California Gold Slots Review for 2021

The main features of the game include free spins and a Mad Miner bonus game. Scatters trigger a round of 10 free spins (that can be re-triggered) with a multiplier of 3x that's applied to all payouts. In addition, the game features wild substitutions that double wins and scatter pays of up to 100x your total bet.

The top prize is 5,000x your line bet. That increases to 10,000x when completed by a Mad Miner wild and 15,000x when tripled in free spins. For a max line bet of $5, a jackpot win during free spins can be as much as $75,000.

The California Gold online slots feature all the obvious symbols of old fashioned mining: Gold Nugget (scatter), Mad Miner (wild), Miner, Mine, Donkey, Mine Cart, Pan, Dynamite, Map, Lantern, Barrel and Pickaxe. The California Gold slot machine actually bypasses the ‘been there, done that' 9-A symbols altogether!

The Gold Nugget scatter awards a multiplier to your total bet of 2x, 5x, 15x or 100x when 2-5 appear anywhere on the reels. For a max bet of $100, five Gold Nuggets will pay $10,000. This symbol also awards free spins. The Mad Miner symbol is wild, restricted to reels 2-4, and doubles any wins it completes. It also triggers the bonus game.

Three wilds trigger the Mad Miner bonus game where players pick one of four mines. Then, the miner travels down the mine and collects up to five gold nuggets that award prizes. This fun bonus adds to the game and gives players a lot to look forward to as they turn the reels. Large prize wins are common from the Mad Miner feature, and players will be eager to activate it as much as possible.

While many NextGen slots are playable from an Android, Windows or iOS mobile device, California Gold is only available from your desktop or laptop computer. Don't let that stop you from trying the game out for free though! The animations, bonuses and potential payouts make it well worth sitting at your desktop to play.

Currently owned by Scientific Gaming (SGI), NextGen Gaming is something of a creative genius in the world of online casino gaming - particularly in the category of online slots. While California Gold isn't currently available on a mobile device, the company is by no means lacking in innovative touchscreen slot designs. Several top slots that are accessible on your mobile device and commonly found at online casinos around the world include Dragon Wins, Merlin's Millions and Emerald Isle.

California Gold offers a goofy twist to the gold-mining theme. The game has five reels with 1-20 lines that will always pay from left to right for matching symbols.

The nugget of gold is the scatter which awards 10 free spins with tripled wins when three or more appear. The miner symbol is wild and also triggers the Mad Miner bonus game. Play to win a jackpot of 15,000x your line bet (up to $75,000)!