Basketball is one of the world’s most popular sports, currently holding the 7th spot in terms of followers, above baseball and rugby, but below soccer, tennis, and cricket (!).

Sports-based slots are quite a rarity, as, for some reason, they tend to be less engaging than for instance, Egyptian-themed or Nordic-mythology themes slots.

As a result, sports slots are often reskins of successful other slots, and Basketball King Hold and Win by iSoftbet is no exception. It has been heavily inspired by Wolf Gold and tacking on iSoftbets trademark Hold and Win concept does not change that fact one little bit.

Unoriginal gameplay aside, Basketball King Hold and Win does look and sound great, with urban-style depictions of basketball players and a hip-hop soundtrack.

Basketball King Hold and Win RTP

Basketball Hold and Win has been released in one RTP configuration of 96%. If you want to play this slot in the best RTP setting, just choose one of our best-rated iSoftbet casinos at the top of this review.

Gameplay and features

Basketball King Hold and Win is played on a 5×3 grid with 20 fixed paylines.

Betting starts at 0.20 and goes up to 20 per spin.

Premium symbols pay between 4 to 12.5 times the bet for 5OAK and wilds substitute all symbols except scatters and wilds.

Other features include:

• Medium variance (7.5/10).
• Basketball King Wild Spin: on any given spin, 3×3 wilds may appear fully or partially.
• Three or more scattered bonus symbols trigger the free spins bonus and award a prize:
  • 10 free spins plus a prize of up to 100x the bet.
  • During free spins, mega-sized (3×3) symbols appear on the middle reels.
  • Free spins can be retriggered.
  • Multiplier coins award extra multipliers to line wins.
• Five or more Cash Fireballs trigger the Hold and Win bonus:
  • Cash Fireballs contain cash prizes.
  • You start with three respins, which are reset when you land at least one new Cash Fireball.
  • Fill the entire grid to become the MVP and win 1,000x the bet.

What is the max win on Basketball King Hold and Win?

The max win on Basketball King Hold and Win is 4,523x, which is high for a medium variance slot.

CasinoWizard’s verdict: 2 out of 5 stars

Despite the snazzy presentation, there is nothing new or exciting about Basketball King Hold and Win. The basketball theme also feels a bit random, as if it has just been slapped on, and in no way or form corresponds with the gameplay.

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