Empty the Bank Slot Review

Empty the Bank: Slot Overview

Empty the Bank throws me straight into a comic book heist with a loud Cockney burglar front and centre. The action plays out on a 5 reel, 4 row grid with 20 fixed paylines, set against a nighttime city skyline that feels half London, half generic financial district. Between the swinging 60s style soundtrack and the constant quips from the robber, the slot leans hard into light hearted crime caper vibes.

On the surface, Empty the Bank looks like a simple 20 line Pragmatic Play slot, yet it has more personality than most high volatility robbery games. Base game spins are all about stacked symbols, wilds and the odd random run across the reels from the burglar. I see it as a breezy, character driven take on the bank job theme, instead of a grim grind where every spin feels like pure stress.

Gameplay and Payouts in Empty the Bank

Gameplay in Empty the Bank follows the usual left to right payline structure, with wins from two of a kind on the crown and three of a kind on everything else. Stakes start at 20p and rise to 100 quid per spin, or a bit higher with the Ante Bet active. Official RTP peaks at 96.48%, though some casinos use lower settings, while max win is capped at a chunky 10,000x stake.

Empty the Bank Symbols and Paytable

In Empty the Bank the symbols underline the whole swag bag fantasy. Low pays are metallic J, Q, K and A icons, paying up to 3x for five of a kind. Premiums show gold coins, bundles of banknotes, gold bars, a bag of jewels and the crown. The crown is the only symbol that pays from two of a kind, topping the table at 20x stake for a full five symbol line.

The Cockney burglar himself acts as the wild symbol in Empty the Bank, landing on all five reels and substituting for regular pay icons to complete wins. Wilds do not carry their own prize values, so you rely on them to help connect premium stacks. The bonus scatter shows a pair of bank safes and lands only on reels one, three and five; landing all three on the same spin triggers the main feature.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x2.5
	2	x0.25
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2
	5	x5
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x5
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x4
	4	x3
	3	x1
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	Scatter
	Wild

Empty the Bank Slot Features

Feature wise, Empty the Bank keeps things quite focused. There is an Ante Bet toggle that bumps the stake by 25% and in return adds more bonus scatters to the reels, so the Empty the Bank Respin feature arrives more often. During the base game the robber can also sprint across the screen on any spin, dropping wild symbols in his wake and sometimes slamming just the right safes into place for a surprise trigger.

When three scatters land, Empty the Bank shifts into the vault and fires up a hold and win style Respin round. It starts on a 5 by 4 set of safety deposit boxes with locked positions around the edges that can grow into a grid as large as 7 by 6 or 7 by 7, depending on which modifiers hit. You begin with three spins and any new symbol resets the counter, with blank spins counting down.

The most common icons are money symbols worth 1x to 10x stake each, which stick when they land. On top sit eight special symbols. Walkie talkies add one or two x to all money amounts on every later spin. Computers double current money values. Burglar icons collect everything and free up space. Alarms increase the respin count to four. Drills, hammers and ladders open new rows and reels, while three safe doors award the 10,000x jackpot.

Empty the Bank Respin Feature Experience

From my own sessions, the Empty the Bank Respin feature pops more often than many high volatility hold and win games, especially with Ante Bet switched on. That said, not every trip into the vault feels epic. Many rounds fill only part of the grid and wrap up around 20x to 80x stake, while the real adrenaline kicks in once you land walkie talkies or computers early and start pushing totals much higher.

Empty the Bank Max Win, RTP & Volatility

On paper, Empty the Bank runs with a default RTP of 96.48% for normal spins and Ante Bet, and 96.44% when you buy the bonus where that option is offered. Some sites choose reduced versions down to 94.48%, which hits the long term house edge quite hard. I always check the info screen in real money mode so I know which build I am playing before giving a high volatility slot extended time.

Volatility on Empty the Bank is rated 5 out of 5 by Pragmatic, and that matches my experience. Hit rate sits around one in three spins, yet many wins are small compared with stake size, especially when the base game runs cold. Over longer stretches I tend to see the balance bouncing up and down in sharp swings, with the bigger pieces coming from the vault feature rather than line hits on the main grid.

Empty the Bank: Slot Verdict

For me, Empty the Bank really is a game of two halves. The base game does its job with stacked symbols and the odd robber run but rarely feels like the main event. Most of the entertainment and meaningful wins live in the Respin feature, so anyone wanting constant small bonuses might end up a bit bored between vault raids. I tend to keep stakes sensible and treat the dead spins as the price of entry.

That said, the atmosphere in Empty the Bank makes grinding more bearable than many stat heavy slots. The chirpy Jason Statham style voiceover, with its shouts of moolah and cash n carry, can grate if you play for hours, yet it fits the cheeky thief persona well. Combined with the jazzy soundtrack and bright bank swag symbols, the whole thing feels like watching a caper film while you line up those crown hits.

If you enjoy high risk money symbol features and can live with a fairly bare bones base game, Empty the Bank is worth a proper spin. I see it as a slot for players who like the hold and win structure but want more character and a clear top prize to aim for. Just do not expect every bonus to flirt with 10,000x; most robberies pay a lot less than the movie posters suggest.

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