The bonus buy in Gates of Olympus costs 100x the bet and starts the free spins feature at once - the same 15 free spins that 4+ scatter symbols trigger naturally. In the Gates of Olympus Super Scatter edition there is a second option: super free spins at 500x the bet. The game itself is a Pragmatic Play release from February 2021 with a published RTP of 96.50%, high volatility and a maximum win of 5,000x stake, so the buy option changes how fast you reach the feature, not the maths behind it.
What the Gates of Olympus Bonus Buy Costs
Pragmatic Play prices the standard feature buy at 100x the bet: it skips the wait for 4+ scatters and launches 15 free spins immediately. The Super Scatter edition adds a dearer tier - super free spins at 500x the bet - and raises the advertised ceiling to 50,000x the bet. The game's published UK bet range runs from £0.20 to £100, and the buy price scales with your stake: one hundred times whatever you currently bet. That is the whole trade - a fixed, known price for a feature whose outcome remains random.
| Feature buy | Price | What starts |
|---|---|---|
| Free spins buy | 100x the bet | 15 free spins (as with 4+ scatters) |
| Super free spins buy (Super Scatter edition) | 500x the bet | The enhanced free spins round |
One practical caveat for UK players: feature-buy availability varies by market and operator build, so open the game menu and look for the buy button before assuming it is there. Nothing in the provider's published material suggests a bought round plays to different maths than a triggered one - both lead to the same free spins feature.
What You Get for 100x the Stake
The purchase starts the bonus game with 15 free spins, the round normally triggered by 4+ scatter symbols. During the feature, multiplier symbols worth up to 500x can land; whenever one lands on a winning spin it is added to a total running multiplier and applied to that win, which is where the slot's 5,000x stake ceiling lives. In the Super Scatter edition, the trigger itself also pays: 15 free spins come with 3x, 5x or 100x the stake for 4, 5 or 6 scatters respectively.
Hit frequency for the base game is approximately 28.8% - roughly 29 winning spins in a hundred - but that figure describes ordinary wins, not feature triggers. The buy exists precisely because natural triggers are rare; what it cannot do is make the free spins round pay more than it otherwise would. How the round itself behaves is covered in Gates of Olympus Free Spins: How the Bonus Round Works.
Gates of Olympus Paylines
Gates of Olympus has no paylines at all. It plays on six tumbling reels in a 6-reel, 5-row layout where 8-30 matching symbols anywhere on the screen form a win - a scatter-pays system, so symbol positions are irrelevant. That matters for the bonus buy decision because the free spins round uses the same win system: tumbles, anywhere-pays and multiplier symbols up to 500x, with the running total multiplier applied to wins. The basics of bets and controls are in How to Play Gates of Olympus: Rules, Bets and Controls.
Try the Feature in the Gates of Olympus Demo
The sensible first step is the free demo, not the buy button. Pragmatic Play publishes an official demo of Gates of Olympus that runs the same rules with the same published 96.50% RTP - a theoretical long-run figure, not a promise about any session - so you can watch free spins, tumbles and multipliers behave without staking anything - note that in Great Britain free-to-play demos require age verification, which is why we link to demos rather than embed them. If the ceiling itself is what interests you, gates of olympus max win breaks down where 5,000x comes from, and our full verdict on the base game is in Gates of Olympus Slot Review: RTP, Multipliers and the Free Demo.
Is Buying the Bonus Worth It?
Treat the bonus buy as a faster way to spend at a known price, not a strategy. The RTP of 96.50% means a built-in house edge either way, no outcome is ever owed, and a 100x buy can and regularly does return less than it cost - that is what high volatility means in practice. If you use it, the honest approach is the one the figures support: decide the total you are prepared to lose first, count each 100x purchase against that total, and let the demo - not the buy button - satisfy your curiosity about how the feature plays.
What we like
- Fixed, published price: 100x the bet for the standard buy
- Starts the same 15 free spins as a natural 4+ scatter trigger
- Official demo lets you watch the identical feature free
- Provider publishes the key figures: 96.50% RTP, 5,000x max win
What to keep in mind
- 100x the bet is a large outlay at any stake level
- High volatility - a bought round can pay back little or nothing
- Feature-buy availability varies by market and operator build
- Super free spins tier costs 500x (Super Scatter edition)
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Gates of Olympus Bonus Buy FAQ
How much is the Gates of Olympus bonus buy?
100x your current bet for the standard free spins buy. The Gates of Olympus Super Scatter edition also sells super free spins at 500x the bet.
Is there a Gates of Olympus free play version?
Yes - Pragmatic Play publishes an official free demo with the same rules and 96.50% RTP, so you can watch the bonus round without buying it. UK players must pass age verification to use demos.
Does a bought bonus pay differently from a triggered one?
The provider's published material describes one free spins feature: 15 free spins with multiplier symbols up to 500x. It documents no separate maths for bought rounds.
What triggers the free spins without buying?
4+ scatter symbols award 15 free spins. In the Super Scatter edition the trigger also pays 3x, 5x or 100x the stake for 4, 5 or 6 scatters.
Verdict
As a product, the Gates of Olympus bonus buy is honestly documented: a clear 100x price, published RTP, volatility and win ceiling, and an official demo that shows the identical feature for free. Judged on transparency of the published figures, demo availability and clarity of the rules, it scores well - but it is not a shortcut to the 5,000x maximum. Watch the round in the demo first; if you then choose to buy, do it with a fixed budget and no expectation beyond entertainment.
