Lightning Link

How it plays

The original Hold & Spin: six pearls lock, three respins reset with each new pearl.

Volatility and payback

Makers do not publish volatility for casino floor machines, so High is our estimate, based on how the game is built. In plain terms: long dry spells, big bonus potential. It is one of 49 high volatility slots in the Top 100. What high volatility means.

There is no single RTP for this machine, because each casino chooses its own payback setting. Top prize: Linked Grand progressive; amount varies by denomination and casino.

How popular it is

Its 20 most-watched YouTube videos from the past 12 months that name it in the title drew 1.2M views between them. Among casino floor machines it ranks number 13 of the 72 we track. Of the 28 Aristocrat slots in our pool, it is number 7. One place ahead of it is Wheel of Fortune and one place behind is Frankenstein (Universal Monsters).

The buzz score measures how much people watch a slot being played. It says nothing about how well it pays. How we rank.

At sea

Lightning Link has our At sea badge. We found 17 cruise ship videos of it, with 118K views, which makes it number 5 of 43 on our cruise ship list.