BGaming Sends Three Monkeys Hunting for Jackpots
BGaming has gone back to its coin-collecting roots with 3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win, a new Asian-themed slot that swaps the studio’s usual cartoon menagerie for a trio of pot-guarding primates. It’s built around a familiar hold-and-win skeleton, but the studio has bolted on three separate modifiers and a five-tier jackpot ladder that gives the format a noticeably different feel from the crowd of similar titles already on UK sites.
What’s been released
3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win is a new Asian-themed addition to the provider’s Classic portfolio of slots.
The game features imagery inspired by Asian culture, including fortune cookies, bamboo, peaches, fans, and toy drums, among other symbols.
The title went live on 28 September 2026, and BGaming’s supply deals with UK-licensed operators mean it should already be filtering through to sites carrying the studio’s back catalogue.
The 5×3 grid is set against a traditional red backdrop lit by paper lanterns, with three monkeys named Green, Red, and Purple enhancing wins through Expand, Collect, and Boost pots.
It sits at medium volatility,
with a 96.98% RTP and bets ranging from 0.2 to 50, while the maximum potential reaches 5000x the bet.
How it plays
The three monkeys sit above the reels, with each one holding its own money pot, and each is associated with one of the game’s three modifiers – Expand, Collect, and Boost. When players land matching Special Coin symbols, the coins fly into their corresponding pot.
Expand grows the grid from 5×3 to 5×5, Collect gathers visible Coin values, and Boost adds value to every Coin on the grid except Jackpot Coins.
When players collect six regular coins, the Hold & Win feature starts, and during it only Coins and Special Coins can land on the reels. Players get 3 initial spins, although that count resets every time at least one Coin lands on the reels.
The jackpot structure is unusually layered for the genre:
Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpots come from Jackpot Coins, Grand from a full classic grid, and Royal from a full expanded grid.
Players who’d rather skip the build-up can pay their way in.
The Hold & Win Bonus can be entered through two Buy Bonus options: Random Bonus starts the round with a random activation of Special Coins, from one monkey power to all three, while Ultra Bonus starts Hold & Win with Expand, Collect, and Boost all active from the beginning.
Where it fits
Hold-and-win slots are a crowded corner of the UK market, but BGaming has leaned into its habit of dressing familiar mechanics in bright, character-driven themes rather than chasing novelty for its own sake. The layered five-tier jackpot and the choice of two distinct buy-in routes give operators a couple of extra angles to promote the game beyond the usual “big multiplier” pitch, while the coin-and-pot visual language should feel instantly readable to anyone who has played the genre before.
The release lands only days after BGaming reworked the cascade mechanic on its Bonanza Billion series, underlining a studio that’s currently pushing out new titles and mechanical tweaks at a steady clip. For UK players browsing lobbies stocked with BGaming content, 3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win adds another mid-volatility option alongside the provider’s existing Asian-themed and hold-and-win lines.
