Grand Patron Slot Overview

Grand Patron is a casino slot from BGaming that takes you to the criminal underground of Cartels. Step into the world of crime seen in shows and movies like Narcos and Scarface. Here, you aim to become the “El Patrón,” also known as the big boss, in place of the drug baron Pablo Escobar. But be wary not to have cops bust your entire smuggling operation as you aim for the max win of 10,000X the bet.

Base game with weapons on the side of the reels.
Base game

Grand Patron is a video slot from BGaming with 5 reels, 3 to 5 rows, and 20 paylines. Players can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.2 and a Max.bet of 20. The game sits at quite a high RTP of 96.67%. Grand Patron is played with high volatility, hit frequency of 25.38%, and a max win of 10,000X the bet. 

The criminal underground is not for the faint of heart, as the game comes with high-octane and exciting features to help you run a successful business for big profits. The features in Grand Patron are Wild Symbols, Additional Reels, Wild Conversion, Spawners, Bombs, Prison, Win Multipliers, Free Spins, Ante Bet (Chance 2X), and Feature Buy. 

Grand Patron Slot Information

Set at an undisclosed private airport where the base of operations lies. Here, guns and drugs are smuggled in and out of the country for large amounts of money. The game's art style is quite gritty, which is reflected in the characters of the game as well. The playing grid is set at the gate to the airstrip, where cameras and guns are lined up to defend the hideout. It all seems calm, and everything is going smooth until you trigger the Free Spins feature, where you get raided by cops in cars and helicopters, and a gunfight breaks out. The game can be played on most desktops, notepads, and mobiles. Wins are made by landing 3 or more symbols in adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. 

The lower-paying symbols are marijuana leaves, phones, guns, cigars, and cocaine packets. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 1X to 3X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are various characters with colored backgrounds ranging from the green mule, the blue enforcer, the yellow middleman, the orange right-hand man, and the red Pablo Escobar lookalike. Creating a win with 5 of these symbols will pay out 5X to 25X the bet. On the reels, you can also find other unique symbols like the plane Wild symbol, Badge Scatter symbol, the Bomb symbol, the Jail symbol, and finally, Multiplier symbols. In the Feature section, we will go more in-depth on these symbols, so tag along. 

Grand Patron Slot Features

What is the max win in Grand Patron?

You can win up to 10,000X the bet. 

What features are available in Grand Patron?

The features are Wild Symbols, Additional Reels, Wild Conversion, Spawners, Bombs, Prison, Win Multipliers, Free Spins, Ante Bet (Chance 2X), and Feature Buy.

Free Spins bonus game with two additional reels.
Free Spins

Wild Symbols

The Wild Symbols substitute for all paying symbols to help create winning combinations. 

Additional Reels

There are 2 additional horizontal reels at the top and bottom of the main reels. They reveal one random symbol during each spin in the main game and can trigger various features by landing unique symbols like: 

Wild Conversion = Landing a Wild Symbol on one of the Additional Reels and a regular symbol on the other will convert all of the same symbols into Wilds. 

Spawners = If a Wild symbol or any regular symbol appears on both Additional Reels, 3 of those symbols will be randomly added to the main reels. 

Bombs = Landing 1 Bomb symbol and a regular symbol on the Additional Reels make the bombs explode, removing all of the same symbols from the reels to be filled with new random symbols. Landing 2 Bomb symbols on the Additional Reels will clear the reels and trigger a Respin. 

Prison = If a Prison symbol and a regular symbol lands on the additional reel, all symbols of the same type gets locked on the reels and a Respin starts. If a Prison symbol lands on both Additional Reels, all symbols are arrested, and the screen is filled with one random paytable symbol, resulting in a win across all 20 paylines. 

Win Multipliers = If a Multiplier symbol lands with a regular symbol on the Additional Reels, all winning combinations with the corresponding symbols are multiplied by a random value. If 2 Multiplier symbols land on the Additional Reels, their values add up and apply to all wins in a spin. 

Free Spins

Triggers after landing 2 Scatter symbols on the Additional Reels with 12 initial spins. At the start of the bonus, the Additional Reels will open up starting from the leftmost reels, which can award the same bonuses as during the base game. After activating one of the bonuses, the reel locks in, opening up a second reel to increase the chances of triggering even more bonuses. If the first round of the bonus game starts with 2 Prison Symbols in the Additional Reels, 3 extra spins are awarded, and every spin will feature only one random paying symbol, resulting in wins across all 20 paylines. 

Ante Bet (Chance 2X)

Activating the Ante Bet increases your current bet and gives you a higher chance to land Scatter Symbols.

Bonus buy feature with three options to choose from.
Feature Buy

Feature Buy

You can instantly activate 1 of 3 Free Spin options through the Feature Buy, and these are: 

100X = Awards 12 Free Spins.

250X = Awards 15 Free Spins + 1 guaranteed Prison Symbol at the start of the feature.

1,000X = Awards 15 Free Spins + 2 guaranteed Prison Symbols at the start of the feature. 

Grand Patron Slot Conclusion

There’s no denying that the Cartel themes in media and casino slots are mostly famous because of Pablo Escobar, the infamous drug lord who died in 1993. Although not explicitly stated, he can be seen in this game and in others like El Patron, or even in the Narcos game where he is the main star. He can be seen as quite a controversial person, which is probably why keeping the character unknown is a smart move. The game, however, does a great job of encapsulating the gritty life of a drug smuggler with guns and drugs being taken to the airstrip, ready to be sent out. While simultaneously being able to hear a police helicopter overhead before the hideout gets raided. 

However, the game is packed not only with drugs but also with exciting features to take part in. The Additional Reel features bring explosive and volatile dynamic gameplay that can make any spin flip upside down and is quite fun to experience. Looking at the stats, we can see that they are very suitable for this type of volatile gameplay, with a pretty high RTP, average hit frequency, and solid payouts coming from the normal symbols. Although the max win is probably not hit just from normal symbols, it doesn’t have to be, as the features are capable of paying out large sums. Of course, the very volatile gameplay loop might not be for everyone, as it can go quite sometime between landing features as they are all funneled into the 2 Additional Reel positions. But we still recommend checking out Grand Patron for its slightly unique features and highly volatile wins. 

Grand Patron is a slot with many features and even more ways to walk away with a few extra big wins.