Hacksaw Gaming Slots

Hacksaw Gaming is the studio behind Le Bandit, Wanted Dead or a Wild and Chaos Crew. Its games page lists more than 130 slots, around 50 scratchcards and a set of instant-win games such as Plinko, Mines and Limbo. Most of its slots come in several RTP versions, and many have a Bonus Buy and a paid “FeatureSpins” mode. This guide covers how the Le Bandit series works, the other slots worth knowing, and what to check before you play.

Hacksaw Gaming at a Glance

How Le Bandit Works

Le Bandit is a cluster-pays slot on six reels and five rows, starring a raccoon thief called Smokey. Hacksaw rates its volatility 3 out of 5 and puts the top win at 10,000 times your bet. Three mechanics do the work:

• Super Cascades. Winning symbols disappear, along with every other symbol of the same type on screen, and new ones drop in. This repeats as long as new wins form.
• Golden Squares. Every position that was part of a win is marked as a Golden Square. If a Rainbow symbol lands on the same spin, the squares turn into coins: bronze worth 0.2x to 4x your bet, silver 5x to 20x and gold up to 500x.
• Clovers and Pots of Gold. Four-leaf clovers multiply the coins next to them by 2x to 10x. A Pot of Gold then collects the value of every coin (and every other pot) in view.

The three bonus rounds

The number of FS scatters that land together decides the round:

In the bonus rounds, two more scatters add 2 spins and three add 3. Landing four scatters during Luck of the Bandit upgrades you straight to All That Glitters Is Gold, with four extra spins.

The Le Bandit Series

Hacksaw has since released more than a dozen more “Le” games. Most keep the Golden Squares and Rainbow idea and change the mechanic around it. Where Hacksaw’s game page publishes the figures, they are shown here:

Le Bunny and Le Santa are seasonal editions of the same Golden Squares format.

Other Hacksaw Slots Worth Knowing

Wanted Dead or a Wild

A Western slot on five reels and five rows with 15 paylines, and the first Hacksaw game with DuelReels: a VS symbol expands into a wild reel on which two outlaws fight a duel, and the winner’s multiplier applies to every win through that reel. Volatility is 4 of 5 and the top win is 12,500x.

Chaos Crew

A punk-styled five-by-five slot rated 5 of 5 for volatility, the top of Hacksaw’s scale. Cranky Cat symbols multiply any win they are part of and multiply each other when they share a line; in the free spins, every multiplier that lands is stored above the reels. The top win is 10,000x.

Rip City

A cartoon cat-and-mouse slot on five reels and five rows. The Wild Cat symbol can expand to cover a whole reel, and if it expands over a regular wild, that wild becomes a multiplier for the whole Wild Cat. The top win is 12,500x.

Why the RTP Depends on the Casino

Hacksaw publishes several return-to-player versions of nearly every game, and each casino chooses which one it runs. Le Bandit, for example, exists at 96.34%, 94.23%, 92.17% and 88.36%. It is the same game with the same features; only the long-run return changes.

To see which version you are playing, open the game’s information or paytable screen, where the RTP is usually shown.

Bonus Buy and FeatureSpins

Many Hacksaw slots let you skip the wait for scatters. Bonus Buy takes you straight into a bonus round for a fixed price. BonusHunt FeatureSpins are spins at a higher stake with better odds of triggering a bonus; on Le Bandit they cost 3 times your bet and give 5 times the chance. Some rounds cannot be bought, such as Le Bandit’s Treasure at the End of the Rainbow. Whether you see these options depends on the casino and the country you play from.

Scratchcards, Instant-Win and Crash Games

Hacksaw lists around 50 scratchcards, including Stack’Em Scratch and Chaos Crew Scratch. Its instant-win range, branded Dare2Win, has 14 games, among them Plinko, Mines, Limbo, Dice and Hi-Lo, where you decide when to collect. For something closer to Aviator, Moneyplane is its crash game.

Hacksaw Demo and Free Play

Every game page on hacksawgaming.com has a “Try it” button that opens a free demo, including Le Bandit and its sequels. A demo plays exactly like the real game, which makes it the easiest way to see how often the Rainbow lands and how the bonus rounds feel before you stake money. In Great Britain, licensed casinos have to verify your age before you can play, even in demo mode.

Stake Limits in Great Britain

In Great Britain online slot stakes are capped by law: £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over and £2 per spin for 18 to 24 year olds. A British casino limits the bet range of every Hacksaw slot accordingly. Elsewhere, the limits depend on the country and the casino.

Where to Play Hacksaw Gaming Slots

These operators reviewed here accept players from the UK and list Hacksaw among their game studios. Availability depends on where you live, so search the lobby for “Hacksaw” or “Le Bandit” to see which titles each one carries.

Similar Games

For another slot family built around one feature, see Big Bass Bonanza or Eye of Horus. Our guides to online slots and scatter symbols explain how slot features work in general.

Playing It Sensibly

High-volatility slots like Chaos Crew can go a long time between wins, and Bonus Buys spend a large part of a budget in one click. Set a budget before you start, choose a stake that fits it, and stop when it is gone. Free, confidential support is available at BeGambleAware.org. 18+ only.

Also worth a look: Play’n GO, the studio behind Book of Dead, Reactoonz and Moon Princess.

Hacksaw Gaming: frequently asked questions