El Paso Gold

In this online slot game, players can put on their cowboy boots and return to one of the most popular settings for online slots in the world. This is, of course, the Wild West, with El Paso Gold being set in Texas, as the name suggests. While this theme is perhaps overused, this game includes a unique appearance and some exciting features to ensure that players are kept entertained.  

El Paso Gold was produced by Skywind Group, a relatively small provider in the realm of online casinos. While they are small, the quality of their releases has impressed many punters, with previous titles such as Big Top Bonanza Megaways, 4 Femme Fatales, and Cash Mine all offering something different.

The standard symbols in El Paso Gold revolve around the four different playing card symbols, including a yellow diamond, green club, red heart, and purple spade. From here, there are the premium symbols for the game, displayed as four different cowgirls. They all appear in different clothing and are represented by the colours red, green, purple, and orange. Should five of these create a matching combination along a payline, players will be awarded with 250x, 250x, 300x, or 500x their stake size, respectively.

Next, there are three different special symbols to touch on. First up is the gold bar symbol, which can award players with up to 10x their bet in the base game. However, in the bonus mode, these can be collected and added to the vault. Speak of a vault; this acts as the wild symbol within El Paso Gold, which can replace any standard symbol to form a matching combination. Finally, there is a scatter symbol, shown as a skull wearing a cowboy hat. 

El Paso has one main bonus, which is the free spins mode. This can be triggered if 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols appear across any of the reels, awarding 5, 10, or 50 spins, respectively. During this mode, gold symbols will display values of 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x, 200x, or 500x the stake size, and will be collected if a vault symbol also appears in any position.

This is where the bonus becomes different from standard alternatives. Instead of this value being awarded to the player once, it will be added to a bonus meter before being awarded at the end of the spin. Should this happen again, the value will be added to the bonus meter again, before being awarded to the player. This does not reset between spins, with the bonus meter stacking until the end of the mode. Landing 3 or more scatter symbols, or wild symbols can also retrigger this mode.

Players can also choose to gamble all, or part, of any potential winnings from the free spins. There are three different gamble wheels, with players having the chance to win 1, 5, or 10 more spins. A slider appears at the bottom of the screen, and the more potential winnings wagered, the larger the green section on the wheels will become. 

If players opt to gamble, landing on the green section will award the extra spins, while landing on the red will forfeit part or all of the possible winnings. It's also worth mentioning that the bonus meter will not reset for the next 1, 5, or 10 spins. Of course, players can also collect potential winnings from the bonus mode and be taken back to the base game. 

This slot is based on a regular theme, but with some interesting visual concepts and sound effects added to keep things fresh. El Paso Gold also has a rather unique bonus mode that is based on the popular collect mechanic.