9 Pots of Gold

The 9 Pots of Gold slot is one of Gameburger Studios' most popular Irish-themed releases, available to play at Heart Bingo. Developed in partnership with Microgaming (now Games Global) and launched in March 2020, 9 Pots of Gold was timed perfectly for St Patrick's Day and became an instant hit in the UK online casino market. The slot is built around the same mathematical model as Gameburger's earlier 9 Masks of Fire, but with the African tribal theme swapped out for a vibrant Irish folklore setting complete with shamrocks, Celtic harps, and the sunglasses-wearing leprechaun Lucky Lad Flynn.

The 9 Pots of Gold slot plays on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 20 fixed paylines. The medium volatility delivers a balanced mix of frequent base game wins and bigger bonus round payouts. Accessible to both casual players and high rollers. The slot runs on HTML5 technology, so it works smoothly across desktop, iOS, and Android devices at Heart Bingo.

What's kept 9 Pots of Gold popular for over half a decade is the headline Pot Pays mechanic. The golden Pot symbol pays anywhere on the reels, with three Pots awarding 1x your stake and nine Pots delivering the slot's maximum 2,000x stake payout. Combined with the Free Spins Wheel bonus round and the cheerful Irish theme, 9 Pots of Gold has spawned one of the most extensive slot franchises in modern UK online casino history.

Playing the 9 Pots of Gold slot at Heart Bingo is genuinely straightforward, even for players who are new to scatter jackpot slots.

1. Sign in or sign up. Head to Heart Bingo and sign in to your account, or register if you're new. Fill in the registration form, verify your details, and make a deposit using one of the available payment methods.
2. Find the game. Navigate to the online slots section and search for '9 Pots of Gold'. Click the title to load the game.
3. Set your bet. Use the bet controls at the bottom of the screen to adjust your stake. 9 Pots of Gold supports bets from £0.20 to £60 per spin across 20 fixed paylines that cannot be deactivated.
4. Spin the reels. Click the Spin button to set the reels in motion. Standard wins are formed when three or more matching symbols land on adjacent reels from left to right along an active payline.
5. Watch for Pot symbols. The golden Pot symbol pays anywhere on the reels (no payline required). Land three or more Pots on screen and you'll trigger an instant cash payout, with the value increasing dramatically with each additional Pot. Nine Pots on a single spin hits the maximum 2,000x stake payout.
6. Trigger the Free Spins Wheel. Land three Free Spin symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 to trigger the Free Spins Wheel, which determines your number of free spins and any multiplier bonus.

The 9 Pots of Gold slot features a classic Irish-themed symbol set, with payouts forming through standard paylines (left to right) for most symbols, while the Pot Scatter pays anywhere on the reels.

Payout values are multiplied by your total bet. The Red Toadstool Wild substitutes for all standard symbols except the Pot and Free Spin scatters.

Pot Pays Scatter (Anywhere on Reels)

The golden Pot is the iconic symbol of 9 Pots of Gold. Pots pay anywhere on the reels regardless of payline. The more Pots that land on a single spin, the bigger the payout.

Special Symbols

• Red Toadstool Wild. Substitutes for all standard symbols except the Pot and Free Spin scatters. Appears on all reels.
• Pot Scatter. Pays anywhere on the reels with values ranging from 1x to 2,000x stake. Active during both base game and Free Spins.
• Free Spin Scatter. Lands only on reels 2, 3, and 4. Three on the reels triggers the Free Spins Wheel.

The 9 Pots of Gold slot has two main bonus mechanics: the iconic Pot Pays scatter jackpot system, and the Free Spins Wheel bonus round.

Pot Pays (Scatter Jackpot)

The headline feature of 9 Pots of Gold. The golden Pot symbols pay anywhere on the reels, with no payline required. Three Pots on screen pays 1x stake, scaling dramatically to 2,000x stake for landing all nine Pots in a single spin. This is the slot's max win, and it can happen on any spin including during the Free Spins round.

Pot Pays operate independently of standard line wins. When a spin produces both a Pot Pay AND a regular line win, both are paid out simultaneously. This makes 9 Pots of Gold one of the more rewarding scatter jackpot slots, where multiple win types can stack on a single spin.

Free Spins Wheel

Landing three Free Spin Scatter symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 in a single spin triggers the Free Spins Wheel bonus round. Before the free spins begin, you spin a wheel divided into multiple wedges. Each wedge determines two things:

• Number of Free Spins: 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, or 30 free spins
• Multiplier: 2x or 3x applied to all standard symbol wins during the round

During the Free Spins round, the multiplier applies to all standard symbol wins. Pot Pays continue to function as in the base game but are not multiplied by the Free Spins multiplier.

Retriggerable Free Spins

The Free Spins round can be retriggered without limit. Landing three more Free Spin Scatter symbols during the bonus adds another set of Free Spins (matching the original trigger amount). The multiplier stays the same as the original trigger. Combined with the Pot Pays mechanic running throughout, this is where the slot's biggest session-defining wins typically come from.

The success of the original 9 Pots of Gold led Gameburger Studios to build one of the most extensive slot franchises in modern UK online casino history. Several titles from across the Pots of Gold and Fishin' Pots of Gold series are available at Heart Bingo.

• 9 Pots of Gold Megaways. The Megaways revamp launched in 2022. Plays on a dynamic 6-reel grid with up to 117,649 ways to win, Epic Strike scatter jackpots, and an unlimited Rolling Reels progressive multiplier in the bonus round. Max win 5,000x stake.
• 9 Pots of Gold HyperSpins. A 2022 follow-up that adds the HyperSpins feature, allowing players to respin individual reels for a calculated cost during base game play. Same Irish theme and Pot Pays mechanic.
• 9 Pots of Gold King Millions. A 2024 progressive jackpot variant with five tiers of progressive prizes including the Grand Jackpot. Smaller 3x3 grid layout.
• Fishin' Pots of Gold. A crossover with the fishing slot genre, combining the Pot Pays mechanic with the Fisherman cash collect from the Fishin Frenzy / Big Bass-style slots.
• Fishin' Pots of Gold: Gold Blitz. The sequel adding the Gold Blitz instant cash collect bonus to the formula.
• Fishin' Christmas Pots of Gold. A festive reskin with Christmas-themed visuals.
• 12 Pots of Gold Drums. Increases the Pot count from 9 to 12 for bigger max-win potential.

Each Pots of Gold title keeps the Irish luck theme and the iconic Pot Pays mechanic intact, while introducing fresh twists, bigger grids, or progressive jackpots.

If you enjoy 9 Pots of Gold, Heart Bingo carries plenty of other Irish-themed slots and Gameburger Studios titles that share the leprechaun aesthetic or scatter jackpot mechanic.

• 9 Masks of Fire - The original African tribal-themed slot that 9 Pots of Gold was directly modelled after. Same mechanic, different theme.
• Hyper Strike - Another Gameburger scatter jackpot slot with vibrant fantasy visuals and similar Pot Pays-style mechanics.