Midas Golden Touch slot

Midas Golden Touch slot: the short version

In Greek legend, King Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold, and soon regretted it. Thunderkick used the story for a compact, polished video slot in 2019: five reels, three rows, 15 lines, and a gold-and-marble look. It sits among Greek mythology slots, but it plays very differently from the tumbling, multiplier-heavy grids of newer Olympus games.

The defining mechanic is the sticky re-spin. Rather than one spin producing one result, a win holds its symbols and gives the rest of the grid another go. Chains can build a modest line win into a bigger one, and that makes the game feel livelier than its 15 lines suggest.

How the Midas Golden Touch slot machine pays: 15 lines

Unlike a 243 ways game, Midas Golden Touch uses fixed paylines. A line is a set route across the five reels, and a win needs matching symbols from the leftmost reel along that route. With 15 lines on a 5×3 grid, many symbol positions sit on several lines at once.

1. Choose a total stake. The 15 lines are fixed, so the stake is spread across all of them.
2. Press spin. The RNG sets the result instantly.
3. Any line win is identified and the winning symbols lock in place.
4. The other positions re-spin. If the new symbols extend or add wins, those lock too and another re-spin follows.
5. When a re-spin adds nothing new, the sequence ends and the total is paid.
6. Each spin is presented for at least 2.5 seconds under UK rules, with your net position shown.

With the stake spread over 15 lines, a £1.50 total stake is effectively 10p per line. Paytables often quote values per line or as multiples of the total stake; check which the help screen uses. Our line bet and total bet entries explain the difference.

Midas Golden Touch sticky re-spins explained with an example

Respins appear in many slots, usually as a separate bonus. Here they are part of every winning spin, which changes the game's rhythm. A worked illustration, with symbol names simplified:

The key point: the maths of the re-spins is built into the 96.1% RTP. They don't add value on top; the base paytable is set lower to fund them. Re-spins redistribute wins into fewer, slightly larger chains, rather than giving anything extra. The same principle applies to sticky symbols in other games.

The fruit machine equivalent

Pub players will recognise the idea. A fruit machine hold lets you keep reels in place for the next spin, and the machine offers holds at its discretion. Midas Golden Touch automates the same idea: only winning symbols are held and you make no decision. Neither version beats the built-in payout percentage; a land-based machine still pays to its set percentage, and the online game still pays to its RTP.

Midas Golden Touch wilds and free spins

Wild symbols substitute for paying symbols and, according to the game's published description, bring multipliers that grow with the number of wilds involved. Several wilds in one result can multiply a line win sharply, which is the main route to larger payouts.

The free spins round adds wilds to the reels on each spin, so the multiplier effect appears far more often than in the base game, and the sticky re-spins keep running. The trigger, the number of spins and the multiplier values are all set out in the help screen. As with any bonus, free spins play at the stake that triggered them.

Midas Golden Touch RTP and the cost of play

The published RTP is 96.1%, a house edge of 3.9%. That puts it close to the middle of the modern market, ahead of many jackpot and Megaways titles and behind the occasional 97%+ classic. Our checked data doesn't include a volatility rating, so judge the swings from the paytable and the help screen rather than any label.

Those are long-run averages. In any given session the result will differ from them, sometimes by a lot. Our house edge explainer shows why the average only shows up across huge numbers of spins.

Midas Golden Touch max win at UK stakes

We haven't been able to verify the maximum win from our checked sources, so we don't quote it. The game's rules screen states the cap; multiply it by your stake to get the pound figure. To show what multiples mean in money, here are some round numbers:

Stakes in Great Britain are capped at £5 a spin for over-25s and £2 for 18 to 24 year olds; see the Gambling Commission's stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) for how operators apply them.

Is the Midas Golden Touch slot worth a look?

It suits adults who like a classic five-reel layout but want more happening than a plain spin-and-pay game, and who appreciate that every win has a chance to grow. Players looking for giant headline caps or cascading grids will find it understated.

Slots similar to Midas Golden Touch

Within the Thunderkick catalogue, Birds on a Wire shares the 96.1% return in a very different design with a 9,000× cap, Pink Elephants 2 is a much wilder 4,096-ways game, and Esqueleto Explosivo is the studio's best-known series. For the Greek theme in a modern format, look at Gates of Olympus or Rise of Olympus.

Myths about Midas Golden Touch and re-spin slots

• 'A long re-spin chain means the next spin will be quiet.' Spins are independent; the game has no memory of the last chain. See do slot machines remember past spins.
• 'Re-spins are a free bonus on top of the RTP.' They are already priced into the 96.1%.
• 'Stopping the reels early can catch a win.' Online, the result is fixed when you press spin, and slam-stop isn't allowed in the UK anyway. Read can you stop a slot spin early.
• 'Gold-themed slots pay more.' Theme has no link to maths.

How to check the Midas Golden Touch RTP and max win

1. Log in at a UK-licensed casino; demos open only after age verification.
2. Load the game and open the information menu.
3. Find the RTP line and confirm it reads 96.1%, or note the version your casino uses.
4. Look for the maximum win statement in the rules.
5. Check the wild multiplier values and free spin rules on the paytable pages.

How UK rules shape Midas Golden Touch

Since 31 October 2021, online slots in Great Britain can't offer autoplay, turbo or slam-stop, must take at least 2.5 seconds per spin, and must not celebrate a result that returns the stake or less. The Gambling Commission's design rules (opens in a new tab) set this out, and our spin speed rule page explains what it means for re-spin sequences: each sequence still has to respect the minimum game cycle. Feature buys aren't offered on slots at UK-licensed casinos.

Where to play Midas Golden Touch in the UK

Thunderkick holds Gambling Commission licences, and its games are found at many UK casinos. Check the lobby of your chosen site, because game lists change. Our partner offers don't use Midas Golden Touch.

• Coral: 100 free spins at 10p each on selected slots after you deposit and bet £10 or more on slots; accept within 48 hours, valid for 7 days, no wagering on winnings. 18+, terms apply.
• Ladbrokes: play £10 on slots and receive 50 free spins daily for 10 days, up to 500, at 10p each with no wagering. 18+, terms apply.
• PlayOJO: 80 no-wagering free spins on Big Bass Bonanza at 10p each with a first deposit of £10 or more. Not open to Northern Ireland residents. 18+, terms apply.

One company runs both Coral and Ladbrokes, so check the terms before joining both. Keep play affordable; GAMSTOP (opens in a new tab) offers online self-exclusion, the National Gambling Helpline is on 0808 8020 133, and our safer gambling hub lists other tools.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Decide a budget before you play: plan a slot budget. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.