Haunted Joker Hold and Win Slot Review

Haunted Joker Hold and Win - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Haunted Joker Hold and Win is a six reel, four row video slot with 40 fixed paylines and a cheeky Halloween vibe. Built by Kalamba Games, it mixes classic fruit machine symbols with a haunted pumpkin joker and coin features. Stakes start at 10p and go up to £100 per spin, so I can mess about with small bets or push things harder when I feel brave.

From the first few spins Haunted Joker Hold and Win feels all about features. The Hold and Win bonus, the separate Hold and Win Spins round, free spins with multiplier wilds and four levels of cashpots keep the base game from going stale. Add the three level HyperBet system and a Buy Bonus option and you have a slot that can reach wins up to 5,000x stake.

Theme, Graphics & Sounds in Haunted Joker Hold & Win

Theme wise, Haunted Joker Hold and Win leans into a light hearted Halloween set up. The carved pumpkin joker is centre stage, grinning out from the reels and from the cashpot feature. Behind the grid sits an orange, pumpkin patterned backdrop that feels more like a playful haunted parlour than a horror film. It suits those times when I want something spooky without feeling genuinely grim.

Symbol design in Haunted Joker Hold and Win sticks to the classic formula. You get bars, bells and fruit symbols on most spins, with pumpkins dropped over the top to give that seasonal slant. The joker pumpkins pop hardest when they line up for bigger wins or trigger cashpots. The overall look is a bit old school, but the reels are clear and I never struggle to track what is landing.

Audio in Haunted Joker Hold and Win matches the visuals. There is a tense, slightly eerie soundtrack running under classic slot bleeps and win jingles. It keeps the mood lively without getting annoying on a long session. When the Hold and Win features kick in the sound ramps up just enough to feel special, which I find helps keep my focus when those higher value spins arrive.

Haunted Joker Hold & Win RTP & Volatility

The published return for Haunted Joker Hold and Win sits at 94.05% in the main spec sheets, though I have also seen a 94.43% version listed and some information points to higher settings above 96% at certain sites. Volatility is high, rated around nine out of ten, so I tend to expect quieter spells broken by solid bursts of action when features line up and the coins start stacking.

How to Play Haunted Joker Hold and Win

Getting started with Haunted Joker Hold and Win is simple. I tap the bet button at the bottom right and pick a total stake from the menu, using the scrollbar when I want finer steps. Then it is just a case of hitting spin or setting up autoplay if I feel like letting the game run for a while. Turbo mode sits above that, handy when I want brisker cycles.

Haunted Joker Hold and Win plays on 40 fixed lines, so all I control is the stake and optional HyperBet level. Line wins land when three or more matching symbols fall from the left, while coin cash symbols and Haunted Jokers handle the feature side. I can also click the Buy Bonus button if I want paid entry straight into free spins or the Hold and Win Spins feature.

Haunted Joker Hold and Win Symbols and Paytable

On the paytable in Haunted Joker Hold and Win the carved pumpkin joker sits on top. With a standard one pound base bet the paytable shows 5x, 10x, 20x and 40x line wins for three, four, five and six of a kind, and that matches the 5 pumpkins equals 20x note I have seen elsewhere. The next tier of symbols pays up to 20x for six, then sevens and bells drop to 10x.

Lower value icons in Haunted Joker Hold and Win include fruit symbols that pay between 0.04x and 0.6x for six of a kind, depending on the symbol. Wilds step in for regular icons and can carry multipliers, which is where HyperBet levels start to matter for me. Scatter symbols trigger free spins, while coin cash symbols show fixed amounts. There is also a collect style symbol and special Haunted Joker icons tied to the cashpots.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x20
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x2
	6	x8
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x1
	6	x4
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	6	x2
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	6	x2
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	6	x1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.04
	6	x1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.04
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.04
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.04
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.04
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.04
	Collect
	Scatter

Bonus Features in Haunted Joker Hold and Win

Bonus Features in Haunted Joker Hold and Win are what keep me coming back. The core package covers a Hold and Win Bonus, a separate Hold and Win Spins round, free spins, multiplier wilds, four fixed cashpots and HyperBet customisation, plus a Buy Bonus option. Most of the large hits I have seen come from the Hold and Win side, though stacked multiplier wilds in free spins can throw in some chunky line wins too.

Landing four or five coin cash symbols in Haunted Joker Hold and Win triggers the Hold and Win Bonus, where those coins pay out straight away and may randomly trigger a cashpot. Hitting six or more coins sets off Hold and Win Spins instead. The triggering symbols lock, I get three spins on special reels holding only coins and cashpots, and every new symbol both sticks and resets the counter back to three.

Free spins in Haunted Joker Hold and Win arrive when three or more bonus scatters land. The round starts with twelve spins and uses the same reels as the base game, but now star symbols fill a meter at the side. Every set of three stars adds three extra spins. Multiplier wilds appear more often here, especially on higher HyperBet levels, and Haunted Joker cashpots can drop during Hold and Win Spins triggered from the feature.

Haunted Joker Hold and Win Review - Summary

From my time with Haunted Joker Hold and Win I see it as a high risk, feature driven Halloween fruit slot with decent headroom. The max payout of 5,000x stake sits well with the Hold and Win structure, though the lower RTP settings mean it is not the most forgiving game around. I still enjoy the mix of HyperBet tweaks, cashpots and classic symbols when I am in the mood for a swingy session.

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