Empty the Bank slot from Pragmatic Play is all about a burglar on his search for a big robbery and payday. This slot has 5 reels, 4 rows, and 20 paylines offering a slightly more unusual setup, but there are no additional game mechanics. Instead, there are a number of features contained within the slot that all follow the story to keep the game flowing. These include a series of features such as respins, prizes, special symbols and modifiers. The slot has a wide betting range too, running from just 20p through to £100 per spin. However, while there's a chance to win 10,000x the initial stake — a sizeable prize — this is a highly volatile game. Matching this though, is an RTP of 96.48%, which sets it just above the industry average.
What Empty the Bank is all about
Empty the Bank slot is all about crime. The reels are set to a nighttime backdrop where there is an empty street cityscape. On the reels though, everything is a lot brighter and filled with a ton of valuable items. These include bags of gold coins, gold bars and bags of gems. Coupled with these bright symbols is an entertaining soundtrack that has a cockney voice providing a commentary throughout the gameplay. This slot has also got jazzy funk music playing as well, which really sets a nice tone. With all of these features, there are some great in-game bonuses too. The burglar is the wild, there is a high-paying golden crown awarding 20x the initial bet when five land, and a plethora of bonuses such as respins, modifiers and cash prizes.Empty the Bank respins feature
This is the main bonus feature within Empty the Bank. To get this feature, the bonus bank vault symbol must be landed on reels 1, 3 and 5 simultaneously. This then takes the player to a new screen with a 7x7 grid set in a bank vault. However, at the start of the feature, only the middle positions making a 5x4 grid are available. Once this is set up, three money symbols appear on the positions where the bonus symbols that activated this feature had originally landed. Three respins then play out. However, while the start of this feature is always the same — three Money symbols and three respins — this resets every time a new special symbol lands on the grid. In this manner, it's possible for this feature to continue for some time and payout well.Respins Special symbols
Depending on the symbol that lands next, the following steps can be different. There are nine special symbols and they each offer something different for this bonus. So, when one of these lands, there's a whole range of different options to be had in this bonus. All the Money symbols landing come with a cash value of anywhere from 1 to 10x the initial stake. However, when the Walkie Talkie lands during these bonus spins, this adds 1x or 2x the stake to all the Money symbols landing on the reels now and in any subsequent respins. This can really help to boost the final payout, which is only calculated at the end of this feature. Landing the Computer adds a 1x multiplier and doubles the value of visible Money symbols on the grid.More Respin special symbols
The Burglar collects the value of the Money symbols currently on the reels. He then removes all those Money symbols creating new positions for other symbols to land. This provides a chance to then trigger one of the other bonus options within this feature. The Alarm adds a 1x multiplier to any prize, but it also increases the awarded respins from 3 to 4 and this continues for the whole feature. Similarly, the Drill awards 1x the initial bet, but also unlocks any blocked positions on the first reel of the grid. The Hammer also offers a 1x prize and unblocks the seventh reel. The Ladder opens up reel 6 the first time it lands on the reels, and the second time it opens up reel 7. Finally, landing three Safe Doors awards the 10,000x jackpot.Summary of Empty the Bank
Empty the Bank online slot is a very well-designed game from Pragmatic Play. It's quite cheeky in the way it feels thanks to the cockney thief that lives on the reels. It's not got too much in the way of features, really, there's only the one. But, this has got a lot going on inside, which really boosts this game to another level. It is a highly volatile game though, and this can mean that a lot of features drop all at once, or none happen at all. It is possible to end up going through some serious dry spells because of this. However, the game does have a high RTP of 96.48% and there is a 10,000x the bet jackpot to be claimed.
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