Irish Riches Megaways at Pots of Luck: Free & Real Play
Irish Riches Megaways landed at Pots of Luck in May 2018 as one of Blueprint Gaming’s earliest Megaways builds, and it sits neatly inside the casino’s 4,000-slot library from 90+ providers. The game runs on the standard six-reel, 117,649-ways framework, but two features set it apart: an uncapped free-spin multiplier that climbs +1 with every cascade and never resets between spins, and a Pot of Gold symbol that pays from just two of a kind when everything else on the paytable requires three. Maximum win is capped at 10,000x stake, a practical ceiling that Blueprint enforces long before the multiplier mechanic needs an upper bound.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Blueprint Gaming |
| Release Date | 15 May 2018 |
| RTP | 95.93% (standalone) / 96.42% (Jackpot King) |
| Volatility | Medium-high |
| Min Bet | £0.20 |
| Max Bet | £10.00 |
| Max Win | 10,000x stake |
| Reels × Rows | 6 × 2–7 (variable) |
| Ways | 117,649 (Megaways) |
| Mobile | Yes (HTML5) |
Two RTP figures coexist by build. The standalone version pays 95.93%. The Jackpot King variant pays 96.42%, but that headline figure includes a 0.38% progressive contribution and a 0.11% reserve carved out of the base game rather than added on top. The progressive doesn’t improve your base-game odds; it funds a separate random jackpot round that may or may not trigger during your session.
Game Mechanics
Six reels display between two and seven symbols each, yielding up to 117,649 ways to win on a single spin. A horizontal barrel reel sits above reels two, three, four and five, carrying only Diamond scatters and isolating the bonus-trigger math from the main grid.
Winning symbols vanish and new ones drop in. Cascades continue until no new wins form. During base play the cascades clear the board for the next spin; during free spins they increment a multiplier that persists across every cascade in the round.
Two symbols break the standard Megaways evaluation rules. The Pot of Gold pays 2.5x for two of a kind, 5x for three, 10x for four, 25x for five and 50x for six. Every other symbol on the paytable requires at least three adjacent matches from reel one. The Golden Four-Leaf Clover is a mystery symbol: after the reels stop, every Clover on screen transforms into the same single standard symbol, chosen at random but applied uniformly. It cannot transform into the Diamond scatter.
The Golden Horseshoe wild substitutes for all standard symbols but not for the Diamond or the Clover. Wild multipliers do not exist in this build.
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Bonus Features
Four or more Diamond scatters landing in the barrels above reels two to five trigger free spins. Four scatters award 12 spins, five award 17, six award 22. Each scatter beyond the fourth adds five extra spins.
Free spins start with a 1x multiplier. After every winning cascade the multiplier increases by +1. There is no stated upper cap on the multiplier itself, but the 10,000x stake ceiling truncates the run long before the ladder needs a bound. The multiplier does not reset between free spins within the same bonus round; it resets only when the round ends.
Retriggers are possible. Four or more scatters landing in the barrels during free spins add the same scaled quantity of spins as the initial trigger.
Dry early cascades cost more than dry late cascades. Value compounds with cascade depth, not with spin count, so a 12-spin bonus with deep cascades can outperform a 22-spin bonus with shallow ones.
🎯 Expert Tip: the multiplier persists across cascades within a single free spin, so every cascade after the first carries more value than the one before it. Chase deep cascade chains, not high spin counts.
Promotions and Tournaments
Pots of Luck runs a badge-tier Rewards Programme where missions and deposit thresholds unlock progression through tiers. The Rewards Store lets you redeem accumulated points for free spins, deposit bonuses and cashback, though all store items carry 50x wagering. Irish Riches Megaways counts toward mission completion on slot-specific challenges, and the game appears in weekly drop-and-win promotions when Blueprint Gaming is featured.
The casino’s invite-only VIP programme offers level-gated exclusive bonuses and early access to new releases, but no public rakeback or cashback rate is published. High-volume players on this slot may receive personalised reload offers through the VIP channel, though specifics depend on deposit and wagering history.
Skrill and Neteller deposits are excluded from all bonus eligibility, including the welcome package and Rewards Store items. Visa, Mastercard, Paysafecard and cryptocurrency deposits qualify without restriction.
Design and Atmosphere
The backdrop is a lush green Irish countryside with rolling hills, gold accents and a leprechaun mascot who appears during bonus triggers. Symbols are cartoon-illustrated in 2D with metallic shading on the Pot of Gold and gemstone facets on the Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire premiums. Royals (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9) fill the low-pay tier with gold-leaf Celtic knotwork borders.
Traditional Irish jig instrumentation plays over an ambient pasture loop. Fiddle and tin whistle melodies cycle through four- and eight-bar phrases without becoming intrusive. Cascade and bonus events trigger orchestral stings that layer over the base track rather than replacing it.
The Megaways counter sits above the reels, updating in real time as reel heights change. The Jackpot King overlay appears as a translucent Crown collection grid on top of the main game when the random jackpot round triggers, routing the base spin into a separate wheel-based outcome stage.
Playing for Real Money
Test the multiplier ladder in demo mode, then use Pots of Luck login when you want to commit stake. Minimum bet is £0.20, maximum £10.00. Maximum win is capped at 10,000x your chosen stake, so a £10 spin caps at £100,000.
All withdrawals at Pots of Luck are held Pending for three business days before moving to Processing. Visa and Mastercard withdrawals take an additional three to five business days after that; Skrill, Neteller and cryptocurrency withdrawals process within 24 hours once the Pending window closes. The casino accepts GBP and EUR in fiat, plus cryptocurrency deposits (specific coins not enumerated publicly).
Irish Riches Megaways qualifies for wagering on the welcome bonus (100% up to £100 + 20 free spins on Book of Dead, 50x wagering on bonus only, 30-day clearing window, 3x bonus cashout cap), but slots contribute 100% toward the playthrough requirement. The free spins that come with the welcome package are locked to Book of Dead and cannot be used on this game.
Jackpot King Progressive
The Jackpot King build of Irish Riches Megaways integrates with Blueprint’s network-wide progressive pool, shared across all Jackpot King-branded titles including Genie Jackpots Megaways, Diamond Mine Megaways and Eye of Horus Megaways. Random activation overlays a Crown collection grid on any base-game spin. Collect 15 Crowns to climb the Big Win Multiplier ladder and open the Wheel King stage.
The Wheel King spin awards either a multiplier prize or one of three progressive tiers: Royal Pot (must drop before ~£3,500), Regal Pot (must drop before ~£35,000) or Jackpot King Pot Deluxe (no cap, has historically paid over £3 million). Jackpot odds are purely random and cannot be influenced by stake size or bet pattern.
The Jackpot King round is funded by the 0.38% progressive contribution and 0.11% reserve carved out of the 96.42% headline RTP. You are not buying better base-game odds when you choose the Jackpot King build; you are reallocating a slice of the return from the base game into a separate progressive pool that only pays value if the random jackpot round triggers during your session.
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