Brooklyn Bootleggers Slot Review

The Brooklyn Bootleggers Slot Game

Brooklyn Bootleggers is a Quickspin video slot set on a misty bridge in 1920s New York, right in the middle of prohibition. The reels sit above a vintage car with its headlights cutting through the fog, bottles of booze stacked above the grid and a prize ladder locked to the left. The layout is classic, with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 fixed paylines, but the presentation feels like a proper crime film.

When I first loaded Brooklyn Bootleggers, the soundtrack and sharp animations pulled me into that gangster atmosphere straight away. The interface is clean, so even if you are not used to Quickspin you can quickly adjust stakes, switch on Autoplay or Turbo and open the paytable. The game window is not cluttered, so my focus stayed on the reels, the Lock Up meter and the tension of waiting for that frame to appear.

Symbols and Payouts

Getting into the symbols in Brooklyn Bootleggers is where things start to get interesting. There are 11 symbols in total, 9 regular and 2 special, all tied neatly to the theme. The low value symbols are wooden frames with Star, Spade, Club, Diamond and Heart shapes. Hit 3 to 5 of a kind on a payline and you get between 1x and 10x your stake, depending on the exact symbol and count.

The higher value symbols are the Bootleggers themselves, with background colours of turquoise, purple, orange and red. Five of these can pay from 20x up to 200x the bet, so full lines feel meaningful, especially when they land inside a Lock Up frame. The Shadowy Man wild, surrounded by banknotes, pays the same as the top red Bootlegger and substitutes for all regulars. It also acts as a paying symbol during the Lock Up feature.

The last of the Brooklyn Bootleggers symbols is the silver Badge scatter. That one is your ticket into the Tip Off bonus game, where free spins and a sticky Lock Up frame take over. All payouts shown in the paytable scale with your chosen stake, so when I crank my bets up I always double check the values to see exactly what a screen full of gangsters or wilds could be worth.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x200
	4	x50
	3	x20
	5	x200
	4	x50
	3	x20
	5	x100
	4	x30
	3	x10
	5	x30
	4	x15
	3	x5
	5	x20
	4	x10
	3	x3
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	Scatter

Brooklyn Bootleggers Slot Bonus Features

The bonus package in Brooklyn Bootleggers is built around the Tip Off Bonus Game, The Lock Up and a Bonus Buy option. Land 3 or more Badge scatters in the base game to trigger Tip Off. Hitting 3, 4 or 5 scatters awards 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During these spins a sticky Lock Up frame of 3x3, 4x3 or 5x3 appears, and extra scatters can both extend the frame and award extra spins.

The Lock Up can also trigger randomly in the base game, dropping a frame of 3x3, 4x3 or 5x3 on the grid. If 4 or more higher paying symbols or wilds land inside, you get an instant cash prize from 2x up to 10000x the bet, depending on how many symbols fill the frame. If I do not fancy waiting, I can buy the Tip Off feature for 60x the stake, which comes with a slightly higher RTP setting.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Feature The free spins round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 60x current bet.
Feature Cost:	x60 Bet
RTP:	96.65%
Volatility:	-

How to Win at Brooklyn Bootleggers Slot

Winning in Brooklyn Bootleggers starts with the standard 5x3, 10 payline setup. You need at least 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel to land a line win. Stakes range from 0.10 to 100 per spin, with a common default of 1. I like to test bets on the free demo first, then move to real money with Autoplay or Turbo enabled while I hunt for Lock Up frames and those Badge scatters.

Brooklyn Bootleggers Slot RTP & Volatility

The Brooklyn Bootleggers RTP sits at 96.25% by default, which is slightly above average for online slots. Operators can also pick lower settings of 94.33%, 92.36% or 88.25%, so I always check the game info where I play. Volatility is in the medium to medium high bracket, with a max win of 10000x the bet. Long term stats from large simulations show a hit rate of about 1 in 4 spins and bonuses around 1 in 170 spins.

The Final Thoughts

Reaching the end of my Brooklyn Bootleggers slot review, I feel the game delivers a strong mix of theme and straight forward features. Chasing bootleggers during prohibition while the Lock Up ladder sits temptingly on the left gives every spin a sense of build up. The whole structure revolves around filling that frame with higher paying icons and wilds, knowing that 15 symbols can reach the 10000x instant prize.

From my sessions, the base game Lock Up hits often enough to keep things lively, but the real heat turns up when Tip Off free spins land and that frame sticks around. It can be frustrating when only smaller 3x3 setups appear, as big wins are harder from there. Still, if you enjoy a prize ladder style mechanic with clear targets and accept the swings that come with it, Brooklyn Bootleggers is well worth a spin.

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