feature. The game also features
Random Progressive Jackpot
The Random Progressive Jackpot in the game triggers at random. The gameplay is available in fun and real play mode but with separate funds. Player can win it randomly during any paid game. Any denomination, number of coins and paylines can be bet to win the jackpot. The higher the wager on each game, the bigger the chances is to win the jackpot. One can’t win during the Bonus games
The Golden Lotus Slot Features and Symbols
This Lotus themed slot game has a set of 5 reels and 25 paylines. The coin size varies in the denominations of 0.01 up to 5.00 per pay line bet. The minimum bet amount is 0.01 and the maximum bet amount is 125.00 per spin. The maximum payout of the game other than the Random Progressive Jackpot is 8888 coins. The game features Scatter symbols, Wildsymbols, two Random Progressive Jackpots, White Lotus Bonus Feature, and the Golden Lotus Bonus Feature.
Wild Symbol
The Golden Lotus symbol in the game is the Wild multiplier symbol. This means that it substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter symbol to complete the winning combinations. Multiple Golden Lotus wild symbols on an enabled payline create their own winning combination.
Scatter Symbol
The White Lotus symbol in the game is the scatter symbol. This means scatter symbol can be scattered anywhere on the reels to complete winning combinations, provided two or more of them appear. This symbol also activates the Bonus feature.
Golden Lotus Bonus Feature
This feature is triggered when three or more Golden Lotus wild symbols appear on reels. In the game player has to pick 4 out of 8 Golden Lotus displayed on screen. Each Golden Lotus selected will award up to 100x times the triggering bet, or 5, 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins. During these Free Spin games, all White Lotus symbols are changed into Golden Lotus wild symbol or a Golden Lotus Logo symbol and all winning combinations are tripled. Additional Free Spins can be won during the Free Spin Bonus Round. The extra Free Spins are added to the remaining number of Free Spins.
White Lotus Feature
This game is activated when three or more White Lotus scatter symbols appear on reels. In the game players are awarded 8 Free Spins and all White Lotus symbols are changed into Golden Lotus wild symbols, or the Golden Lotus Logo symbol; all winning combinations are multiplied by 3x, 4x, or 5x times during the Free Spins. This game can be retriggered.
The Golden Lotus Slot Theme
This game is based on the Chinese culture and theme. All the graphics of the game are designed around the theme of Golden Lotus, which is a significant part of Chinese culture. In Buddhism the lotus flower symbolizes faithfulness. The golden lotus that is mentioned in Buddhist sutras has two meanings; one is the symbol for the achievement of enlightenment and the other points towards a real flower which is beyond our normal perception. Influence of Chinese culture can be seen even in the paytable of the game where highest payout is 8888 and it is also the lucky number in chinese culture.
The Golden Lotus Slot Paytable
| Symbol Combinations | 2 Symbols | 3 Symbols | 4 Symbols | 5 Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Lotus | 8 | 88 | 888 | 8888 |
| Golden Lotus Logo | 5 | 75 | 750 | 8888 |
| Geisha Girl | 3 | 50 | 500 | 1250 |
| Jade Lion | -- | 20 | 200 | 800 |
| Chinese Vase | -- | 20 | 200 | 800 |
| Chinese Lantern | -- | 20 | 200 | 800 |
| Ace | -- | 10 | 100 | 300 |
| King | -- | 10 | 100 | 300 |
| Queen | -- | 5 | 30 | 200 |
| Jack | -- | 5 | 30 | 200 |
| Ten | -- | 5 | 25 | 100 |
| Nine | -- | 5 | 25 | 100 |
| Scatter | 1x | 3x | 30x | 500x |
All symbols pay from left to right except scatter, which pay any.
Malfunction voids all pays.