A Wild substitutes for any symbol except scatters and bonus marks, and completes combinations. It rarely pays on its own, but alongside other symbols it decides whether a line gets paid. The differences between games begin with where a Wild can land and what it does besides substituting.
In Play’n GO’s Hugo (15 August 2016) the Wild showing Hugo himself replaces everything except the two scatters and the chest, a plain substitution with no extra properties. Games Global’s Mega Moolah (1 November 2006) goes further: the lion replaces everything but the scatter and doubles any win it takes part in. Note the RTP as well: in our catalogue it is 88.12%, far under the usual 96%.
Where the Wild lives
In Thunderkick’s Babushkas (August 2016) the Wild appears only on the middle reel and can trigger one of three mystery features dressed as bears. The game runs on 17 lines with 95.80% RTP, low volatility and a cap of only 390x. In NetEnt’s Divine Fortune Black (13 May 2025) Wilds, cash prizes and jackpots live on reels 2, 3 and 4, so the grid is predictable and you know where to look.
The multiplier on a Wild varies too. In BGaming’s Lady Wolf Moon Megaways (7 July 2022) the Wild turns up on the top strip and on the four reels after the first, and always carries 2x on the whole winning combination rather than on a single way. In Relax Gaming’s Helios Fury (6 October 2021) the Wild serves as a bridge for connected ways, 99 on the main board and 259 in free spins, with a 50,000x cap.
Stacked Wilds cover a reel completely. They are present in ELK Studios’ Dead Man’s Gold (2 May 2023, 94.00% RTP, 25,000x cap) and fill the rhythm between its cannon events. A sticky version sits in Push Gaming’s Wild Swarm Triple Hive (30 July 2025): sticky Wilds appear only in free spins and stay until the feature ends, while RTP is given as two values, 96.48% and 94.33%.
The practical advice is to check, before you play, where a Wild can land and whether it carries a multiplier. Terms like sticky and expanding Wilds are kept short in the slot glossary.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
The RTP shown is the game specification. The version offered by a casino may differ.
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