Black Wolf: Hold and Win
Booongo. Coins lock and respin on a 5×4 board with 25 lines. Medium volatility, RTP 95.65%, and a Grand jackpot worth 1,000x the bet.
Online pokies at gday007, sorted by how they pay
Five families of pokies, one lobby
Most pokies at gday007 belong to one of five families: Hold and Win games, where coins lock in place for respins; pays-anywhere and cluster grids with no paylines; ways and Megaways games with hundreds or thousands of ways to line up symbols; classic line pokies; and fishing games, where you aim instead of spin. Knowing the family tells you more about a game than its theme does, so this guide walks through each one with real titles from the 4,000+ casino games at gday007.
The figures below come from each studio's published game information. Where a figure is missing, the game's own info screen shows it. RTP is a long-run average across a huge number of spins, and volatility describes how the wins are spread out; neither predicts a single session.
Five to try first, one from each family
Gates of Olympus
Pragmatic Play. Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on a 6×5 grid pay. High volatility, RTP 96.50%, max win 5,000x.
Where's the Gold
Aristocrat. A 25-line outback classic where three or more dynamite scatters start free spins. Medium volatility; RTP is on the game's info screen.
Great Blue
VPower. Twenty-five lines on 5×3 reels with an optional extra bet. Medium volatility, RTP 96.50%.
Fishing Treasure
FastSpin. Three levels and dual cannons; boss fish pay up to x1,688. Medium volatility, RTP 96.50%.
Hold and Win: coins that stick
A Hold and Win round starts when enough coin symbols land. The coins lock, you get a few respins, and every new coin resets the count. The round ends when the respins run out, and the coins on the board are added up. Fixed jackpots usually sit inside this round, so the base game can feel quiet while you wait for it.
- Black Wolf: Hold and Win (Booongo) adds a Boost feature and mystery jackpot symbols to the usual coin round.
- 3 Coins: Hold and Win (Booongo) strips it right back: 3×3 reels, 5 lines, and three coins start the respins. Medium volatility, RTP 95.84%.
- Buffalo Hold and Win (Booming Games) mixes the coin round with Major Free Spins, Quick Hit Bonuses and stacked wilds on 25 lines. RTP 95.9%.
More of this family is in the Booongo guide and the Booming Games guide.
Pays anywhere and clusters: no lines to follow
These games use a big grid instead of paylines. In a pays-anywhere game, eight or more of the same symbol anywhere on the screen is a win. In a cluster game, the matching symbols have to touch. Winning symbols usually disappear and new ones drop in, so one spin can pay more than once, and multipliers tend to do the heavy lifting.
- Gates of Olympus drops multiplier symbols from 2x to 500x. In free spins, every multiplier joins a running total that applies to later wins.
- Fruit Party (Pragmatic Play) pays clusters on a 7×7 grid. Winning symbols can carry 2x multipliers, or 2x and 4x in free spins, and they combine up to 256x. High volatility, max win 5,000x, RTP 96.50%.
- Lucky Penny (3 Oaks) is a 6×5 pays-anywhere game where penny multipliers up to x1,000 combine after a cascade. Its RTP and volatility are on the info screen.
Ways and Megaways: symbols on neighbouring reels
A ways game pays when matching symbols land on adjacent reels from the left, in any row. That is why a 5-reel game can offer 243 or 1,024 ways. Megaways games change the number of symbols on each reel every spin, so the count of ways moves too.
- Buffalo King Megaways (Pragmatic Play): six reels and over 200,000 ways. Its 12 to 22 free spins give every wild a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier. High volatility, max win 5,000x, RTP 96.52%.
- Golden Empire (JILI): up to 32,400 ways, with gold-framed symbols that turn into wilds. Low–medium volatility, max win 2,000x, RTP 97%.
- Howling Wolves Megaways (Booming Games): cascades with Howling Wilds, an Alpha Wolf Spin and Wolf Pack Multipliers. RTP 96%.
Classic line pokies: the pub-style favourites
Line pokies pay along set paths across the reels, read from left to right. They are the easiest to follow, and the paytable tells you exactly what each line combination is worth. Aristocrat and IGT built their names on games like these.
- Where's the Gold keeps it to 25 lines and a free-spins round.
- Great Blue lets you add an extra bet on its 25 lines.
- Joker's Jewels (Pragmatic Play) has just five lines. The joker pays up to 1,000x, bonus symbols pay 10x to 250x anywhere, and the max win is 1,040x. RTP 96.50%.
- Fruit Zen (Betsoft) puts fruit symbols and wilds on 10 lines. Medium volatility, max win 2,000x, RTP 95.96%.
The Aristocrat guide and IGT guide cover the rest of the classics.
Fishing games: aim, fire, collect
Fishing games are arcade-style. Fish and other targets swim across the screen, each shot costs a set amount, and hitting a target pays its multiplier. Bigger targets and bosses pay more but take more hits.
- Fishing Treasure (FastSpin) runs across three levels with dual cannons.
- Golden Shark (VPower) is built for fast shooting, with score rewards up to 500x. Low volatility, RTP 97.00%.
The five families side by side
| Family | Example at gday007 | How a win forms | Volatility | RTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold and Win | 3 Coins: Hold and Win | Lines, plus a coin respin round | Medium | 95.84% |
| Pays anywhere | Gates of Olympus | 8+ matching symbols anywhere | High | 96.50% |
| Clusters | Fruit Party | Touching groups on a 7×7 grid | High | 96.50% |
| Ways | Golden Empire | Matches on neighbouring reels | Low–medium | 97% |
| Megaways | Buffalo King Megaways | Ways that change every spin | High | 96.52% |
| Classic lines | Fruit Zen | 10 fixed lines | Medium | 95.96% |
| Fishing | Golden Shark | Hitting targets | Low | 97.00% |
Finding a game in the gday007 lobby
If you know the title, type it into the lobby search. If you only know the style you like, use the provider filter instead: Booongo, Booming Games and 3 Oaks for Hold and Win, Pragmatic Play for pays-anywhere grids and Megaways, Aristocrat, IGT and VPower for classics, and FastSpin or VPower for fishing games. Every studio has a guide in the gday007 provider section.
Demo first, on any screen
Log in to your gday007 account and open any of these games in demo mode to play on practice credits. A demo is the cheapest way to see how long a feature takes to arrive and whether you like the rhythm of a game. Results in demo do not carry over to real-money play. How to start a demo at gday007
The games run in your phone or tablet browser, with no app to install. Grids such as Gates of Olympus fit a portrait screen well; wide line games are easier to read with the phone turned sideways.
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Online pokies at gday007: FAQ
What types of online pokies does gday007 have?
Five main families: Hold and Win, pays-anywhere and cluster grids, ways and Megaways, classic line pokies, and fishing games.
Which game in this guide has the highest RTP?
The fishing game Golden Shark at 97.00%, level with the Golden Empire pokie at 97%. RTP is a long-run figure, so it does not decide what happens in one session.
What is the difference between ways and Megaways?
A ways game has a fixed number of ways, such as 243 or 1,024. A Megaways game changes the number of symbols per reel every spin, so the number of ways changes as well.
Can I play gday007 pokies on my phone?
Yes. They run in your mobile browser, so there is nothing to download.
Are there free versions of these games?
Yes. Log in and open the game in demo mode to play on practice credits.
Is a jackpot the same as a game's max win?
No. A jackpot such as the Black Wolf Grand is one fixed prize inside the bonus round. The max win is the most a single game round can pay in total.