22 titles · money respins and lock features
HOLD AND WIN SLOTS
Land enough money symbols, lock them, and respin the rest until the counter runs out. Twenty two titles here run it, and the mechanic is now more common on a casino floor than free spins are.
C$27 is what the median build gap costs across C$1,000 of turnover in this group. The widest belongs to Big Bass Hold & Spinner at 4.93 points, worth C$49 on the same figure. The paytable inside the game states which configuration you were handed, and it is the only source we will quote. All 123 split-build titles.
Ordered by return
| # | Title | RTP | Low build | Gap /C$1k | Max win | Spins /C$20 | Var | Load | Fastest site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Money Cart 2 Relax Gaming | 98.00% | — | — | 5,000x | 200 | H | 2.5s | 12 h | PLAY |
| 02 | Money Cart 3 Relax Gaming | 98.00% | — | — | 10,000x | 200 | H | 2.2s | 12 h | PLAY |
| 03 | Reel Rush NetEnt | 97.00% | — | — | 2,000x | 200 | M | 4.0s | 15 min | PLAY |
| 04 | Big Bass Hold & Spinner Pragmatic Play | 96.71% | 91.78% | −C$49 | pool | 200 | H | 2.4s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 05 | Floating Dragon Hold & Spin Pragmatic Play | 96.71% | — | — | pool | 100 | H | 1.4s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 06 | Berryburst NetEnt | 96.56% | — | — | 1,500x | 200 | M | 3.0s | 15 min | PLAY |
| 07 | Chilli Heat Pragmatic Play | 96.52% | 92.66% | −C$39 | pool | 80 | M | 4.2s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 08 | Cowboys Gold Pragmatic Play | 96.50% | — | — | pool | 80 | H | 1.4s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 09 | Pyramid King Pragmatic Play | 96.50% | — | — | pool | 80 | M | 1.1s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 10 | Fire Strike Pragmatic Play | 96.48% | 93.79% | −C$27 | pool | 200 | H | 4.1s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 11 | Book of Oz Games Global | 96.31% | 94.13% | −C$22 | 5,000x | 200 | H | 3.1s | 15 min | PLAY |
| 12 | Stick 'Em Hacksaw Gaming | 96.28% | 93.70% | −C$26 | 10,000x | 200 | H | 2.2s | 20 h | PLAY |
| 13 | Valley of the Gods Yggdrasil | 96.20% | — | — | 5,800x | 200 | H | 2.4s | 20 min | PLAY |
| 14 | Thunderstruck Wild Lightning Games Global | 96.10% | — | — | 15,000x | 100 | VH | 1.1s | 15 min | PLAY |
| 15 | Cash Box Pragmatic Play | 96.05% | — | — | pool | 100 | H | 2.0s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 16 | Huff N' More Puff Light & Wonder | 96.05% | — | — | 5,000x | 40 | H | 1.3s | 6 h | PLAY |
| 17 | Wolf Gold Pragmatic Play | 96.01% | — | — | 2,500x | 80 | M | 4.0s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 18 | Buffalo Power: Hold and Win Playson | 95.86% | — | — | 5,000x | 80 | H | 1.6s | 24 h | PLAY |
| 19 | Coin Strike: Hold and Win Playson | 95.72% | — | — | 5,000x | 80 | H | 1.7s | 24 h | PLAY |
| 20 | Green Chilli: Hold and Win 3 Oaks Gaming | 95.70% | — | — | 5,000x | 80 | H | 1.3s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 21 | Sun of Egypt 2 3 Oaks Gaming | 95.68% | — | — | 6,675x | 100 | H | 1.0s | 10 min | PLAY |
| 22 | 15 Dragon Pearls: Hold and Win 3 Oaks Gaming | 95.45% | — | — | 5,000x | 80 | H | 2.3s | 10 min | PLAY |
The ones people actually open
Fixed jackpots behave better than pools
Most hold and win games attach Mini, Major and Mega prizes that are fixed multiples of your stake rather than a shared progressive pool. That matters: fixed prizes are funded inside the game's own maths, so the return does not sag. Wolf Gold sits at 96.01% with three jackpots attached, against Mega Moolah at 88.12% with a pool.
Filling the whole grid usually awards the top prize, which is where the ceiling lives and why these games feel closer than they are.
The respin counter is the tension
Three respins, reset on every new symbol. That single rule creates the near-miss structure the whole format is built on, and it is genuinely well designed. It also means the round has no memory once it ends, so nothing carries and nothing accumulates between triggers.
The median return here is 96.30%, which is a fraction above the catalogue. Five of the 22 carry a second licensed build.
How fast does the money leave
1 of the cashiers we list name Relax Gaming in their lineup. These are the four quickest of them, by median withdrawal.
