Golden Dancing Lion (3 Oaks Gaming (Booongo)) – Review & Demo Play

Golden Dancing Lion Review

I’ve put plenty of spins into Golden Dancing Lion, a slot machine with a Chinese theme and Hold & Win mechanics. The setup uses five reels and 30 lines, with a mix of respins, multipliers, free spins and wild symbols keeping the base mode lively. I rate the maths as balanced, with average risk that still throws in big swings. The presentation suits the theme and the feature set carries the session, so even without a bonus the game stays engaging.

Bonus Features in Golden Dancing Lion

Free spins come from three or more scatters. That triggers 8 free spins, and every Wild that lands counts as x2. On good rounds I’ve seen stacked wins jump thanks to that x2 behaviour. The mode uses the same 30 lines, so line hits build fast when premiums line up. It plays like the base but with that x2 twist on Wilds, which does the heavy lifting. Three scatters is the floor, more scatters pay upfront per the paytable.

The Hold and Win Bonus starts when six or more Bonus symbols hit. I then get respins with sticky coins and empty spots spinning, chasing three types of fixed jackpots on the reels with Mini, Minor and Major. Filling the entire grid pays the Grand Jackpot at 2000x stake. The format is classic Hold & Win, so momentum matters. I aim for early jackpot coins to keep average values honest and give the board an anchor.

Golden Dancing Lion Symbols and Paytable

There are 10 paying symbols in Golden Dancing Lion, split into four low pays and six premiums, plus the Wild, Scatter and Bonus symbols. The theme sticks to Chinese iconography, so set recognition is quick after a few spins. Wilds substitute and also carry line wins. In free spins those Wilds act as x2, which can push five of a kind totals higher than the printed table when multiple lines land in the same spin.

On raw pays, top hits reach x8 for five of a kind, with further premium tiers at x6.4, x5.6, x4.8 and x4. Lower symbols cap at x1.6 for five, with x0.4 for four and x0.2 for three. The Wild mirrors the top premium at up to x8 for five, then x2 for four and x0.6 for three on standard wins, so I treat it as both utility and value across the payline during base play.

Scatters pay anywhere at x2 for three, x10 for four and x100 for five, and three or more also trigger free spins. The Bonus symbol is the entry to Hold & Win when six or more land. With 30 fixed lines across five reels, most of my pays come from stacked mids and the Wild acting as a bridge, then features do the headline work in longer sessions on fair setups.

Golden Dancing Lion Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x8
	4	x2
	3	x0.6
	5	x8
	4	x2
	3	x0.6
	5	x6.4
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x5.6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.4
	5	x4.8
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	5	x100
	4	x10
	3	x2
	Collect

RTP, Volatility and Wins in Golden Dancing Lion

The stated RTP is 95.78 per cent with Average volatility. In practice that gives a steady base with bursts when either free spins or Hold & Win lands. I sized bets between 0.25 and 60, which fits casual play and testing larger samples. The maths feels quite balanced, so long spells without features are offset by sessions where both modes appear close together. On the same set I saw many medium hits peppered between lulls, which kept turnover steady for me.

Fixed jackpots come through the bonus, with Grand at 2000x for a full grid, while Mini, Minor and Major roll on reels as coin symbols. Line wins in the base have ceiling values from the paytable, but most session highs come from multiplying Wilds during free spins or from packed boards in Hold & Win. I plan bankroll with those swings in mind and pace spins accordingly during testing.