BGaming · 2023
Gemhalla is a high volatility 6x5 video slot by BGaming. This page sets out its figures before the first spin.
Game figures
We set out each figure plainly, so you can weigh the game before you bet.
| Game detail | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | BGaming |
| Return to player | 97.17% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x5 |
| Maximum win multiple | x5,000 |
| Maximum win at top bet | A$250,000 |
| Release date | 15/06/2023 |
Gems, runes and Norse myth symbols fill a 6x5 grid in Gemhalla. Wins do not run along paylines or ways. Instead, eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the screen form a winning cluster and pay. After each win, the winning symbols vanish and new ones drop into the gaps, so one spin can chain several wins until no more form.
Four or more Viking longship Scatters anywhere on the grid start Free Spins with 15 spins. Three or more Scatters in one spin during the round add five more. Multiplier values build across the round and apply to each later winning spin. Chance x2 is an optional toggle that doubles the Scatter chance for a 25% surcharge on the total bet.
Gemhalla extra spins
At 500 Casino, every bonus rule is set out here before you reach it, step by step.
Four or more Viking longship scatters that land anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins round with 15 spins. Three or more scatters in one spin during the round add 5 more spins. Multiplier symbols keep their values across the round and apply to every winning spin.
Base Game spins15 free spins
The next spin after the purchase triggers Free Spins. The round itself costs 100x the total bet and can be bought directly. Buy Bonus is mutually exclusive with Chance x2, so only one of them is active at a time.
Before any spinInstant Free Spins
On the reels, Chance x2 doubles the chance of landing Scatter symbols. It is an optional toggle and adds a 25% surcharge to the total bet. Chance x2 cannot run alongside Buy Bonus, and the RTP stays the same because only trigger odds change, not game content.
Before the spinDoubled trigger chance
Across the 6x5 grid, symbols pay by their total count anywhere on screen, with no paylines or ways. Every winning combination pays at once, then new symbols drop in until no more wins form. Eight matching symbols is the fewest count that pays.
Spin startsCascading wins
Gemhalla screens
These screenshots settle how the 6x5 grid, its symbols and the free spins look before any spin.
Each spin on the reels returns 97.17 percent of the stake over time, so the expected return on every A$100 staked is A$97.17. The RTP version in use is shown in the game rules.
| Return rate | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 97.17% | Included |
Gemhalla round guide
You will finish knowing how one round runs, from choosing a bet to setting a session limit.
Before the reels start turning, you set a bet between A$0.20 and A$50. Examples on this page use A$0.50 and A$10, so each win scales with your stake.
Eight or more matching symbols landing anywhere on the 6x5 grid form a win, with no paylines. Each win pays, then new symbols drop in until no more wins form.
Tumble drops new symbols in after each win, and Scatter Pays counts symbols anywhere on screen. Multiplier values build in the Free Spins round.
Four or more Viking longship Scatters landing anywhere on the grid start Free Spins with 15 spins. Three or more Scatters in one spin during the round add five more spins.
Reels keep turning until you stop, and no one can know in advance how long a session lasts. Set your limit before the first spin.
Scatter longships land at random on the grid, and no one can say when enough of them will arrive. How often the Free Spins round comes is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP. High volatility means long quiet stretches can pass before a big payout, and the RTP only describes the average over a very large number of spins.
Clusters of matching symbols pay wherever they land on the 6x5 grid, and each cascade drops fresh symbols in until no wins remain. Which RTP version 500 Casino runs for Gemhalla is shown only in the game rules, so that is the place to check the exact figure before you play.
Multiplier symbol values build up across a whole Free Spins round, so one lucky sequence can grow far beyond the bet. The maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely, and no one can count on it arriving. Reaching it is rare, and the figure stays a ceiling, not a target to plan around.
Reader guide
After this, you will know the bets, free spins, volatility and RTP before you spin.
Gemhalla accepts bets from A$0.20 up to A$50 per spin. The paytable uses A$0.50 as its example stake, and A$10 is the top example bet. Bigger stakes carry bigger money amounts, since the maximum win is a multiple of the bet.
Four or more Scatter symbols, the Viking longship, anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins round. The round opens with 15 spins, and three or more Scatters in one spin during the round add five more spins.
Gemhalla has high volatility. Wins can arrive after quiet gaps and then in larger amounts, so a session can run flat for a while. How often the Free Spins round comes cannot be known in advance.
The maximum win is x5,000 the bet. At the example top bet of A$10 that comes to A$50,000, and at the highest bet of A$50 it reaches A$250,000. Nobody can know in advance whether a session reaches it.
Gemhalla has one RTP version, 97.17%, calculated on A$100 staked. The Chance x2 option doubles the chance to hit Scatters for a 25% surcharge on the total bet, and it keeps the same RTP.
Gemhalla is for players aged 18+. In Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before the first spin, and keep that amount apart from money for bills. When it is gone, stop.
Pick your stopping point before the first spin, and keep to it after a win too. A win on the reels does not change that plan.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you start, and review them when you change your stake. Limits stop a session from growing past plans.
Take a break when the game stops being fun, and do not chase losses. If play starts to feel like pressure, self-exclude rather than keep going.
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