A bonus buy, also called a feature buy, lets you pay a fixed price to start a pokie's bonus round straight away instead of waiting for it to trigger. The price is shown as a multiple of your bet, often around 100x. On a $1 bet, a 100x buy costs $100 in one go. It saves time, but it does not make the game more generous: you are paying roughly what the feature is worth on average, and any single bought round can pay back much less than it cost.
Studios price the buy so that, over a very large number of purchases, the feature returns about the same share of the money as normal play. Many games print a separate RTP for the bonus buy in their info screen, and it can be a little higher or lower than the base game. If the info screen lists one, read it before you buy.
Bonus rounds are where most of a pokie's big wins come from, so their results swing widely. Many bought features pay back only a part of the price, some pay around what they cost, and a few pay many times more. That spread is the whole point of the feature, and it means a short run of buys can use up a balance fast. Our RTP and volatility guide explains why high-swing results are normal.
The game's max win still applies to bought features. If a feature reaches the cap, it ends and pays the capped amount. See our max win guide.
Think of a 100x buy as 100 spins played in one click. If your session budget is $100 and you play $1 spins, one buy at that bet is the whole session. A smaller bet size keeps the price of each buy in proportion to what you set aside. Our budget tips show a simple way to set a limit before you start.
Promotions often have their own rules about which bets count and how much you can bet while a bonus is active. If you are playing with a bonus, read the promotion terms before using a bonus buy. Our bonus wagering guide explains how bonus conditions work at FRENZY96.
The option is set by the studio and is not in every game. Where it exists, it is usually a button next to the spin button or in the menu, and the price is shown before you confirm. If you cannot see one, the game does not offer it. Our bonus features guide explains the free spins and hold-and-spin rounds that bonus buys start.
An option to pay a fixed price, shown as a multiple of your bet, to start the game's bonus round straight away instead of waiting for it to trigger.
It depends on the game. Many are priced around 100 times your bet, so a $1 bet makes the buy $100. The price is shown before you confirm.
No. The price is set so the feature returns about the same share as normal play over a very large number of purchases. A single bought round can pay back much less than it cost.
Sometimes. Many games list a separate RTP for the bonus buy in their info screen, and it can be slightly higher or lower than the base game.
Check the promotion terms first. Promotions often have their own rules about which bets count and how much you can bet while a bonus is active.
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