Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Slot Review
A fruit machine cabinet sits in a void of scorched black, flames licking up from behind the reels and a molten logo burning overhead between two spread wings of fire. Strip the flames off Hot to Burn Hold and Spin and you’re left with a paytable that barely matters, because nearly all of this game’s real money sits on the money symbols, not on the fruit.
That’s the argument of the whole machine: Pragmatic Play have taken a classic 5×3, 20-payline fruit slot and quietly rerouted the big payouts into a respin round. The maths runs at 96.7% RTP with medium volatility and a 20,000x cap on any single round, the same money-symbol format shared with Hot to Burn Multiplier and Joker’s Jewels Hold & Spin. That one kept the flames lean; this one stacks a full respin engine underneath them.
Base Game & Features
The grid is a familiar 5×3 with 20 fixed paylines, and all symbols pay left to right from the leftmost reel. Only the highest win counts per line, and wins across multiple lines add together. Bonus wins are multiplied by the total bet, line wins by the bet per line.
Two ladders of small numbered pills in candy colours run down either side of the cabinet like old arcade side lights, and the heat glow catches the bottom of the frame while the top of the grid fades into near-black smoke. It’s loud, but polished. Everything else on the screen is fire and fruit.
The wild substitutes for everything except the money symbol and the scatter, and can appear at random positions on any spin. The scatter star pays in any position, on any payline or none. Both sit at the head of the value ladder.
The paytable is a straight fruit-machine ladder, with values as multiples of the total bet:
- Wild and 7: 5x for three, 50x for four, 250x for five
- BAR: 2.5x for three, 10x for four, 25x for five
- Watermelon, strawberry, plum: 1x for three, 2.5x for four, 10x for five
- Orange and X: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 2.5x for five
- Cherries: 0.1x from two, 0.5x for four, 2.5x for five
- Scatter star: 1x for three, 20x for four, 100x for five
The drop-off from the top of that ladder to the mid-tier fruit is steep, so most winning lines are there to keep the reels moving rather than to pay their way. Cherries are the only symbol that pays from two matching. It’s a small nod to old-school machines that adds the occasional trickle win.
Bets run from 0.20 to 240.00 per spin. The bet menu changes denominations through coins per line and coin value rather than preset steps, so stakes this wide cover casual spins and serious chases alike.
The controls keep things simple. Space and Enter start and stop a spin, the spin-speed toggle cycles through normal, quick and turbo, and autoplay runs until you stop it. That’s the whole tour.
Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Bonus Features
Money Symbols
Money symbols can land on all five reels, and each spin they take a random value from a predefined set. They don’t pay as regular line symbols. Their whole job is to trigger and then feed the respin round, and five or more of them hitting on the same spin is what sets it off.
Hold and Spin Feature
Once line wins are paid, the normal symbols fade away and only the triggering money symbols stay locked in place. The reels are replaced with special reels containing nothing but money symbols and empty spaces. You start with four respins.
Every money symbol that hits stays on screen until the round ends, and any spin that lands at least one of them resets the respin count back to four. The round runs until the respins run out or every position on the screen is filled. When it finishes, all the money symbol values are added together and paid as one total.
That reset is the whole tension of the round. A single money symbol late in the count buys four more chances to fill the board, so a round can drag on well past its opening count when the symbols keep landing. An empty run of four respins ends it.
Big Money Wheel Bonus
Filling every position with money symbols during the respin round triggers the Big Money Wheel. The wheel spins and awards either a prize or a blank, and every prize it lands spins it again. A blank ends the round.
The possible wheel prizes, as multiples of the bet, are:
- 10x, 20x, 30x, 40x, 50x, 60x, 70x, 80x, 90x, 100x
- 200x, 300x, 400x, 500x, 600x, 700x, 800x, 900x, 1000x
- 2000x or 5000x
When the wheel finishes, everything from the respin round and the wheel is added together and paid. The chains matter: each consecutive prize keeps the wheel spinning, so a full screen plus a hot streak on the wheel is where the biggest rounds come from. Even a modest run of small prizes stacks on top of an already full board of money values.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
This is a game of waiting for one fire to catch. You spin fruit that mostly pays pocket change, count money symbols as they land, and the real session lives entirely in the respin round that the whole cabinet has been quietly building towards under all that flame.
At its best, that round is properly escalating: a respin counter that keeps resetting means one lucky symbol extends the chase again and again, and a full screen unlocks a wheel that only stops on a blank. The problem is what surrounds it. Everything below the BAR pays almost nothing, and there’s no second feature, so the gaps between rounds are carried by the artwork alone.
It’s a good fit for players who enjoy a single sharp build and already like the money-symbol format. Those who want their regular spins to pay their way, or who need more than one bonus to stay interested, will find the space between fires cold. For the rest, when it catches, it catches properly.
Hot to Burn Hold and Spin FAQs
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What is the RTP of Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
The RTP is 96.7%. -
Is Hot to Burn Hold and Spin high volatility?
No, it’s a medium volatility game, so payouts come steadily and the range of wins varies from low to very high. -
How do you trigger the Hold and Spin feature in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
You need five or more money symbols to land on the same spin. Once line wins are paid, the triggering money symbols lock in place and the respin round begins with four respins. -
How does the respin reset work in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
Every time at least one money symbol lands during the round, the respin count resets to four. The round only ends when you go four respins without a money symbol, or when every position on the screen is filled. -
How do you get the Big Money Wheel in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
Fill every position on the screen with money symbols during the Hold and Spin feature. The wheel then spins for prizes of up to 5000x, re-spinning after every prize it awards and stopping only on a blank. -
How many paylines does Hot to Burn Hold and Spin have?
It has 20 fixed paylines, with all symbols paying from left to right on selected paylines. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
Bets run from 0.20 to 240.00 per spin. -
When is Hot to Burn Hold and Spin released?
Hot to Burn Hold and Spin’s release date is 4 March 2021. -
Who makes Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
It’s made by Pragmatic Play. -
What is the maximum win on Hot to Burn Hold and Spin?
The maximum win is capped at 20,000x the bet. If a round’s total win reaches that cap, the round ends immediately, the win is paid up to the cap, and any remaining features are forfeited.
