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Gold Rush is a game that has a simple style and brings an easy playability, being entertaining but not daunting to newbies.

The graphics are drawn in a cartoon style so you won’t find anything sinister about this slot, as it’s cheerful and lighthearted.

There’s no background pictures included as the reels are set against just a plain, dark surround which contrasts starkly with the brightness of the game board. The reels are light and colourful – think bright blue sky and you’ll be on track!

The symbols can be seen in full detail by viewing the paytable and you’ll find that the theme of Gold Rush is evident here too. Gold bars, panning and dynamite are just a few of the symbols included, everything you need to become the perfect gold panner.

All of the buttons you need for play are lined up at the bottom of the game and the paytable can be accessed via the “i” tab at the top right of the screen. This isn’t quite so obvious so if you’re not a regular player you might need to hunt around for this somewhat.

Gold Rush is played on five reels and is designed to look almost like a casino machine, with a very minimalist set up.

There’s nine paylines and you can choose to bet from 1 to 100 per line of play; the coin values increase incrementally and there’s onscreen controls for you to toggle through.

There’s no published RTP but with lots of smaller prizes on offer, the volatility appears to be relatively low.

In order to get a win you’ll need to match symbols along an active payline; some symbols pay out for a match of two while others need at least three.

The surly ginger-whiskered gold panner is the top value symbol, offering a win of 9,000 for matching five along a payline. He is also the wild symbol, helping to create more winning lines by substituting for other symbols on the reels.

The only exception to the wild is the scatter; this is the only symbol it can’t substitute for.

The scatter is a pile of gold bars and if you land three or more, you’ll win 15 free spins. This prize can be retriggered during the free spins so it’s a freebie that can potentially go on for some time. Any wins you land during the free spins will be automatically tripled; each play will be at the same rate as the bet which originally landed the scatters.

If you’re keen to increase the prizes that you win, you could try out the Gamble feature that’s on offer every time you scoop a regular payout on the reels.

The option is only for those who are willing to take a risk though as you could end up losing everything you’ve just won….!

Experienced players will be very familiar with this Gamble feature as it’s included in a number of different slots, from various developers. Betconstruct have done very little to customize the Gamble feature for this game and it’s a fairly uninspiring design.

If you choose to play, all you have to do is predict whether the next card to be revealed will be red or black. If you get it right you can either collect your winnings - which will be double your original prize – or you can opt to go again. The longer you play for, the bigger the prize you could walk away with but every time you play, there’s a 50% chance that you’ll lose – so will you dare to keep going??

Gold Rush by Betconstruct is an online video slot which is fairly basic compared to some of the other titles on the market. With no bonus features and no progressive jackpot, it’s unlikely to attract high rollers who are keen to chase the very top prizes. However, it's very simplistic layout and rudimentary structure means that it’s a great game for complete newbies to start with as they won’t feel overwhelmed.