Free slot: Empty the Bank

How Empty the Bank works

Empty the Bank is a slot machine developed and published by the online gaming provider Pragmatic Play. Over the years, this provider has become one of the most important creators in this very special world, offering new, original and highly volatile online games every week. This slot was launched in July 2020 and is available at all the online casinos featured on Lucky7Bonus. It's time for you to help a professional thief on Empty the Bank! The plot of this slot takes place on the outskirts of a bank where you will try to help an experienced robber empty the safe full of cash and jewels. Bring out your inner robber and try to recover the precious loot that can make you rich.

This slot has a slightly different format to what this provider usually offers, as this slot contains 5 reels of 4 symbols. You'll need to make connections of identical symbols on the paylines to win on Empty the Bank. A bonus feature is also present and is very reminiscent of the free spins in money Train 2, the iconic creation from Relax Gaming. There are no specific features in this slot, apart from the presence of a symbol representing the robber himself. This serves as a wild, which means that it substitutes for any symbol except the scatter, and makes it easy to connect. During the base game of Empty the Bank, you can win up to 8,000 times your original bet.

There is also the Ante Bet feature in Empty the Bank. This feature increases your chances of getting free spins, by paying 25% more each spin.

Empty the Bank symbols

There are many symbols in Empty the Bank and these are the ones you need to connect to win in the base game. All symbols have a pre-assigned value, which is determined by how rare they appear. As with most slots, there are two distinct categories: classic symbols and premium symbols. Classic symbols appear more regularly. They are therefore easier to connect, but they pay the least. They are represented by the strongest values in a pack of cards, namely Jack, Queen, King and Ace.

You can find the payout range for each classic symbol in Empty the Bank directly in the image below. The values shown are fo a bet of €1.

There are symbols that are much more difficult to connect because they are rarer, but which are much more profitable: they are called premium symbols or high value symbols. These are represented by objects that can be found in a safe, among which we find :

• Gold coins;

• Greenbacks;

• Gold bars;

• Precious stones;

• The crown.

The infographic below shows you the value of each premium symbol present on Empty the Bank (also €1 bet).

The different connections in Empty the Bank

As explained in the introduction, in order to win in the base game of Empty the Bank, you must make connections of 3 to 5 identical symbols. In order to be profitable, these connections must be made on the paylines provided for this purpose. These connection lines are predefined and are read exclusively from left to right. In addition, only the maximum win per line is paid out.

There are a total of 20 paylines in Empty the Bank, which you can see in the following image.

How the Empty the Bank Bonus Works

Like many slot machines, Empty the Bank offers its users the opportunity to access a bonus feature in which free spins are awarded. In order to get these free spins, 3 scatter symbols, represented by a safe, must appear on the same spin. These scatters only appear on reels 1, 3 and 5. You can also purchase this bonus by paying an amount equivalent to 80 times your initial bet.

During the Empty the Bank bonus, the grid is scalable which means that it can grow during the free spins. Indeed, the bonus starts in 5x4 format and can grow to 7x6, with 7 reels containing 6 symbols, which is the maximum set up. The aim of this bonus is to get multipliers which, at the end of the bonus, will add up and give you your final win once they are multiplied by your initial bet. You are awarded 3 free spins when the bonus starts. As soon as a new symbol appears on the grid, you will be awarded 3 free spins again. The bonus stops when 3 consecutive free spins are not awarded. The symbols that are present on the payout spins are removed from the reels and replaced by new symbols, most of which have original features. These new symbols include:

• Bag of money: appears with a random value between x1 and x10;

• The walkie-talkie: appears with a value of x1 or x2 and transmits it to all the money bags on each free turn;

• The Computer: multiplies the value of all money symbols by 2 and pays out one time the original bet;

• The Burglar: collects the value of the other burglars and all money symbols and removes them;

• The Alarm: Increases the number of spins from 3 to 4 and pays 1x the original bet;

• The Drill: Unlocks the first reel and pays one time the original bet;

• The Hammer: Unlocks the last reel and pays once the starting stake;

• The Ladder: unlocks the second to last row of the grid and then the last row at the top if it appears a second time and pays once the starting stake each time it appears;

• The Chest: earns once the starting stake each time it appears. If 3 chests appear, you win 10,000 times your original bet.

Our review of Empty the Bank

The latest creation from online game provider Pragmatic Play is a real technological gem and is a real success in terms of graphics and features. However, this slot is slightly lacking in depth and the potential is hard to see at first glance. On the other hand, the bonus feature, reminiscent of the free spins in Money Train and Money Train 2, is very successful. In addition, Empty the Bank offers the possibility to buy the bonus by paying 80 times the starting bet, which is bound to please users. This slot has a payout ratio (RTP) of 96.48% and Empty the Bank has a maximum multiplier of up to 10,000 times your original bet.