What we like / What could be better
What we like
- 243 ways plus medium volatility keep the base game paying on a meaningful share of spins, not just inside the bonus round
- Bet range from A$0.20 to A$60.00 covers a casual session and a serious bankroll on the same title
- Four mechanics (Bonus Combo, Cash Blast, Hold and Win, Jackpot Bonus) add more feature variety than a single-bonus pokie
- Three certified RTP builds mean a better-run lobby can offer 96.25% instead of the 95.95% default
What could be better
- There is no way to see which RTP build a lobby has deployed except through the in-game information screen, and not every lobby makes that obvious
- 1000x cap is modest against high-volatility 2024 releases that pay 5,000x or more
- We have not individually verified which offshore lobbies carry this exact title live, only that NetGame distributes it broadly
- Mechanic descriptions above rest on how Hold and Win-style features generally work, not a logged play-by-play session of this specific build
Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo at a glance
NetGame released Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo on 25 March 2024. It runs on a 5x3 reel set with 243 ways to win, wider than a classic 20 or 25-line layout, which means more symbol combinations land on every spin.
The name is literal. Rather than one bonus round, the game stacks four separate mechanics: Bonus Combo, Cash Blast, Hold and Win and Jackpot Bonus. Each can trigger on its own, and the “combo” part of the title refers to how they interact rather than to a single feature.
Bets run from A$0.20 to A$60.00 per spin, wide enough to cover a casual A$20 session and a serious A$500 bankroll on the same slot.
RTP: 95.95% is the default, not the only build
NetGame certifies three separate RTP configurations for this pokie: 95.95%, 96.25% and 96.19%. That is unusual. Most studios ship one number and let the operator adjust bet limits instead of the return itself.
| Build | Where it usually sits |
|---|---|
| 95.95% | The most commonly deployed default |
| 96.25% | A higher-return version some lobbies certify separately |
| 96.19% | A middle build, also present in certification records |
Which build actually loads in a given lobby is not something you can see on the reels. The information screen inside the game, usually under a paytable or “i” icon, states the exact RTP the operator has configured. If it does not show a figure at all, treat that as a reason to check elsewhere before committing a bankroll to the game.
We have not audited which Australian-facing lobbies run which build. That three certified numbers exist is confirmed by NetGame's own game page; which one any specific casino has chosen is not something we have verified.
Medium volatility and the pay-often rhythm
Volatility, not RTP, decides how a session feels. Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo sits at medium. In practice, the base game returns something on a meaningful share of spins rather than holding every win back for the feature round.
A low-volatility pokie flattens results further. A high-volatility one can run forty or fifty dry spins before a bonus changes the picture. Medium sits between the two: enough base-game hits to keep a bankroll moving, with the four stacked mechanics adding bigger swings when Hold and Win or Cash Blast actually land.
For bankroll math, that rhythm matters more than the headline RTP figure. A player chasing one big hit should look at a higher-volatility title instead. A player who wants a bankroll that lasts an evening at modest stakes is closer to what this pokie is built for.
1000x cap: a modest ceiling by 2024 standards
The maximum win is 1000x the triggering stake. At the A$60.00 top bet, that is a A$60,000 ceiling. At a A$1.00 bet, it is A$1,000.
Several 2024-era medium and high-volatility pokies cap out at 5,000x to 20,000x. A 1000x ceiling paired with medium volatility is consistent with the rest of the design: the game is not built to deliver one life-changing spin, it is built to distribute return across more, smaller hits. That is a design choice, not a flaw, but worth knowing before expecting the kind of ceiling high-volatility jackpot slots advertise.
Four mechanics stacked: Bonus Combo, Cash Blast, Hold and Win, Jackpot Bonus
NetGame lists four named mechanics on this title. Based on how these mechanic types generally function across the studio's catalogue and the wider Hold and Win genre:
- Hold and Win typically locks paying and cash symbols in place for a set of re-spins, refreshing the re-spin count whenever another qualifying symbol lands.
- Cash Blast usually adds a collect-and-multiply layer on top of a Hold and Win grid, turning locked symbols into a combined cash total.
- Jackpot Bonus adds a jackpot tier that a Hold and Win round can pay into, separate from standalone line wins.
- Bonus Combo is the umbrella mechanic: it is what lets the other three trigger together rather than as isolated features.
We have not logged a hands-on session against this specific build, so exact trigger odds and grid behaviour are not something we can state as measured fact. The description above reflects how this family of mechanics works generically, not a confirmed play-by-play of this title.
Bet range and bankroll: A$0.20 to A$60.00 a spin
At A$0.20 a spin, a A$40 bankroll buys 200 spins before any wins are recycled back in. At A$2.00, the same 200-spin buffer needs A$400. Medium volatility means the bonus mechanics do not need to land every ten or twenty spins to keep a session viable, but they also do not land as reliably as a low-volatility game's base-game wins.
A practical rule: pick a bet size where 150 to 200 spins fit comfortably inside the money set aside for that session, not inside the money you hope to win back. That buffer is what lets medium-volatility swings play out instead of ending a session on a bad run before the game had a chance to even out.
Approaching a session: bet size, spin count, and what demo mode is for
The outcome of any spin on Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo does not depend on bet timing, session length, or anything a player does beyond choosing the stake. Nothing below changes the odds of a spin. It changes how comfortably a bankroll rides out medium volatility.
- Set the bet size first, based on the bankroll buffer described above, not on the size of the bonus feature you want to see.
- Check the RTP shown on the game's information screen before playing for real money. If it states 96.25% or 96.19%, that lobby has certified a different build than the 95.95% default.
- Use demo mode first. It runs on the same reel math as the real-money version and is the only free way to see how often the base game pays and how the four mechanics interact.
- Move to real stakes only at a bet size the bankroll buffer already accounted for.
None of this improves the odds of any individual spin. It changes whether a bankroll survives long enough to see the medium-volatility rhythm the game is built around.
Free play versus real-money spins
Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo is available in demo mode through NetGame's own distribution and through casino lobbies that carry the studio's catalogue, no account or deposit required. Demo credits are not withdrawable, and the balance resets on refresh, so it answers one question only: does the pay rhythm and mechanic mix suit you.
It does not answer whether a specific lobby's withdrawal process is fast, or whether that lobby runs the 95.95% or 96.25% build, since demo mode does not always carry the same certification tag as the real-money version. Treat it as a way to test the game, not the casino.
Where Australians can play Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo
Australia's Interactive Gambling Act stops local operators from holding a licence for online casino games, so Australians who play pokies like this one online do it through offshore lobbies rather than a domestically licensed site. That is the market context for pokie reviews on this site generally, not something specific to this title.
NetGame supplies its catalogue broadly across offshore-licensed operators, and Elephant's Gold: Bonus Combo is part of that standard distribution. We have not individually verified which specific lobbies carry this exact title live versus listing the studio generally, so the list below reflects lobby-level availability as tracked rather than a title-by-title audit of every operator on the market.
How it compares with other medium-volatility NetGame pokies
NetGame's wider catalogue leans on the same Hold and Win base across several animal and treasure-themed titles, and the studio typically keeps volatility in the medium band for games built around a layered, Bonus Combo-style feature set rather than one standalone bonus round.
If the pay-often, medium-swing rhythm described above suits your bankroll, the rest of NetGame's Hold and Win library is a reasonable next stop rather than jumping straight to a high-volatility title with a 5,000x-plus ceiling and a very different session shape.